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Subject: Administered by the Department of Economics.
Plan: Consists of 36.00 core units and 12.00 units in one Sub-Plan, as described below.
Plan Code: APEC-M [----]-O (where [----] is an Applied Economics Sub-Plan)
Program: The Plan, when combined with a Major or Minor in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete 6.00 units from the following: | 6.00 | |
| Principles of Economics | ||
| or | ||
| Introductory Microeconomics and Introductory Macroeconomics | ||
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| STAT 161 | Introduction to Data Science | 3.00 |
| C. Complete the following: | ||
| ECON 212 | Microeconomic Theory I | 3.00 |
| ECON 222 | Macroeconomic Theory I | 3.00 |
| ECON 251 | Econometrics I | 3.00 |
| ECON 256 | Math for Economics and Business | 3.00 |
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| ECON 311 | Applied Economic Analysis | 3.00 |
| ECON 352 | Applied Econometrics | 3.00 |
| E. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Topics in Financial Economics | ||
| Issues in Economic History | ||
| Cost-Benefit Analysis | ||
| Issues in Microeconomics Policy | ||
| Applied Econometrics | ||
| 2. Sub-Plans | ||
| A. Complete one of the following Sub-Plans: | 12.00 | |
i. Business and Market Strategy (BMAR-O) | ||
ii. Data Analytics and Finance (DFIN-O) | ||
iii. Global Issues and Policy (GLPO-O) | ||
iv. Policy Design and Evaluation (PDEV-O) | ||
| B. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Emergence of the Modern Industrial Economy | ||
| The Diffusion of Modern Economic Growth | ||
| Economic History of North America to 1865 | ||
| Economic History of North America since 1865 | ||
| Issues in Economic History | ||
| C. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
ECON_Communications_Options | ||
| Electives and/or Other Plan Requirements | 72.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
2. Sub-Plans
i. Business and Market Strategy (BMAR-O)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| a. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Topics in Microeconomic Theory | ||
| Cost-Benefit Analysis | ||
| Issues in Microeconomics Policy | ||
| Industrial Organization and Public Policy | ||
| b. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
| Managing People in Organizations | ||
| Canadian Labour Relations | ||
| Labour Markets and Gender Differences | ||
| Law and Economics | ||
| Economics of Regulation | ||
| Human Resource Management | ||
| Human Resource Analytics | ||
| Total Units | 12.00 | |
ii. Data Analytics and Finance (DFIN-O)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| a. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Monetary Economics | ||
| Topics in Financial Economics | ||
| Cost-Benefit Analysis | ||
| Issues in Microeconomics Policy | ||
| Applied Econometrics | ||
| b. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
| Data Analytics | ||
| Derivative Securities | ||
| International Finance | ||
| Introduction to Financial Economics | ||
| Financial Markets and Risk Management | ||
| Computational Methods in Economics and Finance | ||
| Urban and Regional Economics | ||
| Total Units | 12.00 | |
iii. Global Issues and Policy (GLPO-O)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| a. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Monetary Economics | ||
| International Trade Theory and Policy | ||
| International Macroeconomics | ||
| Development Economics | ||
| b. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
| Macroeconomic Policy | ||
| Economic Development | ||
| Population and Economic Change | ||
| Environmental Economics and Assessment | ||
| International Trade Policy | ||
| Income Distribution and Problems of Inequality | ||
| Urban and Regional Economics | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| International Political Economy | ||
| Total Units | 12.00 | |
iv. Policy Design and Evaluation (PDEV-O)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| a. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| International Trade Theory and Policy | ||
| Development Economics | ||
| Cost-Benefit Analysis | ||
| Public Economics | ||
| Issues in Microeconomics Policy | ||
| Industrial Organization and Public Policy | ||
| b. Complete 9.00 units from the following: | 9.00 | |
| Macroeconomic Policy | ||
| Economic Aspects of Selected Social Issues | ||
| The Economics of Health Care | ||
| Economics of Indigenous Communities | ||
| Labour Markets and Gender Differences | ||
| Income Distribution and Problems of Inequality | ||
| Urban and Regional Economics | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Topics in Environmental Economics | ||
| Environmental Policy | ||
| Total Units | 12.00 | |
3. Notes
A. The same course cannot be used to satisfy multiple requirements in one Plan.
B. A maximum of 9.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the Program and/or Plan requirements, provided they appear in the Sub-Plans.
C. This Plan may not be combined with an Economics Minor (ECON-Y). Please refer to Academic Program Regulation 3 for further information.
Applied Economics Course List
The following list may contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
ECON_Communications_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| DRAM 236 | Public Presentation | 3.00 |
| ECON 223 | Macroeconomic Policy | 3.00 |
| ECON 231 | Emergence of the Modern Industrial Economy | 3.00 |
| ECON 232 | The Diffusion of Modern Economic Growth | 3.00 |
| ECON 239 | Economic Development | 3.00 |
| ECON 244 | Economics of Indigenous Communities | 3.00 |
| ECON 280 | Population and Economic Change | 3.00 |
| ECON 331 | Economic History of North America to 1865 | 3.00 |
| ECON 332 | Economic History of North America since 1865 | 3.00 |
| ECON 430 | Issues in Economic History | 3.00 |
| PPEC 200 | Introduction to the Study of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics | 3.00 |
| PPEC 300 | Topics in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics | 3.00 |
| WRIT 250 | Writing in Business Contexts | 3.00 |