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.

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Research associate, statistician, data analyst

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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
- 8 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Guelph, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

B+

English requirements

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General requirements

Undergraduate degree (4-year program or equivalent)

B+ average in last two years of study

Background in economic theory and econometrics

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Tuition Fees

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15578 CAD / year

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5968 CAD / year

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Living costs

Guelph

Canada

1157 - 1804 CAD / month

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