Minor Concentration Economics (18 credits)

Program Requirements

The Minor Concentration in Economics provides a moderate level of specialization in Economics for students who usually are pursuing Major Concentrations or Honours Programs in other fields of study. It does, however, provide an option to switch to or add a Major Concentration in Economics. There is a special Minor for Management students.

Program Requirements

Complementary Courses (18 credits)

18 credits, of which 6 credits must be from Group A and 12 credits from Group B.

Group A

• ECON 208 Microeconomic Analysis and Applications (3 credits)

  Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Economics (Arts) : A university-level introduction to demand and supply, consumer behaviour, production theory, market structures and income distribution theory.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024

  Instructors: Xue, Licun; Dickinson, Paul (Fall) El-Attar Vilalta, Mayssun (Winter) Zhang, Ling Ling; Sen Choudhury, Eesha (Summer)

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MGCR 293, ECON 230 or ECON 250

• ECON 209 Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications (3 credits)

  Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Economics (Arts) : A university-level introduction to national income determination, money and banking, inflation, unemployment and economic policy.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024, Summer 2024

  Instructors: Dickinson, Paul (Fall) Sen Choudhury, Eesha (Winter) Sen Choudhury, Eesha (Summer)

  • Prerequisites: ECON 208 or permission of the instructor

  • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking ECON 295, ECON 330 or ECON 352

• ECON 230D1 Microeconomic Theory (3 credits)

  Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Economics (Arts) : The introductory course for Economics Major students in microeconomic theory. In depth and critical presentation of the theory of consumer behaviour, theory of production and cost curves, theory of the firm, theory of distribution, welfare economics and the theory of general equilibrium.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: Gendron-Carrier, Nicolas; Lange, Fabian (Fall)

  • Students must register for both ECON 230D1 and ECON 230D2.

  • No credit will be given for this course unless both ECON 230D1 and ECON 230D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

• ECON 230D2 Microeconomic Theory (3 credits)

  Offered by: Economics (Faculty of Arts)

  Overview

  Economics (Arts) : See ECON 230D1 for course description.

  Terms: Winter 2024

  Instructors: Saltiel, Fernando; Lange, Fabian (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: ECON 230D1

  • No credit will be given for this course unless both ECON 230D1 and ECON 230D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms

Group B

Economics courses with course numbers above ECON 208 (excluding ECON 295), at least 6 credits of which must be at the 300, 400 or 500 level.

Program Notes:
Only one of ECON 208 or ECON 230D1/D2 or ECON 250D1/D2 can be credited to the Economics Minor. Only one of ECON 209 or the 6 credit combination of (ECON 332 and ECON 333) or (ECON 353 and ECON 354) can be credited to the Economics Minor. The combination of ECON 230D1/D2 and ECON 209 is allowed.

Special Minor in Economics for Management Students

Information on this Minor Concentration and its special restrictions is in the Desautels Faculty of Management website at www.mcgill.ca/desautels/programs/bcom/academics/areas-study/economics/mi.... Students should consult with the advisers in both the Faculty of Management and the Department of Economics for advice on this minor concentration.