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Minor in Economics

Add it to any Major or double Minor

Program Highlights

Make Your Degree Work Harder

You've already chosen your degree. A Minor in Economics is how you make it sharper. In 3–4 semesters, you add formal economic training to your transcript without changing your timeline.

Real World, Real Tools

Applied projects using real economic data and AI. Guest speakers from industry and government. Small classes where your voice gets heard.

Economics Connects You to Industry Trends

Employers consistently rank analytical thinking, data literacy, and communication skills among the most in-demand workplace skills. A Minor in Economics helps you develop all three.

Program Introduction

Economics is not just a subject. It is a way of thinking. It teaches you to read data, understand incentives, anticipate consequences, and communicate complex ideas with clarity. These are not niche academic skills. They are the skills employers across every industry consistently rank as most in demand.

The Minor in Economics is designed as a high impact complement to any bachelor's degree. It is focused, flexible, and skill intensive, built to strengthen your existing credential without adding years to your timeline. With small class sizes, applied projects using real world data and AI, and frequent engagement with industry professionals, this is Economics in practice from day one. Many courses are Zero Textbook Cost, making it one of the most accessible and valuable additions you can make to your degree.

Whether you are studying social sciences, humanities, business, entrepreneurship, marketing, HR, or sciences, the Minor in Economics adds the analytical depth and data literacy that makes your degree work harder for you. Declare after 15 credits, plan early, and graduate with a formal Minor designation on your transcript and a competitive edge that sets you apart.

The Minor in Economics strengthens your main program by adding the analytical, data, and communication skills that employers across every industry actively seek. You will develop the ability to work with real world economic data, analyze complex problems, explain findings clearly, and make sound decisions under uncertainty. Applied projects, AI tools, and frequent engagement with industry and government professionals ensure your learning goes well beyond the classroom. Many courses are Zero Textbook Cost, making this one of the most accessible credentials you can add to your degree. Upon completion, your transcript will formally show a Minor in Economics, a clear and recognized signal that you think analytically and are ready to perform at a professional level.

24 ECON credits (12 lower level + 12 upper level) are required for the Minor designation. View the full course descriptions.

Step 1: Foundations (6 credits)

Take both:

ECON 1150: Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 1250: Principles of Macroeconomics

Step 2: Intermediate Courses (6 credits)

Take any two:

ECON 2210: Money and Banking
ECON 2255: International Trade
ECON 2260: Environmental Economics
ECON 2280: Labour Economics
ECON 2350: Intermediate Microeconomics

You are strongly encouraged to declare your Minor in Economics at this stage. Email businessadvising@kpu.ca to declare.

Step 3: Upper-Level Courses (12 credits)

Take any four:

ECON 3100: Economics of Sustainability Policy
ECON 3150: Managerial Economics
ECON 3208: History of Economic Thought
ECON 3211: Economic History of Canada
ECON 3251: The Economics of Gender
ECON 3270: Industrial Organization
ECON 3333: Statistical Analysis of Economic Data
ECON 3350: Game Theory and Strategic Behaviour
FNSR 3350: Securities Analysis
ECON 3362: Natural Resource Economics
ECON 3451: Macroeconomic Policy
ECON 3455: The Economics of International Finance
ECON 3555: Issues in Economic Development
ECON 4710: Law and Economics
ECON 4900: Special Topics in Economics

You can declare a Minor in Economics after completing 15 credits of undergraduate coursework. You can declare as soon as you:

✔ have enrolled in any bachelor’s degree program

✔ have completed 15 undergraduate credits

✔ have GPA of 2.0 or higher

To declare, email Advising: businessadvising@kpu.ca. Declaring early helps you plan your courses and avoid delays.

Please note that the Faculty's admission requirements, which consist of KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement, apply to this program

Declaring your Minor is simple. Once you have completed 15 undergraduate credits and met the GPA requirement, reach out to Advising to get started. Planning early is strongly encouraged as upper-level courses are offered in limited sections and not every semester. Students who declare early, take upper-level courses when offered, and meet regularly with Advising, complete their Minor efficiently and graduate on time.

To declare the Minor in Economics, email Advising: businessadvising@kpu.ca

Finish in as little as 3-4 semesters

The Minor in Economics courses at 3000 level or above can be completed in 3 to 4 semesters with early planning. Because upper-level courses are offered in limited sections and not every term, students who declare early, take courses when they are available, and meet with Advising graduate on time without disruption to their main program. You can declare after completing just 15 credits. The sooner you start planning, the smoother your path to completion.

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Zero Textbook Cost

Many Economics courses at KPU are Zero Textbook Cost, meaning you save money without sacrificing quality. Classes regularly incorporate guest speakers from industry and government, real world case studies, and applied projects using live economic data and AI tools. You will see how economic thinking is applied in business, policy, and beyond, at no extra cost.

Why Add Economics to Your Degree?

Economics strengthens your degree by adding analytical, data, and policy evaluation skills that employers consistently value. Here is what it adds to some of our most popular programs:

Accounting: Market analysis, policy insight, and understanding how inflation, interest rates, and regulation affect firms and industries
Entrepreneurial Leadership: Pricing strategy, demand forecasting, risk analysis, and data driven decision making under uncertainty
Human Resources Management: Insight into labour markets, wage dynamics, incentives, and how compensation structures influence behaviour
Marketing Management: Consumer behaviour analysis, pricing models, competitive strategy, and understanding how markets respond to change
Information Technology: Data analysis skills, economic reasoning for tech innovation, platform economics, and understanding digital markets
Political Science: Public choice theory, political economy, voting incentives, and economic analysis of government policy
Health Science: Health economics, public health policy evaluation, cost effectiveness analysis, and understanding healthcare systems
Anthropology: Quantitative tools to complement cultural analysis, decision-making frameworks, and economic perspectives on development and exchange.
Criminology: Cost-benefit analysis, policy evaluation tools, and understanding incentives behind behaviour and crime prevention strategies.
Geography & the Environment: Environmental policy analysis, sustainability trade-offs, climate economics, and resource management evaluation.
History: Economic analysis of historical change, institutional development, and the role of markets in shaping societies.
Journalism: Data literacy, interpreting economic reports, understanding public policy impacts, and communicating complex economic issues clearly.
Philosophy: Formal decision theory, rational choice frameworks, and structured approaches to analyzing trade-offs and uncertainty.

Not sure how Economics fits your degree? Email business advising at businessadvising@kpu.ca

Philosophy: Formal decision theory, rational choice frameworks, and structured approaches to analyzing trade-offs and uncertainty.
Policy Studies: Policy design tools, economic impact analysis, cost-benefit evaluation, and evidence-based decision-making.
Political Science: Public choice theory, political economy, voting incentives, and economic analysis of government policy.
Psychology: Behavioural economics, decision-making under risk, incentives, and applying data analysis to human behaviour.
Sociology: Inequality analysis, labour markets, social mobility, and economic perspectives on institutions and social systems.
Biology: Resource allocation models, population dynamics in economic contexts, environmental economics, and data analysis skills.
Health Science: Health economics, public health policy evaluation, cost-effectiveness analysis, and understanding healthcare systems.