Courses
Courses offered
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 Department directly.
Thinking about Summer 2019?
See the preliminary course list below.
Winter Session 2018-19, First Term (Sep-Dec 2018)
Winter Session 2018-19, First Term (Sep-Dec 2018)
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 100 A01 |
The Canadian Economy: Problems and Policies |
A. Chaffe |
| ECON 103 A01 ECON 103 A02 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
E. Hutchinson |
| ECON 104 A01 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
L. Zhang |
| ECON 180 A01 |
Introduction to Principles of Microeconomics & Financial Project Evaluation |
C. Willmore |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics I |
B. Johnson | |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics I A02: course outline A03: course outline |
K. Andrew | |
|
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
K. Stewart | |
|
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
F. Mokhtarzadeh | |
| ECON 225 A01 ECON 225 A02 ECON 225 A03 |
Writing for Economists |
S.E. Hume |
| ECON 225 A04 |
Writing for Economists |
B. Ahmadi |
| ECON 245 A01 |
Descriptive Statistics & Probability |
B. Johnson |
| ECON 246 A01 |
Statistical Inference |
B. Johnson |
|
Money & Banking A01: course outline A02: course outline |
M. Engineer | |
|
International Economics |
L. Zhang | |
| ECON 310A A01 |
Competition Economics I |
A. Mehlenbacher |
| ECON 311B A01 |
Economic Analysis of Tort and Crime |
D. Scoones |
| ECON 312 A01 |
Urban Land Economics |
M. Farnham |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
L. Welling | |
| ECON 318 A01 |
Health Economics |
C. Auld |
| ECON 320 A01 |
Economic Development |
Y. Denchev |
| ECON 321 A01 |
The Economic History of Canada |
C. Willmore |
| ECON 321 A02 |
The Economic History of Canada |
D. Scoones |
| ECON 325 A01 |
Public Economics |
S. Pendergast |
|
Applied Econometrics |
J. Clarke | |
| ECON 350 A01 |
Mathematical Economics I: An Introduction to Static Methods |
A. Mehlenbacher |
| ECON 365 A01 |
Econometrics: Part I |
N. Roy |
| ECON 370 A01 |
Labour Economics |
M. Jones |
| ECON 381 A01 |
Environmental Economics I (cross-listed as ES 312) |
R. Martin |
| ECON 400 A01 |
Advanced Microeconomic Theory |
E. Gugl |
| ECON 401 A01 |
Advanced Macroeconomic Theory |
A. Kumar |
| ECON 406 A01 |
Monetary Economics |
A. Kumar |
| ECON 413 A01 |
Economics of Firm Strategy |
P. Courty |
| ECON 416 A01 |
Cost Benefit Analysis |
C. Willmore |
| ECON 435 A01 |
Financial Economics |
K. Xu |
| ECON 450 A01 |
Game Theory in Economics |
D. Rondeau |
| ECON 454 A01 |
Theory of Corporate Finance |
P. Courty |
| ECON 486 A01 |
Topics in Econometrics: Advanced Applied Econometrics |
C. Auld |
| ECON 499 A01 |
Honours Thesis and Seminar |
E. Gugl & M. Farnham |
Winter Session 2018-2019, Second Term (Jan-Apr 2019)
Winter Session 2018-19, Second Term (Jan-Apr 2019)
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 103 A01 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
E. Hutchinson |
| ECON 104 A01 ECON 104 A02 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
L. Zhang |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics I |
P. Schure | |
|
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
K. Stewart | |
| K. Andrew | ||
| ECON 205 A01 |
Managerial Economics |
B. Johnson |
| ECON 225 A01 ECON 225 A02 ECON 225 A03 |
Writing for Economists |
S.E. Hume |
| ECON 225 A04 |
Writing for Economists |
B. Ahmadi |
| ECON 245 A01 |
Descriptive Statistics & Probability |
B. Johnson |
| ECON 246 A01 |
Statistical Inference |
B. Johnson |
| Money and Banking |
F. Mokhtarzadeh | |
| Money & Banking | P. Schure | |
| Money & Banking | R. Porges | |
| ECON 312 A01 |
Urban Land Economics |
M. Farnham |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
E. Gugl | |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
L. Welling | |
|
The Economics of Canadian Health Care |
C. Willmore | |
|
Health Economics |
C. Auld | |
|
Economic Development |
N. Roy | |
|
The Economic History of Canada |
Y. Denchev | |
|
The Economic History of Canada |
C. Willmore | |
| ECON 325 A01 |
Public Economics |
Y. Denchev |
| ECON 325 A02 |
Public Economics |
S. Pendergast |
| ECON 327 A01 |
Economic History of North America |
A. Chaffe |
| ECON 329 A01 |
Development and Economics |
A. Kumar |
| ECON 333 A01 |
Introduction to Economic Growth |
M. Engineer |
| ECON 337 A01 |
History of Economic Thought to 1870 |
M. Rutherford |
|
Applied Econometrics |
A. Mehlenbacher | |
| ECON 345 A03 |
Applied Econometrics |
F. Pretis |
| ECON 351 A01 |
Mathematical Economics II: An Introduction to Dynamic Methods |
D. Rondeau |
| ECON 366 A01 |
Econometrics: Part II |
J. Clarke |
| ECON 370 A01 |
Labour Economics |
M. Jones |
| ECON 381 A01 |
Environmental Economics I (cross-listed as ES 312) |
E. Hutchinson |
| ECON 381 A02 |
Environmental Economics I (cross-listed as ES 312) |
R. Martin |
| ECON 382 A01 |
Natural Resource Economics I |
D. Rondeau |
| ECON 403 A01 |
Agricultural Economics and Policy |
G. C. van Kooten |
| ECON 405A A01 |
International Trade Theory |
L. Zhang |
| ECON 405B A01 |
International Monetary Theory and Policy |
G. Voss |
| ECON 406 A01 |
Monetary Economics |
A. Kumar |
| ECON 416 A01 |
Cost Benefit Analysis: Principles and Applications |
P. Kennedy |
| ECON 416 A02 |
Cost Benefit Analysis: Principles and Applications |
C. Willmore |
| ECON 435 A01 |
Financial Economics |
K. Xu |
| ECON 452 A01 |
Information and Incentives |
L. Welling |
| ECON 453 A01 |
Economic Growth |
M. Engineer |
| ECON 457 A01 |
Computational Economics |
M. Cozzi |
| ECON 458 A01 |
Competition Economics II |
P. Courty |
| ECON 468 A01 |
Financial Econometrics |
K. Stewart |
| ECON 499 Y01 |
Honours Thesis and Seminar |
M. Farnham & E. Gugl |
Summer Session 2019 (Preliminary course list)
Summer Session 2019
(Note: courses offered and schedules are subject to change, pending instructor availability and enrollment)
Term Dates:
Term 1: May 6 - August 2, 2019; exam period: Aug 6-16, 2019
Term 2: May 13 - June 28, 2019
Term 3: July 3 - August 19, 2019
| Course | Name |
|---|---|
|
ECON 180 A01 |
Introduction to Principles of Microeconomics and Financial Project Evaluation |
| ECON 203 A01 Term 2 |
Intermediate Microeconomics I |
| ECON 204 A01 Term 3 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
| ECON 225 A01 Term 2 |
Writing for Economists |
| ECON 245 A01 Term 2 |
Descriptive Statistics and Probability |
| ECON 246 A01 Term 3 |
Statistical Inference |
| ECON 305 A01 Term 2 |
Money and Banking |
| ECON 306 A01 Term 1 |
International Economics |
| ECON 313 A01 Term 3 |
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
| ECON 320 A01 Term 2 |
Economic Development |
| ECON 321 A01 Term 2 |
The Economic History of Canada |
| ECON 325 A01 Term 1 |
Public Economics |
| ECON 345 A01 Term 1 |
Applied Econometrics |
| ECON 350 A01 Term 1 |
Mathematical Economics I |
| ECON 406 A01 Term 3 |
Monetary Economics |
Course descriptions are linked to the UVic calendar, which provides the most up-to-date information on courses, program requirements, and academic regulations. Not all courses are offered every year.
| Course number | Course name |
|---|---|
| ECON 100 | The Canadian Economy |
| ECON 103 | Principles of Microeconomics |
| ECON 104 | Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ECON 111 | The Economy & The Environment |
| ECON 112 | Strategy, Conflict and Co-operation |
| ECON 113 | Introduction to Economics for Policy Analysis |
| ECON 180 | Introduction to Principles of Microeconomics and Financial Project Evaluation |
| ECON 185 | Introductory Topics in Economics |
| ECON 203 | Intermediate Microeconomics I |
| ECON 204 | Intermediate Macroeconomics |
| ECON 205 | Managerial Economics |
| ECON 225 | Writing for Economists |
| ECON 245 | Descriptive Statistics & Probability |
| ECON 246 | Statistical Inference |
| ECON 305 | Money & Banking |
| ECON 306 | International Economics |
| ECON 310A | Competition Economics I (formerly Industrial Organization) |
| ECON 310B | Competition Policy (formerly Industrial Organization and Public Policy) |
| ECON 311A | The Economic Analysis of Property and Contract |
| ECON 311B | The Economic Analysis of Tort and Crime |
| ECON 312 | Urban Land Economics |
| ECON 313 | Intermediate Microeconomics II |
| ECON 314 | Topics in Macroeconomics |
| ECON 317 | The Economics of Canadian Health Care |
| ECON 318 | Health Economics |
| ECON 320 | Economic Development |
| ECON 321 | The Economic History of Canada |
| ECON 325 | Public Economics |
| ECON 327 | Economic History of North America |
| ECON 328 | Economic History of the Pacific Rim |
| ECON 329 | Development and Economics |
| ECON 333 | Introduction to Economic Growth |
| ECON 337 | History of Economic Thought to 1870 |
| ECON 338 | History of Economic Thought Since 1870 |
| ECON 339 | Economics of the Family |
| ECON 345 | Applied Econometrics |
| ECON 350 | Mathematical Economics I: An Introduction to Static Methods |
| ECON 351 | Mathematical Economics II: An Introduction to Dynamic Methods |
| ECON 365 | Econometrics: Part I |
| ECON 366 | Econometrics: Part II |
| ECON 370 | Labour Economics |
| ECON 371 | Economics of Work and Pay |
| ECON 381 | Environmental Economics I (also ES 312) |
| ECON 382 | Natural Resource Economics I |
| ECON 383 | Climate Economics |
| ECON 400 | Advanced Topics in Microeconomic Theory |
| ECON 401 | Advanced Topics in Macroeconomic Theory |
| ECON 405A | International Trade Theory |
| ECON 405B | International Monetary Theory and Policy |
| ECON 406 | Monetary Economics |
| ECON 407 | Topics in the History of Economic Thought |
| ECON 410A | Problems of Canadian Microeconomic Policy |
| ECON 410B | Problems of Canadian Macroeconomic Policy |
| ECON 411 | Topics in the Economic Analysis of Law |
| ECON 413 | Economics of Firm Strategy |
| ECON 414 | Regional Economics |
| ECON 415 | Topics in Labour Economics |
| ECON 416 | Cost Benefit Analysis: Principles and Application |
| ECON 420 | Theory of Economic Development |
| ECON 421 | European and International Economic History |
| ECON 422 | Issues in European Economic Integration |
| ECON 425 | Economic Growth in Early Modern and Modern Japan |
| ECON 426 | Institutional Economics |
| ECON 428 | Economic Development of the Postwar Pacific Rim |
| ECON 429 | Population Economics |
| ECON 435 | Financial Economics |
| ECON 437 | Philosophical Problems in Contemporary Economics |
| ECON 450 | Game Theory in Economics |
| ECON 451 | General Equilibrium and Welfare Economics |
| ECON 452 | Information and Incentives |
| ECON 453 | Economic Growth |
| ECON 454 | Theory of Corporate Finance |
| ECON 456 | Experimental Economics |
| ECON 457 | Computational Economics (formerly ECON 353) |
| ECON 458 | Competition Economics II |
| ECON 468 | Financial Econometrics |
| ECON 481 | Environmental Economics II |
| ECON 482 | Natural Resource Economics II |
| ECON 485 | Topics in Economics |
| ECON 486 | Topics in Econometrics |
| ECON 495 | Directed Studies |
| ECON 499 | Fourth Year Honours Thesis and Seminar |