Academic Calendar 2024/25

Economics

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Economics major

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

Required courses

Course Title Credits
ECON 100 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
STAT 106 Statistics I 4
MATH 111 Calculus I 3–4
or MATH 141 Calculus for Business
BUS 143 Introductory Financial Accounting I 3
or BUS 145 Introductory Financial Accounting 3
BUS 249 Introduction to Finance 3
BUS 226/ ECON 226 Economics and Business Statistics 3

Elective courses

In addition to the required courses listed above, students must complete six credits of 200-level ECON.

Upper-level requirements: 30 credits

Required courses

Course Title Credits
ECON 307 Managerial Economics 3
ECON 326 Introductory Econometrics 3
ECON 410 Macroeconomics and Financial Markets 3
BUS 349/ ECON 349 Financial Management I 3

Elective courses

In addition to the required courses listed above, students must complete 18 credits of upper-level ECON, which may include MATH 368.

Note: MATH 368 is not offered on a regular basis.

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.


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