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Joint Honours Economics

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.

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 fulfillment 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:
    • 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 14-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 Sociology
    Students may take either ECON 221 or SOC 280.
  3. 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.  


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