The Faculty of Business and Economics

Economics - 4-year Honours

Economics analyzes how societies provide for their well-being.  The human, capital, and land resources at a society's disposal can satisfy only a limited amount of demands.  Economics studies the social issues that arise from the competition and cooperation among individuals, private organizations and government to meet those wants.

The undergraduate study of Economics at The University of Winnipeg is directed towards the goal of a liberal arts education.  Students study the historical, institutional, and theoretical background of modern economics from a Canadian perspective.  This provides an analytical framework for making more informed judgements about current economics policies.  One may obtain the Economics Major through the 3-Year BA, the 4-Year BA or the BA honours degree program.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

• Students are advised to consult with the Department Chair/Honours Advisor in planning their program.
• Entry into the program after completing a minimum of 30 credit hours
• Entry, continuing and graduation minimum GPA is a 3.0 (B) in Honours Subject courses and 2.5 (C+) in Non-Honours Subject courses
• The minimum 3.0 GPA (B) will be based on all attempts (including course repeats and failures) in Honours Subject courses.
• The minimum 2.5 GPA (C+) in all Non-Honours Subject courses will be calculated as for the general degree (i.e. F's are not included, and in the case of repeated courses, only the highest grade will be used).

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

• 120 credit hours

RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT

• Degree: Minimum 60 credit hours
• Major: Minimum 30 credit hours

GENERAL DEGREE REQUIREMENT

• Humanities: 12 credit hours
• Science: 6 credit hours
• Writing: Minimum 3 credit hours of Academic Writing
• Maximum Introductory Courses: Students may use a maximum of 42 credit hours at the 1000 level.  Of these, a maximum of 6 credit hours may be below the 1000 level
• Distribution: Minimum three (3) credit hours from each of five (5) different subjects

For more information about the 4-year BA Honours Economics degree at The University of Winnipeg, please consult the course calendar.


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