Enhance Your Future Opportunities
In GBDA, we believe in the power of interdisciplinary connections. Consider pursuing a minor or diploma to gain additional insights and expertise from various fields. While pursuing a minor or diploma is not required, it offers a valuable way to enhance your degree and broaden your perspective.
Some pathways to consider
Health and Science
- Health Humanities (diploma)
- Medical Physiology (minor)
- Gerontology (minor or diploma)
- Addictions, Mental Health and Policy (minor)
- Cognitive Science (minor)
With your understanding of health, science, and the human condition, you'll be uniquely positioned for diverse career opportunities in health technology, policy-making, and advocacy.
Society, Innovation and Sustainability
- Future Cities (diploma)
- Social Innovation and Impact (minor)
- Visual Culture in a Global Context (minor)
- Black Studies (diploma)
- Indigenous Entrepreneurship (diploma)
- Environment, Resources, and Sustainability (minor) or Sustainability (diploma)
With your understanding of societal issues, innovation strategies, and sustainability practices, you'll be uniquely positioned for careers in urban planning, social entrepreneurship, environmental consulting, and policy analysis.
Business and Technology
- Entrepreneurship (minor)
- Computing minor (minor)
- International Trade (minor)
- Economic Theory (minor)
- Event Management (minor)
- Language Diplomas
With your understanding of technological advancements and global trade, you'll be uniquely positioned for careers in entrepreneurship, technology consulting, and event planning.
What's a minor? What's a diploma?
Minors
Including a minor as part of your degree provides additional knowledge or skills. A minor is a group of 8-10 courses in a specific subject or topic which you would complete along with your degree.
For example, you could earn a:
- Bachelor of Global Business and Digital Arts with a minor in Environment, Resources and Sustainability
- Bachelor of Global Business and Digitals with a minor in Computing
Diplomas
Diplomas offer expertise in a particular area. Courses you take to earn your degree or electives can also often count toward a certificate or diploma that you can earn in addition to your degree. They require fewer courses than a minor, but the number of courses varies by diploma.
For example, you could earn a:
- Bachelor of Global Business and Digital Arts and a Diploma in Health Humanities
- Bachelor of Global Business and Digital Arts and a Diploma in Future Cities
How does it work?
To earn your GBDA degree, you will take 6 elective courses. By planning ahead (as early as first-year) and meeting with your academic advisor you'll create a plan to fulfill the requirements of minors, diplomas, and certificates.
You may take extra classes, but only if those classes will fit into your schedule. You can choose to do additional studies during a Spring term or co-op term at a per-course fee to meet the required number of courses for minors, diplomas and certificates.
There are many ways to explore minors, diplomas, certificates and more. Students are highly recommended to meet with their academic advisor to find the pathway that best suits them.
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