BA/BS in Economics is a bachelor's degree in Economics programme taught at University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 689 per credit (CAD 164 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Economics
Duration: 3 years
Local tuition: CAD 164 / credit
International tuition: CAD 689 / credit
Last checked September 2026 · Source: umanitoba.ca ·
Program details
Overview
This Bachelor of Arts in Economics, offered through the Faculty of Arts, examines wages and employment, economic growth, productivity, wealth and poverty, government budgets and taxation, resource exploitation, business practices, inflation, recession, and regional economic differences, through courses such as Canadian economic issues and policy, economic analytics using computer-based methods, the economics of gender, monetary macroeconomics and policy, and the history of economic thought. The degree is offered at General (90 credit hours), Advanced, and Honours (120 credit hours) levels, the Honours program offering economics-and-econometrics or economics-and-society streams, alongside joint programs with the Faculty of Science in economics-mathematics and economics-statistics. A co-op option and an 18-credit-hour minor are available, and part-time study is permitted at all levels; delivery is on the Fort Garry campus. It suits students seeking to understand economic issues for roles in government, policy research, financial firms, international business, or cooperatives, or for further academic study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Faculty of Arts admission (applies to all BA majors; no Economics-specific admission requirement). Direct Entry (Manitoba high school students, fewer than 24 post-secondary credit hours): minimum average of 70% over English 40S, Mathematics 40S, and two academic 40S courses, with no less than 60% in each course. Advanced Entry (24+ post-secondary credit hours): minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (C). BA General requires 90 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.00 in Economics courses; BA Advanced requires 120 credit hours (at least 48 in Economics, 18 in a minor, or a double major) with a minimum GPA of 2.00; BA Honours requires 120 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 3.00. Meeting these minimums does not guarantee admission.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to the University of Manitoba. As of this September 2026 fetch, the Direct Entry deadlines page shows only the Fall 2026 cycle in full - University 1 and the Diploma in Agriculture at May 1, 2026 domestic / March 1, 2026 international, other Direct Entry programs at March 1, 2026 - a cycle that has already closed, alongside minor Winter 2027 (Dec 1, 2026) and Summer 2027 (Apr 1, 2027) intake deadlines. No Fall 2027 Direct Entry deadline has been published yet, so specific 2027 dates cannot be stated for the university's main intake. The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Jazz Studies deadline (January 15, applying equally to domestic and international applicants) is likewise confirmed only for the 2026-27 cycle, also closed, with no 2027-28 bulletin posted. These are described as fixed deadlines rather than rolling admission, and the university opens each new cycle's applications on October 1. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
