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Lazaridis School of Business and Economics
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Financial Management (Honours)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Financial Management (Honours)

Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Financial Management (Honours)

  • ID:WLU010028
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
  • Duration:
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  • Type:Full-time

Fees (CAD)

  • Application Fee:$156.00
  • TuitionFee/Year:$32,252.00
  • LivingFee/Year:$15,000.00
  • InsuranceFee/Year:$1,000.00
  • OtherFee/Year:$2,150.00
  • Application Fee:$156.00
  • TuitionFee/Year:$32,252.00
  • LivingFee/Year:$15,000.00
  • InsuranceFee/Year:$1,000.00
  • OtherFee/Year:$2,150.00

* Books, Student services fees

Estimated Total/program:
$202,232.00
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Ontario High School Curriculum

  • Minimum admission range of mid 80s.
  • Competitive admission range of high 80s.
  • English at 70%.
  • Advanced Functions at 70%.
  • One of Calculus and Vectors or Data Management at 60%.
  • All required courses calculated in admission average, including English. 

English Requirements

Laurier’s language of instruction is English. If your first language is not English, you must provide evidence of your English proficiency to our Recruitment and Admissions office.

You can:

  • Submit a minimum score on an accepted test of English proficiency (listed below); or

  • Complete the Laurier English and Academic Foundation (LEAF) program.

If you have studied in an English-language school system on a full-time basis for a minimum of three years, you may request an exemption.

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Internet-based testing (TOEFL iBT): an overall score of 83 or higher with a minimum score of 20 in each component.

  • Paper-based testing: 560 overall.

  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS), An academic score of 6.5 or higher with a minimum of 6.0 in each band.

  • Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL), 70 overall; 60 in each band.

  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE), 59 overall or higher.

  • Cambridge Assessment English (CAE), Overall score of 176.

  • Duolingo English Test, Minimum score of 115.

Course Information

From the decisions made as individuals and families to the decisions made by governments and firms, combing economics and finance gives you the training to understand the complexities of personal and corporate finance, and use those to help people, businesses and governments make better financial decisions. Learn how the Bank of Canada's interest rate decisions affect bond and stock prices. Discover how exchange rates affect the riskiness of international supply chain choices. Study how government regulations help maintain financial stability - and how they can contribute to instability. Learn how you can create and estimate the best models for asset prices. Explore how people's psychological biases affect financial decision-making, and how governments can use them to help improve personal finances.

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First-Year Courses

  • Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Science or Calculus I

  • Introduction to Financial Accounting

  • Introduction to Macroeconomics

  • Introduction to Microeconomics

  • Understanding the Business Environment

  • 2.5 non-economics elective credits

Sample First-Year Electives

  • Environment, Sustainability and Society

  • Evil and Its Symbols

  • Pirates! A World History

Sample Upper-Year Courses

  • Economics of the Canadian Banking and Financial System

  • Economics of Inequality

  • Industrial Organization

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • bank examiner/trust officer
  • business forecaster
  • economic developer
  • financial analyst
  • investment banking analyst
  • lawyer/paralegal
  • pricing analyst
  • securities trader

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 1000.00 ($) CAD 

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