Fiona MacPhail, Professor and Chair
Paul Bowles, Professor
Jalil Safaei Boroojeny, Associate Professor
Ajit Dayanandan, Associate Professor
Baotai Wang, Associate Professor
Lawrence Arbenser, Assistant Professor
Karima Fredj, Assistant Professor
Bryan Bogdanski, Assistant Adjunct Professor
Economics as a discipline is constructed around the need to identify
agents in the economy and analyze their interactions. As such it is
based upon deriving generalizations by identifying behavioural rules
and examining causal relationships between economic variables. The
emphasis on examining causal relationships is a distinguishing feature
of economics and forms an important part of its claim to be a social
science. As well as addressing these central concerns, the Department of Economics
recognizes the interaction between the economy and other
broader social, political, cultural and technological forces. The
Department therefore places special emphasis on courses that analyze
institutions, facilitate comparative studies, encourage a historical
approach, and recognize the pervasiveness of technological change.
Major in Economics
Undergraduate students are required to take 17 Economics courses (51
credit hours). Of these, 12 courses (36 credit hours) are at the upper
division level.
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics is 120 credit hours.
Twenty-seven credit hours of 300 or 400 level Economics.
*Students wishing to pursue graduate studies in Economics are strongly
advised to take ECON 320-3 (Introduction to Mathematical Economics) and ECON 451-3 (Advanced Microeconomic Theory) and/or ECON 452-3 (AdvancedMacroeconomic Theory).
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Electives at any level in any subject sufficient to ensure completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
Joint Major in Economics/International Studies
Joint
majors are designed for students
interested in a combination of two related fields of study. They
normally
involve a specific set of course requirements selected to provide solid
specialization in each of the two fields. The graduation requirements
for a
Joint Major can normally be met in four years of study.
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Arts with a Joint
Major in Economics and International Studies is 120 credit hours.
Fifteen additional
credit hours of 300- or 400-level International Studies courses.
Six
additional credit hours of 300- or 400-level Economics courses.
* Students must ensure that all
prerequisites are fulfilled prior to registering in any courses. Note that MATH
152 is a prerequisite for ECON 310.
Language Requirement
Twelve credit hours of International Studies language
courses. At least two courses must be in
one language.
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Elective credit hours as necessary to ensure completion of a minimum of
120 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet
the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
Joint Major in Economics/Political Science
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Arts with a
Joint Major in Economics and Political Science is 120 credit hours.
Nine credit hours in Political Science at the 300 or 400 level.
Eighteen credit hours in Economics at the 300 or 400 level.
Elective and Academic Breadth Requirement
Elective credit hours as necessary to ensure completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
Minor in Economics
The minor in Economics requires the completion of 24 credit hours. Students must complete:
Twelve credit hours of 300 or 400 level Economics courses.
A maximum of 4 courses (12 credit hours) used to fulfill program
requirements for a major or another minor may also be used to fulfill
requirements for a minor in Economics.
Alternative courses may be substituted for the above with written permission of the Department Chair and Dean.
BSc (Joint Major in Economics/Mathematics)
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Science with a
Joint Major in Economics and Mathematics is 121 credit hours.
MATH 342-3 (Biostatistics) may not be used for credit towards any Mathematics major, minor or joint major.
MATH 150-3 (Finite Mathematics for Business and Economics) may not be used for credit towards any Mathematics major or joint major.
Note: Students enrolling in any Mathematics courses with
prerequisites are required to have completed all prerequisite courses
for that course with a "C-" or better, or have permission to enrol from
the Program Chair.
Elective credit hours as necessary to ensure completion of a minimum of 121 credit hours, including any additional credits necessary to meet the Academic Breadth requirement of the University (see Academic Regulation 15).
Minor in International Development Studies
The International Development Studies minor provides students with the
opportunity to learn about the lives of the majority of the world’s population.
Students have the opportunity to explore the diversity of cultures, political
systems, histories, and economic strategies that shape the contemporary context
for development. By combining courses from several subject areas and analyzing
development as a concept and as a practice at the local, national and
international levels, the program provides students with the knowledge and
perspectives needed to gain a better understanding of the world in which we all
live.
The Minor requires 27 credit hours. Twelve credit hours are required in the
lower division and at least 12 credit hours must be from the upper division. In
the upper division, courses must be chosen from at least three subject areas.
In addition, students must take 15 credit hours of elective courses from
at least three subject areas of which at least 12 credit hours must be from the
upper division.
