Professor and Head of the Department
G. Riser
The degree of Master of Arts is offered in Economics. The focus of the
program is applied economics with emphasis on Natural Resource and Environmental
Economics and Public Sector Economics. The program is designed so that suitably
qualified full-time students can complete it in one year.
A) QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION
1. To be considered for admission, an applicant must normally have completed
an undergraduate degree in economics at a Canadian university with at least
second-class Honours standing, or its equivalent. Satisfaction of this criterion
does not guarantee admission and, if admitted, students may be required to
complete specified undergraduate courses as deemed necessary by the Department.
2. Applicants who do not satisfy the criterion in (1) above may also be
considered for admission but, if admitted, will be required to complete specified
undergraduate courses as deemed necessary by the Department.
B) PROGRAMS OF STUDY
(I) NON-THESIS OPTION
1. The program of study requires, in addition to any specified undergraduate
courses, completion of 24 credit hours in graduate economics courses, and
a master’s essay course. The maximum time normally permitted for students
to satisfy these requirements is three years.
2. The 24 credit hours in graduate courses consist of 9 credit hours in
core courses: Economics 6000, 6001 and 6002, and 15 credit hours in other
courses from those offered by the Department in Natural Resource Economics
and Public Sector Economics. Normally, the 24 required credit hours in graduate
courses must be completed before the essay.
3. The master’s essay, Economics 6999, must be in the area relating to the
courses taken by the student. Students will be assigned a supervisor, who
will approve the topic; the essay will be graded by the supervisor and one
other member of the Department. The essay must be completed during the semester
in which the student is registered in Economics 6999. During that time, students
may be required to give a departmental seminar on their essays.
(II) THESIS OPTION
1. The thesis option consists of 18 credit hours and a thesis. The thesis
will consist of a comprehensive study in the area of the student’s field
courses. The thesis must embody systematic research and demonstrate a mastery
of economic principles and their application. Thesis work will be completed
under a supervisor from the Department.
2. The thesis must normally be completed within the two years following
completion of 18 required credit hours, which must include Economics 6000,
6001 and 6002.
3. The thesis will normally be evaluated internally and in accordance with
the requirements of the School of Graduate Studies.
COURSES
In accordance with Senate’s Policy Regarding Inactive Courses, courses
which have not been offered in the previous three academic years and which
are not scheduled to be offered in the current academic year have been removed
from the following listing. For information about any of these inactive courses,
please contact the Head of the Department.
The following courses will be offered to meet the requirements of candidates,
as far as resources of the Department will allow.
Core Courses
6000. Advanced Micro-economic Theory
6001. Advanced Macro-economic Theory
6002. Econometrics
Public Sector Economics Courses
6010. Taxation
6011. Expenditure
6012. Cost-benefit Analysis
6014. Topics in Public Sector Economics
Natural Resource Economics Courses
6020. Economics of Nonrenewable Natural Resources
6022. Environmental Economics
6024. Topics in Resource Economics
Master’s Essay Course
6999. Master’s Essay
Additional courses may be arranged, so far as the exigencies of the Department
allow, to meet the particular needs of candidates.
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