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Courses
Please note that the core courses ECON 302, ECON 305 and ECON 333 are reserved for students declared in the Economics major.
Economics electives are open to any student with the required prerequisites. Upper division electives are open to any student with the required prerequisites and 45 units.
To browse other course offerings please visit: SFU Course Outlines
To see what an economics program will teach you, take a look at the Educational Goals for some of the core economics courses.
ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 103 D100 |
Douglas Allen
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
| ECON 103 D900 |
Sessional
Vasyl Golovetskyy |
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m. |
Surrey
Surrey |
ECON 104 - Economics and Government
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 104 D100 |
Krishna Pendakur
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 105 D100 |
Gustavo Tovar Albuquerque
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| ECON 105 D900 |
Vasyl Golovetskyy
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
|
Surrey
|
ECON 113 - Introduction to Microeconomics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 113 D100 |
Martin Santamaria
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 115 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 115 D100 |
Martin Santamaria
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 201 - Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 201 D100 |
Christoph Luelfesmann
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
ECON 220W - Communication in Economics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 220W D100 |
Sepideh Fotovatian
Gulriz Barkin |
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby
|
| ECON 220W D200 |
Sepideh Fotovatian
Gulriz Barkin |
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, Wed, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 233 - Introduction to Economic Data and Statistics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 233 D100 |
Brian Krauth
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 290 - Microeconomic Policy
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 290 D100 |
Gustavo Tovar Albuquerque
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 302 - Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 302 D100 |
Gulriz Barkin
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
ECON 305 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 305 D100 |
Lucas Herrenbrueck
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Fri, 2:30–3:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
ECON 310 - Money and Banking
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 310 D100 |
John Knowles
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 331 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 331 D100 |
Bertille Antoine
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 2:30–3:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
ECON 332 - Computational Economics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 332 D100 |
Chenyu Hou
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 333 - Statistical Analysis of Economic Data
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 333 D100 |
Xiaoting Sun
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 335 - Cause and Effect in Economic Data
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 335 D100 |
Simon Woodcock
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 370 - Health Economics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 370 D100 |
Gustavo Tovar Albuquerque
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 403 - Advanced Macroeconomic Theory
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 403 D100 |
John Knowles
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 427W - Industrial Organization: Law and Economics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 427W D100 |
Douglas Allen
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 8:30–9:20 a.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
ECON 434 - Seminar in Applied Market Design
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 434 D100 |
Xiaoting Sun
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 436 - Seminar in Economics and Social Network Analysis
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 436 D100 |
Martin Santamaria
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Thu, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 446 - Seminar in International Finance
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 446 D100 |
Minjie Deng
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 460 - Seminar in Environmental Economics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 460 D100 |
Gulriz Barkin
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 499W - Honours Research Project
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 499W D100 |
Michael Gilraine
|
Jan 5 – Apr 10, 2026: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
*Please note thes course offerings are subject to change.
ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 103 D100 |
Gordon Myers
|
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Thu, 9:30–11:20 a.m. |
Location: TBA
Location: TBA |
ECON 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 105 D100 |
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Location: TBA
|
ECON 201 - Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 201 D100 |
Kevin Laughren
|
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Location: TBA
|
ECON 280 - Introduction to Labor Economics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 280 D100 |
Jane Friesen
|
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Location: TBA
|
ECON 302 - Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 302 D100 |
Gulriz Barkin
|
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Tue, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
|
Location: TBA
|
ECON 305 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 305 D100 |
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Location: TBA
|
ECON 342 - International Trade
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 342 D100 |
Kevin Laughren
|
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
|
Location: TBA
|
ECON 355W - Economic Development
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 355W D100 |
Gustavo Tovar Albuquerque
|
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Location: TBA
|
ECON 455W - Topics in Economic Development
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 455W D100 |
Kevin Laughren
|
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 480 - Seminar in the Economics of Labor Market Policy
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 480 D100 |
Jane Friesen
|
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
|
ECON 484 - Selected Topics in Economics
| Section | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON 484 D100 |
Kevin Laughren
|
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
May 11 – Aug 10, 2026: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m. |
Location: TBA
Location: TBA |
*Please note thes course offerings are subject to change up to the start of enrollment for each term
Upcoming_Course_Offerings_Oct_2025.pdfEconomics | Projected Course Offerings (updated October 2025)