The Associate of Arts Degree in Economics allows students to build a foundation in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics principles. It also prepares students to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Economics or a related field. Students will learn about complex real-world questions as well as human behaviour. Students will be able to explore various areas in Economics such as microeconomics, macroeconomics, environmental economics, labour economics, as well as money, banking and financial markets.

Students in this program complete 20 courses at the first and second year levels, including: • Two courses in first year English (one Composition course and one Literature course.) • Three courses in Mathematics/Science including at least one course in Mathematics, Computer Science or Statistics and one course in a laboratory Science. • Twelve courses, including at least six at the second year level (in at least two different subject areas) in Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. This must include two courses in Social Sciences, two courses in Humanities other than English, and eight additional courses in Arts. • Three courses in Arts, Mathematics, Science or other areas.

Students in this program complete all the requirements for an Associate of Arts Degree (as specified above) but include among their selected courses: • Two courses in first year calculus (either MATH 111 and 112 or MATH 113 and 114.) • First year Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (ECON 103 and ECON 105.) • A Statistics course (MATH 206 or BUSN 291.) • Three courses in Economics at the second year level, including Canadian Microeconomic Policy (ECON 290) and Canadian Macroeconomic Policy (ECON 291.)

(Completion of this Degree fulfills the requirements for a Flexible Pre-major in Economics.)