Program

Global Competency (Certificate)

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Faculty
Language, Literature and Performing Arts
Department
Global Learning Global Citizenship
Credits
15.00
Length of program
One year
Credential type
Certificate
Admission type
Open Enrolment - General Admission Requirements
Offered
Fall
Winter
Summer

Overview

Build your cultural expertise and become a global citizen with the Certificate in Global Competency. This 15-credit credential will give you the knowledge and skills to adapt, innovate and lead in an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing world. You’ll gain skills in critical thinking and intercultural communication skills while expanding your knowledge of diverse world views.

You can complete this certificate while in your current program and will apply your new skills to a global or local learning experience such as an exchange, field school or volunteer opportunity. This credential is an asset for careers in international education, refugee and immigrant services, international business, global supply chain management, environmental sustainability, international relations and more.

Admissions Requirements

Cost

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Program Requirements

Curriculum framework

Graduation Requirements

  • Successful completion of 15.00 credits of coursework:
    • 12.00 credits of coursework deemed Global Competency Certificate (GCC) eligible (see table 1 below)
    • 3.00 credits chosen from the following: GLGC 1101 or NURS 3318
  • 50% (7.50 credits) of all coursework must be completed at 51Ç鱨վ
  • In good academic standing
  • Completion of a GCC-eligible in-person international, in-person intercultural, or online global learning experience (see table 2 below)
  • Time limit to complete the program graduation requirements: 4 years. Any courses completed outside of that time limit will not be usable. Students may seek the permission of the Department/Program to complete a credential outside the approved time limit.

Table 1. GCC-Eligible Courses

Applied Community Studies

CFCS

2432, 3900

CSSW

1100, 1122

CYCC

2452

ECED

2361, 2365

INTR

1102, 2110, 2201

SOWK

2100, 2422, 3250, 4100, 4260

THRT

2306, 3601

Commerce and Business Administration

ACCT

3850, 3880, 4510, 4570

BLAW

3700

BUSN

3100, 3200, 3410, 3500, 4401

ECON

1103, 2460, 2490, 3101, 3300, 3360, 3400, 3408

FINC

3305

HOSP

3120

MARK

3300

Health Sciences

NURS

3315, 3411, 3415, 4515

PNUR

2171, 2285, 4501, 4572

Humanities and Social Sciences

ANTH

1100, 1101, 1130, 1160, 1170, 1800, 2020, 2210, 2220, 2230, 2240, 2250

CRIM

2261, 3335, 3355

GEOG

1100, 1130, 1140, 1180, 1190, 2212, 2213, 2230, 2311, 2333, 3327, 3382

HIST

1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1113, 1114, 1120, 1125, 1140, 1155, 1165, 1170, 2201, 2206, 2210, 2215, 2250, 2252, 2260, 2261, 2270, 3300, 3305, 3306, 3315, 3325, 3370, 4480

HUMS

1171, 1172, 1173, 1400, 2274

INST

1100

LGST

3330

PHIL

1121, 1135, 1170, 2123, 3125, 4706

POLI

1102, 1103, 2203, 2209, 2210

PSYC

3120, 3333, 3339, 3340, 3361

SOCI

1145, 1155, 2220, 2225, 2265, 2270

SOSC

3141

Languages, Literature and Performing Arts

CMNS

1104, 1217, 1220, 2200, 2317

ENGL

2310, 3160

GSWS

1100, 1101, 1102, 3101

LING

1102

MODL

1101, 1102, 1105, 1131, 1132, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1161, 1162, 1171, 1172, 1191, 1192, 1261, 1262, 1900, 2161, 2162, 2163, 2164, 2201, 2202, 2231, 2232, 2250, 2251, 2252, 2262, 2271, 2272, 2273, 2291, 2292, 2351, 2361, 3111, 3301, 3302, 3351, 3352, 3393, 3394, 4401, 4402

PEFA

1101, 1136, 3236

Science and Technology

BIOL

1100, 1110

EAES

1201

ENGR

1100

MATH

1234

SPSC

1105, 2205, 2281, 2292, 2381, 5398, 5499

Table 2. GCC-Eligible Experiences

In-person international experiences

All in-person international experiential learning programs endorsed by Global Engagement

In-person intercultural experiences

 

Government of Canada Explore Program

Government of Canada Odyssey Program

ELLA Experience Package

Global learning online (COIL) experiences 

Rwanda PEFA COIL

French Culture COIL

Program Guidelines

Program Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this program and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the program, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

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Career Pathways

With the skills developed from a Global Competency Certificate and further education, you may find opportunities in the following fields:

  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Global Supply Chain Management
  • International Education
  • International Business
  • International Relations
  • Refugee and Immigrant Services