Department of Economics and Finance, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics

The Economics Co-op program provides an integrated academic/work experience for students with co-op employer organizations. Students in the program complete 4-5 work terms while fulfilling the requirements of their honours Economics program.

All co-op students must complete the Economics core plus an introductory computer science course (CIS*), ECON*2770 Introductory Mathematical Economics and ECON*3740 Introduction to Econometrics in their first 4 semesters. Admission in the co-op program is limited to students of high academic standing and will be considered only at semester 1 entry or at the end of semester 2. The first 2 work terms normally follow completion of the first 4 semesters of academic study. Students will only be permitted to take these work terms if they are eligible to continue in the Honours Economics program, have completed the required courses and are maintaining a satisfactory standing in their Economics program. The 3rd and 4th work terms will normally follow the 6th academic semester. For further information on the Economics Co-op program students are urged to consult the department's Program Guide and Co-operative Education Programs in Section X-degree Programs in this calendar.

Students should review the Economics section in the schedule of studies for additional program information.

Program Requirements

The Co-op program in Economics is a five year program, including five work terms. Students must follow the academic work schedule as outlined below (also found on the Co-operative Education website: https://www.recruitguelph.ca/cecs/). 

Economics Academic and Co-op Work Term Schedule

Co-op Information

Year	Fall	Winter	Summer
1	Academic Semester 1	Academic Semester 2	Off
2	Academic Semester 3 COOP*1100	Academic Semester 4	COOP*1000 Work Term I
3	COOP*2000 Work Term II	Academic Semester 5	COOP*3000 Work Term III
4	Academic Semester 6	COOP*4000 Work Term IV	COOP*5000 Work Term V
5	Academic Semester 7	Academic Semester 8	N/A

Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to work term performance grading, work term report grading and program completion requirements.

For additional program information students should consult with their Co-op Co-ordinator and Co-op Faculty Advisor, listed on the Co-operative Education web site.

Credit Summary

(22.50 Total Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Core Courses		9.50
Humanities credits from at least two subject areas (BA distribution requirement)		1.50
Social Science credit outside of ECON (BA distribution requirement)		0.50
Electives		8.50
Co-op Work Terms		2.50
Total Credits		22.5

The recommended program sequence is outlined below.

Major (Honours Program)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1
ECON*1050	Introductory Microeconomics	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
MATH*1030	Business Mathematics	0.50
MATH*1080	Elements of Calculus I	0.50
MATH*1200	Calculus I	0.50
1.50 electives		1.50
Semester 2 (Winter)
ECON*1100	Introductory Macroeconomics	0.50
One computer science course		0.50
1.50 electives		1.50
Summer Semester
Optional -- at the discretion of the student
Semester 3 (Fall)
COOP*1100	Introduction to Co-operative Education	0.00
ECON*2310	Intermediate Microeconomics	0.50
ECON*2410	Intermediate Macroeconomics	0.50
ECON*2740	Economic Statistics	0.50
ECON*2770	Introductory Mathematical Economics	0.50
0.50 electives		0.50
Semester 4 (Winter)
ECON*3740	Introduction to Econometrics	0.50
0.50 Credit in Economics or Finance at the 3000 level		0.50
1.50 electives		1.50
Summer Semester
COOP*1000	Co-op Work Term I	0.50
Fall Semester
COOP*2000	Co-op Work Term II	0.50
Semester 5 (Winter)
ECON*3810	Advanced Macroeconomics	0.50
1.00 credits in Economics or Finance at the 3000 level		1.00
1.00 electives		1.00
Summer Semester
COOP*3000	Co-op Work Term III	0.50
Semester 6 (Fall)
ECON*3710	Advanced Microeconomics	0.50
0.50 credits in Economics or Finance at the 4000 level 2		0.50
1.50 electives		1.50
Winter Semester
COOP*4000	Co-op Work Term IV	0.50
Summer Semester
COOP*5000	Co-op Work Term V	0.50
Semester 7 (Fall)
ECON*4710	Advanced Topics in Microeconomics	0.50
0.50 credits in Economics or Finance at the 4000 level		0.50
1.00 electives		1.00
0.50 restricted electives		0.50
Semester 8 (Winter)
ECON*4810	Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics	0.50
0.50 credits in Economics or Finance at the 4000 level		0.50
1.50 electives		1.50

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ECON*4640 Advanced Econometrics is recommended