International Management Major (B.Com.) (90 credits)
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)
Degree: Bachelor of Commerce
Program credit weight: 90
Program Description
(87-90 credits)
The B.Com.; Major in International Management focuses on combining business studies with regional or thematic global studies and foreign language proficiency, including the impact of managing in one of three themes:
- Comparative Global Studies;
- Global Politics and Economy;
- Global Well-Being and Development.
This Major is interdisciplinary and integrative and includes an international business component, an interdisciplinary area of study that includes a Minor Concentration/Minor outside the Management Faculty, language courses, and an experiential learning experience in the form of either exchange, internship or research.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Required Courses (45 credits)
Management Core
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MGCR 211 | Introduction to Financial Accounting. | 3 |
Introduction to Financial Accounting. Terms offered: Summer 2025 The role of financial accounting in the reporting of the financial performance of a business. The principles, components and uses of financial accounting and reporting from a user's perspective, including the recording of accounting transactions and events, the examination of the elements of financial statements, the preparation of financial statements and the analysis of financial results. | ||
| MGCR 222 | Introduction to Organizational Behaviour. | 3 |
Introduction to Organizational Behaviour. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Individual motivation and communication style; group dynamics as related to problem solving and decision making, leadership style, work structuring and the larger environment. Interdependence of individual, group and organization task and structure. | ||
| MGCR 233 | Data Programming for Business. | 3 |
Data Programming for Business. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Introduction to data programming for management students. | ||
| MGCR 250 | Expressive Analysis for Management. | 3 |
Expressive Analysis for Management. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Focusing on skills with respect to analysis, writing and presentation in management. | ||
| MGCR 271 | Business Statistics. | 3 |
Business Statistics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Statistical concepts and methodology, their application to managerial decision-making, real-life data, problem-solving and spreadsheet modeling. Topics include: descriptive statistics; normal distributions, sampling distributions and estimation, hypothesis testing for one and two populations, goodness of fit, analysis of variance, simple and multiple regression. | ||
| MGCR 293 | Managerial Economics. | 3 |
Managerial Economics. Terms offered: Summer 2025 The course focuses on the application of economic theory to management problems and the economic foundations of marketing, finance, and production. Attention is given to the following topics: price and cost analysis; demand and supply analysis, conditions of competition. | ||
| MGCR 294 | The Firm in the Macroeconomy. | 3 |
The Firm in the Macroeconomy. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Topics and tools of macroeconomics such as national accounting, the IS-LM model, the drivers of output and business cycles, and the basics of monetary policy and inflation. Emphasis on financial markets, the role of expectations, and the reasons for possible deviations from full information market efficiency. | ||
| MGCR 331 | Information Technology Management . | 3 |
Information Technology Management . Terms offered: Summer 2025 Introduction to principles and concepts of information systems in organizations. Topics include information technology, transaction processing systems, decision support systems, database and systems development. Students are required to have background preparation on basic micro computer skills including spreadsheet and word-processing. | ||
| MGCR 341 | Introduction to Finance. | 3 |
Introduction to Finance. Terms offered: Summer 2025 An introduction to the principles, issues, and institutions of Finance. Topics include valuation, risk, capital investment, financial structure, cost of capital, working capital management, financial markets, and securities. | ||
| MGCR 352 | Principles of Marketing. | 3 |
Principles of Marketing. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Introduction to marketing principles, focusing on problem solving and decision making. Topics include: the marketing concept; marketing strategies; buyer behaviour; Canadian demographics; internal and external constraints; product; promotion; distribution; price. Lectures, text material and case studies. | ||
| MGCR 372 | Operations Management. | 3 |
Operations Management. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Design, planning, establishment, control, and improvement of the activities/processes that create a firm's final products and/or services. The interaction of operations with other business areas will also be discussed. Topics include forecasting, product and process design, waiting lines, capacity planning, inventory management and total quality management. | ||
| MGCR 382 | International Business. | 3 |
International Business. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An introduction to the world of international business. Economic foundations of international trade and investment. The international trade, finance, and regulatory frameworks. Relations between international companies and nation-states, including costs and benefits of foreign investment and alternative controls and responses. Effects of local environmental characteristics on the operations of multi-national enterprises. | ||
| MGCR 423 | Strategic Management. | 3 |
Strategic Management. Terms offered: Summer 2025 An integrative and interdisciplinary introduction to strategy formation and execution. Concepts, tools, and practical application to understand how firms leverage resources and capabilities to gain competitive advantage in dynamic, contemporary industries. Strategic positioning, organizational design, and managerial action for the long-term success of businesses and positive social and ecological outcomes. | ||
| MGCR 460 | Social Context of Business. | 3 |
Social Context of Business. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Examination of how business interacts with the larger society. Exploration of the development of modern capitalist society, and the dilemmas that organizations face in acting in a socially responsible manner. Examination of these issues with reference to sustainable development, business ethics, globalization and developing countries, and political activity. | ||
Major
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUSA 356 | Management in Global Context. | 3 |
Management in Global Context. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Contemporary issues in international management illustrating unique challenges faced in IB, including legal and political foundations of international management, cross-cultural awareness, global mindset, global leadership, building effective international workforce and operations. | ||
Complementary Courses (39-45 credits)
International Business Component
12 credits from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUSA 391 | International Business Law. | 3 |
International Business Law. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the legal aspects of foreign trade and investment transactions. Forms and documentation of types of foreign trade contracts. Conflict avoidance, arbitration, and litigation arising from international transactions. Government regulation of foreign trade. Legal aspects of the international transfer of investments and technology. Conventions and institutions of international economic cooperation (e.g. GATT, ICC, IMF, etc.). | ||
| BUSA 394 | Managing in Asia. | 3 |
Managing in Asia. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Environmental aspects, Eastern value systems and distinct patterns of management in the Asia-Pacific region. Patterns of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and other management philosophies, practices and styles. Interaction between these theories and practices and those of the West and Canada will be contrasted. | ||
| BUSA 395 | Managing in Europe. | 3 |
Managing in Europe. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Current social, economic and trade developments in the rapidly-evolving European arena. Focus on both the expanding EU and integrating with emerging market economies and Central and Eastern Europe. Emphasis on managing in the expanded opportunities and challenges facing international and Canadian managers. | ||
| BUSA 396 | Managing Internationally in Quebec. | 3 |
Managing Internationally in Quebec. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Review of Quebec companies with an international presence and/or that are looking to expand internationally, international organizations expanding into Quebec, as well as Quebec companies that focus primarily on the local market. The government perspective: tools and levers that the government used to promote trade and investment; the organization perspective: start-ups, small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as large multinationals. | ||
| BUSA 401 | Independent Studies in International Business. 1 | 3 |
Independent Studies in International Business. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Independent study in international business. | ||
| BUSA 433 | Topics in International Business 1. | 3 |
Topics in International Business 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Current topics in the area of international business. Topics will be selected from important current issues in international business. | ||
| BUSA 481 | Managing in North America. | 3 |
Managing in North America. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Analysis of corporate strategies in the context of Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement. Emphasis on public policy's impact on corporate decision-making and implications for management. Examines bilateral experience of major industrial sectors compared with global corporate strategies. Theoretical and empirical literature combined with industrial histories, policy and management case studies. | ||
| FINE 482 | International Finance 1. | 3 |
International Finance 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The international financial environment as it affects the multinational manager. Balance of payments concepts, adjustment process of the external imbalances and the international monetary system. In depth study of the institutional and theoretical aspects of foreign exchange markets; international capital markets, including Eurobonds and eurocredit markets. | ||
| FINE 492 | International Corporate Finance. | 3 |
International Corporate Finance. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Focus on the financial and operational management of multinational enterprises including (but not limited to) financing and capital budgeting decisions, corporate governance and its implications on valuation and control, and recent developments in international capital markets. | ||
| INDR 459 | Comparative Employment Relations. | 3 |
Comparative Employment Relations. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Comparison of employment relations in current socio-political and economic context of a variety of nations. Emphasis on historical and recent developments in labour-management relations, labour legislation, institutional structures, collective bargaining, contract coverage, and the role of multi-national corporations. | ||
| MGPO 383 | International Business Policy. | 3 |
International Business Policy. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Development and application of conceptual approaches to general management policy and strategy formulation in multinational business involvement (exporting, licensing, contractual arrangements, turnkey projects, joint ventures, consortia); technology transfer, location and ownership strategies: competitive multinational relationships. Emphasis on pragmatic analysis, using case studies. | ||
| MGPO 469 | Managing Globalization. | 3 |
Managing Globalization. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course explores economic and social consequences of globalization, focusing on the most pertinent issues at the time. Topics include the existing global imbalances; the opportunities and risks presented by large cross border capital flows; and the role of institutions, and organizational and policy responses in crisis hit countries. | ||
| MGPO 475 | Strategies for Developing Countries. | 3 |
Strategies for Developing Countries. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Strategic management challenges in developing and emerging economies. Focus on strategies that foster both firm competitiveness and economic development, including: technological capabilities, new forms of organization, small and large firms, global production, social impact, global standards and governance. | ||
| MRKT 451 | Marketing Research. | 3 |
Marketing Research. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Theoretical techniques and procedures common in marketing research. Topics include: research design, sampling, questionnaire design, coding, tabulating, data analysis (including statistical techniques). Specialized topics may encompass advertising, motivation and product research; forecasting and location theory. | ||
| MRKT 483 | International Marketing Management. | 3 |
International Marketing Management. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Marketing management considerations of a company seeking to extend beyond its domestic market. Required changes in product, pricing, channel, and communications policies. Attention to international trade and export marketing in the Canadian context. | ||
| ORGB 380 | Cross Cultural Management. | 3 |
Cross Cultural Management. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Addresses dilemmas and opportunities that managers experience in international, multicultural environments. Development of conceptual knowledge and behavioural skills (e.g. bridging skills, communication, tolerance of ambiguity, cognitive complexity) relevant to the interaction of different cultures in business and organizational settings, using several methods including research, case studies and experiential learning. | ||
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Only one Independent Studies course may be taken in the B.Com. degree.
Experiential Learning Component
0-3 credits from the following; students must choose one of these experiential learning courses or the exchange - as there is no McGill course associated with the exchange component, credits for course(s) completed abroad will count towards courses in the B.Com. degree as determined by the program/exchange adviser.
Internship
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUSA 497 | Internship in International Business. | 3 |
Internship in International Business. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Internship with an approved host institution. | ||
Research
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUSA 401 | Independent Studies in International Business. 1 | 3 |
Independent Studies in International Business. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Independent study in international business. | ||
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Only one Independent Studies course may be taken in the B.Com. degree.
International Exchange
Students who participate in an exchange or Study Away will receive credits for courses successfully approved and completed while abroad. This will fulfill the experiential learning component, no additional credits will be granted for this option.
NOTE: There are CGPA requirements for experiential learning experiences [international exchange, internship, research]. Students must consult with a BCom Academic Advisor if they do not meet the minimum CGPA requirement.
Area of Study Component
18 credits from one of the following three Streams:
Stream 1: Comparative Global Studies
Students can choose to study a region including Africa, East Asia, Middle East, South Asia, Europe, or the Americas, or several regions from a comparative global perspective in Religious Studies, Political Science, History, or Economics. This option focuses on aspects of global society and culture from a social science perspective. This theme is suitable for students who would like to work in a specific country or region or for students who want to work for a multinational company or government organization with global interests.
- B.A. Minor Concentration in African Studies (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Canadian Studies (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in East Asian Cultural Studies (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Economics1 (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in History (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Jewish Studies (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Quebec Studies & Community-Engaged Learning
- La concentration Mineure en Études sur le Québec et apprentissage par engagement communautaire (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Russian Culture (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in South Asian Studies (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in World Islamic & Middle East Studies (18 credits)
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Students should choose Economics (ECON) courses with a regional focus. Course numbers above ECON 209 Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications. (excluding ECON 295 Macroeconomic Policy.) are required, with at least 6 credits at the 300, 400, or 500 levels. Credits for the introductory sequence MGCR 293 Managerial Economics. and ECON 295 Macroeconomic Policy. that are prerequisites for 300-level courses in economics do not count as part of this Minor concentration. ECON 227 Economic Statistics. will not count if it is taken to meet other B.Com. requirements.
Stream 2: Global Politics and Economy
This theme focuses on aspects of public policy from the perspective of global transactions and finance. Students may select a minor concentration in the area of international relations and investigate policy on a global scale and its operations in the context of policy, war and peace, the economy, security, trade, human rights, and international organizations. Graduates with this option would be poised to apply their educational background to careers with world government, trade, or economic organizations, NGOs, national governments, or businesses with global interests. The choices of programs include Economics, Geography, Political Science, or a selected group of courses.
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Economics (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Political Science (18 credits)
OR
Global Governance, Conflict and Human Rights
18 credits of the following courses with at least 6 credits at the 300 level or above:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 212 | Anthropology of Development. | 3 |
Anthropology of Development. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Processes of developmental change, as they affect small communities in the Third World and in unindustrialized parts of developed countries. Problems of technological change, political integration, population growth, industrialization, urban growth, social services, infrastructure and economic dependency. | ||
| ANTH 222 | Legal Anthropology. | 3 |
Legal Anthropology. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Exploration of dispute resolutions and means of social cohesion in various societies of the world. Themes: dichotomy between law and custom, local definitions of justice and rights, forms of conflict resolution, access to justice, gender and law, universality of human rights, legal pluralism. | ||
| CANS 307 | Canada in the World. | 3 |
Canada in the World. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Canada's interaction with other countries and regions. | ||
| CANS 412 | Canada and Americas Seminar. | 3 |
Canada and Americas Seminar. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Canada and the Americas. | ||
| COMS 230 | Communication and Democracy. | 3 |
Communication and Democracy. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to investigation of the relationship between communication, media practices and democracy. Examines the role of media and communication in existing and emerging democratic contexts, and the challenges of constructing and maintaining a democratic media and communication environment on the domestic and international levels. | ||
| COMS 320 | Media and Empire. | 3 |
Media and Empire. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The relationship between mass media and empire-building, as well as the role of mass and alternative media in anti-imperialism movements. Topics may include: Print technologies and the British Empire; shipping technologies, industrialization and the slave trade; new media and the anti-war and anti-globalization movements. | ||
| HIST 221 | United States since 1865. | 3 |
United States since 1865. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Examines the defining moments and movements in the U.S. since Reconstruction, including populism, progressivism, the World Wars, the New Deal, the Cold War, the sixties and its consequences. Emphasis on the political, social and ideological transformations that ensued. | ||
| HIST 302 | International Relations History 1: 1750-1950. | 3 |
International Relations History 1: 1750-1950. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The history of international relations during the era of the four global wars, the expansion of the West in world affairs, the changes in the balance of power in Europe, the rise and fall of the colonial empires, and the ascendancy of the flank powers, Russia and the United States. | ||
| HIST 304 | International Relations History 2: Cold War. | 3 |
International Relations History 2: Cold War. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The history of the Cold War. Special attention will be paid to the different viewpoints and experiences of the Cold War participants by studying the historiography and archival materials released in the Eastern Block and Western World. | ||
| HIST 371 | American Civil Rights 1877-1940. | 3 |
American Civil Rights 1877-1940. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The social, economic, political, and constitutional history of citizenship and civil rights in the United States from the end of Reconstruction through the 1930s. Emphasis on segregation and disfranchisement; immigration restrictions, americanization and national identities; civil rights movements and organizations; women's suffrage; voting rights and representation. | ||
| HIST 387 | The First World War. | 3 |
The First World War. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A world-wide political, social, economic, cultural and military survey, from the origins of the Great War to the Treaty of Versailles. | ||
| HIST 388 | The Second World War. | 3 |
The Second World War. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A world-wide political, social, economic, cultural and military survey, from the Treaty of Versailles to the first years of the Cold War. | ||
| HIST 438 | Topics in Cold War History. | 3 |
Topics in Cold War History. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. One large aspect of Cold War, either thematic or regional, will be explored. | ||
| JWST 240 | The Holocaust. | 3 |
The Holocaust. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Consideration of the history of the Holocaust and the literary, theological and cultural responses to the destruction of European Jewry. | ||
| PHIL 237 | Contemporary Moral Issues. | 3 |
Contemporary Moral Issues. Terms offered: Summer 2025 An introductory discussion of central ethical questions (the value of persons, or the relationship of rights and utilities, for example) through the investigation of currently disputed social and political issues. Specific issues to be discussed may include pornography and censorship, affirmative action, civil disobedience, punishment, abortion, and euthanasia. | ||
| PHIL 334 | Ethical Theory. | 3 |
Ethical Theory. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A course focusing on central questions in ethical theory such as the nature of the good and the right and the factors which determine moral rightness and wrongness. | ||
| POLI 212 | Introduction to Comparative Politics – Europe/North America. | 3 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics – Europe/North America. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An introduction to fundamental comparative politics concepts and research that focuses on Europe and North America. Topics include: state and state institutions, parties and party systems, elections, protest and social movements, rule of law, corruption, regime transitions— democratization and autocratization. | ||
| POLI 244 | International Politics: State Behaviour. | 3 |
International Politics: State Behaviour. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Offers a comprehensive introduction to the behaviour of nation states. Explores how states make foreign policy decisions and what motivates their behaviour. Other covered topics include the military and economic dimensions of state behaviour, conflict, cooperation, interdependence, integration, globalization, and change in the international system. | ||
| POLI 322 | Political Change in South Asia. | 3 |
Political Change in South Asia. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Political change in South Asia in late colonial and post-colonial periods. Issues covered include social and cultural history; colonial rule, nationalism and state formation; democratic and authoritarian tendencies; economic policies and consequences; challenges to patterns of dominance and national boundaries; prospects for democracy, prosperity and equality. | ||
| POLI 345 | International Organizations. | 3 |
International Organizations. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The politics and processes of global governance in the 21st century, with a special emphasis on the United Nations system. | ||
| POLI 360 | Security: War and Peace. | 3 |
Security: War and Peace. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Focuses on international security and strategies of war and peace in historical and comparative frameworks. Topics include case studies of 20th century wars, conventional and nuclear strategy, and various approaches to peace. | ||
| POLI 450 | Peacebuilding. | 3 |
Peacebuilding. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An examination of transitions from civil war to peace, and the role of external actors (international organizations, bilateral donors, non-governmental organizations) in support of such transitions. Topics will include the dilemmas of humanitarian relief, peacekeeping operations, refugees, the demobilization of ex-combatants, transitional elections, and the politics of socio-economic reconstruction. | ||
| RELG 370 | Religion and Human Rights. | 3 |
Religion and Human Rights. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Social justice and human rights issues as key aspects of modem religious ethics. Topics include: the relationship of religion to the modem human rights movement; religious perspectives on the universality of human rights; the scope and limits of religious freedom; conflicts between religion and rights. | ||
| RELG 371 | Ethics of Violence/Non-Violence. | 3 |
Ethics of Violence/Non-Violence. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Forms of violence and the reaction of religious groups are assessed both for their effectiveness and for their fidelity to their professed beliefs. Different traditions, ranging from the wholesale adoption of violent methods (e.g., the Crusades) to repudiation (e.g., Gandhi; the Peace Churches). | ||
| SOCI 210 | Sociological Perspectives. | 3 |
Sociological Perspectives. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Major theoretical perspectives and research methods in sociology. The linkages of theory and method in various substantive areas including: the family, community and urban life, religion, ethnicity, occupations and stratification, education, and social change. | ||
| SOCI 230 | Sociology of Ethnic Relations. | 3 |
Sociology of Ethnic Relations. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An introduction to the sociological study of minority groups in Canada. The course will explore the themes of racism, prejudice, and discrimination, ethnic and racial inequalities, cultural identities, multiculturalism, immigration. Theoretical, empirical, and policy issues will be discussed. While the focus will be primarily on Canada, comparisons will be made with the United States. | ||
| SOCI 265 | War, States and Social Change. | 3 |
War, States and Social Change. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The impact of war on society in agrarian and industrial epochs. Particular attention is given to the relationship between war and economic development, social classes, nationalism, and democratization. | ||
| SOCI 307 | Globalization. | 3 |
Globalization. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Socio-economic, political and cultural dynamics related to processes of globalization. An examination of the following: key theoretical foundations of the globalization debate; the extent and implications of economic globalization; global governance and the continuing relevance of nation-states; instances of transnational activism; the diffusion of cultural practices; patterns and management of global migration and mobility. | ||
| SOCI 386 | Contemporary Social Movements. | 3 |
Contemporary Social Movements. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course will focus on contemporary social movements in Canada, the U.S., and Western Europe, such as the civil rights movement, the women's movement, and the environmental movement. Empirical studies of movements will be used to explore such general issues as how social movements emerge, grow, and decline. | ||
Steam 3: Well-Being and Development
Broad-based, interdisciplinary topics will allow students to study current issues of social importance ranging from: poverty and inequality, health promotion and the environment, sustainability, and natural resource management. Students will be prepared to apply business practices to the protection of the vulnerable and the planet. Students will be poised to work for multinationals, governments, or non-governmental organizations.
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Anthropology (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Economics1 (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Geography (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in International Development Studies (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Psychology (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Social Studies of Medicine (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Sociology (18 credits)
- B.A. Minor Concentration in Environment (18 credits) [Bieler School of Environment]
- B.Sc. Minor in Environment (18 credits) [Bieler School of Environment]
- B.Sc. Field Study Minor (18 credits)
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Students should choose Economics (ECON) courses related to the environment, development, and health. Course numbers above ECON 209 Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications. (excluding ECON 295 Macroeconomic Policy.) are required, with at least 6 credits at the 300, 400, or 500 levels. Credits for the introductory sequence MGCR 293 Managerial Economics. and ECON 295 Macroeconomic Policy. that are prerequisites for 300-level courses in economics do not count as part of this Minor Concentration. ECON 227 Economic Statistics. will not count if it is taken to meet other B.Com. requirements.
Language Component
9-12 credits from the following:
9 credits of language in First- or Second-Level EAST (Asian Languages and Literature)1
or
9 credits from ISLA 221D1 Introductory Arabic./ISLA 221D2 Introductory Arabic.2
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Students may choose to complete additional credits in Japanese, Chinese or Korean for a total of 18 credits. Only 9 credits of EAST languages will count toward the Major and any optional additional credits will count as electives or toward another component if the student has sufficient credits to complete it within their degree. Students may not exceed the total credits required to graduate in order to complete these additional language credits.
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Students with no prior knowledge of Arabic may choose two levels of Arabic. Only ISLA 221D1 Introductory Arabic./ISLA 221D2 Introductory Arabic. will count toward the Major and any additional optional credits in ISLA 322D1 Lower Intermediate Arabic./ISLA 322D2 Lower Intermediate Arabic. or ISLA 423D1 Higher Intermediate Arabic./ISLA 423D2 Higher Intermediate Arabic. will count as electives.
OR
12 credits of language courses, at the 500 level or lower, chosen from ONE of the following Subject Codes:
CLAS (Classics) [Modern Greek]
EAST (East Asian) - Third and Fourth Level
FREN (French)
FRSL (French as a Second Language)
GERM (German Studies) [German]
HISP (Hispanic Studies) [Spanish, Portuguese]
ISLA (Middle East Studies) [Lower and Higher Intermediate Level Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, Persian]1
ITAL (Italian Studies) [Italian]2
JWST (Jewish Studies) [Hebrew, Yiddish]
RUSS (Russian)
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Students placed in Lower Intermediate Arabic will complete ISLA 322D1 Lower Intermediate Arabic./ISLA 322D2 Lower Intermediate Arabic. and ISLA 423D1 Higher Intermediate Arabic./ISLA 423D2 Higher Intermediate Arabic. for a total of 12 credits.
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Students wishing to register for ITAL 205D1 Italian for Beginners./ITAL 205D2 Italian for Beginners. should do so in their first year as this course is open only to U0 and U1 students. ITAL 206 Beginners Italian Intensive. is open to U0, U1, and U2 students. ITAL 210D1 Italian for Advanced Beginners./ITAL 210D2 Italian for Advanced Beginners., ITAL 215D1 Intermediate Italian./ITAL 215D2 Intermediate Italian., and ITAL 216 Intermediate Italian Intensive. can be taken by all students.
Note: Registration processes for language courses vary by department, but usually involve placement tests or departmental approval. Students should consult with the individual departments to ensure that they register for the appropriate level.