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FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES

Applied Economics (MAE)

The Master of Arts in Applied Economics (MAE) program teaches students to use the tools of economics to tackle pressing socio-economic problems in our society today. Students will learn how economics informs policy in a variety of fields, including regulation, health care, environmental policy, poverty, and labour issues. Students may complete a concentration in either Policy Analysis or Environmental, Resource and Development Economics.

This program trains students to investigate important questions such as: What is the economic impact of climate change? How can our health care system be improved? How should cannabis be regulated? What financial instruments are key for diversifying risk in our modern economy? How can economic development be spurred in Indigenous communities?

MAE students become proficient in economic analysis, and learn how to apply this knowledge to contemporary economic policy issues in Canada and abroad. They learn from dedicated faculty who conduct cutting-edge research in these areas.

MAE students must complete a total of 24 credit hours to graduate from the program. Students are required to take five core MAE courses (12 credit hours). The remaining 12 credit hours may be completed from a set of elective courses in economics and related fields, or from a combination of economics courses and a faculty-supervised research project or practicum.

Admission Requirements

Students must hold, or reasonably expect to hold by September, an undergraduate degree in Economics with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0. Students typically enter the MAE program having already taken Advanced Microeconomics, Advanced Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Calculus and Statistics as part of their undergraduate degree. Applicants without sufficient background in economics may be admitted to a Qualifying Year. The Economics Department will assess degrees earned outside Canada to determine their equivalency.

English Requirement (if applicant’s first language is not English): See the University's official English Language Requirements

Program Contacts

Department of Economics
phone: 204.786.9422
email: econgrad@uwinnipeg.ca
Visit the Master of Arts in Applied Economics website

Graduate Studies Admissions Office
phone: 204.786.9309
email: graduateadmissions@uwinnipeg.ca 

Visit the Graduate Studies website

In any case where The University of Winnipeg Academic Calendar and this webpage differ, the current Calendar takes precedence.

Program Contacts

Department of Economics
phone: 204.786.9422
email: econgrad@uwinnipeg.ca   
web: uwinnipeg.ca/mae

Graduate Studies Admissions Office
phone: 204.786.9309
email: graduateadmissions@uwinnipeg.ca 
web: uwinnipeg.ca/graduate-studies 

In any case where The University of Winnipeg Academic Calendar and this fact sheet differ, the current Calendar takes precedence.

Last Updated: 08/01/2024

Last Updated: 08/01/2024