ECON 2900 [0.5 credit] Professional Practice of Economics
Development of skills used by professional economists, including writing professional documents such as policy briefs and memos, data visualization, communication of economic ideas in non-technical terms, presentation skills, and team-based problem solving.
Precludes additional credit for ECON 3920 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): ECON 1001 and ECON 1002 or FYSM 1003 with a grade of C- or higher, and ECON 1401 and ECON 1402 with a grade of C- or higher in each, (or equivalent department approved MATH course pair with a grade of C- or higher in each), and ECON 2210 (or equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
Seminars three hours a week.
Economics
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Note : ECON 4908 [1.0] Honours Essay may be written by students with Overall and Major CGPAs of 9.50 or higher. In cases where a grade of B- or higher is earned on this essay, it may replace the ECON 4905 requirement together with an ECON elective requirement. Qualified students who choose to pursue the Honours essay pathway must first complete an Honours essay prospectus to the satisfaction of both their advisor and the Undergraduate Supervisor. See The Honours Essay guidelines maintained by the Department for further details.
Co-operative Education
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