Program Details
In Carleton’s Bachelor of Economics (BEcon), you will study decision-making, market design, and policies governing business processes and financial flows, as well as the operation of market-based economies, examining the causes of economic growth, wealth inequality, inflation, unemployment, international trade and many others.
Tailor Your Degree
As a student, you can focus your studies in a particular area by adding one or a combination of two concentrations:
- Computational Analysis
- Economic Data Science
- Financial Economics
- Development; International Political Economy; Natural Resources, Environment and Economy
- Advanced Economic Analysis; Mathematics and Quantitative Economics
A BEcon Combined Honours is also available for students who wish to study both Economics and another eligible discipline.
Capital Advantage
Our location in the nation’s capital gives you unique access to a wide range of resources, including research facilities and libraries, a growing high-tech sector, as well as the departments and agencies of the federal government.
Work Experience
Gain hands-on experience through Co-op, practicum and internship placement opportunities owing to our large network of alumni and contacts throughout the city. Get involved in research by assisting faculty with their projects or in our economics laboratory.
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Career Outcomes
Explore your passions, refine new skills and discover the career that’s right for you.
Our graduates can be found working in different federal and provincial government departments and agencies, as well as private sector businesses and associations.
Sample Courses
ECON 1002 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
An introduction to the major tools and policy problems of microeconomics. Economic analysis is applied to a variety of contemporary issues such as taxation, pollution, wage determination, poverty, market power, and international trade.
ECON 3601 - Introduction to International Trade
An extension of the basic principles of economics to international trade. Topics covered include the theory of international specialization, tariffs and other barriers to trade, trade liberalization and economic integration, international movements of labour and capital, trade and development.
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