Sample Programs
This page is designed to help you select your courses to fit your individual needs. Below electives are grouped together to fit certain career or educational goals.
Group I: Student interested in a career in the financial industry
- Engineering E2261 Intro to Accounting and Finance*
- V3025 Financial Economics
- V3265 Economics of Money and Banking
- W4213 Advanced Macroeconomics
- W4280 Corporate Finance (or BUSI W3003 Corporate Finance*)
- W4505 International Monetary Theory and Policy (or BC3038 International Money and Finance)
*Note: These courses do not count towards the economics major, concentration and joint majors; they are listed here only for student interest. Students who are interested in taking these courses should contact the appropriate department or school.
Group II: Student interested in a career in an international governmental or non-governmental agency
- W4080 Globalization, Incomes and Inequality
- W4321 Economic Development or BC3029 Development Economics
- W4329 Economics of Sustainable Development
- W4345 World Economic Problems
- W4370 Political Economy
- W4500 International Trade
- W4505 International Monetary Theory and Policy or BC3038 International Money and Finance
- W4625 Economics of the Environment
- Any Regional Course:
- W4325 Economic Organization and Development of Japan
- G4526 Transition Issues in East-Central Europe , Post-Soviet States and Reforming Asian Economies
- G4527 Economic Organization and Development in China
Group III: Student interested in a career in international business
- Engineering E2261 Intro to Accounting and Finance*
- V3025 Financial Economics
- W4280 Corporate Finance (or BUSI W3003 Corporate Finance*)
- W4321 Economic Development or BC3029 Development Economics
- W4500 International Trade
- W4505 International Monetary Theory and Policy or BC3038 International Money and Finance
- Any Regional Course:
- W4325 Economic Organization and Development of Japan
- G4526 Transition Issues in East-Central Europe, Post-Soviet States and Reforming Asian Economies
- G4527 Economic Organization and Development in China
*Note: These courses do not count towards the economics major, concentration and joint majors; they are listed here only for student interest. Students who are interested in taking these courses should contact the appropriate department or school.
Group IV: Student interested in a career in public policy or the law
- W4228 Urban Economics
- W4251 Industrial Organization
- W4321 Economic Development or BC3029 Development Economics
- W4329 Economics of Sustainable Development
- W4400 Labor Economics or BC3019 Labor Economics
- W4438 Economics of Race in the United States
- W4465 Public Economics
- W4480 Gender and Applied Economics
- W4615 Law and Economics
- W4625 Economics of the Environment
- BC2010 The Economics of Gender
Group V: Student interested in pursuing a PhD in economics (NB: please refer to the information in the FAQ page regarding graduate school for more information)
- W4020 Economics of Uncertainty and Information
- W4211 Advanced Microeconomics
- W4213 Advanced Macroeconomics
- W4251 Industrial Organization
- W4412 Advanced Econometrics
- W4415 Game Theory
- W4465 Public Economics
- W4370 Political Economy
- W4400 Labor Economics or BC3019 Labor Economics
- W4500 International Trade
- W4505 International Monetary Theory and Policy or BC3038 International Money and Finance