Department
Credits
12.00
Credential Type
Concentration
Program
Economics: Policy Analysis and Management (Concentration)
Overview
With the Economics Policy Analysis and Management concentration, you'll learn how decisions are made at the local and federal levels. You'll get to know the inner workings of economics so that you can understand the environmental impact, transportation and growth decisions of your local communities. You'll take economics courses in Public Policy and Administration, Urban and Regional Economics, Cost-Benefit Analysis and Evaluation, Environmental Economics and more.
In order to take this concentration, you must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program at Douglas College.
Admissions Requirements
There are no separate admission requirements for a concentration, but you must be enrolled in a degree program in order to complete a concentration.
Cost
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Program Requirements
Curriculum Framework
Concentration in Economics: Policy Analysis and Management
- This concentration is available for any Bachelor's degree student at Douglas College
- Successful completion of 12 credits
- A minimum of six (6) credits of upper level (3000 or 4000) coursework is required
- Students who have already taken and received credits for the required and elective course(s) in their Bachelor's degree program can also apply the course(s) towards the requirements for the Concentration.
Course Requirements:
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Required course: |
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Introduction to Public Policy and Administration |
3.00 |
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Select 3 courses from the following eligible options (9 credits): |
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Globalization and the World Economy |
3.00 |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
3.00 |
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Environmental Economics |
3.00 |
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Canadian Microeconomic Policy |
3.00 |
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Urban and Regional Economics |
3.00 |
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International Trade Issues (or equivalent) |
3.00 |
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Cost Benefit Analysis and Evaluation |
3.00 |
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Business Management or equivalent (with permission) |
3.00 |
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Total Credits |
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12.00 |
Program Guidelines
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