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Economics examines human behavior across diverse scenarios, spanning individual and corporate decision-making to societal concerns like poverty and environmental challenges. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers an Economics program that can be paired with Business studies or other disciplines, including a minor option.
As the world evolves at an unprecedented pace, so too do the career possibilities available. Simon Fraser University's Economics Department ranks among Canada's most research-productive economics programs. Our distinguished faculty regularly publish groundbreaking research in leading economics journals, while our curriculum pushes students to achieve academic excellence and cultivate analytical skills for understanding complex global issues.
If you've completed, or are about to complete, your grade 12 or senior year in a Canadian, American, or international high school.
English Language minimum requirement:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS - Academic): Overall 6.5 with no part less than 6.0
Cambridge English Qualifications: Overall score 176 with no part less than 169
B2 First
C1 Advanced
C2 Proficiency
Test of English as a Foreign Language internet based test (TOEFL iBT): Overall score 88 with no part less than 20
Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL): Overall score of 70, with no part less than 60
Pearson Test of English (PTE): Overall score of 65, and a minimum score of 60 in the Communicative Skills, including: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Duolingo English Test (DET): Overall score of 125