Economics offers a bridge between disciplines. Our program teaches advanced statistical tools that can be applied in a wide range of settings, from business and finance to government policies to environmental problems like climate change. Economists use their knowledge of trends to predict the future.

Open Career Doors

Finance and banking
Entrepreneurship
Data science
Economist
Public policy and analysis
Policy consultation and advising
Health and social welfare
Environmental organizations
Education and educational policy

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Adapt to a Changing World

Apply your data skills to benefit other fields like political science, business, or resource management
Research pressing social and environmental issues
Our faculty members are studying income support for B.C.'s Indigenous population, sustainable transportation, and the cost of parental leave programs
Use data to help shape public policy
Think globally
Explain the impact of international events
Learn how individuals and governments make choices
Develop critical thinking skills to solve complex problems

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Flexible Program Options

Make your degree work for you!

To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree you have to complete 120 units. But you have choice about how to design your degree within that structure. Common options for our students include:

Economics major
Economics major/minor in another subject (popular minors include business and statistics)
Joint major (economics and business or political science)
Honours program
Double minor in economics and another subject
Major in another subject/minor in economics

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Develop A Specialized Skill Set

Learn advanced analytical and statistical skills
Master statistical software like R
Analyse data and draw meaningful insights for data-driven decision-making
Navigate economic trends and market fluctuations
Undertake empirical research and use modelling techniques
Get insights into market dynamics, consumer behaviour and economic factors that influence business success
Understand individual decision making and incentives
Use mathematical models and concepts to understand and predict behaviour
Prepare for further studies in a range of fields such as economics, finance, accounting, data science, policy and law

Course Offerings

Why Study Economics?

Studying economics provides you with a framework for thinking systematically about issues like how individuals, businesses and governments make decisions. Economics teaches quantitative skills that will help you understand data and make sense of the world you live in.