Arts Academic Plans

A Joint Honours academic plan with Economics may be taken in combination with most Arts disciplines in which an Honours academic plan is offered or with many Honours majors in other Faculties. See the department for the most recent list of approved combinations.

Continuation in this academic plan requires a cumulative average of 60% and a cumulative Economics average of 75%.

Eligibility for graduation in the Joint Honours Economics academic plan includes successful fulfilment of the following requirements:

1. Appropriate Program-level requirements for the Home Faculty, including at least 21 academic course units. If the Home Faculty is Arts, see "Bachelor of Arts."
2. Economics Plan-level requirements:
   • at least seven academic course units (14 courses) in Economics with a minimum cumulative average of 75%, including:
     • ECON 101, 102, 201, 202, 211, 221, 301, 302, 321, 401, 402
     • two additional ECON courses at the 300-level or above
   • Before graduation, all students must demonstrate to the Undergraduate Advisor their proficiency in report and essay writing. This can be accomplished by receiving a passing grade in ECON 472, or by submitting two single-authored term papers, each with a minimum course-weight of 25%, and written in an Economics course. Content exemption from ECON 472 does not reduce the overall 18-course requirement.
3. Plan-level requirements for the second Major.

Notes for Joint Honours Economics Plans:

1. Economics and Geography and Environmental Management
   If majoring in Geography and Environmental Management through Arts, the degree requirements of the Faculty of Arts must be met; if majoring in Geography and Environmental Management through Environment, the degree requirements for the Faculty of Environment must be met. Students must take ECON 221 or ENVS 178 or ENVS 278.
2. Economics and Mathematics
   By the end of the second year students must decide to pursue Joint Honours Economics and Mathematics through the Faculty of Arts or Joint Honours Mathematics and Economics through the Faculty of Mathematics. The academic plan must then be approved by the Department of Economics and the appropriate department in the Faculty of Mathematics.
3. Economics and Political Science
   ECON 310 must be taken as part of the required 14 courses in Economics.
4. Economics and Sociology
   Students may take either ECON 221 or SOC 280.
5. Biotechnology and Economics
   A Biotechnology and Economics academic plan is available through the Faculty of Science. The requirements are outlined under Co-operative Honours Science academic plans.