Economics and Financial Management (BA)

About this programme

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics and Financial Management at Wilfrid Laurier University teaches you to navigate the complex world of personal and corporate finance, exploring how individual, family, government and firm decisions shape financial markets. Award-winning experts in economics and finance deliver an AACSB-accredited education that blends academic rigor with real-world insight. Develop skills in financial analysis, economic forecasting, risk management and strategic decision-making, fundamental to decision-making across businesses, non-profits, community organizations and governments, and preparing you for a career as a financial planner, investment analyst, wealth manager, banker or corporate finance professional. Discover what makes this Laurier program unique and how you'll gain real-world experience. Your future professors work hard to make sure your academic experience is current, complete and designed to open doors in your career. Here are a few things you can count on: Here are just a few of our students’ favourite ways to apply their learning in the real world throughout their degree (Check out the Experience Guide for more!): Explore a sample Economics schedule to see what your day-to-day might look like in this program. Get a glimpse of what you will study throughout your degree. See what your first-year classes will look like through sample courses and start exploring what your upper academic years can offer. Explore a variety of courses, specializations and pathway options that let you shape your degree around your unique interests and go