Approved Course Electives

Approved Courses 

Science and Business Advisors have pre-approved the following list of courses as “Approved Courses” for the program. If you wish to take a course outside of this list for your “Approved Course” requirements, please reach out to Dr. Kashif Memon for approval. 

Computing and Data Science List  

  • AMATH445 - Scientific Machine Learning [prereq: MATH228]  
  • CO227 - Introduction to Optimization (Non-Specialist Level) [prereq: MATH114]  
  • CO327 - Deterministic OR Models (Non-Specialist Level) [prereq: CO227]  
  • CS105 - Introduction to Computer Programming 1  
  • CS106 - Introduction to Computer Programming 2 [prereq: CS105]  
  • CS114 - Principles of Computing for Science  
  • CS115 - Introduction to Computer Science 1  
  • CS116 - Introduction to Computer Science 2 [prereq: CS115]  
  • CS330 - Management Information Systems [prereq: CS106/116]  
  • CS335 - Computational Methods in Business and Finance   
  • ECON322 - Econometric Analysis 1 
  • ECON323 - Econometric Analysis 2 [prereq: ECON322]  
  • ECON422 - Microeconometric Analysis [prereq: STAT221]  
  • ECON423 - Time Series Econometrics [prereq: STAT221]  
  • ECON424 - Machine Learning in Economics [prereq: STAT221] 
  • ECON474 - Numerical Methods for Economists [prereq: ECON323, 393] 
  • HLTH230 - Introduction to Health Informatics  
  • MATH114 - Linear Algebra for Science  
  • MATH228 - Differential Equations for Physics and Chemistry  
  • MSE331 - Introduction to Optimization  
  • STAT202 - Introductory Statistics for Scientists  
  • STAT220 - Probability (Non-Specialist Level)   
  • STAT221 - Statistics (Non-Specialist Level) [prereq: STAT220]  
  • STAT322 - Sampling and Experimental Design (Non-Specialist Level) [prereq: STAT221]  

Environment, Sustainability and Ethics  

  • ENVS105 - Environmental Sustainability and Ethics  
  • ENVS178 - Environmental Applications of Data Management and Statistics  
  • ENVS195 - Introduction to Environmental Studies  
  • ENVS201 - Introduction to Canadian Environmental Law  
  • ENVS205 - Sustainability: The Future We Want  
  • ENVS210 - Future Studies  
  • ENVS220 - Ecological Economics  
  • ENVS310 - Future Cities: Integrating Future Thinking into Urban Decisions [prereq: ENVS210]  
  • ENVS401 - Canadian Law, Indigenous Peoples, and Natural Resource Development  
  • ENVS410 - Urban Futures Project [prereq: ENVS310]  
  • ENVS444 - Ecosystem and Resource Management in Parks/Natural Areas  
  • PHIL215 - Professional and Business Ethics  
  • PHIL 218J Foundation of Ethics 
  • PHIL 219J Practical Ethics 
  • PHIL 226 Biomedical Ethics 

Finance and Economics  

  • COMM101 - Introduction to Financial Markets  
  • ECON211 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics   
  • ECON212 - Introduction to Game Theory  
  • ECON231 - Introduction to International Economics  
  • ECON241 - Introduction to Public Economics   
  • ECON254 - Economics of Sport   
  • ECON255 - Introduction to the Economics of Natural Resources   
  • ECON256 - Introduction to Health Economics  
  • ECON290 - Models of Choice in Competitive Markets  
  • ECON306 – Macroeconomics [prereq: ECON102,391]  
  • ECON351 - Labour Economics  
  • ECON361 - Cost-Benefit Analysis and Project Evaluation [prereq: ECON201/290, STAT221]  
  • ECON372 - Business Finance 2 [prereq: ECON 221, 371, STAT220]  
  • ECON391 - Equilibrium in Market Economies  
  • ECON392 - Strategic Situations and Welfare Economics  
  • ECON393 - Market Failures [prereq: ECON391]  
  • ECON406 - Money and Banking 2 [prereq: ECON306,393, STAT221]  
  • ECON407 - Economic Growth and Development 2 [prereq: ECON306,393, STAT221]  
  • ECON408 - Business Cycles [prereq: ECON306,393, STAT221]  
  • ECON491 - Advanced Microeconomics [prereq: ECON392, 393] 
  • ECON496 - Advanced Macroeconomics [prereq: ECON392, 393, STAT221] 

Innovation and Entrepreneurship List  

  • BET210 - Business Technology and Infrastructure  
  • BET300 - Foundations of Venture Creation   
  • BET340 - Essentials of Entrepreneurial Planning and Execution  
  • BET350 - Customer Experience Design  
  • BET360 - Design Frameworks for Social Ventures  
  • BET405 - Digital Leadership and Transformation [prereq: BET 210]  
  • BET470 - Family Business  
  • COMM400 - Entrepreneurship, Technology and the Emerging Information Economy  
  • COMM432 - Electronic Business [prereq: CS 330 or MGM244]  
  • ERS200 - Indigenous Sustainability Entrepreneurship  
  • GSJ207 - Entrepreneurship, Gender, and Social Justice  
  • INDENT200 - The Past, Present, and Future of Indigenous Entrepreneurship  
  • INDENT210 - Fundamentals of Indigenous Entrepreneurship  
  • INDENT225 - Practicum in Indigenous Entrepreneurship 1 [prereq: INDENT210]  
  • INDENT302 - Creating an Online Business [prereq: INDENT200, 210]  
  • INDENT310 - Case Studies in Indigenous Venture Creation  
  • INDENT320 - Indigenous Economic Development Corporations  
  • INDENT325 - Practicum in Indigenous Entrepreneurship 2 [prereq: INDENT225]  
  • INNOV200 - Theory and Practice of Social Innovation and Impact  
  • INNOV201 - Social Innovation for Global Impact  
  • INNOV300 - Case Studies in Social Innovation for Impact [prereq: INNOV200, 210]  
  • INNOV302 - Measuring and Evaluating Social Innovation for Impact [prereq: INNOV200, 210]  
  • INNOV311 - Research for Social Impact [prereq: INNOV300, 302]  
  • INNOV411 - Designing for Social Impact [prereq: INNOV311]  
  • INTEG121 - Collaboration, Design Thinking, and Problem Solving  
  • INTEG251 - Creativity and Innovation  

International Business, Economic Development, Governance and Public Policy  

  • AFM333 - International Business / ARBUS301 - International Business  
  • ERS245 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Biodiversity Conservation: Nature, People, and Policy  
  • GEOG 101 Human Geographies: People, Space and Change  
  • GEOG102 - Global Environmental Systems: Processes and Change  
  • GEOG 203 – Introduction to International Development [prereq: GEOG102]  
  • INDEV101 - Issues in International Development [prereq: GEOG203]  
  • INDEV200 - The Political Economy of Development  
  • INDEV212 - Problem-Solving for Development [prereq: INDEV101]  
  • INDEV262 - Introduction to Global Emerging Cities  
  • INDEV300 - Culture and Ethics  
  • INDEV302 - Development Agents [prereq: INDEV101]  
  • INTST101 - Introduction to International Studies  
  • LS206 - Canadian Government and Politics  
  • LS366 - Global Governance  
  • PLAN240 - Environmental Planning and Policy  
  • PSCI231 - Government and Business  
  • PSCI281 - Introduction to International Relations  
  • PSCI387 – Globalization  
  • PSCI389 - Global Governance  
  • SCBUS425 - Workshop 6: Challenges in Globalizing Science and Technology  
  • SDS330R - International Public Policy  
  • SDS322R - Community Engagement and Social Development  
  • SDS388R - Globalization and Social Development    

Management and Business Consulting  

  • COMMST433 - The Organizational Consultant  
  • BET580 - Consulting  

Marketing and Communication 

  • BET400 - Marketing Foundations for Early-Stage Ventures  
  • ENGL 109 Academic Writing 
  • ENGL 210J Technical Editing 
  • ENGL 210E Genres of Technical Communication 
  • ENGL 392B Visual Rhetoric 
  • ENGL 472 Research Methods in Technical Communication 
  • HHUM222 - Health, Illness, and Narrative  
  • MGMT244 - Principles of Marketing  
  • MGMT345 - Marketing Strategy [prereq: MGMT244]  

Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources List  

  • BET450 - Leadership  
  • BET460 - Business Negotiations  
  • COMMST227 - Leadership  
  • COMMST325 - Organizational Communication  
  • COMMST431 - Crisis Communication  
  • COMMST432 - Conflict Management  
  • ECON409 - Workers, Jobs, and Wages [prereq: ECON 306, 393, STAT221]  
  • GEOG302 - Geographies of Work and Employment  
  • HRM200 - Basic Human Resources Management   
  • HRM301 - Strategic Human Resources Management  [prereq: HRM200]  
  • LS271 - Conflict Resolution   
  • LS315 - Labour Law  
  • LS319 - Negotiation: Theories and Strategies  
  • MSE311 - Organizational Design and Technology   
  • MSE411 - Leadership and Influence  
  • PSYCH 101 Introductory Psychology 
  • PSYCH238 - Organizational Psychology  
  • PSYCH439 - Negotiation in the Workplace: Theory and Practice  

Socioeconomic Impact of Science and Technology  

  • GSJ205 - Technology, Gender, and Social Justice  
  • MSE422 - Economic Impact of Technological Change and Entrepreneurship  
  • STV202 - Design and Society  
  • STV205 - Cybernetics and Society  
  • STV208 - Artificial Intelligence and Society: Impact, Ethics, and Equity  
  • STV210 - The Computing Society  
  • STV302 - Information Technology and Society  
  • STV304 - Technology in Canadian Society  
  • STV305 - Technology, Society and the Modern City  
  • STV306 - Biotechnology and Society  

Other Business Focused Courses  

  • COMM431 - Project Management 
  • MSE432 - Production and Service Operations Management   
  • SCBUS424 - Workshop 5: Special Topics in Science and Business