BSc Economics (Fredericton) at University of New Brunswick

Programme overview

Economics at UNB Fredericton is a BSc examining decision-making at personal and political levels, including poverty, climate change, health care, globalization and regulation. Students build fundamentals in modern economic issues and have access to work-study and exchange opportunities.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Department: Economics | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

What you will study

Sample courses include ECON 1014 Principles of Microeconomics: Critical Perspectives, ECON 3401 International Economics: Trade, ECON 3755 Environmental Economics and ECON 3845 Introduction to Law and Economics.

Career pathways

Policy analyst, teacher or professor, consultant, banker, federal and provincial civil servant

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Arts (BA): Ontario secondary school applicants need English 4U (minimum 60%), four Group 1 electives and one further elective from Group 1, 2 or 3, with a minimum admission average of 65%. New Brunswick applicants need English 122/Français 10411 (minimum 60%), four Group 1 electives and one further elective from Group 1, 2 or 3, with a minimum admission average of 65%. Alberta applicants need English Language Arts 30-1 (minimum 60%) and a minimum average of 65%; British Columbia applicants need English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 (minimum 60%) and a minimum average of 65%. Higher-level, IB or AP courses are accepted.

Requirements published at faculty level.

UNB follows a semester system with Fall (September), Winter (January) and Summer (May to August) terms; Education (Fredericton), Kinesiology and Nursing have a fall/September intake only.

General application deadline is March 31 for Fall term and November 15 for Winter term; applications for undergraduate scholarships are due March 1. Programs accept fall applications after the deadline while seats remain.

Bachelor of Education, School Years Program and Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education (Fredericton): December 1; Concurrent Bachelor of Education (Saint John): January 31; Bachelor of Nursing, LPN-BN Pathway, LPN Bridge and Bachelor of Health Sciences: February 15; Advanced Standing Nursing Program (Moncton): November 15; Bachelor of Social Work: January 31.

The offer of admission must be accepted and the admission deposit paid by May 15.

International applicants: apply before June 1 for Fall (September) term, before October 1 for Winter (January) term and before February 1 for Summer (May to August) term as a guideline; Bachelor of Education (Fredericton and Saint John) December 15; Kinesiology March 31; Nursing February 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.unb.ca/admissions/application/

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