The mandate of the Department of Economics is to contribute to the liberal arts education of students at Mount Allison through teaching, research, and scholarly activities. Economics, the study of how people organize to meet their material needs and desires, deals with a subject which dominates the every day lives of human beings. Background Economics courses have been taught at Mount Allison since the late 1890's. The Department currently offers a wide selection of courses covering theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of economic phenomena. Students interested in pursuing a program of studies in economics can choose to do so under the B.Sc.
Students can follow either an area of concentration or an honours degree program.
In a typical year over 200 students enrol in our first year Principles of Economics course. Approximately 30 of these students will choose to go on to pursue a degree in economics. Program The Economics program at Mount Allison is built around a core of courses in mathematics, statistics, and economic theory. The core is designed to prepare students for further work in economics at the post-graduate level. The Department also offers a variety of field courses which cover important areas of economics.