Overview and Recommended Course Patterns for the 8 Available Concentrations
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An overview of and recommended course patterns for each of the eight available concentrations is provided.
General Recommended Course Patterns
B.Econ. Honours with ONE Concentration
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | ||||
| Fall | Winter | Fall | Winter | Fall-Winter | Fall-Winter | ||
| ECON 1001 | ECON 1002 | ECON 2020 | ECON 2030 | ECON 3900 | ECON 4905 ‡ | ||
| ECON 1401 † | ECON 1402 † | ECON 2102 | ECON 2103 | ECON 3920 | 2.0 credits in concentration |
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| *Students who have completed 1000-level MATH courses may consider the following MATH SUBSTITUTIONS |
ECON 2210 | ECON 2220 | 1.0 credit in concentration |
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| 1.5 credits in electives ¹ |
1.5 credits in electives ¹ |
1.0 credit in concentration |
1.0 credit in ECON at the 3000-level |
1.0 credit in ECON at the 4000-level |
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| 1.0 credit in electives ¹ |
2.0 credits in electives ² |
1.5 credits in electives |
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| Concentration and elective course totals vary by year and may be re-distributed to some extent across years. As a general rule, students should schedule concentration courses first and elective courses second for a given year. The 7.5 credits not Included in the major CGPA are comprised of 4.0 credits in electives that cannot be in ECON, and 3.5 credits in free electives that can be in any subject, including ECON. Free electives in ECON are extra to the major and concentration requirements. |
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B.Econ. Honours with TWO Concentrations
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Winter | Fall | Winter | Fall-Winter | Fall-Winter | |
| ECON 1001 | ECON 1002 | ECON 2020 | ECON 2030 | ECON 3900 | ECON 4905 ‡ | |
| ECON 1401 † *See note below |
ECON 1402 † *See note below |
ECON 2102 | ECON 2103 | ECON 3920 | 3.5 credits in concentrations |
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| *Students who have completed 1000-level MATH courses may consider the following MATH SUBSTITUTIONS |
ECON 2210 | ECON 2220 | 3.0 credits in concentrations |
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| 1.5 credits in electives ¹ |
1.5 credits in electives ¹ |
1.5 credits in concentrations |
1.0 credits in electives |
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| 0.5 credit in electives ¹ |
1.0 credits in electives ² |
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| Concentration and elective course totals vary by year and may be re-distributed to some extent across years. As a general rule, students should schedule concentration courses first and elective courses second for a given year. The 5.5 credits not Included in the major CGPA are comprised of 3.0 credits in electives that cannot be in ECON, and 2.5 credits in free electives that can be in any subject, including ECON. Free electives in ECON are extra to the major and concentration requirements. |
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† Instead of ECON 1401 and ECON 1402 (which must be taken as a pair), students with good high-school mathematics backgrounds—e.g., Ontario Grade 12 U Advanced Functions with a grade of 80% or higher are strongly recommend to replace ECON 1401 and ECON 1402 with MATH 1007 and MATH 1107.
Students may also replace the pair of ECON 1401 and ECON 1402 with another pair of 1000-level calculus and linear algebra courses transferred from a previous program such as B.Eng., B.Math., or B.C.S.
‡ Students may replace the ECON 4905 requirement, together with a 0.5-credit ECON elective requirement, with a 1.0-credit Honours Essay (ECON 4908) assigned a grade of B- or higher. To qualify for this option, students must have overall and major CGPAs of 9.50 or higher, good research and writing skills, and be able to select the topic, conduct the research, and write the essay with a minimum of supervision. See The Honours Essay guidelines maintained by the Department for further details.
¹ The 3.5 credits in electives to be taken in Year 1 should be highly varied. Students can consider taking Selected Topics in Economics (FYSM 1608) for 1.0 credit or One-Term Seminar in Economics (FYSM 1908) for 0.5 credit—one of a number of different sections focused on different sets of selected topics described at carleton.ca/first-year-seminars. Students are advised to seriously consider including Introduction to Computer Science I (COMP 1005), and a 1000-level Political Science (PSCI) course among them.
² Students are advised to seriously consider including Introduction to Logic (PHIL 2001) among the 1.5 credits in electives to be taken in Year 2 or among those to be taken Year 3.