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.
Are you looking for course descriptions for all economics undergrad courses?
Please refer to the Academic Calendar for a complete listing of Economics Courses.
Summer Session 2023 (May-Aug 2023)
Summer Session 2023: Course List
(Note: Courses offered and schedules are subject to change, pending instructor availability and enrollment.)
Term Dates:
Term 1: May 3, 2023 - July 28, 2023
Term 2: May 15, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Term 3: July 5, 2023 - August 21, 2023
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
|
Term 1 |
Introduction to Economics and Financial Project Evaluation |
C. Willmore |
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Term 2 |
Intermediate Microeconomics I |
B. Johnson |
|
Term 2 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
O. Saleh |
|
Term 2 |
Writing for Economists |
S. Hume |
|
Term 2
|
Descriptive Statistics and Probability |
B. Johnson |
|
Term 3 |
Statistical Inference |
B. Johnson |
|
Term 2 |
Money and Banking |
B. Liu |
|
Term 2 |
Money and Banking |
O. Yermolenko |
|
Term 3 |
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
L. Zhang |
|
Term 3 |
Economic History of Canada |
C. Willmore |
|
Term 2 |
Applied Econometrics |
B. Comish-Trimble |
|
Term 3 |
Cost Benefit Analysis |
C. Willmore |
|
Term 2 |
Theory of Corporate Finance |
K. Xu |
Winter Session 2023-2024, First Term (Sep-Dec 2023)
Winter Session 2023-2024, First Term (Sep-Dec 2023)
(Note: courses offered and schedules are subject to change, pending instructor availability and enrollment)
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
|
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 Macroeconomics |
M.Cozzi | |
| ECON 225 A01-A03 |
Writing for Economists |
S. Hume |
| ECON 245 A01-A02 |
Descriptive Statistics and Probability |
P. Beneras P |
| ECON 246 A01 |
Statistical Inference |
B. Johnson |
|
Money and Banking |
P. Schure | |
|
Economics and the Law |
L. Welling | |
| ECON 312 A01 |
Urban Land Economics |
M. Farnham |
| ECON 312 A02 |
Urban Land Economics |
M. Janes |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
L. Zhang | |
| ECON 318 A01 |
Health Economics |
C. Auld |
| ECON 320 A01 |
Economic Development |
A. Ayesh |
|
The Economic History of Canada |
C. Willmore | |
| ECON 325 A01 |
Public Economics |
J. Hicks |
|
Intro to Economic Growth |
K. Stewart | |
| ECON 339 A01 |
Economics of the Family |
L. Welling |
|
Applied Econometrics |
F. Pretis | |
|
Applied Econometrics |
B. Comish-Trimble | |
| ECON 350 A01 |
Mathematical Economics I: An Introduction to Static Methods |
D. Scoones |
| ECON 365 A01 |
Econometrics: Part I |
V. Gabriel |
| ECON 370 A01 |
Labour Economics I |
H. Schuetze |
| ECON 381 A01 |
Environmental Economics I (cross-listed as ES 312) |
C. Salemi |
| ECON 383 A01 |
Climate Economics |
F. Pretis |
| ECON 400 A01 |
Advanced Microeconomic Theory |
E. Gugl |
| ECON 405B A01 |
International Monetary Theory and Policy |
G. Voss |
| ECON 410B A01 |
Problems of Canadian Macroeconomic Policy |
G. Voss |
| ECON 416 A01 |
Cost Benefit Analysis |
C. Willmore |
| ECON 435 A01 |
Financial Economics |
P. Schure |
| ECON 499 Y01 |
Honours Thesis and Seminar |
D. Feir |
Winter Session 2023-2024, Second Term (Jan-Apr 2024)
Winter Session 2023-2024, Second Term (Jan-Apr 2024)
(Note: courses offered and schedules are subject to change, pending instructor availability and enrollment)
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 103 A01 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
B. Comish-Trimble |
| ECON 104 A01-A02 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
L. Zhang |
| B. Johnson | ||
|
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
P. Beneras P | |
| ECON 205 A01 |
Managerial Economics |
B. Johnson |
| ECON 225 A01-A03 |
Writing for Economists |
S. Hume |
| ECON 245 A01 |
Descriptive Statistics and Probability |
P. Beneras P |
| ECON 246 A01-A02 |
Statistical Inference |
N. Roy |
|
Money and Banking |
B. Liu | |
|
International Economics |
L. Zhang | |
|
Economics and the Law |
D. Scoones | |
|
Urban Land Economics |
M. Farnham | |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
J. Wiltshire | |
|
Health Economics |
C. Auld | |
|
Economic Development |
A. Ayesh | |
| ECON 325 A01 |
Public Economics |
J. Hicks |
|
Economic History of North America |
D. Scoones | |
|
Economic History of North America |
TBD | |
|
Economics of the Family |
L. Welling | |
|
Applied Econometrics |
F. Pretis | |
|
Applied Econometrics II |
H. Schuetze | |
|
Mathematical Economics II: An Introduction to Dynamic Methods |
D. Rondeau | |
| ECON 366 A01 |
Econometrics: Part II |
T. Wang |
|
Labour Economics I |
H. Schuetze | |
|
Environmental Economics I (cross-listed as ES 312) |
C. Salemi | |
|
Advanced Topics in Macroeconomic Theory |
M. Cozzi | |
|
International Monetary Theory and Policy |
O. Saleh | |
| ECON 413 A01 |
Economics of Firm Strategy |
P. Courty |
|
Cost Benefit Analysis |
J. Tamosiunas | |
|
Financial Economics |
P. Schure | |
| ECON 450 A01 | Game Theory in Economics | D. Rondeau |
| ECON 452 A01 | Information & Incentives | L. Welling |
| ECON 454 A01 |
Theory of Corporate Finance |
P. Courty |
| ECON 457 A01 |
Computational Economics |
M. Cozzi |
| ECON 458 A01 |
Competition Economics II |
P. Courty |
| ECON 468 A01 |
Financial Econometrics |
K. Stewart |
| ECON 485 A01 |
Topics in Economics: Economics of Epidemics |
C. Auld |
| ECON 499 Y01 |
Honours Thesis and Seminar |
G. Voss |