Regulations effective September 1, 2019.
The Political Economy program at Athabasca University is designed for both beginning students and professionals to understand and engage with Canadian and global political and economic issues. The course selection provides students the opportunity to develop a greater appreciation and understanding of diverse polities, economies, cultures, and regions of the world. Additionally, it offers to professionals the retooling skills and the academic credential necessary for successful employment in an era of globalization.
Students may focus their studies in either Global Political Economy or Canadian Political Economy. For more information visit the Political Economy website.
Athabasca University has developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating.
Did you know? Athabasca University also offers:
For specific degree requirements view each program page.
Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.
Requirements in addition to the general program requirements for the 4-year BA with Major:
ECON 247 | Microeconomics | (3) |
ECON 248 | Macroeconomics | (3) |
MATH 215 | Introduction to Statistics or |
(3) |
MGSC 301 | Statistics for Business and Economics I | |
POEC 302 | Theories and Approaches to Political Economy | (3) |
POEC/GLST/INTR 230 | Globalization and World Politics | (3) |
Of the 21 credits required in the area of focus, students must take at least one course from each of the following areas: Economics, Political Economy, and Political Science. Select courses from only one area of focus.
ECON 401 | The Changing Global Economy* *Students who have taken ECON 301 may not take ECON 401 |
(3) |
ECON 366 | Economic Development | (3) |
ECON 475 | International Trade | (3) |
ECON 476 | International Finance | (3) |
ENVS 435 | Transformative Change in Building Sustainable Communities |
(3) |
ENVS/GLST 243 | Environmental Change in a Global Context | (3) |
FNCE 370 | Overview of Corporate Finance | (3) |
GLST 308 | Americas: An Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean | (3) |
HIST 486 | The Industrial Revolution | (3) |
MKTG 414 | International Marketing and Exporting | (3) |
POEC/GLST/INTR 395 | Political Economy of Development: People, Processes, and Policies | (3) |
POEC/GLST/INTR 483 | International Political Economy: The Politics of Globalization | (3) |
POLI 330 | International and Global Politics | (3) |
POLI 342 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | (3) |
POLI 480 | Politics of Our Networked World in the Digital Era | (3) |
SOCI 435 | Theories of Social Change | (3) |
or
CMNS 380 | Corporate Communication | (3) |
CMNS 401 | Cultural Policy in Canada | (3) |
ECON 385 | Money, Banking and Canadian Financial Institutions | (3) |
FNCE 322 | Personal Finance | (3) |
GEOG 311 | Canadian Urban Development | (3) |
GOVN 301 | Governance, the Public Sector and Corporate Power | (3) |
GOVN 450 | Public Budgeting and Financial Management in a Globalized World | (3) |
HIST 326 | Contemporary Canada: Canada after 1945 | (3) |
IDRL 320 | The Law of Work | (3) |
IDRL 309/LGST 310 | Human Rights, the Charter and Labour Relations | (3) |
LBST/SOCI/WGST 332 | Women and Unions | (3) |
POEC 393 | Canada and the Global Political Economy | (3) |
POLI 309 | Canadian Government and Politics | (3) |
POLI 311 | Aboriginal Politics and Governments | (3) |
POLI 325 | Canadian Environmental Policy and Politics | (3) |
POLI 383 | Canadian Political Economy in a Global Era | (3) |
SOCI 291 | Canadian Society | (3) |
SOCI 321 | Sociology of Work and Industry | (3) |
TAXX 301 | Taxation I | (3) |
12 remaining elective credits selected from the following disciplines:
Information effective Sept. 1, 2019 to Aug. 31, 2020.
Updated March 19 2020 by laurab
AU, CANADA'S OPEN UNIVERSITY, is an internationally recognized leader in online and distance learning.