Acadia University

Course Description

• Economics has been classically defined as “the study of people in the ordinary business of life"
• The mission of the Department of Economics is to create an environment where students develop the skills and insights expected of a modern economist educated in the liberal arts tradition, and where an interaction is fostered that promotes teaching, research, and service, all in a technologically-rich environment
• Economics at Acadia offers a range of options including both the BA and the BSc with major, double major, and honours, plus other joint programs with business and computer science
• This course participates in Acadia’s award-winning co-operative education program through which students receive credit for paid work experience related to economics
• The most common jobs open to students upon graduation are in banking, provincial, federal and municipal government, consulting and numerous private sector firms