Courses
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What courses are we offering this year?
You can find lists below of courses and links to some of the course outlines and web pages.Note: The University reserves the right to cancel courses when enrolment is not sufficient. 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.
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Course descriptions are linked to the UVic Calendar and you should look at the Calendar for the most up-to-date information on courses, program requirements, and academic regulations. Not all courses are offered every year.Pre-requisite waiver information
If you require a pre-requisite waiver for an Economics course, please make sure you read the following information and complete the Pre-requisite 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.Did you know?
You can get credit for ECON 485, Topics in Economics, more than once in different topics, with permission of the Department.Courses offered
Summer Session 2013
| Course | Part of Term* |
Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 203 A01 | Term 2 |
Intermediate Microeconomics I |
N. Abdelfattah |
| ECON 204 A01 | Term 3 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics | Y. Huang |
| ECON 225 A01 |
Term 2 |
Writing for Economists - Course Website |
S.E. Hume |
| ECON 245 A01 | Term 2 |
Descriptive Statistics & Probability | B. Johnson |
| ECON 246 A01 | Term 3 |
Statistical Inference | B. Johnson |
| ECON 305 A01 | Term 3 |
Money & Banking | R. Porges |
| ECON 306 A01 | Term 2 |
International Economics | Y. Denchev |
| ECON 310A A01 | Term 1 |
Competition Economics I - Course Website | A. Mehlenbacher |
| ECON 325 A01 | Term 1 |
Public Economics | S. Pendergast |
| ECON 327 A01 | Term 2 |
Economic History of North America | C. Mosk |
| ECON 345 A01 | Term 1 |
Applied Econometrics - Course Website | A. Mehlenbacher |
| ECON 381 A01/ ES 312 A01 |
Term 1 |
Environmental Economics I |
C. Johnston |
| ECON 410A A01 | Term 2 |
Problems of Canadian Microeconomic Policy | N. South |
| ECON 485 A01/ POLI 433 A01 |
Term 3 |
Topics in Economics: The Economics of the European Union: Institutions, Theories and the Euro Area Crisis | P. Della Posta |
| * Summer 2013 Part of Term Dates: | |||
| Term 1 - May 1-Aug 7 (class break June 3-11; exam period - Aug 12-22) | |||
| Term 2 - May 1-June 27 (class break June 3-11; exams on last class day) | |||
| Term 3 - July 8-Aug 22 (exams on last class day) | |||
Note regarding class break, June 3-11: The University of Victoria is hosting Congress 2013 of the Humanities and Social Sciences. It is expected that up to 10,000 delegates will attend at least some portion of the Congress. All available space on campus will be needed for the event, including all classrooms. For this reason, classes are not being scheduled from June 3-11. This will particularly affect Term 1 (May-August) and Term 2 (May-June) classes, where there will be a break of 7 week days. |
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Winter Session 2013-14, First Term (Sep-Dec 2013)
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Winter Session 2013-14, Second Term (Jan-Apr 2014)
| Course/Schedule | Name | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 103 A01 | Principles of Microeconomics | E. Hutchinson |
| ECON 104 A01 ECON 104 A02 |
Principles of Macroeconomics | G. Voss |
| ECON 112 A01 | Strategy, Conflict and Cooperation | D. Scoones |
| ECON 113 A01 | Introduction to Economics for Policy Analysis | P. Kennedy |
| ECON 203 A01 ECON 203 A02 |
Intermediate Microeconomics I | D. Rondeau |
| ECON 204 A01 ECON 204 A02 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics | L. Zhang |
| ECON 205 A01 | Managerial Economics |
B. Johnson |
| ECON 225 A01 ECON 225 A02 ECON 225 A03 |
Writing for Economists | S.E. Hume |
| ECON 246 A01 | Statistical Inference | D. Giles |
| ECON 305 A01 | Money and Banking | TBA |
| ECON 306 A01 | International Economics | L. Zhang |
| ECON 310A A01 | Competition Economics I | A. Mehlenbacher |
| ECON 311A A01 | Economic Analysis of Property & Contract | L. Welling |
| ECON 312 A01 | Urban Land Economics | M. Farnham |
| ECON 313 A01 | Intermediate Microeconomics II | D. Feir |
| ECON 318 A01 | Health Economics | M.C. Auld |
| ECON 320 A01 | Economic Development | C. Mosk |
| ECON 321 A01 | The Economic History of Canada |
TBA |
| ECON 325 A01 | Public Economics | E. Gugl |
| ECON 333 A01 | Introduction to Economic Growth |
K. Stewart |
| ECON 338 A01 | History of Economic Thought Since 1870
|
M. Rutherford |
| ECON 345 A01 | Applied Econometrics
|
K. Stewart |
| ECON 351 A01 | Mathematical Economics II: An Introduction to Dynamic Methods | F. Willeboordse |
| ECON 366 A01 | Econometrics: Part II | N. Roy |
| ECON 371 A01 | Economics of Work & Pay |
H. Schuetze |
| ECON 381 A01/ ES 312 |
Environmental Economics I | P. Kennedy |
| ECON 382 A01 | Natural Resource Economics I | TBA |
| ECON 383 A01 | Climate Economics | E. Hutchinson |
| ECON 406 A01 | Monetary Economics | A. Kumar |
| ECON 407 A01 | Topics in the History of Economic Thought
|
M. Rutherford |
| ECON 416 A01 | Cost Benefit Analysis: Principles and Application | TBA |
| ECON 435 A01 | Financial Economics | P. Schure |
| ECON 451 A01 | General Equilibrium & Welfare Economics | A. Mehlenbacher |
| ECON 454 A01 | Theory of Corporate Finance | P. Schure |
| ECON 499 A01 | Honours Thesis and Seminar | H. Schuetze & P. Courty |
Course Descriptions
| 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 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 |

