Undergraduate Courses
Course Information
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 departments directly.
Undergraduate course descriptions
Please refer to the Academic Calendar for a complete listing of Economics courses.
Undergraduate Courses
Winter session: Preliminary spring 2026 course list
Please note that this list is subject to change.
100-level courses
| Course | Name |
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The Canadian Economy: Problems & Policies |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
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Principles of Macroeconomics |
200-level courses
| Course | Name |
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Intermediate Microeconomics I |
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Intermediate Macroeconomics |
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Writing for Economists |
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Descriptive Statistics & Probability |
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Statistical Inference |
300-level courses
| Course | Name |
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Money and Banking |
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Intermediate Microeconomics II |
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Health Economics |
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Economic Development |
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| ECON 327 A01-A02 |
Economic History of North America |
| ECON 336 A01 | Topics in History of Economic Thought |
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Economics and the Family |
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Applied Econometrics |
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Applied Econometrics II |
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| ECON 351 A01 |
Mathematical Economics II: An Introduction to Dynamic Methods |
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Econometrics: Part II |
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Labour Economics I |
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Environmental Economics I |
400-level courses
| Course | Name |
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Advanced Topics in Macroeconomic Theory |
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| International Trade Theory | |
| ECON 405B A01 |
International Monetary Theory & Policy |
| ECON 435 A01 |
Financial Economics |
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Information and Incentives |
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| ECON 457 A01 |
Computational Economics |
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Honours Thesis and Seminar |
Winter session: Preliminary fall 2025 course list
Please note this list is subject to change.
100-level courses
| Course | Name |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
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Principles of Macroeconomics |
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| Intro to Principles of Microeconomics & Financial Project Evaluation |
200-level courses
| Course | Name |
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Intermediate Microeconomics I |
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Intermediate Macroeconomics |
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Managerial Economics |
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Writing for Economists |
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Descriptive Statistics & Probability |
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Statistical Inference |
300-level courses
| Course | Name |
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Money & Banking |
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International Economics |
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| ECON 312 A01-A02 |
Urban Land Economics |
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Intermediate Microeconomics II |
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Health Economics |
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Public Economics |
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| ECON 327 A01 |
Economic History of North America |
| ECON 329 A01 |
Development and Economics |
| ECON 333 A01 | Intro to Economic Growth |
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Applied Econometrics |
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Applied Econometrics II |
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| ECON 350 A01 |
Mathematical Economics I: An Introduction to Static Methods |
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Econometrics: Part I |
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Environmental Economics I |
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Climate Economics |
400-level courses
| Course | Name |
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Advanced Microeconomic Theory |
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International Monetary Theory & Policy |
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Problems of Canadian Macroeconomic Policy |
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| ECON 413 A01 |
Economics of Firm Strategy |
| ECON 435 A01 |
Financial Economics |
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Game Theory in Economics |
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Theory: Corporate Finance |
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| ECON 468 A01 |
Financial Econometrics |
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Honours Thesis and Seminar |
Summer session 2025: Course list
Term dates:
Term 1: May 7 - August 1, 2025
Term 2: May 12 - June 27, 2025
Term 3: July 3 - August 20, 2025
Final exam dates:
Term 1 only: August 5 - August 16, 2025
Term 2 & 3: Exams will be in class
100-level courses
| Course | Name | Delivery Mode | Instructor |
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Term 1 |
Introduction to Economics and Financial Project Evaluation |
Online with some face to face | Chris Willmore |
200-level courses
| Course | Name | Delivery Mode | Instructor |
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Term 2 |
Intermediate Microeconomics I |
Face to face |
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Term 2 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
Face to face |
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Term 2 |
Writing for Economists |
Face to face |
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Term 2 |
Descriptive Statistics and Probability |
Face to face |
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Term 3 |
Statistical Inference |
Face to face |
300-level courses
| Course | Name | Delivery Mode | Instructor |
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Term 2 |
Money and Banking |
Face to face |
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Term 3 |
Intermediate Microeconomics II |
Face to face |
Janet Burlacu |
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Term 2 |
Economic History of North America |
Face to face |
Cayley Boyd |
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Term 3 |
Applied Econometrics |
Face to face |
Yin Shi |
400-level courses
| Course | Name | Delivery Mode | Instructor |
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Term 3 |
Theory of Economic Development |
Face to face | Alok Kumar |
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Term 2 |
Theory of Corporate Finance |
Face to face | Ke Xu |
Winter session 2025: course list
100-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
Mohsen Fazeli | |
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Principles of Macroeconomics |
Ke Xu |
200-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
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Intermediate Microeconomics I |
Emma Hutchinson | |
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Intermediate Macroeconomics |
Paola Beneras | |
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Managerial Economics |
Betty Johnson | |
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Writing for Economists |
Gregory Harder | |
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Descriptive Statistics & Probability |
Paola Beneras | |
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Statistical Inference |
Betty Johnson |
300-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
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Money and Banking |
Olha Yermolenko | |
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International Economics |
Fatemeh Mokhtarzadeh | |
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Economics and the Law |
David Scoones | |
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Intermediate Microeconomics II |
Lijun Zhang | |
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Cost Benefit Analysis |
Peter Kennedy | |
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Health Economics |
Chris Auld | |
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Economic Development |
Omar Saleh | |
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Public Economics |
Martin Farnham | |
| ECON 327 A01 |
Economic History of North America |
David Scoones |
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Applied Econometrics |
Amin Kouhbor | |
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Applied Econometrics II |
Herb Schuetze | |
| ECON 351 A01 |
Mathematical Economics II: An Introduction to Dynamic Methods |
Daniel Rondeau |
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Econometrics: Part II |
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Labour Economics I |
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Environmental Economics I |
Colette Salemi |
400-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
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Advanced Topics in Macroeconomic Theory |
Marco Cozzi | |
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International Trade Theory |
Lijun Zhang | |
| ECON 413 A01 |
Economics of Firm Strategy |
Pascal Courty |
| ECON 419 A01 |
Economic Epidemiology |
Chris Auld |
| ECON 423 A01 |
Economics and Indigenous Nations |
Donn Feir |
| ECON 435 A01 |
Financial Economics |
Paul Schure |
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Information and Incentives |
Daniel Rondeau | |
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Theory of Corporate Finance |
Pascal Courty | |
| ECON 457 A01 |
Computational Economics |
Marco Cozzi |
| ECON 481 A01 |
Environmental Economics II |
Peter Kennedy |
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Honours Thesis Seminar |
Colette Salemi (Donn Feir) |
Fall session 2024: course list
100-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
Jason Hicks | |
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Principles of Macroeconomics |
Omar Saleh | |
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Introduction to Principles of Microeconomics and Financial Project Evaluation |
Chris Willmore |
200-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
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Intermediate Microeconomics I |
Betty Johnson | |
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Intermediate Macroeconomics |
Marco Cozzi | |
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Writing for Economists |
Stephen Hume | |
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Descriptive Statistics & Probability |
Paola Beneras | |
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Statistical Inference |
Betty Johnson |
300-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
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Money and Banking |
Fatemeh Mokhtarzadeh | |
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Economics and the Law |
Linda Welling | |
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Urban Land Economics |
Martin Farnham | |
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Intermediate Microeconomics II |
Linda Welling | |
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The Economics of Canadian Health Care |
Chris Willmore | |
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Economic Development |
Chris Chen | |
| ECON 321 A01 |
The Economic History of Canada |
Chris Willmore |
| ECON 325 A01 |
Public Economics |
Martin Farnham |
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Development and Economics |
Alok Kumar | |
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Intro to Economic Growth |
Ken Stewart | |
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Economics of the Family |
Paola Beneras | |
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Applied Econometrics |
Felix Pretis | |
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Applied Econometrics II |
Donn Feir | |
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Mathematical Economics I: An Introduction to Static Methods |
David Scoones | |
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Econometrics: Part I |
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Environmental Economics I |
Colette Salemi | |
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Climate Economics |
Felix Pretis |
400-level courses
| Course | Name | Instructor |
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Advanced Microeconomic Theory |
Daniel Rondeau | |
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International Monetary Theory & Policy |
Omar Saleh | |
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Monetary Economics |
Alok Kumar | |
| ECON 413 A01 |
Economics of Firm Strategy |
Pascal Courty |
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Game Theory in Economics |
Daniel Rondeau | |
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Theory: Corporate Finance |
Pascal Courty | |
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Financial Econometrics |
Ken Stewart | |
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Labour Economics II |
Herb Shuetze | |
| ECON 499 A01 |
4th Year Honours Thesis |
Donn Feir (Colette Salemi) |