This section specifies only the requirements for the Economics major, which may be completed as an option in the Bachelor of Arts degree. Degree students must also ensure that all other degree requirements have been met, including the requirements for declaring a major. For students who are planning on completing this Arts major 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: 28-29 credits
Course
Title
Credits
ECON 100
Principles of Microeconomics
3
ECON 101
Principles of Macroeconomics
3
STAT 106 (formerly MATH 106)
Statistics I
4
MATH 111
Calculus I
3-4
or MATH 141 (formerly MATH 115)
Calculus for Business
BUS 143
Introductory Financial Accounting I
3
BUS 249
Introduction to Finance (formerly BUS 149, 162)
3
BUS 226/ECON 226
Economics and Business Statistics
3
Two of:
6
ECON 203
Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 207
Introduction to Strategic Thinking
ECON 215
Canadian Economic Issues
GEOG 242
Economic Geography
Upper-level requirements: 30 credits
Required courses:
Course
Title
Credits
ECON 307
Managerial Microeconomics
3
ECON 410
Macroeconomics and Financial Markets
3
BUS 349/ECON 349
Financial Management I
3
Students must complete seven of the following courses:
Course
Title
Credits
ECON 341
International Trade
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
MATH 308 (see Note 1)
Linear Programming
3
Note 1: MATH 308 is not offered on a regular basis.
