Overview
Key facts
The Economics program of University of Guelph offers a finance specialization for students who wish to focus their studies towards finance-based economics.
Master’s students can choose a course-based degree (8 months) or course work plus Major Research Project (MRP) degree (12 months). The MRP is completed in the third semester, supervised by a faculty member. Both specializations (Economic and Finance) will need to take a non-credit preliminary mathematics course as well as the Economic core of advanced microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics. Students interested in the finance specialization will need to take additional courses in theoretical and empirical finance.
Are you interested in:
- Economics
- Finance
- International development
- Data analytics
Career opportunities
- Economist
- Research associate, statistician, data analyst
- Financial analyst, portfolio manager
- Public and private sector management
- Academia
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Microeconomic Theory
- Macroeconomic Theory
- Mathematical Methods for Economics
- Game Theory
- Experimental Economics
- Mathematical Economics
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Economics Finance Econometrics View 23 other Masters in Econometrics in CanadaAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Undergraduate degree (4-year program or equivalent)
- B+ average in last two years of study
- Background in economic theory and econometrics
Tuition Fee
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International
15332 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7666 CAD per semester during 12 months. -
National
6412 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3206 CAD per semester during 12 months.
Living costs for Guelph
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Financing
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Funding
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