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General Studies may be an option for students interested in taking one or two credit-based courses but who are not currently interested in seeking a credential. Students who successfully complete General Studies courses may be eligible to transfer credit toward a certificate, diploma or degree upon formal admission to a program.
Permission to register in General Studies courses requires approval by the Dean or designate. Supporting documentation and/or prerequisites may be required.
For information about non-credit courses, visit Professional and Continuing Studies.
Tuition
For domestic tuition rates, please select a course from the list below. For international tuition, please contact Student Accounts with the course name and start date.
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Courses Offered
Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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CAMN502: Foundation: Understanding Conflict, Change and Systems in Organizational Contexts | Graduate | View |
HUMS643: Ethno-political Conflicts in the Canadian Context | Graduate | View |
HUMS652: Adaptive Management for Complex Humanitarian Problems in the 21st Century | Graduate | View |
HUMS653: Environmental and Resource-Based Conflict Management | Graduate | View |
HUMS662: Professional Practice in Conflict and Change Management | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Disaster and Emergency Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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DEMN502: Foundations in Disaster and Emergency Management | Graduate | View |
HUMS642: Psychosocial Interventions: Managing Stress, Trauma, and Loss | Graduate | View |
HUMS661: Risk and Crisis Communication | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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EDLM510: Research for School Improvement | Graduate | View |
EDLM540: Building and Managing the School Communities: School Culture and Communication | Graduate | View |
EDLM550: Communication in School Leadership | Graduate | View |
EDLM560: Leading Technological Integration in Schools | Graduate | View |
EDLM570: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment | Graduate | View |
EDLM580: Supervising, Coaching, and Mentoring for Professional Learning | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Environmental Education and Communication
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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EECO500: Developing Environmental Understandings | Graduate | View |
EECO503: Foundations for Environmental Communication | Graduate | View |
EECO504: Systems Perspectives | Graduate | View |
EECO508: Learning Theory and Program Design | Graduate | View |
EECO510: Worldviews, Ethics, and the Environment | Graduate | View |
Master of Science in Environmental Practice
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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ENVP500: Developing a Sustainability Perspective | Graduate | View |
Master of Science in Environment and Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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ENVR505: Ecosystem Science and Management | Graduate | View |
ENVR514: Global Environmental Processes and Current Issues | Graduate | View |
ENVR581: Toxicology and Risk Assessment | Graduate | View |
ENVR582: Environmental Analysis and Remediation | Graduate | View |
ENVR626: Leadership and Sustainable Development | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Environment and Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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ENVR530: Economics for Decision Making | Graduate | View |
ENVR545: Sustainable Development: From Theory to Practice | Graduate | View |
ENVR560: Environmental Accounting and Reporting | Graduate | View |
ENVR571: Legal Aspects of Environmental Management | Graduate | View |
ENVR660: Environmental Management Tools | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Global Leadership
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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GBLD501: Personal and Theoretical Foundations to Global Leadership | Graduate | View |
GBLD510: Social Structures and Dynamics within Social-Purpose Organizations | Graduate | View |
GBLD511: Strategic Analysis, Decision Making and Evaluation | Graduate | View |
GBLD520: Navigating Geo-Political Dynamics of Global Communities | Graduate | View |
GBLD521: Community Development in a Global Context | Graduate | View |
GBLD522: Managing Difficult Relationships Within and Across Community Dynamics | Graduate | View |
GBLD538: Evaluation in a Global Context | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration and Leadership
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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HEAL520: Global and National Perspectives on Higher Education | Graduate | View |
HEAL525: Global Perspectives on International Education | Graduate | View |
HEAL530: Leading Educational Change in Higher Education Environments | Graduate | View |
HEAL535: Communication and Organizational Culture in a Globalized World | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Human Security and Peacebuilding
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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HSPB500: Foundations of Human Security and Peacebuilding | Graduate | View |
HUMS641: Foundations of Policy and Practice in Humanitarian Action | Graduate | View |
HUMS651: Case Studies in Humanitarian Action: Advanced Policy and Practice | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Justice Studies
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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HUMS671: Transdisciplinarity in Practice | Graduate | View |
HUMS672: Public Images of Justice and Fairness | Graduate | View |
HUMS673: Indigenous Perspectives on Humanitarianism | Graduate | View |
JUST502: Foundations in Transdisciplinary Justice | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Tourism Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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IHMN505: Trends and Issues in Hospitality Management | Graduate | View |
IHMN520: Finance for Tourism and Hospitality Management | Graduate | View |
IHMN550: Research Methodology | Graduate | View |
TRMN501: Tourism Leadership | Graduate | View |
TRMN502: Critical Perspectives on Global Tourism | Graduate | View |
TRMN503: Transforming Destinations | Graduate | View |
TRMN504: Product & Market Innovations | Graduate | View |
TRMN505: Strategic Tourism Marketing | Graduate | View |
TRMN506: Sustainable Tourism Management | Graduate | View |
TRMN507: Ethics in Tourism and Hospitality | Graduate | View |
TRMN625: Social Entrepreneurship | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Intercultural and International Communication
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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IICS560: Global Communication | Graduate | View |
IICS565: Media Relations in a Global Context | Graduate | View |
IICS570: Public Affairs and Advocacy | Graduate | View |
IICS615: Sport for Society | Graduate | View |
IICS672: International Relations and Public Diplomacy | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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INDS500: Theory in Interdisciplinary Studies | Graduate | View |
INDS505: Academic Writing and Critical Thinking Across Disciplines | Graduate | View |
INDS510: Social Science Research Methods | Graduate | View |
INDS515: Global Perspectives on Indigenous Ways of Knowing | Graduate | View |
INDS525: LGBTQ2S+ Global Issues and Community Engagement | Graduate | View |
INDS535: Outdoor Experiential Education | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Leadership
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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LEAD516: Concepts and Theories of Leadership | Graduate | View |
Master of Global Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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MGMT562: International Business Strategy | Graduate | View |
MGMT565: International Accounting Tools for Financial Health | Graduate | View |
MGMT566: Ethics, Law and Corporate Social Responsibility | Graduate | View |
Master of Arts in Professional Communication
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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PCOM530: Strategic Digital Communication | Graduate | View |
PCOM540: Communication, Culture, Media and Technology | Graduate | View |
PCOM633: Strategic Communication | Graduate | View |
PCOM640: Communication Policy, Politics and Law | Graduate | View |
Graduate Diploma in Technology-enhanced Learning and Design
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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IDSN521: Graphic Design for Instructional Designers | Graduate | View |
IDSN522: Project Management for Instructional Designers | Graduate | View |
Graduate Certificate in Advanced Coaching Practices
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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ADVC612: Group and Team Coaching | Graduate | View |
ADVC620: Intercultural Competence and Global Coaching | Graduate | View |
ADVC635: Creating Coaching Cultures | Graduate | View |
Graduate Certificate in Change Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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CHMN635: Leading Strategic Systems and Culture Change | Graduate | View |
CHMN675: Organizational Change: Advanced Models, Methodologies and Measurement | Graduate | View |
Graduate Certificate in Corporate Social Innovation
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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CSIN550: Foundation of Corporate Social Innovation | Graduate | View |
CSIN562: Design Thinking for Social Innovation | Graduate | View |
CSIN575: Measuring and Scaling Social Impact | Graduate | View |
Graduate Certificate in Strategic Enrolment Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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HEAL580: Enrolment Management: Theory and Practice | Graduate | View |
HEAL585: Strategic Enrolment Planning | Graduate | View |
Graduate Certificate in Strategic Human Resources Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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HRMN540: Leading Organizational Change | Graduate | View |
LEAD650: Coaching for Leadership | Graduate | View |
Graduate Certificate in Management and Leadership
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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LEAD580: Leadership, Community, and Collaboration in a Complex Environment | Graduate | View |
PCOM645: Organizational Design, Communication and Knowledge Management | Graduate | View |
Graduate Certificate in Organization Design and Development
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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ORGD625: Organization Design: Processes for Positive Change | Graduate | View |
ORGD640: Organization Development: Supporting Organizational Health and Vitality | Graduate | View |
Graduate Certificate in Project Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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PJMN501: Managing Complex Projects | Graduate | View |
PJMN502: Project Planning and Scheduling | Graduate | View |
Graduate Certificate in Science and Policy of Climate Change
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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SPCC614: Science and Impacts of Climate Change | Graduate | View |
SPCC615: Climate Policy and Governance | Graduate | View |
Graduate Certificate in Workplace Innovation
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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WINV560: Cultivating Creative Confidence and Competence | Graduate | View |
WINV685: Innovation Tools and Processes | Graduate | View |
WINV690: Workplace Innovation: Strategy and Culture | Graduate | View |
Bachelor of Arts in Global Tourism Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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IHMN301: Digital Communication in Global Business | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN315: Research Methods for Tourism | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN325: Financial Management for Tourism | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN411: Tourism Policy and Planning | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN412: Tourism Product Development | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN413: Destination Management and Marketing | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN441: Tourism Entrepreneurship | Undergraduate | View |
Bachelor of Arts in International Hotel Management
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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IHMN310: Managing Tourism Operations | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN320: Hospitality Finance | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN354: The Leadership Experience | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN360: Multicultural Management and Communications | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN388: Hotel Facilities Management | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN420: Revenue and Yield Management | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN430: Sustainability in Tourism and Hospitality | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN440: Hospitality Entrepreneurship | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN455: Human Resource Issues and Practices | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN465: Leading Edge Hospitality | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN475: Ethical Issues in Hospitality | Undergraduate | View |
IHMN485: Globalization and the Hospitality Industry | Undergraduate | View |
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
General Studies Course | Subject Level | |
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INDS300: Writing Across Disciplines | Undergraduate | View |
INDS310: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies | Undergraduate | View |
INDS325: LGBTQ2S+ Global Issues and Community Engagement | Undergraduate | View |
INDS400: Global Perspectives on Indigenous Ways of Knowing | Undergraduate | View |