Economics - Arts

Eligibility for all economics programs and for the intermediate theory courses requires successful completion of AS/ECON 1000 3.00/AS/ECON 1010 3.00 and AS/ECON 1530 3.00/AS/ECON 1540 3.00.

AS/ECON 2300 3.00 must be successfully completed before AS/ECON 2350 3.00, and AS/ECON 2400 3.00 must be successfully completed before AS/ECON 2450 3.00. These courses cannot be taken concurrently.

All economics majors and minors should note that half (50 per cent) of the required theory courses (AS/ECON 1000 3.00/AS/ECON 1010 3.00; AS/ECON 2300 3.00/AS/ECON 2350 3.00, AS/ECON 2400 3.00/AS/ECON 2450 3.00 and, where applicable, AS/ECON 4000 3.00/AS/ECON 4010 3.00) must be taken in the Faculty of Arts. Half (50 per cent) of the total major or minor requirements must also be taken in the Faculty of Arts. Courses taken at Atkinson, Glendon, or other faculties or universities count as out-of-Faculty courses.

For double major and major/minor programs: economics courses that are borrowed to satisfy requirements of other programs may not be double-counted; they need not be replaced as long as the Faculty of Arts minimum major requirement is satisfied.

Students are responsible for meeting all listed prerequisites prior to enrolment in courses.

Specialized Honours BA Program

Students must complete at least 60 credits in economics, and must satisfy all of the following requirements.

Theory Requirement

• AS/ECON 1000 3.00 and AS/ECON 1010 3.00, AS/ECON 2300 3.00 and AS/ECON 2350 3.00, AS/ECON 2400 3.00 and AS/ECON 2450 3.00, AS/ECON 4000 3.00 and AS/ECON 4010 3.00.

Mathematics Requirement

• AS/ECON 1530 3.00 and AS/ECON 1540 3.00, AS/ECON 3530 3.00.

Statistics/Econometrics Requirement

• AS/ECON 2500 3.00, AS/ECON 3500 3.00, AS/ECON 4210 3.00.

Level Requirement

• 18 additional credits in economics and at least three additional credits at the 4000 level.

Writing Course Requirement

• At least six of the 18 level requirement credits must be writing courses in economics. In any given session, writing courses will be designated in the lecture schedule with a fourth digit of 9, e.g. AS/ECON 3249 3.00, instead of AS/ECON 3240 3.00, for Labour Economics.

Restrictions: Additional second-digit-5 AS/ECON courses may not be taken toward the Specialized Honours major or the elective requirements. Second-digit-5 AS/ECON courses may not be used to satisfy the 3000-level or the 4000-level economics requirement.

Note: Students considering graduate studies in economics are encouraged to investigate how the mathematics and statistics requirements can be satisfied by equivalent courses in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

Honours BA Program

Students must complete at least 48 credits in economics, and must satisfy all of the following requirements.

Theory Requirement

• AS/ECON 1000 3.00 and AS/ECON 1010 3.00, AS/ECON 2300 3.00 and AS/ECON 2350 3.00, AS/ECON 2400 3.00 and AS/ECON 2450 3.00.

Mathematics Requirement

• AS/ECON 1530 3.00 and AS/ECON 1540 3.00.

Statistics/Econometrics Requirement

• AS/ECON 2500 3.00, AS/ECON 3210 3.00.

Level Requirement

• 18 additional credits in economics, including 12 credits at the 4000 level.

Writing Course Requirement

• At least six of the 18 level requirement credits must be writing courses in economics. In any given session, writing courses will be designated in the lecture schedule with a fourth digit of 9, e.g. AS/ECON 4309 3.00, instead of AS/ECON 4300 3.00, for Law and Economics.

Restrictions: Additional second-digit-5 AS/ECON courses may not be taken toward the Honours major or the elective requirements. Second-digit-5 AS/ECON courses may not be used to satisfy the 3000-level or the 4000-level economics requirements.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved major degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health, or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other faculties.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

Economics may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Courses taken to meet economics requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least six credits in economics and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Students must complete at least 42 credits in economics, and must satisfy all of the following requirements.

Theory Requirement

• AS/ECON 1000 3.00 and AS/ECON 1010 3.00, AS/ECON 2300 3.00 and AS/ECON 2350 3.00, AS/ECON 2400 3.00 and AS/ECON 2450 3.00.

Mathematics Requirement

• AS/ECON 1530 3.00 and AS/ECON 1540 3.00.

Statistics Requirement

• AS/ECON 2500 3.00, AS/ECON 3210 3.00.

Level Requirement

• 12 additional credits in economics, including at least six credits at the 4000 level.

Restrictions: Additional second-digit-5 AS/ECON courses may not be taken toward the Honours major or the elective requirements. Second-digit-5 AS/ECON courses may not be used to satisfy the 3000-level or the 4000-level economics requirements.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, with approved minor degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health, or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other faculties.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours Major/Minor BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

Students must complete at least 39 credits in economics, and must satisfy all of the following requirements.

Theory Requirement

• AS/ECON 1000 3.00 and AS/ECON 1010 3.00, AS/ECON 2300 3.00 and AS/ECON 2350 3.00, AS/ECON 2400 3.00 and AS/ECON 2450 3.00.

Mathematics Requirement

• AS/ECON 1530 3.00 and AS/ECON 1540 3.00.

Statistics Requirement

• AS/ECON 2500 3.00, AS/ECON 3210 3.00.

Level Requirement

• nine additional credits in economics.

Restrictions: The Honours Minor in economics must be pursued jointly with a non-economics Honours major. Additional second-digit-5 AS/ECON courses may not be taken toward the major or minor in economics. Second-digit-5 AS/ECON courses may not be used to satisfy the 3000-level or 4000-level economics requirement.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours major or Specialized Honours major.

BA Program

Students must complete at least 39 credits in economics, and must satisfy all of the following requirements.

Theory Requirement

• AS/ECON 1000 3.00 and AS/ECON 1010 3.00, AS/ECON 2300 3.00 and AS/ECON 2350 3.00, AS/ECON 2400 3.00 and AS/ECON 2450 3.00.

Mathematics Requirement

• AS/ECON 1530 3.00 and AS/ECON 1540 3.00.

Statistics Requirement

• AS/ECON 2500 3.00 and AS/ECON 3210 3.00.

Level Requirement

• nine additional credits in economics.

Restrictions: Additional second-digit-5 AS/ECON courses may not be taken toward the major or the elective requirements. Second-digit-5 AS/ECON courses may not be used to satisfy the 3000-level economics requirement.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that in order to obtain an BA (90 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 3000 level, including at least 12 credits at the 3000 level in the major.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting economics program requirements:

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Arts
• Courses offered in Economics