Economics Major 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 cumulative grade point average (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 major 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.

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.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

All major 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.

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

Normally, majors students will include 45 upper division units in their last 60 units of work that is counted toward the degree.

At least 30 upper division units in economics is required, including

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

and at least one 400 division ECON or BUEC course (excluding ECON 402, 403, 431 and 435, BUEC 433 and 485).

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 and course descriptions for access information.

Advanced Upper Division Courses

Access to ECON 402, 403, 435 and 499 is restricted to students who have excelled in their studies (see ECON course description details). These advanced courses are recommended for students wishing to pursue more challenging work or who plan an additional degree.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

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.
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
B - Breadth	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) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

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.

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