Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Economics – Minor (Arts)

ECON-Y

Subject: Administered by the Department of Economics.
Plan: Consists of 36.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Major Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives, will lead to an Honours Bachelors Degree.

Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2022-2023 Calendar for the previous requirements.

1. Core
A. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
Principles of Economics
Introductory Microeconomics
and Introductory Macroeconomics
Principles of Economics for Business
and Managerial Economics
B. Complete the following:
ECON 212Microeconomic Theory I3.00
ECON 222Macroeconomic Theory I3.00
C. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
Managerial Statistics
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to Statistics
2. Option
A. Complete 12.00 units from the following:12.00
ECON at any level
B. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
Introduction To Financial Accounting
Introduction To Finance
Financial Accounting
Introduction To Finance
ECON at any level
Introduction to the Study of Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Topics in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
3. Supporting
A. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
Differential and Integral Calculus
Differential and Integral Calculus
Differential and Integral Calculus I
and Differential and Integral Calculus II
Differential and Integral Calculus
Total Units36.00

4. Substitutions

A. COMM 161 and an additional 3.00 units of an Arts and Science elective may be substituted for Supporting 3.A. 

5. Notes

A. For Dual Degree students: 3.00 units from STAT 367/4.0* or COMM 162 may be used in place of ECON 250 or STAT 263.

B. For Dual Degree students: 7.00 units from (APSC 171 and APSC 172) may be used in place of: MATH 120 or MATH 121 or (MATH 123 and MATH 124) or MATH 126.

C. To avoid overlap between the BCOM and ECON minor, BCOM students must complete a total of 30.0 units in ECON. Therefore, mandatory first year COMM course that are exclusionary with Econ courses must be replaced with ECON units in the ECON minor.  Please contact the Department of Economics for further information.

D. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS and courses in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.