Timetable

Section	Day	Time	Exam Date	Delivery
2023 Fall 2024 Winter
ECON 100 - Introduction to Economic Issues
Basic economic concepts are used to explore current economic issues such as unemployment, inflation, trade disputes, the crisis in agriculture, pollution reduction, and health care. Note: Students who have received credit for either ECON 201 or 202, or any ECON course numbered 300 or higher may not take ECON 100 for credit.
001	MWF	09:30am - 10:20am	13-DEC-23
002	TR	10:00am - 11:15am	21-DEC-23
397		-	19-DEC-23	ONLNE
991	MW	5:30pm - 6:45pm	18-DEC-23
992	TR	7:00pm - 8:15pm	12-DEC-23
ECON 201 - Introductory Microeconomics
Theory of how individual consumers and firms behave in a market economy. Emphasis is on evaluating how well markets deliver efficient and fair outcomes. *Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100 or Pre-Calculus 20 (or equivalent)* Note: Students who have already received credit for both ECON 201 and ECON 301 may not retake ECON 201 for credit.
001	MWF	09:30am - 10:20am	13-DEC-23
002	TR	10:00am - 11:15am	21-DEC-23
397		-	16-DEC-23	ONLNE
S01	TR	10:00am - 11:15am	21-DEC-23
S02	TR	10:00am - 11:15am	21-DEC-23
S10	TR	10:00am - 11:15am	21-DEC-23	VIDEO
S50	TR	10:00am - 11:15am	21-DEC-23	RMTE
ECON 202 - Introductory Macroeconomics
Basic economic concepts are used to explain how economies operate at a national or regional level, with a focus on production, income, interest rates, prices, inflation, and unemployment. Principles are introduced for understanding and evaluating the methods by which governments can smooth fluctuations in overall economic activity. *Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100 or Pre-Calculus 20 (or equivalent) * Note: Students who have already received credit for both ECON 202 and ECON 302 may not retake ECON 202 for credit.
001	TR	11:30am - 12:45pm	19-DEC-23
991	MW	7:00pm - 8:15pm	18-DEC-23
ECON 211 - Development Economics
Problems and challenges facing developing countries in their attempts to improve living standards. * Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100 *
001	TR	1:00pm - 2:15pm	14-DEC-23
ECON 224 - Empirical Economics
This course introduces students to various sources of economic data. Using Excel, students will perform analyses of data, and conduct hypothesis tests and simple regressions. * Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100 *
001	MWF	10:30am - 11:20am	08-DEC-23
ECON 234 - Monetary and Financial Crises
Why do stock markets and national currencies occasionally collapse and what lessons can we learn from such crises? These questions are examined through a study of classic cases like the Asian currency crisis of 1997-98 and the global financial crisis of 2007-8. *Prerequisite: 15 credit hours or ECON 100*
991	TR	5:30pm - 6:45pm	12-DEC-23
ECON 269 - The Economics of Beer
This course explores the economics of the multi-billion dollars industries of brewing and selling beer; along with the myriad of regulations surrounding the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages. *Prerequisite: ECON 100 or 15 credit hours* * Note: Formerly numbered ECON 296AJ. Students may receive credit for only one of ECON 269 or ECON 296AJ.*
001	MWF	10:30am - 11:20am	08-DEC-23
ECON 301 - Intermediate Microeconomics l
Presents a more advanced theory of the behaviour of households and firms in competitive and non-competitive markets. Examines consumer preferences and their optimal choices, and cost structures and firm behaviour in various market structures. *Prerequisite: ECON 201 with a minimum grade of 60%*
001	MW	11:30am - 12:45pm	18-DEC-23
ECON 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics l - Economic Fluctuations
Advanced economic concepts are used to explain how economies work at a national or regional level, with a focus on booms, recessions, government spending, taxation, and monetary policy. * Prerequisite: ECON 202 with a minimum grade of 60%*
991	TR	5:30pm - 6:45pm	12-DEC-23
ECON 310 - Intermediate Macroeconomics II
A continuation of Econ 302. Topics include: growth theories, the life-cycle consumption-saving, work – leisure decisions of the representative household, investment theories, issues in fiscal sustainability, the Ricardian equivalence, and time-inconsistency of government policies. *Prerequisite: Econ 302 and MATH 103 or equivalent*
001	MWF	09:30am - 10:20am	13-DEC-23
ECON 322 - Mathematical Economics
This course develops mathematical techniques used to conduct economic analysis, including differentiation, logarithmic and exponential functions, maximization and minimization. * Prerequisite: ECON 201 & one of MATH 103, 105 or 110 *
001	TR	1:00pm - 2:15pm	14-DEC-23
ECON 351 - Cost Benefit Analysis
Introduces techniques for estimating in dollar terms the costs and benefits of real-world projects and policies. *Prerequisite: ECON 201*
001	TR	11:30am - 12:45pm	19-DEC-23
ECON 353 - Health Economics
Examines the Canadian health care system from an economic perspective. Uses models of patient, physician and institutional behaviour to analyze the factors governing health and the demand for health care, and to evaluate competing proposals for health care reform. *Prerequisite: ECON 201 or ECON 253*
001	TR	10:00am - 11:15am	21-DEC-23
ECON 401 - Advanced Microeconomic Theory
Advanced microeconomic analysis using optimization techniques including multivariate calculus with public policy applications. Topics include consumer and production theory, general equilibrium and welfare analysis, public goods, externalities, asymmetric information and uncertainty. *Prerequisite: ECON 307 and ECON 322 or equivalent*
001	TR	2:30pm - 3:45pm	12-DEC-23
ECON 402 - Advanced Macroeconomic Theory
Advanced macroeconomic analysis using dynamic optimization techniques and differential equations. Topics include include growth theory and policy, business cycle theory, stabilization policy, consumption and investment behaviour, monetary policy, and fiscal sustainability. *Prerequisite: ECON 310 and ECON 322 or permission of Department Head*
001	MW	11:30am - 12:45pm	09-DEC-23
ECON 480 - Capstone Seminar in Economics
Students will research an economic issue of personal interest under the supervision of a faculty member, present their work in class, and produce a term paper. *Prerequisite: ECON 224 and two of ECON 280, ECON 311, ECON 341, ECON 353, ECON 354, ECON 361, ECON 363, ECON 364, ECON 372, ECON 373, or permission of the Department Head.*
001	F	11:30am - 2:15pm	15-DEC-23
ECON 499 - Honours Project
The student will conduct a research project under the direction of a faculty member, typically involving empirical work or critical analysis and will present the final project at a Departmental seminar. *Prerequisite: Grade of at least 75% in ECON 480* Note: ECON Honours students only.
001		-
ECON 801 - Microeconomic Theory for Public Policy
The microeconomic tools needed for public policy analysis. Students are introduced to the economic approach to the study of human behaviour. Special emphasis will be placed on the study of the circumstances under which markets achieve, or fail to achieve, an efficient allocation of the economy's resources.
001	TR	2:30pm - 3:45pm	12-DEC-23