Economics
About Economics
The Department of Economics offers a Ph.D. program that attracts students from all over the world. Faculty members conduct research in numerous areas of economics, with particularly strong representation in the fields of econometrics, empirical microeconomics including development, and natural resources.
Lectures and examinations in the graduate program in Economics are given in the core areas of:
- macroeconomics
- microeconomics
- econometrics
and several fields including:
- economic development
- financial econometrics
- industrial organization
- health economics
- international economics
- labour economics
- monetary economics
- mathematical economics
- advanced theory
Economics Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Admission Requirements
You must hold, or reasonably expect to hold by September, a master's degree in economics for entry to the Ph.D. program; however, exceptional candidates holding a bachelor's degree will be considered for direct admission to Ph.D. 1 level.
If your education has been interrupted or if you do not have an undergraduate or graduate degree in economics from a Canadian university, you must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE; General Test) and arrange for your scores to be sent to us.
English Language Proficiency
For graduate applicants whose mother tongue is not English, and who have not completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized Canadian or American (English or French) institution or from a recognized foreign institution where English is the language of instruction, documented proof of English proficiency is required prior to admission.
Note: The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) cannot be substituted for the GRE. McGill University’s institutional code is 0935, and the Department of Economics’ code is 1801. For more information about the GRE, please visit their website.
Application Procedures
McGill’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/how-apply.
See University Regulations & Resources > Graduate > Graduate Admissions and Application Procedures > Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.
Information can be accessed on the Economics Department website at mcgill.ca/economics.
Additional Requirements
- GRE – mandatory if your education was interrupted or you do not have a degree in Economics from a Canadian university
- Personal Statement
Application Dates and Deadlines
Application opening dates are set by Enrolment Services in consultation with Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), while application deadlines are set by the Economics Department and may be revised at any time. Applicants must verify all deadlines and documentation requirements well in advance on the appropriate McGill departmental website; please consult the list at mcgill.ca/gps/contact/graduate-program.
Information on application deadlines is available at mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/how-apply/application-steps/application-deadlines.
Admission to graduate studies is competitive; accordingly, late and/or incomplete applications are considered only as time and space permit.
Available Programs
Note: Changes may take place after this information has been published. Students are advised to contact the Department of Economics for supplementary information which may be important to their choice of program.
Location
Department of Economics
Stephen Leacock Building, 4th Floor
855 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal QC H3A 2T7
Canada
Email: graduate.economics@mcgill.ca
Website: mcgill.ca/economics