Economics Honours Program
Department of Economics | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
丁香园AV Requirements
丁香园AV is limited. Entry is via a formal department application. Students may apply for admission once ECON 103, 105 and MATH 157 are completed with at least a C- grade in each course and the minimum CGPA is met.
On recommendation of the department and the Dean of Arts and Social Sciences office, the University establishes a yearly quota to admit students to the honours program based on projected course space and department resources. The department announces the minimum CGPA below which students will not normally be considered.
Applications with appropriate documentation should be filed with the departmental advisor. Those whose applications are not approved may appeal to the department鈥檚 undergraduate program chair. Students not accepted upon initial application may reapply.
Transfer Students
Students transferring to 丁香园AV will be considered for admission to the honours program on the basis of their entrance CGPA (calculated for grades received in courses transferable to the University). Transfer students must be admitted to the University before they may apply for admission to the department鈥檚 honours program.
Exchange and Visiting Students
Exchange and visiting students must obtain approval from the Department of Economics prior to enrolling in upper division ECON/BUEC courses.
Course Information
For a course to fulfil a prerequisite, or for a required course to be accepted in a student鈥檚 economics program, a grade of C- or higher must be obtained.
BUEC courses are offered jointly by the Beedie School of Business and the Department of Economics. They may count for credit in either business administration or economics programs, but not for both. A student may not receive credit for both BUEC courses and (former) ECON/COMM courses which have the same number.
Prerequisites may be waived by the department. In order for a course to be accepted as fulfilling a prerequisite, or for a required course to be accepted in a student's major program in economics, a grade of C- or higher must have been achieved.
Degree Requirements
All honours students must meet BA degree requirements as described in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences section. Students should fulfil Faculty requirements early in their programs and obtain broadly based backgrounds before entering upper division courses.
For a course to fulfil a prerequisite, or for a required course to be accepted in an economics major program, students must have achieved a grade of C- or higher.
Program Requirements
Students complete 132 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete the following, with at least a C- grade in each course, prior to program admission.
- ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics
- MATH 157-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences I (or equivalent)
Students must also complete
- BUEC 232-4 Data and Decisions I
- Two 200 division ECON or BUEC courses (in addition to BUEC 232)
Students who earn at least an A- in both ECON 103 and 105 are exempt from the requirement of two 200 division ECON or BUEC courses. These students should see Early Access to Upper Division Courses below for additional program information.
Upper Division Requirements
In addition, students will receive credit for at least 50 upper division units in economics including all of
- BUEC 333-4 Statistical Analysis of Economic Data
- ECON 301-4 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior
- ECON 302-4 Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior
- ECON 305-5 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
- ECON 331-5 Introduction to Mathematical Economics*
- ECON 435-5 Econometric Methods
- ECON 499-6 Honours Seminar in Economics
and at least two of
- ECON 402-3 Advanced Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 403-3 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory
and two 400 division ECON courses (excluding ECON 402, 403, 431, 435, 433 and 485)
*honours students who have successfully completed both MATH 232 and 251 need not complete ECON 331. However, at least 50 upper division units in economics must still be completed.
Group Requirements
To meet the requirement, students must include at least one of the following, with a grade of C- or higher.
- ECON 102-3 The World Economy
- ECON 104-3 Economics and Government
- ECON 110-3 Foundations of Economic Ideas
- ECON 208-3 History of Economic Thought
- ECON 250-3 Economic Development in the Pre-industrial Period
- ECON 353-4 Economic History of Canada
- ECON 354-3 Comparative Economic Institutions
- ECON 355W-4 Economic Development
- ECON 372-3 History of Globalization
- ECON 404-3 Methodology of the Social Sciences
- ECON 409W-3 Seminar in Economic Thought
- ECON 450-3 Seminar in Quantitative Economic History
- ECON 451-3 Seminar in European Economic History
- ECON 452W-3 Seminar in Economic Prehistory
- ECON 453-3 Seminar in the Economics of Education
- ECON 455W-3 Seminar in Economic Development
- ECON 490-3 Seminar in Public Choice
Early Access to Upper Division Courses
Students normally cannot enter ECON upper division courses during the first 60 units, but for those who have the minimum 丁香园AV grade point average required to access upper division ECON/BUEC courses, the following exceptions are permitted.
Students who earn a grade of A- or better at 丁香园AV on their first attempt in ECON 103 and 105 may enrol for ECON 301 and 305, and all courses for which they have satisfied the prerequisites, once 30 units is completed.
Students who earn an A- grade or better at 丁香园AV on their first attempt in BUEC 232 or STAT 270 may enrol for BUEC 333 once they have completed 30 units. These upper division courses will count towards Department of Economics and 丁香园AV upper division requirements. See BUEC and ECON course descriptions for access information.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Honors Program Requirements
For all bachelor of arts (BA) honours programs, students complete 132 units, which includes
- at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
- satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
- students complete at least 60 upper division units, which must include at least 50 units in upper division courses in a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honours program; no more than 15 upper division units that have been transferred from another institution can be used toward this requirement
- at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
- Students complete lower division requirements for at least one Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honors program
- students are required to achieve an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0, and an honors program CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) |
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Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.