This section specifies only the requirements for the Economics minor, which may be completed as an option in several degree programs including the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Business Administration, the Bachelor of Science, and the Bachelor of General
Studies. Students in other degree programs should check the program information in the calendar to ensure that the Economics minor is an option. Degree students must also ensure that all other degree requirements have been met. For students who are planning on completing this Arts minor within their degree program, please check the BA residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Lower-level requirements: 12-14 credits
Course
Title
Credits
ECON 100
Principles of Microeconomics
3
ECON 101
Principles of Macroeconomics
3
BUS 249 (formerly BUS 149, 162)
Essentials of Finance
or STAT 104
Introductory Statistics
or STAT 106
Statistics I
or MATH 270/
STAT 270
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
3-4
MATH 111
Calculus I
or MATH 141 (formerly MATH 115)
Calculus for Business
3-4
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
Required courses:
Course
Title
Credits
ECON 307
Managerial Microeconomics
3
ECON 410
Macroeconomics and Financial Markets
3
Elective courses (any three upper-level Economics courses):
Course
Title
Credits
ECON 341
International Trade
3
BUS 349/ECON 349
Financial Management I
3
ECON 352
Technological Progress and Economic Growth
3
ECON 360
Labour Economics
3
ECON 361
Environmental Economics
3
ECON 365
Transportation Economics
3
ECON 388
Law and Economics
3
ECON 397
Regulatory Economics
3
ECON 398
Development Economics
3
BUS 433/ECON 433
Investments
3
BUS 434/ECON 434
Risk Management and Financial Engineering
3
BUS 435/ECON 435
International Finance
3
BUS 449/ECON 449
Financial Management II
3
Note: BUS 410 (previously offered) will also count towards the elective requirement.
