Minimum 70% GPA, 4-year Honors Bachelor's degree required, GMAT and GRE not required.
Completion of undergraduate courses in statistics, micro, and macro economics
Upon acceptance of an offer of admission a deposit of $4000 is due within 21-days. Please refer to the information on deposits included with your offer.
Statement of Interest (max 2 pages)
Curriculum Vitae (max 2 pages)
Minimum TOEFL: IBT- 83
Minimum IELTS: 6.5
Minimum Pearson: 65
The Master of Applied Economics and Policy program is designed to offer a unique combination of courses that will prepare you for work in the specialized field of economic policy
As a graduate, you will be prepared to immediately secure a position in the working world.
The program places special emphasis in preparing you to utilize large amounts of data available to professionals in government and business to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government polices and business projects.
Through a multidisciplinary approach to policy analysis involving economic courses, business courses, communication workshops and an exciting research project, you will have all of the tools and experiences needed to begin a career as an Economist.
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Total Courses: 39 credit hours (13 courses - 3 credit hours each)
(a) ECON-8210: Applied Microeconomics
ECON-8220: Applied Macroeconomics
ECON-8230: Mathematics for Applied Economics
ECON-8240: Applied Econometrics 1
ECON-8250: Applied Econometrics 2
ECON-8260: Business Communication
ECON-8270: Research Project in Economic Policy and Seminar
(b) Two of the following:
ECON-3730: International Economics: Trade
ECON-3740: International Economics: Finance
ECON-4160: Urban and Regional Economics
ECON-4300: Economics Analysis of Law
ECON-4600: Cost-Benefit Analysis
ECON-4860: Public Sector Economics: Finance
ECON-3350: Money and Banking
(c) Two of the following:
ECON-8100: International Economics
ECON-8500: Monetary Theory and Policy
ECON-8800: Models of Strategic Behavior
ECON-8940: Special Studies in Economics
ECON-8160: Labor Economics I
ECON-8910: Urban Economics
(d) Two of the following (offered by the Master of Management program):
BSMM-8110: Accounting Concepts and Techniques
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BSMM-8120: Finance in a Global Perspective
BSMM-8310: International Business
BSMM-8360: International Financial Reporting
BSMM-8370. International Financial Management
BSMM-8550: Domestic Transportation and International Shipping
Note the following:
To improve communication skills, students will be required to complete a course in Business Communication (offered by CEPE) with short modules spread throughout the program.
These modules are:
Term 1: Learning strategies in North American universities
Term 2: Norms of class participation, giving and receiving criticism graciously and productively
Term 3: Working in a team, including dealing with personality differences
Term 4: Training in using Linked-In
Students will be required to complete a policy project to fulfill the requirements of Research Project in Economic Policy. Topics would normally be of applied nature. Students would work on group projects involving statistical analysis and make group presentations.
Insurance: CAD 486.44/ year
