Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business
Economics · 3 hrs Lecture | 1 hrs Lab
Offered: Fall/Winter and Spring, Every Year
ECON-1201 prerequisites
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Taking ECON-1201 is a prerequisite for 12 courses directly, and opens 80 once their own follow-ons are counted.
- BUS-2002Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
- BUS-2010Fundamentals of Financial Management and Administration
- BUS-2103Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour
- BUS-2210Fundamentals of Marketing
- BUS-2440Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
- BUS-2501Fundamentals of Operations Management
- BUS-4800Investments
- BUS-4801Options, Futures, and Derivatives
- ECON-2201Mathematics for Economics and Finance
- ECON-2203Game Theory and Strategy
- ECON-4800Investments
- ECON-4801Options, Futures, and Derivatives
Where ECON-1201 counts
Counts toward 5 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 71 of 141 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course presents a number of models from economics and finance using elementary quantitative techniques. It is designed to be a methods course that allows students from a variety of backgrounds to work with economic and finance models. The course also provides an overview of the quantitative background required for selected second and third year courses in Economics. It may be taken as a co-requisite for ECON-1102(3) and ECON-1103(3) for students interested in a mathematical review.
Requisite courses
Pre-Calculus Math 40S or Applied Math 40S or an equivalent course [prerequisite(s)]; ECON-1201L (lab) (must be taken concurrently).
Note
This course is not recommended for students pursuing a BA (Hons) degree in Economics. Restriction: May not be taken for credit if students have completed a 2000-level course in Mathematics or ECON-2201(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.