Economics Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.) at McGill University

The Major Concentration in Economics is a planned sequence of courses designed to permit the student a degree of specialization in economics. It consists of 36 credits in courses approved by the Economics Department. Students wishing to pursue this concentration need to consult the department's rules and regulations at: www.mcgill.ca/economics/undergraduates/majorminor. All students who wish to begin (or continue) the Major Concentration Economics should see a majors adviser in the Department of Economics in each of their university years. Students who are registering for the first time with the Department should attend the orientation meeting in August (check the website for details) before seeing an adviser. A student choosing the Major Concentration Economics must take 36 credits in Economics. The Economics courses will normally be taken at McGill and will be selected from the courses shown below. Major Concentration in Economics students entering University at the U1 year in September should directly proceed to ECON 230D1 Microeconomic Theory./ECON 230D2 Microeconomic Theory. without taking ECON 208 Microeconomic Analysis and Applications. and ECON 209 Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications. Note: Students who wish to switch from the Major Concentration to Honours Economics must complete all the requirements of the Honours program. Mathematics: Mastery of high school mathematics is required for all economics courses. Prerequisites: In general, 200-level courses have no prerequisites and 300-level and 400-level courses have ECON 230D1 Microeconomic Theory./ECON 230D2 Microeconomic Theory. or ECON 250D1 Introduction to Economic Theory: Honours./ECON 250D2 Introduction to Economic Theory: Honours. (or ECON 208 and ECON 209 Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications., or MGCR 293 Managerial Economics. and ECON 295 Macroeconomic Policy.) as prerequisites. In addition, 400-level courses have Calculus 1 (or its equivalent) or a course in mathematical techniques for economic analysis (or its equivalent) as a prerequisite. Degree: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Arts and Science; programme credit weight 36 credits.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Department: Economics  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

The programme is 36 credits (Required Courses (18 credits); Complementary Courses (18 credits)).

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