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Why Choose Econ?
Economics offers a bridge between disciplines. Our program teaches advanced statistical tools that can be applied in a wide range of settings, from business and finance to government policies to environmental problems like climate change. Economists use their knowledge of trends to predict the future.
- Finance and banking
- Entrepreneurship
- Data science
- Economist
- Public policy and analysis
- Policy consultation and advising
- Health and social welfare
- Environmental organizations
- Education and educational policy
- Apply your data skills to benefit other fields like political science, business, or resource management
- Research pressing social and environmental issues
- Our faculty members are studying income support for B.C.'s Indigenous population, sustainable transportation, and the cost of parental leave programs
- Use data to help shape public policy
- Think globally
- Explain the impact of international events
- Learn how individuals and governments make choices
- Develop critical thinking skills to solve complex problems
Make your degree work for you!
To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree you have to complete 120 units. But you have choice about how to design your degree within that structure. Common options for our students include:
- Economics major
- Economics major/minor in another subject (popular minors include business and statistics)
- Joint major (economics and business or political science)
- Honours program
- Double minor in economics and another subject
- Major in another subject/minor in economics
- Learn advanced analytical and statistical skills
- Master statistical software like R
- Analyse data and draw meaningful insights for data-driven decision-making
- Navigate economic trends and market fluctuations
- Undertake empirical research and use modelling techniques
- Get insights into market dynamics, consumer behaviour and economic factors that influence business success
- Understand individual decision making and incentives
- Use mathematical models and concepts to understand and predict behaviour
- Prepare for further studies in a range of fields such as economics, finance, accounting, data science, policy and law
