Department of Economics, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences.

The Applied Economics program provides students with an opportunity to pursue the study of economics as it is applied to a particular area. In addition to the Applied Economics core, students identify an Area of Emphasis which includes relevant courses from other disciplines. In the final year of study, students take Applied Econometrics and complete a research project under the supervision of a faculty member.

Students are urged to consult the department's program planning guide and the department's advisors for detailed information about courses and programs and about the course of study most appropriate as preparation for graduate work in economics or business administration, for professional degrees such as the Bachelor's degree in Law, and for careers in business and government.

Note: Students specializing in Applied Economics who fail an Economics course twice will not be permitted to continue in the Applied Economics program.

Major (Honours Program)

Core Requirements

ECON*1050 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics

ECON*1100 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics

ECON*2310 [0.50] Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON*2410 [0.50] Intermediate Macroeconomics

ECON*2740 [0.50] Economic Statistics

ECON*2770 [0.50] Introductory Mathematical Economics

ECON*3600 [0.50] Macroeconomics in an Open Economy

ECON*3710 [0.50] Advanced Microeconomics

ECON*3740 [0.50] Introduction to Econometrics

ECON*3770 [0.50] Mathematical Economics and Game Theory

ECON*4640 [0.50] Applied Econometrics

ECON*4950 [0.50] Applied Economics Research Project

One Economic History Course

One Area of Emphasis

Note: ECON*2770 requires a first year university calculus course.

Areas of Emphasis

Labour and Industrial Relations

ECON*3520 [0.50] Labour Economics

ECON*4790 [0.50] Topics in Labour Market Theory

1.00 additional credits in Economics at the 4000 level

One of:

ISS*2500 [0.50] Management in Organizations

PSYC*3070 [0.50] Psychology in Human Resource Management

HTM*4390 [0.50] Individuals and Groups in Organizations

Two of:

ECON*2200 [0.50] Industrial Relations

ECON*3300 [0.50] Economics of Health and the Workplace

ECON*3530 [0.50] Industrial Organization

Resources and the Environment

ECON*2100 [0.50] Economic Growth and Environmental Quality

AGEC*2700 [0.50] Survey of Natural Resource Economics

ECON*4930 [0.50] Environmental Economics

2.00 additional credits in Economics to include 1.00 credits at the 4000 level

One of:

ENVS*1010 [0.50] Introduction to Environmental Sciences

GEOG*1220 [0.50] Human Impact on the Environment

PHIL*2070 [0.50] Philosophy of the Environment

AGEC*4310 [0.50] Resource Economics

Money and Finance

AGEC*2220 [0.50] Financial Accounting

AGEC*2230 [0.50] Management Accounting

ECON*3510 [0.50] Money, Credit and the Financial System

ECON*3560 [0.50] Theory of Finance

ECON*3660 [0.50] Economics of Equity Markets

1.00 additional credits in Economics at the 4000 level

One of:

AGEC*4240 [0.50] Futures and Options Markets

ECON*4760 [0.50] Topics in Money and Finance

International Trade and Development

ECON*3620 [0.50] International Trade

1.50 additional credits in Economics to include 1.00 credits at the 4000 level

One of:

ECON*2650 [0.50] Introductory Development Economics

ECON*3720 [0.50] History of the World Economy since 1850

One of:

ECON*4830 [0.50] Economic Development

ECON*4880 [0.50] Topics in International Economics

Two of:

IDEV*2010 [0.50] Introduction to International Development

GEOG*2030 [0.50] International Political Geography

POLS*2080 [0.50] Development and Underdevelopment

POLS*2200 [0.50] International Relations

Economic Policy

POLS*1400 [0.50] Public Management and Administration

0.50 additional credits in Economics at the 4000 level

Two of:

ECON*2000 [0.50] Contemporary Economic Problems in Canada

ECON*2500 [0.50] Introduction to the Economics of Law, Crime and Enforcement

ECON*3300 [0.50] Economics of Health and the Workplace

ECON*3500 [0.50] Urban Economics

ECON*3510 [0.50] Money, Credit and the Financial System

ECON*3580 [0.50] Economics of Regulation

ECON*3610 [0.50] Public Economics

Note: Only one of ECON*2000 and ECON*2500 may be selected.

One of:

POLS*2250 [0.50] Public Administration

POLS*2300 [0.50] Canadian Government

POLS*3250 [0.50] Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects

Two of:

ECON*4500 [0.50] Topics in Urban Economics

ECON*4750 [0.50] Topics in Public Economics

ECON*4760 [0.50] Topics in Money and Finance

ECON*4860 [0.50] Seminar in Current Economic Problems

ECON*4880 [0.50] Topics in International Economics

Note: Students who are considering graduate studies in Economics are advised to take the following courses:

ECON*4710 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Microeconomics

ECON*4810 [0.50] Advanced Macroeconomic Theory