ECON100 - Principles of Economics
Course: ECON100 (Principles of Economics) in ECON department at University of Waterloo.
Credit Hours: 0.5 • Academic Level: first-year undergraduate course
Course Requirements: No prerequisites required - suitable for beginning students
Future Opportunities: Unlocks 17 advanced courses for further study
Course Type: Foundation course - forms the base for multiple advanced topics
Part of the ECON curriculum at University of Waterloo, helping students progress through degree requirements.
Courses unlocked by ECON100
- ECON241 - Introduction to Public Economics
- ECON254 - Economics of Sport
- ECON255 - Introduction to Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- ECON206 - Money and Banking 1
- ECON231 - Introduction to International Economics
- ECON201 - Microeconomic Theory for Business and Policy
- ECON262 - History of Economic Thought
- ECON351 - Labour Economics
- ECON371 - Business Finance 1
- ECON372 - Business Finance 2
- ECON290 - Models of Choice in Competitive Markets
- ECON256 - Introduction to Health Economics
- ECON211 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics
- ECON207 - Economic Growth and Development 1
- ECON221 - Statistics for Economists
- ECON322 - Econometric Analysis 1
- ECON366 - Gender and Economics
Academic Planning at University of Waterloo
Students planning ECON100 at University of Waterloo should complete 0 prerequisites before enrollment.
Future Pathways: Completing ECON100 enables enrollment in 17 advanced courses for further study
This first-year course at University of Waterloo integrates into structured degree pathways for ECON programs, supporting timely graduation and academic progression.