{"id":50741,"date":"2025-07-03T13:38:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T17:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/economics\/?page_id=50741"},"modified":"2025-07-24T09:58:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:58:52","slug":"b-econ-honours-concentration-in-financial-economics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/economics\/b-econ-honours-concentration-in-financial-economics\/","title":{"rendered":"B.ECON Honours Concentration in Financial Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n B.ECON Honours Concentration in Financial Economics\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n
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\n Table of Contents\n <\/h2>\n
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\n \n 1.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Concentration Description\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 2.\n <\/span>\n\n \n General Elective Suggestions for First Year ECON Students\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 3.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Suggested Course Pattern – Financial Economics\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Important Notes!\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 5.\n <\/span>\n\n \n ECON 0005\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 6.\n <\/span>\n\n \n BUSI 1800\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 7.\n <\/span>\n\n \n BUSI 1003\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 8.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Registering in BUSI Courses\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 9.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Course Workload\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 10.\n <\/span>\n\n \n When to Complete Electives\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 11.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Minimum Prerequisite Grade\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 12.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Pursuing an MA in Economics\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 13.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Students Admitted After Fall 2025\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 14.\n <\/span>\n\n \n Suggested Course Plan\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Concentration Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Financial markets \u201cgrease the wheels<\/em>\u201d of the economy. The banking sector finances the entrepreneurs, who then build all that we have and enjoy on daily basis. The B.ECON. Honours Concentration in Financial Economics provides a rigorous and intensive grounding in financial economics. This concentration is recommended to individuals who plan to pursue a career in the financial sector, such as, banking, insurance, or consulting, where strong background in economics, in addition to finance and accounting, is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The B.Econ. Honours Concentration in Financial Economics can be completed via one of two streams, which vary in terms of the relative proportions of constituent economics, (ECON) and business (BUSI) courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stream 1: Economics Stream<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stream 2: Business Stream<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Elective Suggestions for First Year ECON Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Important Information about Electives!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFree electives\u201d can be taken in any subject, including the subject of the major. The only restrictions when choosing \u201cfree electives\u201d are to ensure you\u2019re not taking courses that are prohibited (ie. worth 0.0 credit in an economics degree, such as ECON 2101) and that you are not exceeding the max of 7.0 credits allowed at the 1000-level for the entire degree (including the major and electives sections of your audit).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, \u201cElectives Not In Economics\u201d must be in subjects other than Economics and again, you need to ensure you\u2019re not exceeding the 1000-level maximum for the degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a max of 7.0 credits 1000-level courses allowed for the entire degree (including requirements in the major and electives). If students exceed 7.0 credits at the 1000-level, course(s) would be set aside and not count towards the degree. You can check how many courses you\u2019ve taken at the 1000-level on your academic audit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students often ask for recommendations about elective courses. Students are in the best position to choose their elective courses based on their own interests, strengths, career goals, learning style, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of Electives Suggestions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course<\/strong><\/th>Credit<\/strong><\/th>Calendar Description<\/strong><\/th>Course Outlines<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
COMP 1005<\/a><\/td>[0.5]<\/td>Introduction to Computer Science I<\/td>COMP Course Outlines<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
PSCI 1100<\/a><\/td>[0.5]<\/td>Democracy in Theory and Practice<\/td>PSCI Course Outlines<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
PSCI 1200<\/a><\/td>[0.5]<\/td>Politics in the World<\/td>PSCI Course Outlines<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
ENGL 1020<\/a><\/td>[0.5]<\/td>Effective Writing<\/td>ENGL Course Outlines<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n