Combined Majors

The Combined major in Economics and Philosophy has three sets of requirements: Economics, Philosophy, and Combined.  For information on the Philosophy and Combined requirements, please see the UBC Calendar.

The Economics requirements are that, in addition to admission requirements for the Major in Economics, students must complete:

• ECON 301 (or 304).
• ECON 302 (or 305).
• ECON 326.
• 6 ECON credits at the 300-level or higher.
• ECON 490.

If you are exempt from specific required courses (see substitutable courses) because you have received credit for a non-ECON approved substitute, you may have to take additional ECON credits so that they satisfy the Combined Major requirement of 30 ECON credits.

The combined major in economics has two sets of requirements: Economics, and Political Science.  For information on the Political Science requirements, please see the UBC Calendar.

The Economics requirements are that, in addition to admission requirements for the Major in Economics, students must complete:

• ECON 301 (or 304)
• ECON 302 (or 305)
• ECON 326
• ECON 490
• 3 ECON credits at the 300-level or higher
• 3 ECON credits at the 400-level

If you are exempt from specific required courses (see substitutable courses) because you have received credit for a non-ECON approved substitute, you may have to take additional ECON credits so that they satisfy the Combined Major requirement of 30 ECON credits.

These guidelines pertain to the BA Combined Major in Economics and Mathematics.  For the BSc Combined Major in Mathematics and Economics, see the entry under the Faculty of Science.

First and Second Year

The Economics requirements are that, in addition to admission requirements for the Major in Economics, students must complete:

•  MATH 200 (or 226¹), 215, 220¹, 221 (or 223).
• Students that have not taken ECON 101 and 102 in their first two years may replace them with the approved equivalents ECON 310 and 311.

Third and Fourth Years

In addition to Faculty degree requirements, students must take:

• ECON 301, 302, 326, 490
• 3 additional credits of economics numbered 300 or higher.
• 3 additional credits of economics numbered 400 or higher.
• 18 credits of mathematics numbered 300 or higher: suitable electives include MATH 302, 303, 320², 321, 402, 403, 418, 419, and 443

² MATH 320 would be valuable for graduate study.

If you are exempt from specific required courses (see substitutable courses) because you have received credit for a non-ECON approved substitute, you may have to take additional ECON credits so that they satisfy the Combined Major requirement of 30 ECON credits.

These guidelines pertain to the BA Combined Major in Economics and Statistics.  For the BSc Combined Major in Statistics and Economics, see the entry under the Faculty of Science.

Lower-level Requirements

• ECON 101, 102
• MATH 104 (or one of 100, 102, 110, 120, 180, 184)
• DSCI 100
• MATH 105 (or one of 101, 103, 121)
• MATH 200 or 226
• MATH 220
• MATH 221 or 223
• ECON 325 or STAT 200
  • If STAT 200 is selected, an additional ECON course numbered 300 or higher must be taken.
  • Similarly, if ECON 325 is selected, an additional STAT course numbered 200 or higher must be taken.
  • These additional courses may be taken in any year of the program.
• Economics courses numbered 200 and above (3 credits)

Upper-level Requirements

• ECON 301 or 304
• ECON 302 or 305
• Either (a) ECON 326 and STAT 301 or (b) ECON 398 and STAT 306
• ECON 490
• Economics courses numbered 300 and above (3 credits)
• Economics courses numbered 400 and above (3 credits)
• MATH 303 or 307
• STAT 302 or MATH 302
• STAT 305
• STAT 404 or 443
• Statistics courses numbered 300 or above (3 credits)
• Statistics courses numbered 400 or above (3 credits)