Last updated: October 22, 2004 @ 10:00AM

Business Economics
This program is co-ordinated by the Department
of Economics

Co-ordinator
Joseph Kushner

Director, Co-operative Programs
Cindy Dunne

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Karen Phillips

905-688-5550, extension 4697
Taro Hall 410
http://www.brocku.ca/economics/

Business economists provide analyses and recommendations to policy makers in both the private and public sectors. The program seeks to develop the skills and knowledge required for such tasks. Possible fields of employment include financial analysis, market research and managerial positions in the private and public sectors.

Business Economics offers a four-year program of study leading to a Honours BBE degree designed for students who wish to combine the study of economics and business. There are two streams: Financial Economics for those who wish to combine economics with finance and Consumer Economics for those who wish to combine economics with marketing. Students must declare their stream by the end of Year 2.

The Business Economics Co-op program combines academic and work terms over a period of four and one-half academic years. Students spend two years in an academic setting studying the functional areas of business economics prior to taking the first work placement. In addition to the current fees for courses in academic study terms, students are assessed an annual administrative fee (see the Schedule of Fees).

Students admitted to the Business Economics Co-op program must follow the Co-op program schedule. Failure to adhere to the schedule may result in removal from the Business Economics Co-op program. Eligibility to continue in the Business Economics Co-op program is based on the student's major and non-major averages. A student with a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average may continue. A student with a major average lower than 70 percent will not be permitted to continue in the Business Economics Co-op program, but may continue in the non-co-op Business Economics stream. If a student subsequently raises his/her major average to 70 percent, the student may be readmitted only if approved by the Co-op Admissions Committee.

The Business Economics Co-op program designation will be awarded to those students who have honours standing and who have successfully completed a minimum of twelve months of Co-op work experience.

Computer Literacy is required for some economics. Students who are not computer literate shouldconsider taking courses such as COSC 1P93, 1P95 or 1P96 as elective credits.

Graduates of the Business Economics program may pursue graduate studies in Economics without taking additional courses.

Program Notes
  1. ECON 1P91 and 1P92 may be taken concurrently or in either order.
  2. In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and, of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above.

Honours Program

Financial Economics stream

Year 1
·   ACTG 1P91 and 2P12
·   ECON 1P91 and 1P92
·   MATH 1P01 or 1P97
·   MATH 1P98
·   one Humanities context credit
·   one Science context credit
Year 2
·   ECON 2P21, 2P22, 2P90 and 2P94
·   FNCE 2P91
·   MKTG 2P91
·   one ECON credit
·   one non-business elective credit
Year 3
·   ECON 3P03, 3P04, 3P21, 3P22, 3P90, 3P91 and 3P92
·   FNCE 3P93 and 3P96
·   one-half non-business elective credit
Year 4
·   ECON 3P95, 4P13 and 4P14
·   one of ECON 3P15, 3P24, 3P94, 3P96, 3P97
·   one and one-half credits from FNCE 4P04, 4P05, 4P15, 4P16, 4P17
·   one-half credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above from ACTG, ENTR, FNCE, MGMT, MKTG, OBHR
·   one non-business elective credit

Consumer Economics stream

Year 1
·   ACTG 1P91 and 2P12
·   ECON 1P91 and 1P92
·   MATH 1P01 or 1P97
·   MATH 1P98
·   one Humanities context credit
·   one Science context credit
Year 2
·   ECON 2P21, 2P22, 2P90 and 2P94
·   FNCE 2P91
·   MKTG 2P91
·   one ECON credit
·   one non-business elective credit
Year 3
·   ECON 3P06, 3P16, 3P21, 3P22, 3P90, 3P91 and 3P92
·   one of ECON 3P13, 3P18, 3P24, 3P93
·   MKTG 3P24
·   one-half non-business elective credit
Year 4
·   ECON 3P95, 4P13 and 4P14
·   MKTG 3P96, 4P25 and 4P31
·   one-half MKTG credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
·   one-half credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above from ACTG, ENTR, FNCE, MGMT, MKTG, OBHR
·   one non-business elective credit

Business Economics Co-op

Year 1
·   ACTG 1P91 and 2P12
·   ECON 1P91 and 1P92
·   MATH 1P01 or 1P97
·   MATH 1P98
·   one Humanities context credit
·   one Science context credit
Year 2
·   ECON 0N90, 2P21, 2P22, 2P90, 2P94, 3P21 and 3P22
·   FNCE 2P91
·   MKTG 2P91
·   one non-business elective credit
Year 3
Fall Term:
·   ECON 3P03, 3P90, 3P91 and 3P92
·   FNCE 3P93
Winter Term:
·   ECON 0N01
Spring/Summer Sessions:
·   one-half ECON credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·   ECON 3P04
·   one-half credit from ACTG, ENTR, FNCE, MGMT, MKTG, OBHR
·   one non-business elective credit
Year 4
Fall Term:
·   ECON 0N02
Winter Term:
·   ECON 3P95, 4P13 and 4P14
·   FNCE 3P96 and 4P05
Spring/Summer Sessions:
·   ECON 0N03
Year 5
Fall Term:
·   FNCE 4P04 and 4P16
·   one ECON credit
·   one-half non-business elective credit

Description of Courses

See relevant calendar entry for course descriptions.