{"id":50907,"date":"2025-07-08T14:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/economics\/?page_id=50907"},"modified":"2025-07-24T09:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:58:16","slug":"b-econ-honours-concentration-in-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/economics\/b-econ-honours-concentration-in-development\/","title":{"rendered":"B.ECON Honours Concentration in Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n B.ECON Honours Concentration in Development\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 \u2013 Development\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
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\n \n 4.1\n <\/span>\n\n \n ECON 0005\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.2\n <\/span>\n\n \n Course Workload\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.3\n <\/span>\n\n \n When to Complete Electives\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.4\n <\/span>\n\n \n Minimum Prerequisite Grade\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n
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\n \n 4.5\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 4.6\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 4.7\n <\/span>\n\n \n Suggested Course Plan – Development\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

Income inequality, poverty, quality education and healthcare are some of the most commonly cited global challenges. Addressing these problems falls within the scope of economic development. The B.Econ. Honours Concentration in Development provides a rigorous and intensive grounding in development economics and comparative politics in respect of development and underdevelopment. Students will develop detailed knowledge of problems and issues in development economics as well as various policy solutions to these problems. Students also acquire advanced quantitative skills and the ability to carry out independent research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The B.Econ. Honours Concentration in Development is normally completed during the last three of four years of full-time study. The concentration combines selected specialized courses from departments of Economics and Political Science. This concentration is recommended to individuals who have a strong interest in development and plan to pursue a career in the foreign service or in an international governmental or non-governmental organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students seeking to gain additional training in quantitative methods may benefit from combining B.Econ. Honours Concentration in Development with B.Econ. Honours Concentration in Economic Data Science. Combining the Development concentration with either the B.Econ. Honours Concentration in International Political Economy or B.Econ. Honours Concentration in Natural Resources, Environment, and Economy will enable students to gain a broad knowledge of issues and solutions in the domain of economic development across several fields of social science. Furthermore, any one of these combinations will provide students with a strong and broad set of skills generally sought by the employers.<\/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<\/th>Credit<\/th>Calendar Description<\/th>Course Outlines<\/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

Suggested Course Pattern \u2013 Development<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The information below is a recommended<\/em> course pattern for students in the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) with a concentration in Development. There may be other ways of structuring your degree depending on part-time study and other factors listed below. Each student\u2019s academic journey is different and might not follow this course pattern exactly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n