StudyQA — Bachelor: Economics — Queen's University (Page 220)

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Economic problems are an ever-present and inherent part of our lives. Common issues include the periodic existence of high unemployment; global competition in world markets and arguments about the wisdom of free trade agreements; and the effect of changes in the value of the Canadian dollar. The social science of economics is our attempt to analyze and understand these and other problems. At a more basic level, economics is concerned with the material well-being of human societies. Queen’s Economics Department has a long celebrated history of academic excellence.

Why should you study economics? First, it is essential to understanding the world in which you live and work. What determines the prices of goods and services, and the returns on stocks and bonds? Why do some people earn so much and others so little? Second, the study of economics will equip you to participate more successfully in an increasingly knowledge-based and interdependent global economy. How do individuals decide how much and what kinds of education to acquire, how much to spend and save, how to invest their savings, or how much to invest in housing? Finally, the study of economics will give you a better understanding of the objectives and limitations of government policy. How can government policy help reduce environmental pollution? How does the tax system affect the incentives for people to work, spend and save, and for firms to invest? By systematically addressing these sorts of questions, economics will help you make better decisions in your personal life, in your business life and as a global citizen.

Principles of Economics
Introductory Macroeconomics
Introductory Microeconomics
Microeconomic Theory I
Macroeconomic Policy
Emergence of the Modern Industrial Economy
Economic Development
Economic Aspects of Selected Social Issues
Introductory Statistics
Labour Markets and Gender Differences
Environmental Economics and Assessment
Macroeconomic Theory I
The Economics of the European Union
The Diffusion of Modern Industrial Growth
Canadian Tax Policy
The Economics of Health Care
Introduction to Mathematical Economics
Population and Economic Change
Microeconomic Theory II
Financial Markets and Risk Management
Economic History of North America since 1865
Computational Methods in Economics and Finance
Income Distribution and Problems of Inequality
Natural Resource Economics
Macroeconomic Theory II
Economic History of North America to 1865
Introductory Econometrics
Labour Economics
Urban and Regional Economics
Topics in Microeconomic Theory
Monetary Economics
International Trade Theory and Policy
Issues in Economic History
Issues in Microeconomic Policy
Applied Econometrics
Seminars in Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
Topics in Macroeconomic Theory
Topics in Financial Economics
International Macroeconomics
Public Economics
Industrial Organization and Public Policy
Mathematical Economics

Requirements

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT (Internet Based TOEFL)/88 overall: 24 Writing, 22 Speaking, 22 Reading, 20 Listening (Paper Based TOEFL (PBT)/580)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Score of 6.5 on Academic Module
Attestat o srednem (polnom) obshchem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education).
Grades required for admission will vary by program but, based on the Russian grading scale, the minimum average needed to fall within the competitive range is approximately 4 out of 5
High School GPA (4.3 Scale) - 2.7
High School transcript
Students apply to Queen’s Arts (QA) through the OUAC (Ontario University Application Centre) website. Secondary School prerequisites include Six 4U and 4M courses, including a minimum of three 4U courses, one of which must be ENG4U