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Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.)

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Management Economics in Industry and Finance (Co-op) (MEIF:C)

Department of Economics, College of Management & Economics

A principal aim of the Co-op program in Management Economics in Industry and Finance is to facilitate the transition of students from academic studies to a professional career by enhancing the integration of theory and practice.

The Co-op program in Management Economics in Industry and Finance is a five year program including, 5 work terms. Although the schedule includes 5 work terms, students have the option to complete only 4 of the 5 work terms, but must graduate with a Fall, Winter, and Summer work term. Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to adjusting the schedule listed below.

In order for students to be eligible to continue in the Co-op program, they must meet a minimum 70% cumulative average requirement after second semester, as well as meet all work term requirements. Please refer to the Co-operative Education program policy with respect to work term performance grading and work term report grading.

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

For this major, 10.00 credits are specified, 5.50 are restricted electives and 4.50 are free electives. (1.50 Liberal Education Requirement; 3.00 free electives).

Liberal Education Requirement

As part of the graduation requirement all students within the B.Comm. Program are required to complete 1.50 credits from at least two different subject prefixes as listed under the B.Comm. Program Information section of the undergraduate calendar.

Major

Semester 1
CME*1000 [0.50] Introduction to Business
ECON*1050 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics
One of:
CIS*1200 [0.50] Introduction to Computing
CIS*1500 [0.50] Introduction to Programming
One of:
MATH*1000 [0.50] Introductory Calculus
MATH*1080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I
MATH*1200 [0.50] Calculus I
0.50 electives
Semester 2 - Winter
BUS*2220 [0.50] Financial Accounting
ECON*1100 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics
MCS*1000 [0.50] Introductory Marketing
1.00 electives
Semester 3 - Fall
BUS*2230 [0.50] Management Accounting
COOP*1100 [0.00] Introduction to Co-operative Education
ECON*2310 [0.50] Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON*2740 [0.50] Economic Statistics
1.00 electives
Semester 4 - Winter
MCS*3040 [0.50] Business and Consumer Law
ECON*2410 [0.50] Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON*2770 [0.50] Introductory Mathematical Economics
ECON*3560 [0.50] Theory of Finance
0.50 electives
Summer Semester
COOP*1000 [0.00] Co-op Work Term I
Fall Semester
COOP*2000 [0.00] Co-op Work Term II
Semester 5 - Winter
ECON*3600 [0.50] Macroeconomics in an Open Economy
ECON*3740 [0.50] Introduction to Econometrics
FARE*3310 [0.50] Operations Management
1.00 electives or restricted electives
Summer Semester
COOP*3000 [0.00] Co-op Work Term III
Semester 6 - Fall
BUS*3320 [0.50] Financial Management
2.00 electives or restricted electives
Note: If in the Finance Area of Emphasis take ECON*3710.
Note:ECON*4710 and ECON*4810 are recommended for students wishing to pursue graduate studies.
Winter Semester
COOP*4000 [0.00] Co-op Work Term IV
(Eight month work term Winter/Summer)
Summer Semester
COOP*5000 [0.00] Co-op Work Term V
(Eight month work term Winter/Summer)
Semester 7 - Fall
BUS*2090 [0.50] Individuals and Groups in Organizations
2.00 electives or restricted electives
Semester 8 - Winter
ECON*4800 [0.50] Theory of Strategic Management
2.00 electives or restricted electives
Restricted Electives

4.50 additional credits in economics, of which

  • at most 0.50 credits can be at the 2000 level

  • at least 1.00 credits must be at the 4000 level - only one of ECON*4900, ECON*4910 may count as one of the required minimum number of 4000 level economics credits in the B.Comm. program.

  • 1.50 credits are from the following:

    ECON*3510 [0.50] Money, Credit and the Financial System

    ECON*3520 [0.50] Labour Economics

    ECON*3530 [0.50] Industrial Organization

    ECON*3660 [0.50] Economics of Equity Markets

1.00 credits from the following:

BUS*3230 [0.50] Intermediate Management Accounting
BUS*3280 [0.50] Auditing I
BUS*3330 [0.50] Intermediate Financial Accounting I
BUS*3340 [0.50] Intermediate Financial Accounting II
BUS*3350 [0.50] Taxation
BUS*4220 [0.50] Advanced Financial Accounting
BUS*4230 [0.50] Advanced Management Accounting
BUS*4250 [0.50] Business Policy
BUS*4260 [0.50] International Business
FARE*4360 [0.50] Marketing Research
MCS*3000 [0.50] Advanced Marketing
One of:
ECON*3760 [0.50] Fundamentals of Derivatives
FARE*4240 [0.50] Futures and Options Markets

Finance Area of Emphasis Restricted Electives:

Students must take the following:

ECON*3510 [0.50] Money, Credit and the Financial System
ECON*3660 [0.50] Economics of Equity Markets
ECON*3710 [0.50] Advanced Microeconomics
ECON*4560 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Finance
One of:
ECON*3760 [0.50] Fundamentals of Derivatives
FARE*4240 [0.50] Futures and Options Markets
One of:
ECON*3100 [0.50] Game Theory
ECON*4700 [0.50] Advanced Mathematical Economics

2.50 additional credits in economics, of which

  • at most 0.50 at most credits can be at the 2000 level

  • at least 1.50 credits must be at the 4000 level - only one of ECON*4900, ECON*4910 may count as one of the required minimum number of 4000 level economics credits in the B.Comm. program.

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