Undergraduate courses
Course Information
Below, you will find lists of current Economics courses offered, along with course outlines and links to the UVic Calendar course descriptions.
Note: The university reserves the right to cancel courses. Lists of instructors and schedules are subject to change.
Course outlines are posted at the beginning of the term. Course instructors normally notify registered students if they make any changes to their outline throughout the term. For further information about the course outline, students should contact the course instructor.
Course policies
Read the Department of Economics course policies for undergraduate students.
Prerequisite information
What is a prerequisite?
What if you think you have the prerequisite for an Economics course but you can't register? You can apply for a prerequisite waiver for an Economics course — read the following information and complete the Prerequisite Waiver Form.
Note: This form is for economics courses only. For all other courses, such as MATH and COM, you will need to contact the math or commerce departments directly.
Undergraduate course descriptions
Please refer to the Academic Calendar for a complete listing of economics courses.
Undergraduate Courses
Summer session 2024: course list
Term dates:
Term 1: May 8 - Aug. 2, 2024
Term 2: May 13 - Jun. 28, 2024
Term 3: Jul. 3 - Aug. 18, 2024
Final exam dates:
Term 1 only: Aug. 6 - Aug.17, 2024
Term 2 & 3: Exams will be in class
100-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
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Term 1 |
Introduction to Economics and Financial Project Evaluation |
C. Willmore |
200-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
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Term 2 |
Intermediate Microeconomics I |
B. Johnson |
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Term 2 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
O. Saleh |
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Term 2 |
Writing for Economists |
S. Hume |
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Term 2 |
Descriptive Statistics and Probability |
B. Johnson |
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Term 3 |
Statistical Inference | B. Johnson |
300-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
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Term 2 |
Money and Banking |
P. Schure |
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Term 2 |
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
E. Gugl |
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Term 1 |
Cost Benefit Analysis |
C. Willmore |
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Term 1 |
Economics of Canadian Health Care |
C. Willmore |
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Term 2 |
Economic History of North America |
V. Gabriel |
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Term 2 |
Applied Econometrics |
M. Yu |
400-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
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Term 3 |
Monetary Economics | A. Kumar |
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Term 2 |
Financial Economics |
P. Schure |
Fall session 2024: course list
100-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Principles of Microeconomics | Jason Hicks | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | TBD | |
| Introduction to Principles of Microeconomics and Financial Project Evaluation | Chris Willmore |
200-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Microeconomics I | Betty Johnson | |
| Intermediate Macroeconomics | Marco Cozzi | |
| Writing for Economists | Stephen Hume | |
| Descriptive Statistics & Probability | Paola Beneras | |
| Statistical Inference | Betty Johnson |
300-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Money and Banking | Fatemeh Mokhtarzadeh | |
| Economics and the Law | Linda Welling | |
| Urban Land Economics | Martin Farnham | |
| Intermediate Microeconomics II | Linda Welling | |
| The Economics of Canadian Health Care | Chris Willmore | |
| Economic Development | Nilanjana Roy | |
| ECON 321 A01 | The Economic History of Canada | Chris Willmore |
| ECON 325 A01 | Public Economics | Martin Farnham |
| Development and Economics | Alok Kumar | |
| Intro to Economic Growth | Ken Stewart | |
| Economics of the Family | Paola Beneras | |
| Applied Econometrics | Felix Pretis | |
| Applied Econometrics II | Donn Feir | |
| Mathematical Economics I: An Introduction to Static Methods | David Scoones | |
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Econometrics: Part I |
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| Environmental Economics I | Colette Salemi | |
| Climate Economics | Felix Pretis |
400-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Microeconomic Theory | Daniel Rondeau | |
| International Monetary Theory & Policy | Graham Voss | |
| Monetary Economics | Alok Kumar | |
| ECON 413 A01 | Economics of Firm Strategy | Pascal Courty |
| Game Theory in Economics | Daniel Rondeau | |
| Theory: Corporate Finance | Pascal Courty | |
| Financial Econometrics | Ken Stewart | |
| Labour Economics II | Herb Shuetze | |
| ECON 499 A01 | 4th Year Honours Thesis | Donn Feir (Colette Salemi) |
Winter session 2025: course list
100-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Principles of Microeconomics | TBD | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | Ke Xu |
200-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Intermediate Microeconomics I | Emma Hutchinson | |
| Intermediate Macroeconomics | Paola Beneras | |
| Managerial Economics | Betty Johnson | |
| Writing for Economists | TBD | |
| Descriptive Statistics & Probability | Paola Beneras | |
| Statistical Inference | Betty Johnson |
300-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Money and Banking | Paul Schure | |
| International Economics | Fatemeh Mokhtarzadeh | |
| Economics and the Law | David Scoones | |
| Intermediate Microeconomics II | Lijun Zhang | |
| Cost Benefit Analysis | Peter Kennedy | |
| Health Economics | Chris Auld | |
| Public Economics | Jason Hicks | |
| ECON 327 A01 | Economic History of North America | David Scoones |
| Applied Econometrics | Martin Farnham | |
| Applied Econometrics II | Herb Schuetze | |
| ECON 351 A01 | Mathematical Economics II: An Introduction to Dynamic Methods | Daniel Rondeau |
|
Econometrics: Part II |
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Labour Economics I |
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| Environmental Economics I | Colette Salemi |
400-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Topics in Macroeconomic Theory | Marco Cozzi | |
| International Trade Theory | Lijun Zhang | |
| ECON 413 A01 | Economics of Firm Strategy | Pascal Courty |
| ECON 419 A01 | Economic Epidemiology | Chris Auld |
| ECON 423 A01 | Economics and Indigenous Nations | Donn Feir |
| ECON 435 A01 | Financial Economics | Paul Schure |
| Theory of Corporate Finance | Pascal Courty | |
| ECON 457 A01 | Computational Economics | Marco Cozzi |
| ECON 481 A01 | Environmental Economics II | Peter Kennedy |
| Honours Thesis Seminar | Colette Salemi (Donn Feir) |