ECON 487Special Studies
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Economics
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Research and reading course under the direction of individual instructors. See Economics undergraduate officer for course registration.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention ECON 487, June 2017 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 2017
Less than one month till ??? 5 points, 11 comments
“Final exams.... Jeeez”
u/twofactorial: “first time in undergrad where I only have 1 final while taking a full course load”
u/twofactorial: “ECON 487 ECON 407 ECON 361 FINE 130 GER 271”
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… ECON 371 ECON 391 ECON 393 ECON 401 ECON 407 ECON 421 ECON 451 ECON 456 ECON 472 ECON 484 ECON 487 ECON 491 ECON 600 ECON 601 ECON 606 ECON 621 ECON 655 ECON 673 EFAS 32 EFAS 34 EFAS 36 EFAS 42 EFAS 44 EFAS 46 ELPE 100 EMLS 101R EMLS 102R EMLS 103R EMLS 104R EMLS 110R EMLS 129R …”
Spring 2017
Help Choosing between ECON 487 (Canadian Monteary Policy) and ECON 451 (Law and Economics) 1 point, 1 comment
u/UW_ECON: “Has anyone taken Canadian Monetary Policy (ECON 487) with Jean-Paul Lam and/or Law and Economics (ECON 451) with Phil Curry? How is it in terms of workload and difficulty? Stuck between the two right now.”
Econ 487? 0 points, 2 comments
u/trindte: “Has anyone here taken this course as Canadian Monetary Policy with Lam? Looking at it now and anything you can share about it would be appreciated. Thanks”
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