PGHM 273 Tourism and the Canadian Economy

PGHM 273: Tourism and the Canadian Economy is an introduction to basic micro and macro economics with applications to tourism and the Canadian economy. Topics include the operation of markets, costs of production, types of markets, inflation, growth, unemployment and exchange rates.

Corequisite: RHOT 273

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Transfer Agreements

Course to Course transfer – NoBlock Transfer – Nobctransferguide.ca
Course Details
Total number of weeks7.5
Total Credits
Total Hours45
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture6

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. explain the basic concepts of microeconomics, which examines individual, household, and firm behaviour and how they interact in the marketplace;
  2. explain the basic concepts of macro economics, which looks at the whole economy with topics such as inflation, economic growth, unemployment, international trade, exchange rates; and
  3. describe and explain the importance of 1) and 2) to the hospitality industry.

Grading Table

Hospitality and Tourism

See the Academic Calendar for General Information including how to withdraw from course(s) and other regulations.

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