Population and Global Health

Published required and complementary course choices for the 54-credit Faculty Program in Population and Global Health (B.A.). This is a program within the degree, not the complete degree or a term-by-term timetable. Some requirements specify course levels or subjects rather than naming courses.

• GPHL 200Foundations in Population and Global Health3 credits

  Exploration of global policies, politics, industry and institutions and their neo-colonial underpinnings, and their influence on current global health theory, research and practice, with a special focus on the health of Indigenous peoples in Canada and other racialized groups. The environmental and social determinants of health and health inequities, with attention to women and children’s health, communicable and non-communicable disease, and the complexities of disasters and humanitarian crises. Global health governance,systems, and innovations and social entrepreneurship in health.

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• GPHL 201Population and Global Health Ethics3 credits

  An introduction to the concepts of ethics and equity, in a broad range of applications, including power, privilege and positionality. Exploration of foundations of ethics as they apply to population and global health practice. Concepts of human rights, anti-racism, ethics and equity, informed by an understanding of the legacy of colonization, as they pertain to a wide array of global health issues.

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• GPHL 300Data Literacy3 credits

  Introduction to foundational concepts in statistical thinking, data science and epidemiology including how to connect data to underlying phenomena and dealing with illustrating and interpreting data.

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• GPHL 301Introduction to Research Methods3 credits

  Introduction to quantitative, qualitative and participatory research approaches to population and global health problem solving, with a focus on critical skills in assessing research quality and relevance. Concepts include: the art of formulating a research question, and its implications for research design and implementation.

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• GPHL 302Knowledge Translation3 credits

  Key knowledge translation concepts, principles and practice as they apply to the formulation of policies and programs serving disadvantaged populations in resource-constrained settings. Interdisciplinary sharing and critical appraisal and application of existing knowledge to the development of global and public health policies, program content and its delivery.

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• GPHL 303Community Engaged Learning3 credits

  Introduction to community engaged learning with a focus on the broader determinants of health. Exploration of the social, environmental and structural determinants of health and health inequities in the local community context. Exposure to the complexities of meaningful, ethical and productive community partnership, teamwork skills and workplace professionalism.

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• GPHL 400Critical Perspectives in Global Health3 credits
• GPHL 401Experiential Learning12 credits

  A full-semester capstone practicum undertaken in the context of a community organization, mentored research activity or an internship with an international or local public health agency, focusing on a relevant global health-related issue, and skills in professional conduct, team work, effective communication and knowledge translation.

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• AGRI 411Global Issues on Development, Food and Agriculture3 credits

  International development and world food security and challenges in developing countries. Soil and water management, climate change, demographic issues, plant and animal resources conservation, bio-products and biofuels, economic and environmental issues specially in tropical and sub-tropical regions. Globalization, sustainable development, technology transfer and human resources needs for rural development.

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• ENVR 200The Global Environment3 credits

  A systems approach to study the different components of the environment involved in global climate change: the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. The interactions among these components. Their role in global climate change. The human dimension to global change.

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• ENVR 201Society, Environment and Sustainability3 credits

  This course deals with how scientific-technological, socio-economic, political-institutional and behavioural factors mediate society-environment interactions. Issues discussed include population and resources; consumption, impacts and institutions; integrating environmental values in societal decision-making; and the challenges associated with, and strategies for, promoting sustainability. Case studies in various sectors and contexts are used.

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• ENVR 202The Evolving Earth3 credits

  Formation of the Earth and the evolution of life. How geological and biological change are the consequence of history, chance, and necessity acting over different scales of space and time. General principles governing the formation of modern landscapes and biotas. Effects of human activities on natural systems.

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• ENVR 203Knowledge, Ethics and Environment3 credits

  Introduction to cultural perspectives on the environment: the influence of culture and cognition on perceptions of the natural world; conflicts in orders of knowledge (models, taxonomies, paradigms, theories, cosmologies), ethics (moral values, frameworks, dilemmas), and law (formal and customary, rights and obligations) regarding political dimensions of critical environments, resource use, and technologies.

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• ENVR 400Environmental Thought3 credits

  Students work in interdisciplinary seminar groups on challenging philosophical, ethical, scientific and practical issues. They will explore cutting-edge ideas and grapple with the reconciliation of environmental imperatives and social, political and economic pragmatics. Activities include meeting practitioners, attending guest lectures, following directed readings, and organizing, leading and participating in seminars.

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• ENVR 401Environmental Research3 credits

  Students work in an interdisciplinary team on a real-world research project involving problem definition, methodology development, social, ethical and environmental impact assessment, execution of the study, and dissemination of results to the research community and to the people affected. Teams begin defining their projects during the preceding summer.

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• GEOG 221Environment and Health3 credits

  Key chemical, physical, and social stressors in the environment, and how these affect the health of people and ecosystems. Hazards in air, water, food, and work environments. Historic, current, and future need for environmental health science, from scientific, personal, and practical perspectives.

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• GEOG 303Health Geography3 credits

  Discussion of the research questions and methods of health geography. Particular emphasis on health inequalities at multiple geographic scales and the theoretical links between characteristics of places and the health of people.

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• GEOG 310Development and Livelihoods3 credits

  Geographical dimensions of rural/urban livelihoods in the face of socioeconomic and environmental change in developing regions. Emphasis on household natural resource use, survival strategies and vulnerability, decision-making, formal and informal institutions, migration, and development experience in contrasting global environments.

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• GEOG 408Geography of Development3 credits

  Examines the geographical dimensions of development policy, specifically the relationships between the process of development and human-induced environmental change. Focuses on environmental sustainability, struggles over resource control, population and poverty, and levels of governance (the role of the state, non-governmental organizations, and local communities).

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• GEOG 409Geographies of Developing Asia3 credits

  Current development questions that are of concern to the Asian region. Emphasis on critically studying the major processes of social, economic and environmental change through regional case studies in rural, peri-urban and urban contexts. Covers important debates and considerations that lie at the heart of development geography.

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• GEOG 503Advanced Topics in Health Geography3 credits

  A critical review of current themes and trends in health geography, with an emphasis on housing as a place-based determinant of health and as a setting for intervention, i.e. how changes in housing conditions can translate into improvements in health and well-being. Seminars focus on critical appraisal of conceptual and methodological approaches in health geography and related disciplines.

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• NRSC 515Water and Health3 credits

  Anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control water-related hazards such as: biological, chemical, and physical. Considerations for public health and environmental management.

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• PARA 410Environment and Infection3 credits

  Infectious pathogens of humans and animals and their impact on the global environment are considered. The central tenet is that infectious pathogens are environmental risk factors. The course considers their impact on the human condition and juxtaposes the impact of control and treatment measures and environmental change.

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• SOCI 331Population and Environment3 credits

  Main topics and controversies linking population processes and the environment. Topics include how population processes influence the environment, population responses to changing environments, policies related to these effects, variation across and within developed and developing countries.

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• ANSC 555The Use and Welfare of Animals3 credits

  Understanding the roles in which animals are used by Society, especially in food production, companionship, research, and recreation; application of the scientific approaches that are used in assessing and improving animal welfare; and use of ethical approaches that are invoked in the use of animals, often in controversial contexts. An interdisciplinary course, based on active participation and discussion-method learning.

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• ANTH 202Socio-Cultural Anthropology3 credits

  An introduction to ways of understanding what it means to be human from the perspective of socio-cultural anthropology. Students will be introduced to diverse approaches to this question through engagement with a wide range of ethnographic cases.

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• ANTH 206Environment and Culture3 credits

  Introduction to ecological anthropology, focusing on social and cultural adaptations to different environments, human impact on the environment, cultural constructions of the environment, management of common resources, and conflict over the use of resources.

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• ANTH 209Anthropology of Religion3 credits

  Nature and function of religion in culture. Systems of belief; the interpretation of ritual. Religion and symbolism. The relation of religion to social organization. Religious change and social movements.

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• ANTH 227Medical Anthropology3 credits

  Beliefs and practices concerning sickness and healing are examined in a variety of Western and non-Western settings. Special attention is given to cultural constructions of the body and to theories of disease causation and healing efficacy. Topics include international health, medical pluralism, transcultural psychiatry, and demography.

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• ANTH 302New Horizons in Medical Anthropology3 credits

  Using recent ethnographies as textual material, this course will cover theoretical and methodological developments in medical anthropology since the early 1990's. Topics include a reconsideration of the relationship between culture and biology, medical pluralism revisited, globalization and health and disease, and social implications of new biomedical technologies.

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• ANTH 314Psychological Anthropology 013 credits

  A survey of current theories and methods employed in psychological anthropology. Some areas considered are: cross-cultural studies of socialization and personality development; cultural factors in mental illness; individual adaptations to rapid socio-cultural change.

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• ANTH 322Social Change in Modern Africa3 credits

  The impact of colonialism on African societies; changing families, religion, arts; political and economic transformation; migration, urbanization, new social categories; social stratification; the social setting of independence and neo-colonialism; continuity, stagnation, and progressive change.

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• ANTH 325Anthropology of the Self3 credits

  A review of the anthropological problematization of the self. The course examines ethnographically how illness, mental illness, pharmaceuticals, psychoanalysis, possession, death, violence and colonization disrupt our commonsense notions of the self and its relation to the other.

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• ANTH 407Anthropology of the Body3 credits

  This course will survey theoretical approaches used over the past 100 years, and then focus on contemporary debates using case studies. The nature/culture mind/ body, subject/object, self/other dichotomies central to most work of the body will be problematized.

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• ECON 208Microeconomic Analysis and Applications3 credits

  A university-level introduction to demand and supply, consumer behaviour, production theory, market structures and income distribution theory.

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• ECON 313Economic Development 13 credits

  Microeconomic theories of economic development and empirical evidence on population, labour, firms, poverty. Inequality and environment.

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• EDEC 233Indigenous Education3 credits

  An exploration of Indigenous knowledge and pedagogy, primarily in Canada but also world-wide. Consideration of the diverse social, cultural, linguistic, political, and pedagogical histories of Indigenous communities. Examines how a teacher's professional identity and practice can be influenced by an understanding of Indigenous knowledge and worldviews.

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• EDEC 248Equity and Education3 credits

  Introduction to and exploration of contemporary issues and theories about equity in education and society in Quebec/Canada from a range of perspectives, including the historical, political, social, and economic. Provides learning opportunities for future educators to critically reflect upon and engage with equity issues and concerns in relation to schooling, including the exploration of classroom resources and activities that foster anti-racism, anti-oppression and intercultural approaches.

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• EDEC 249Global Education and Social Justice3 credits

  A cross-curricular, interdisciplinary approach to teaching/creating learning experiences for students. It will foster critical thinking and nurture lifelong global understanding, active engagement and participation in relation to questions of social, economic, and environmental justice, by infusing these issues in the classroom.

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• HIST 238Histories of Science3 credits

  An introduction to the history of science, with attention to conceptual development and to institutional and social settings. Coverage will vary by instructor, but will include a range of periods (from antiquity to the 20th century), geographical settings, and themes (e.g. instrumentation; visualisation; experiment; science and society).

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• HIST 249Health and the Healer in Western History3 credits

  The natural history of health and disease and the development of the healing arts, from antiquity to the beginning of modern times. The rise of "western" medicine. Health and healing as gradually evolving aspects of society and culture.

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• HIST 292History and the Environment3 credits

  Sketch of the history of the material aspects of human interaction with the rest of nature. Included will be a historian's view of the social, technical, and ecological implications of the great variety of activities devised by our species. Though global in outlook, this course will emphasize the relevant historiography of France, England and North America.

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• HIST 319The Scientific Revolution3 credits

  The intellectual and cultural history of science and technology, in Europe and in the wider world, from the time of Leonardo to the time of Newton (c. 1500-c.1700).

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• HIST 335Science and Medicine in Canada3 credits

  The social and intellectual history of science and medicine in Canada, from early exploration, through the rise of learned societies, universities and professional organizations, to World War II.

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• HIST 350Science and the Enlightenment3 credits

  Explores the relationship between the natural sciences and the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. Examination of works in post-Newtonian science as well as their broader cultural meaning, the history of material practices, the origins of social science, and the role of geography and international context beyond Western Europe.

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• HIST 356Medicine in the Medieval West3 credits

  The history of ideas about the human body, disease and therapeutics and the diverse practices of medicine in western Europe in the Middle Ages (ca. AD 300-1500), with particular attention to their social, intellectual, cultural and religious context.

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• HIST 374History of Sexuality in Canada3 credits

  Sexuality as theory, culture, and historical experience in Canada from early contact period to the present. Chronological and thematic format. Topics include fertility and its control, prostitution and pornography, sexual repression and liberation in medicine and politics, queer theory and economies of pleasure.

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• HIST 412Women and Gender in Modern Britain3 credits

  Women and gender in modern Britain (1850 on). Topics include early feminist political agitation, including the suffrage movement; working-class women; changing notions of gender, sexuality and women's role; women and empire.

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• HIST 420Gender and Sexuality in Modern China3 credits

  The history of gender and sexuality in modern China. Topics include Chinese femininities and Chinese masculinities, theories of sexuality, and changing conceptions of gender identity under Confucianism, Western Imperialism, and socialism.

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• HIST 424Gender, Sexuality and Medicine3 credits

  Gender, sexuality, and medicine since the colonial era, with a focus on North American experience. Topics will include reproductive medicine (puberty, childbirth, fertility control, menopause), changing perceptions of men's and women's health needs and risks, and ideas about sexual behaviour and identity.

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• HIST 425Global Food History3 credits

  A history of food and drink in global history. Topics include: feasts and famines; the exchange of foodstuffs and drinking habits between cultures, especially the early modern 'Columbian exchange'; the history of civilizing processes (e.g, table manners); the origins of the restaurant and the making of modern food systems.

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• HIST 430Topics in Modern Medicine3 credits

  Selected topics in the history of medicine in the 19th, 20th and/or 21st centuries will be explored through discussion of primary and secondary historical sources.

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• HSEL 308Issues in Women's Health3 credits

  Exploration of a wide range of topics on the health of women. Topics include use of health care system, poverty, roles, immigration, body image, lesbian health, and violence against women. Additional topics vary by year. A Health Science elective open to students in the Faculties of Arts, Science, and Medicine.

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• HSEL 309Women's Reproductive Health3 credits

  Concepts of health and medicalization. Canadian and international perspectives. Topics include contraception, abortion, infertility, menstruation, menopause, new reproductive technologies, prenatal care, childbirth. Additional topics vary by year. A Health Science elective open to students in the Faculties of Arts, Science, and Medicine.

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• ISLA 200Islamic Civilization3 credits

  An introduction to, and survey of, the religious, literary, artistic, legal, philosophical and scientific traditions that constituted Islamic civilization from the 7th Century until the mid-19th Century.

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• ISLA 210Muslim Societies3 credits

  An introduction to the different, often disparate, ways in which Muslims live and think in the modern world (19th-21st centuries). Muslim social contexts across the globe and cyberspace.

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• ISLA 310Women in Islam3 credits

  The socio-legal status, conditions, and experiences of various groups of women in Middle Eastern societies. These features are explored within the framework of Islamic feminism and Western feminist discourses, and the tensions and conflicts between them. The dynamics of seclusion, veiling, and polygamy are explored in connection to Medieval Arab ruling elites as a background to some of the discussions and debates over the status of women in modern postcolonial Arab society. Socio-economic divisions, state policies, patriarchy, and colonialism are investigated as key factors in understanding the modern historical transformation of gendered relations and women's roles.

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• ISLA 355Modern History of the Middle East3 credits

  Assessment of the historical transformation of the modern Middle East concentrating on its internal socio-economic changes, as well as the colonial experience and encounters with the West since the early 19th century. Examination of the historical conditions that led to the rise of nationalism, the nation-state, the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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• ISLA 360Islam and Politics in Africa3 credits
• ISLA 421Islamic Culture - Indian Subcontinent3 credits

  Survey of Islamicate legacies in South Asia from circa 1000;1947 Common Era, with a focus on the beginnings of Muslim political power in South Asia, the meaning of conversion to Islam before British colonialism, Muslim interactions with the non-Muslim majority, and Islamicate aesthetic legacies in the subcontinent.

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• SOCI 234Population and Society3 credits

  Introduction to the reciprocal linkages in the social world between population size, structure and dynamics on the one hand, social structure, action and change on the other. An examination of population processes and their relation to the social world.

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• SOCI 270Sociology of Gender3 credits

  This course focuses on social changes in gender relations, gender inequalities and the social construction of gender. Using sociological theories of gender, different social institutions and spheres of society will be analyzed. Topics such as gender socialization, gender relations in work, family, education, and media will be covered.

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• SOCI 309Health and Illness3 credits

  Health and illness as social rather than purely bio-medical phenomena. Topics include: studies of ill persons, health care occupations and organizations; poverty and health; inequalities in access to and use of health services; recent policies, ideologies, and problems in reform of health services organization.

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• SOCI 310Sociology of Mental Health3 credits

  Three broad areas of sociological research on mental health and illness: definitions and measurement; social origins; and societal responses. Mental health and illness as a product of social circumstances.

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• SOCI 335Sociology of Aging and the Life Course3 credits

  This class will introduce students to the growing body of interdisciplinary research suggesting social factors strongly influence healthy and successful aging. Topics will include the impact of stratification (race, class, gender), neighborhood processes, social networks, family and partnerships, and bio-social interactions, on life trajectories and the aging process.

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• SOCI 365Health and Development3 credits

  Main concepts and controversies linking health to broader social and economic conditions in low income countries. Topics include the demographic and epidemiological transitions, the health and wealth conundrum, the social determinants of health, health as an economic development strategy, and the impact of the AIDS pandemic.

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• SOCI 370Sociology: Gender and Development3 credits

  Exploration of the main development theories and discussion of how gender is placed within them, analysis of the practical application of development projects and discussion of how they affect gender dynamics, and examination of power relations between development agencies and developing countries. Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America are used.

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• SOCI 385Sociology of Human Sexuality3 credits

  Sociological perspectives on sexual activity and attitudes, and their consequences for individuals and society. Topics include gender and life-course patterns, race and class differences, social networks and STDs, and interactions of biological (hormonal, genetic) and social factors in shaping sex. Emphasis is on quantitative evidence from recent national surveys.

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• SOCI 405Families over the Life Course3 credits

  This course examines the comparative and interdisciplinary dimensions of family changes and their repercussions on individuals' life courses. It examines topics such as the effects of parental separation on children's well-being and development, or the impact of the diversification of family trajectories on the provision of care at old age.

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• SOCI 502Sociology of Childbearing3 credits

  Seminar on the major theories and findings from the social scientific study of childbearing and child-rearing (i.e., fertility). Focus on the causal linkages between social change and changes in childbearing. Examination of contemporary and historical behaviour and attitudes across the globe.

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• SOCI 519Gender and Globalization3 credits

  Focus on the diverse forces of globalization that impact the lives of men and women. Critical analysis of key theories and concepts implicated in the intersection of globalization processes with gender dynamisms.

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• SOCI 545Sociology of Population3 credits

  The classic literature of sociology of population. Drawing reciprocal linkages between social and population processes: Historical, family and labour force demography, demographic and fertility transitions, mortality, ethnic and race relations, gender, macro-structural interaction theory, and the relation of population and the environment.

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• ECON 310Introduction to Behavioural Economics3 credits

  An introduction to economic decision-making in markets and strategic environments, including bounded rationality, individual decision-making under uncertainty, and behavioural game theory.

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• EDKP 261Motor Development3 credits

  Changes apparent in motor behaviour from conception to old age. Two perspectives are emphasized: 1) contemporary and historical theories of human development, 2) development of motor behaviour and influences of physical growth, sensori-perceptual development, information processing and socio-cultural factors.

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• EDKP 292Nutrition and Wellness3 credits

  This course will examine the role of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water in a balanced diet. Students will be introduced to the affects of nutrition on exercise, sport performance and wellness. The validity of claims concerning nutrient supplements will be studied.

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• EDKP 330Physical Activity and Public Health3 credits

  Introduction to literature on the role of physical activity and general health and well-being. Examination of exercise adherence issues, exercise prescription, and the economic impact of physical fitness programs in the workplace. Epidemiologic literature. Concepts of health promotion and public health.

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• EDKP 395Exercise Physiology3 credits

  Examination of the physiological responses of the neuromuscular, metabolic, endocrine, and circulatory and respiratory systems to acute and chronic exercise.

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• EDKP 405Sport in Society3 credits

  An examination of the cultural, social, political and economic factors that influence sport in society. Special attention to the effects of gender, financial constraints and political policies on involvement in physical activity and sports programs.

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• EDKP 448Exercise and Health Psychology3 credits

  The psychological aspects of health and participation in exercise and physical activity. The application of psychological knowledge and methodology within exercise and health. Theory and evidence on selected topics in this area of study.

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• ENVB 305Population and Community Ecology3 credits

  Interactions between organisms and their environment; historical and current perspectives in applied and theoretical population and community ecology. Principles of population dynamics, feedback loops, and population regulation. Development and structure of communities; competition, predation and food web dynamics. Biodiversity science in theory and practice.

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• NUTR 307Metabolism and Human Nutrition3 credits

  This course looks at the importance of nutrition from the molecular to the organismal levels in human health and disease. The focus will be on the significance of nutrients in regulating metabolism, and impact of genotype in the metabolism of nutrients.

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• NUTR 337Nutrition Through Life3 credits

  Nutrient utilization, requirements and recommended allowances as related to physiological development throughout the life cycle. Physiological, psychological and environmental determinants of eating behaviour.

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• NUTR 341Global Food Security3 credits

  Food insecurity is one of the most critical issues humanity has faced in history. The magnitude of this phenomenon, reflected in its worldwide presence and in the number of individuals affected, makes it an imperative component of all nations' and of all internaltional agencies' agendas. Its complexity of determinants and its numerous consequences require the involvement of multipe disciplines and sectors. McGill undergraduate students as future professionals tackling global issues require an integrated and multidisciplinary training on food security.

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• NUTR 450Research Methods: Human Nutrition3 credits

  Introduction to how diverse approaches to nutrition research including international, community, laboratory, clinical, molecular, meta-analyses are necessary to advance the field of nutrition. Emphasis on ethics, scientific method, research process and analysis of results.

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• NUTR 501Nutrition in the Majority World3 credits

  Current nutrition-related issues in the Majority World, emphasizing young children and other vulnerable groups. The integration of a life science and social science perspective. The multiple causes, consequences, policies, and interventions related to current nutrition.

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• NUTR 505Public Health Nutrition3 credits

  This course focuses on the nutrition status of populations, communities and groups of people using a public health lens. It identifies and assesses human nutrition issues and problems, their causes, influencing factors and social conditions using a social determinants of health framework. Offers opportunities to design and conduct needs assessments, design and plan programs and plan for their evaluation. The purpose and role of participatory approaches with diverse populations and Indigenous populations in particular will be analyzed. Health systems, public health and political influence in Canada, as related to nutrition will be addressed.

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• NUTR 512Herbs, Foods and Phytochemicals3 credits

  An overview of the use of herbal medicines and food phytochemicals and the benefits and risks of their consumption. The physiological basis for activity and the assessment of toxicity will be presented. Current practices relating to the regulation, commercialization and promotion of herbs and phytochemicals will be considered.

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• SOCI 588Biosociology/Biodemography3 credits

  This course will explore linkages between social and biological systems, their influence on health and well-being over the life course, and on health disparities. Topics include classical sociological approaches to biosocial processes, sociobiology (reductionist, but population-based), and newer demographic studies on gen-environment, epigenetic, and stress-metabolic/allostatic processes.

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• ECON 223Political Economy of Trade Policy3 credits

  The course introduces students to the economics of international trade, what constitutes good trade policy, and how trade policy is decided. The course examines Canadian trade policy since 1945, including the GATT, Auto Pact, the FTA and NAFTA, and concludes with special topics in trade policy.

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• GEOG 210Global Places and Peoples3 credits

  Introduction to key themes in human geography. Maps and the making, interpretation and contestation of landscapes, 'place', and territory. Investigation of globalization and the spatial organization of human geo-politics, and urban and rural environments.

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• GEOG 216Geography of the World Economy3 credits

  The course introduces the geography of the world economic system. It describes the spatial distribution of economic activities and examines the factors which influence their changing location. Case studies from both "developed" and "developing" countries will test the different geographical theories presented in lectures.

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• GEOG 403Global Health and Environmental Change3 credits

  Major themes and contemporary case studies in global health and environmental change. Focus on understanding global trends in emerging infectious disease from social, biophysical, and geographical perspectives, and critically assessing the health implications of environmental change in different international contexts.

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• HIST 201Modern African History3 credits

  While covering the general political history of Africa in the twentieth century, this course also explores such themes as health and disease, gender, and urbanization.

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• HIST 202Survey: Canada to 18673 credits

  A survey of early Canada, from periods known mainly through archaeological records to the Confederation era. Social, cultural, economic and political themes will be examined.

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• HIST 203Survey: Canada since 18673 credits

  A survey of the development of Canada from Confederation to the present day. Social, economic and political history will be examined in a general way.

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• HIST 211American History to 18653 credits

  Introduction to the history of colonial North America and the United States up to the Civil War, in their Atlantic context.

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• HIST 215Modern Europe3 credits

  Survey of European history from the eighteenth century to the present.

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• HIST 218Modern East Asian History3 credits

  An introduction to the history of China and Japan from the seventeenth century to the present, including modernization, nationalism, and the interaction of the two countries.

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• HIST 221United States since 18653 credits

  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.

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• HIST 223Indigenous Peoples and Empires3 credits

  History of Indigenous Peoples of North and South America and their early experiences of European conquest and colonization, c. 1400 - 1800.

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• HIST 326History of the Soviet Union3 credits

  The history of the Soviet Union from 1917-1991, examining its origins in the collapse of autocracy, early Soviet utopianism, the rise of Stalin, the Second World War, Khrushchev’s reforms, the Cold War and the decline and eventual collapse of the USSR, as well as its legacies in the post-Soviet period.

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• HIST 338Twentieth-Century China3 credits

  Examines 20th Century China from the fall of the Qing, through Republican China, the emergence of communism, war with Japan, revolution and civil war, the Cultural Revolution, and later economic reforms.

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• HIST 360Latin America since 18253 credits

  Themes in the political, economic, and social development of Latin America since the wars of independence.

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• HIST 361Topics in Canadian Regional History3 credits

  Topics in Canadian regional history. Topics will vary by year.

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• HIST 363Canada 1870-19143 credits

  This course will examine social, economic, political and cultural aspects of Canadian society between 1870 and 1914. Topics covered will include aboriginal peoples, European settlement of the West, provincial rights, the national policy, social reform movements, industrialization, immigration and the rise of cities.

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• POLI 212Introduction to Comparative Politics – Europe/ North America3 credits
• POLI 221Government of Canada3 credits

  An examination of the central governmental institutions, including parliament, federalism, and the judiciary.

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• POLI 222Political Process and Behaviour in Canada3 credits

  An introduction to contemporary political life in Canada that examines how demands are identified and transmitted through the political systems. Emphasis will be placed on: the Canadian political culture; socialization and political participation; the electoral system; elections and voting; the role and structure of political parties; and the influence of organized interest.

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• POLI 227Introduction to Comparative Politics - Global South3 credits

  An introduction to politics across the Global South. A comparative examination of the legacies of colonialism, the achievement of independence, and political and socio-economic development in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Topics include modernization, dependency, state-building, political violence, revolution, the role of the military, authoritarianism, and democratization.

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• POLI 243International Politics of Economic Relations3 credits

  An introduction to international relations, through examples drawn from international political economy. The emphasis will be on the politics of trade and international monetary relations.

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• POLI 244International Politics: State Behaviour3 credits

  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.

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• POLI 319Politics of Latin America3 credits

  This course will deal with the dynamics of political change in Latin America today.

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• POLI 322Political Change in South Asia3 credits

  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.

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• POLI 324Comparative Politics of Africa3 credits

  The government and politics of African states south of the Sahara with reference to the ideological and institutional setting as influenced by the forces of tradition and the impact of Western colonialism.

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• POLI 340Comparative Politics of the Middle East3 credits

  An examination of the societies, political forces and regimes of selected countries of the Eastern Arab world (Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia).

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• POLI 341Foreign Policy: The Middle East3 credits

  An examination of the changing regional security environment and the evolving foreign policies and relationships of Arab states in three areas - relations with non-Arab regional powers (Israel, Iran), inter-Arab relations, Great Power relations. The course will focus particularly on Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

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• POLI 345International Organizations3 credits

  The politics and processes of global governance in the 21st century, with a special emphasis on the United Nations system.

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• POLI 347Arab-Israel Conflict, Crisis, Peace3 credits

  Concepts - protracted conflict, crisis, war, peace; system, subsystem; Conflict-levels of analysis; historical context; images and issues; attitudes, policies, role of major powers; Crises-Wars - configuration of power; crisis models; decision-making in 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982 crisis-wars; conflict- crisis management; Peace-Making - pre-1977; Egypt-Israel peace treaty; Madrid, Oslo, Israel-Jordan peace; prospects for conflict resolution.

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• POLI 349Foreign Policy: Asia3 credits

  An overview of the foreign policies of two rising powers - China and India - in addition to Japan, covering the historical evolution, goals and determinants of their foreign policies, interactions with the rest of Asia and the world, and efforts at institutionalised cooperation in South and East Asia.

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• POLI 359Topics in International Politics 13 credits

  A specific problem area in International Relations.

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• POLI 369Politics of Southeast Asia3 credits

  Topics covered include: colonialism, nationalism, democracy, authoritarianism, war, economic development, social development, overseas Chinese, ethnicity, religion, populism, and international relations, as they apply to Southeast Asian politics.

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• POLI 372Indigenous Peoples and the Canadian State3 credits

  The relationship of Indigenous politics to larger debates and literatures within political science, such as citizenship theory, federalism, and collective action. Subjects covered include Canada's treaty history, constitutional changes, key policy frameworks, and Indigenous political development.

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• POLI 422Advanced Topics in Comparative Politics 13 credits

  A specific problem area in comparative politics.

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• POLI 423Politics of Ethno-Nationalism3 credits

  Theories of ethno-nationalism examined in light of experience in Asia, Middle East and Africa. Topics include formation and mobilization of national, ethnic and religious identities in colonial and post-colonial societies; impact of ethno-nationalism on pluralism, democracy, class and gender relations; means to preserve tolerance in multicultural societies.

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• POLI 435Identity and Inequality3 credits

  Inequality is often particularly durable between groups whose boundaries are based on assumed ancestry - e.g., the major ethnic categories in former European settler colonies, castes in South Asia. This course explores ongoing changes in the relationship between identity and social, economic and political inequality in some of these contexts.

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• POLI 441International Political Economy: Trade3 credits

  Politics of international trade, such as the international rules governing trade in goods, the functioning of international bodies such as the WTO, and the domestic sources of these international policies.

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• POLI 445International Political Economy: Monetary Relations3 credits

  Advanced course in international political economy; the politics of international of monetary relations, such as international rules governing international finance, the reasons for and consequences of financial flows, and the functioning of international financial bodies such as the IMF and World Bank.

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• POLI 450Peacebuilding3 credits

  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.

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• SOCI 254Development and Underdevelopment3 credits

  Competing theories about the causes of underdevelopment in the poor countries. Topics include the impact of geography, the population explosion, culture and national character, economic and sexual inequalities, democracy and dictatorship. Western imperialism and multi-national corporations, reliance on the market, and development through local participation, cooperation, and appropriate technology.

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• SOCI 307Globalization3 credits

  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.

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• SOCI 515Medicine and Society3 credits

  The sociology of health and illness. Reading in areas of interest, such as: the sociology of illness, health services occupations, organizational settings of health care, the politics of change in national health service systems, and contemporary ethical issues in medical care and research.

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• SOCI 526Indigenous Women's Health and Healthcare 3 credits
• ECON 209Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications3 credits

  A university-level introduction to national income determination, money and banking, inflation, unemployment and economic policy.

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• ECON 230D1Microeconomic Theory3 credits

  The introductory course for Economics Major students in microeconomic theory. In depth and critical presentation of the theory of consumer behaviour, theory of production and cost curves, theory of the firm, theory of distribution, welfare economics and the theory of general equilibrium.

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• ECON 230D2Microeconomic Theory3 credits

  See ECON 230D1 for course description.

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• ECON 447Economics of Information and Uncertainty3 credits

  This course considers how uncertainty can be incorporated into the standard model of consumer and producer choice central to explaining or analysing a number of different economic phenomena. Topics include the information approach to explaining unemployment and problems in controlling health care costs.

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• MGCR 211Introduction to Financial Accounting3 credits

  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.

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• MGCR 352Principles of Marketing3 credits

  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.

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• MGCR 382International Business3 credits

  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.

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• MGCR 423Strategic Management3 credits

  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.

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• MGPO 362Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship3 credits

  Study of the key aspects involved in starting and managing a new venture: identifying opportunities and analyzing new venture ideas, identifying common causes of failure and strategies for success, understanding intellectual property systems, comparison of multiple modes of funding. Applies to for-profit and not-for-profit start-ups.

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• MGPO 364Entrepreneurship in Practice3 credits

  Provides hands-on experience with the development of an entrepreneurial venture or a contribution to an existing entrepreneurial venture. Involves the creation of a venture development or business plan. Applicable to many kinds of new ventures, both private companies and social enterprises.

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• MGPO 383International Business Policy3 credits

  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.

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• MGPO 435The Origins of Capitalism3 credits

  This course covers the evolution of modern business institutions from their roots in the early middle ages to the modern era. Covering economic issues in the context of arts and culture, it offers a "distant mirror on globalization."

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• MGPO 438Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation3 credits

  Explores key concepts associated with social entrepreneurship and social innovation – the application of principles of entrepreneurship and innovation to solve social problems through social ventures, enterprises and not-for-profit organizations. Focuses on the social economy, including how the market system can be leveraged to create social value.

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• MGPO 440Strategies for Sustainability3 credits

  This course explores the relationship between economic activity, management, and the natural environment. Using readings, discussions and cases, the course will explore the challenges that the goal of sustainable development poses for our existing notions of economic goals, production and consumption practices and the management of organizations.

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• MGPO 445Industry Analysis and Competitive Strategy3 credits

  Analysis of industry structure, macro-environment, and evolution. Evaluation of strategic position, behaviour, and intent of organizations within industry context. Development of strategic recommendations for these firms.

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• MGPO 460Managing Innovation3 credits

  Firms face difficulties in developing new products. This course examines the new product development process to understand why problems occur and what managers can do. Topics include the creative synthesis of market and technology; the coordination of functions; and the strategic connection between the project and the strategy.

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• MGPO 469Managing Globalization3 credits

  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.

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• MGPO 475Strategies for Developing Countries3 credits

  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.

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• MSUS 402Systems Thinking and Sustainability3 credits

  Examines interconnected dynamics of organizations and social, economic, and ecological systems. Introduces systems thinking principles to foster learning, inform organizational decision-making, and solve real-world problems. Covers problem diagnosis and resolution of organizational and societal sustainability issues through causal loop diagrams, stock-and-flow mapping, group model building, computational simulations and case studies.

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