| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-08-01 | - |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
This economics program equips graduates with valuable skills and problem-solving abilities sought after by employers in various sectors, including government, policy organizations, financial companies, and international business. Students benefit from a commitment to teaching excellence, multiple study streams, field placement opportunities, and student research initiatives, gaining a comprehensive understanding of economics and its applications in real-world scenarios.
Program Outline
Careers:
Professional opportunities
Employers highly value the skills and problem-solving abilities that our economic graduates possess. Our graduates acquire skills useful in many careers, including those in:
- Government
- Policy and research organizations
- Community organizations
- Financial companies
- International business
- Cooperatives
- Labour unions
- Private sector firms
Students develop core skills that give economics majors a competitive edge in careers where an understanding and analysis of the economy is desirable. With multiple streams of study available, a field placement course to gain on-the-job skills, student research opportunities and an active student group, students get a broad view of economics and an understanding of the choices and problems facing us during our lifetime.
