{"id":51158,"date":"2025-07-12T13:27:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T17:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/economics\/?page_id=51158"},"modified":"2025-07-24T09:54:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:54:36","slug":"undergraduate-program-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/economics\/undergraduate-program-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Program Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Undergraduate Program Overview\n <\/h1>\n \n \n \n\n

Economics is relevant to almost every aspect of our lives. At its core, it is the study of decision-making in the face of scarce resources and competing interests. The need to make these prudent choices pervades our day-to-day lives \u2013 as individuals, as a community, and as a society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n \n 1.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Why Study Economics?\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 2.\n <\/span>\n\n \n ECON 0005 – Conditional Offer of Admission\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.\n <\/span>\n\n \n B.ECON Honours, 20-credit Program\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.\n <\/span>\n\n \n B.ECON General, 15.0-credit Program\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 4.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n B.ECON 15.0 Credit vs 20.0 Credit Honours\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 5.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Economics\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 6.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Core Courses in B.ECON Honours’ Program\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 7.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Combined Honours\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 8.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Minor in Economics\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 8.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Important Information about Pursuing a Minor in Economics\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 9.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Switching to Economics from Another Program\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n 9.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n Changing Your Program Elements\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 9.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n Running Your Audit\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 10.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Pursuing an M.A in Economics after Undergraduate Studies\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 11.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Managing Your Course Load\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 12.\n <\/span>\n\n \n CO-OP\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 13.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Elective Suggestions\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 14.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Minimum Prerequisite Grade\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 15.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Tips and Resources\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Why Study Economics?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Economics provides causal insights into important social issues such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Health Care<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Protecting the environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Reducing inequality, and the design of social programs and tax systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    While education in economics is relevant for business or management, its scope and rigour are much broader. Economics is a social science; as an intellectual discipline, economics seeks to measure, analyze, and understand a wide range of social phenomena using a rich set of technical tools and methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Hear more about why you should pursue Economics from Professor Hashmat Khan<\/a> from the Department of Economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n