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BA Major in Economics

Program Requirements

12	credits from Stage I: Major in Economics
18	credits from Stage II: Major in Economics
12	credits from Stage III: Major in Economics

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.

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.

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) • ECON 324 Economic Data Analysis (3.00)
3	credits chosen from 300-level ECON elective courses or from the following courses: • GEOG 380 Ecological Economics (3.00) • COMP 218 Fundamentals of Programming (3.00)

12	credits of 400-level ECON elective courses

Calculus I is a prerequisite for many Economics courses. Students who have not taken MATH 209 or equivalent must take it as an elective within their first 15 credits.