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ECON 206Money and Banking 1

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Economics

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 3 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course offers an overview of the functioning of the financial system both in Canada and abroad. It includes discussions of money and inflation, financial assets, and financial institutions and intermediaries.

Prerequisites

  • Complete 1 of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • COMM103 - Principles of Economics (0.50)
      • ECON100 - Principles of Economics (0.50)
    • Complete all of the following
      • Complete 1 of the following
        • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
          • ECON101 - Introduction to Microeconomics (0.50)
          • MSE263 - Managerial Economics (0.50)
        • Must have completed the following:
      • Complete 1 of the following
        • Must have completed the following:
          • ECON102 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (0.50)
        • Must have completed the following:

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001346740 / 100MW 08:30–09:50
LEC 002374198 / 100MW 10:00–11:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00133610 / 89MW 14:30–15:50
LEC 00233620 / 89TTh 13:00–14:20
LEC 701128099 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

68% liked it74% easy76% useful

From 72 ratings and 27 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Only 2 midterms (20%+20%) and 1 final (60%) pretty much all mcq. Prof didn't teach, just put textbook into a slideshow and read directly from them. Would not take another class with Joseph De Juan

    Dec 2024 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Joseph de Juan-
    (Biased view)
    I scored 91 % in the midterms.
    I agree with the previous review for the most part. The only addition I would make is that DO NOT TAKE this course with Prof Juan. His questions are fair and comprehensive; however he is extremely uncooperative, asking him to give questions for practice is tedious at best and infuriating at most. He also seems to not want to answer simple questions regarding course coverage on email along with other absurdities. I wouldnt wish this professor on my worst enemy.

    Dec 2024 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Useful for econ and I liked the content as a psci major too. Content would be very dull if you do not care about it. (F24)

    Oct 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Midterm 1 contained 30 MC + 5 SA. Midterm 2 contained 45 MC. Its basically the course content problem, just a little bit trickier

    Jul 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • 2 midterms worth 25% each and a final. The course info was pretty useful as I managed to apply it to some of my interviews.
    What helped me the most was going over the textbook and doing the assigned questions as I found the final pretty similar to those.

    Mar 2026 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

135 posts and comments in 113 threads mention ECON 206, May 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

Spring 2024

Missed Course Selection 3 points, 2 comments

u/freshsmite: “Hi, I was out of the country during the course selection period and didn’t have access to the internet. I missed my course selection process for my second year cs courses, how screwed am I? I was planning to take: STAT 230 MATH 239 CS 245 CS 246 ECON 206”

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Winter 2024

Yall STINK 205 points, 14 comments

u/Ok_Cauliflower73: “Never in my life has my nose been that violated than in my ECON 206 midterm this morning. The man in front of me was ripping ass for 1.5 hours STRAIGHT. WHAT in the world is in your diet to be farting that foul smell so consistently. …”

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Fall 2023

ECON 206 1 point, 4 comments

u/Present-Witness6433: “Is anyone else here taking ECON 206 this semester? Was wondering if there were any gc’s about the class since I’ll be missing Thursday’s lecture, thanks.”

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Spring 2023

Econ 206 Final 1 point, 0 comments

u/NotToludrift: “Anyone have any past Econ 206 finals or any study material? Thanks!”

u/Latancy: “Hey, sorry this isn't the comment you're hoping for, but how is ECON 206? I'm in AFM 2B, and I want to take this as my elective in 3A (Fall 2023). How are the assessments? Is the course easy if you have finance knowledge? Thanks! (Good luck on your exam!)”

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