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.
Thinking about courses for next year?
See our preliminary course offerings for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022. Please note that these are subject to change.
Summer Session 2021 (May-Aug 2021) - Online Instruction
Summer Session 2021: Course List
(Note: Courses offered and schedules are subject to change, pending instructor availability and enrollment. All courses will be delivered online.)
Term Dates:Term 1: May 5 - July 30, 2021; exam period: Aug 3-19, 2021
Term 2: May 10 - June 25, 2021
Term 3: July 5 - August 20, 2021
| Course | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
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ECON 180 A01 |
Introduction to Principles of Microeconomics |
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| ECON 203 A01 ECON 203 A02 Term 2 |
Intermediate Microeconomics I
|
L. Salarpour Goodarzi |
|
Term 3 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
|
| ECON 225 A01 ECON 225 A03 Term 2 |
Writing for Economists |
|
| ECON 225 A02 Term 2 |
Writing for Economists |
|
| ECON 245 A01 ECON 245 A02 Term 2 |
Descriptive Statistics and Probability |
|
| ECON 246 A01 ECON 246 A02 Term 3 |
Statistical Inference |
|
|
ECON 305 A01 ECON 305 A02 Term 2 |
Money and Banking |
|
|
ECON 306 A01 ECON 306 A02 Term 1 |
International Economics |
|
| ECON 313 A01 Term 3 |
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
|
| ECON 313 A02 Term 3 |
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
|
|
Term 1 |
Public Economics |
|
| ECON 327 A01 ECON 327 A02 Term 2 |
Economic History of North America |
|
| ECON 345 A01 ECON 345 A02 Term 1 |
Applied Econometrics |
|
|
ECON 350 A02 Term 3 |
Mathematical Economics I: An Introduction to Static Methods |
|
| ECON 406 A01 ECON 406 A02 Term 3 |
Monetary Economics |
|
| ECON 416 A01 ECON 416 A02 Term 2 |
Cost Benefit Analysis |
|
|
ECON 454 A01 Term 3 |
Theory of Corporate Finance |
Winter Session 2021-2022, First Term (Sep-Dec 2021)
Winter Session 2021-2022, First Term (Sep-Dec 2021)
(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 |
M. Engineer |
| ECON 180 A01 |
Introduction to Principles of Microeconomics and Financial Project Evaluation |
C. Willmore |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics I |
||
|
Intermediate Microeconomics I |
F. Mokhtarzadeh | |
|
Intermediate Macroeconomics
|
M. Cozzi | |
|
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
L. Salarpour Goodarzi | |
| ECON 225 A01 ECON 225 A02 ECON 225 A03 |
Writing for Economists |
S. Hume |
| ECON 225 A04 |
Writing for Economists |
B. Ahmadi |
| ECON 225 A05 |
Writing for Economists |
TBD |
| ECON 245 A01 |
Descriptive Statistics and Probability |
B. Johnson |
| ECON 246 A01 |
Statistical Inference |
B. Johnson |
|
Money and Banking |
P. Schure | |
|
International Economics |
L. Zhang | |
|
Economics and the Law |
L. Welling | |
|
Competition Policy |
C. Willmore | |
| ECON 312 A01 |
Urban Land Economics |
E. Sehic |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
D. Feir | |
| ECON 317 A01 |
The Economics of Canadian Health Care |
C. Willmore |
| ECON 320 A01 |
Economic Development |
L. Salarpour Goodarzi |
|
The Economic History of Canada |
C. Willmore | |
| ECON 325 A01 |
Public Economics |
S. Pendergast |
|
Economic History of North America |
D. Scoones | |
|
Economics of the Family |
L. Welling | |
|
Applied Econometrics |
F. Pretis | |
|
Applied Econometrics |
B. Trimble | |
| ECON 350 A01 |
Mathematical Economics I: An Introduction to Static Methods |
E. Sehic |
| ECON 365 A01 |
Econometrics: Part I |
N. Kang |
| ECON 370 A01 |
Labour Economics |
H. Schuetze |
| ECON 381 A01 |
Environmental Economics I (cross-listed as ES 312) |
R. Martin |
| ECON 382 A01 |
Natural Resource Economics I |
L. Wong |
| ECON 400 A01 |
Advanced Microeconomic Theory |
E. Gugl |
| ECON 401 A01 |
Advanced Macroeconomic Theory |
A. Kumar |
| ECON 405A A01 |
International Trade Theory |
L. Zhang |
| ECON 405B A01 |
International Monetary Theory and Policy |
E. Sehic |
| ECON 406 A01 |
Monetary Economics |
A. Kumar |
|
Cost Benefit Analysis: Principles and Application |
J. Tamosiunas | |
| ECON 435 A01 |
Financial Economics |
K. Xu |
| ECON 437 A01 |
|
M. Engineer |
| ECON 450 A01 |
Game Theory in Economics |
D. Rondeau |
| ECON 465 A01 |
Advanced Applied Econometrics |
C. Auld |
| ECON 481 A01 |
Environmental Economics II |
P. Kennedy |
| ECON 499 Y01 |
Honours Thesis and Seminar |
M. Farnham |
Winter Session 2021-2022, Second Term (Jan-Apr 2022)
Winter Session 2021-2022, Second Term (Jan-Apr 2022)
(Note: courses offered and schedules are subject to change, pending instructor availability and enrollment)
| 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 |
F. Mokhtarzadeh | |
| ECON 205 A01 |
Managerial Economics |
B. Johnson |
| ECON 225 A01 ECON 225 A02 |
Writing for Economists |
S. Hume |
| ECON 225 A03 |
Writing for Economists |
B. Ahmadi |
| ECON 225 A04 |
Writing for Economists |
TBD |
| ECON 225 A05 | Writing for Economists | TBD |
| ECON 245 A01 |
Descriptive Statistics and Probability |
B. Johnson |
| ECON 246 A01 |
Statistical Inference |
B. Johnson |
|
Money and Banking |
O. Saleh | |
|
International Economics |
L. Zhang | |
|
Economics and the Law |
L. Welling | |
|
Competition Policy |
C. Willmore | |
| ECON 312 A01 |
Urban Land Economics |
L. Salarpour Goodarzi |
| ECON 312 A02 |
Urban Land Economics |
E. Sehic |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics II
|
H. Schuetze | |
|
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
E. Sehic | |
|
The Economics of Canadian Health Care |
B. Trimble | |
|
Health Economics |
C. Auld | |
|
Economic Development |
L. Salarpour Goodarzi | |
|
The Economic History of Canada |
C. Willmore | |
| ECON 325 A01 |
Public Economics |
S. Pendergast |
|
Economic History of North America |
R. Gillezeau | |
|
Applied Econometrics |
N. Kang | |
|
Mathematical Economics II: An Introduction to Dynamic Methods |
G. C. Van Kooten | |
| ECON 366 A01 |
Econometrics: Part II |
TBD |
|
Environmental Economics I (cross-listed as ES 312)
|
R. Martin | |
|
Natural Resource Economics I |
L. Wong | |
| ECON 405B A01 |
International Monetary Theory and Policy |
E. Sehic |
|
Monetary Economics |
A. Kumar | |
| ECON 413 A01 |
Economics of Firm Strategy |
P. Courty |
|
Cost Benefit Analysis |
J. Tamosiunas | |
|
Cost Benefit Analysis |
R. Porges | |
| ECON 435 A01 |
Financial Economics |
K. Xu |
| ECON 452 A01 |
Information and Incentives |
L. Welling |
| ECON 454 A01 |
Theory of Corporate Finance |
K. Xu |
| ECON 457 A01 |
Computational Economics |
M. Cozzi |
| ECON 468 A01 |
Financial Econometrics |
K. Stewart |
| ECON 482 A01 |
Natural Resource Economics II |
C.G. van Kooten |
| ECON 499 Y01 |
Honours Thesis and Seminar |
M. Cozzi |