BA Specialization in Economics

Program Requirements

Specialization in Economics (60 credits)

12	credits from Stage I: Specialization in Economics
24	credits from Stage II: Specialization in Economics
24	credits from Stage III: Specialization in Economics

Stage I: Specialization in Economics (12 credits)

6	credits: • ECON 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3.00) • ECON 203 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3.00)
	Note: Students exempted from ECON 201 and/or ECON 203 are required to replace these courses with ECON elective credits or GEOG 380 or COMP 218.
6	credits: • ECON 221 Statistical Methods I (3.00) • ECON 222 Statistical Methods II (3.00)
	Note: Any equivalent six credits satisfy this component of the program.

Stage II: Specialization in Economics (24 credits)

6	credits: • ECON 301 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I (3.00) • ECON 302 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II (3.00)
6	credits: • ECON 303 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory I (3.00) • ECON 304 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory II (3.00)
3	credits chosen from: • ECON 318 Canadian Economic Policy and Institutions (3.00) • ECON 319 International Economic Policy and Institutions (3.00)
6	credits: • ECON 324 Economic Data Analysis (3.00) • ECON 325 Mathematics for Economists I (3.00)
3	credits chosen from: any 300-level ECON elective course • GEOG 380 Ecological Economics (3.00) • COMP 218 Fundamentals of Programming (3.00)

Stage III: Specialization in Economics (24 credits)

3

credits chosen from:

• ECON 421 Econometrics I (3.00)

• ECON 423 Topics in Applied Econometrics (3.00)

21

credits of 400-level ECON elective courses

Notes

Calculus I is a prerequisite for many Economics courses. Students who have not taken or received an exemption for MATH 203 or MATH 209 or equivalent must take MATH 209 or equivalent as an elective within the first 30 credits of their degree.
Students are responsible for satisfying their particular degree requirements.

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