All students who wish to complete the Global Competency Certificate must take a 3-credit global citizenship course (eitherÌýGLGC 1101Ìý(offered in Fall and Winter) orÌýNURS 3318Ìý(offered in Winter and Summer), 12 credits of GCC-eligible courses, and participate in an GCC-eligible international or intercultural experience. Below are lists of all approved GCC-eligible courses and experiences.
GCC-Eligible Courses
Child, Family & Community Studies
| CFCS 1112 | Working in Communities |
| CFCS 1142 | Introduction to Aboriginal Child, Youth and Family Practice |
| CFCS 2332 | Strengthening the Family Spirit - Working from Aboriginal Perspectives with Elders Teachings |
| CFCS 2432 | Understanding Aboriginal Perspectives and Experiences |
| CFCS 3900 | Perspective in International and Community Development |
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Community Social Service Work
| CSSW 1100 | Introduction to Social Work Practice |
| CSSW 1122 | Interviewing and Counselling Skills |
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Child and Youth Care
| CYCC 1142 | Introduction to Aboriginal Child and Youth Care Practice |
| CYCC 2452 | Enhancing Resilience in Aboriginal Children and Youth |
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Sign Language Interpretation
| INTR 1102 | Allyship and the Deaf Community |
| INTR 2110 | Positionality in the Deaf Community |
| INTR 2201 | Deafhood: Pathways to Identity and Diversity |
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Social Work
| SOWK 2100 | Introduction to Social Work Practice |
| SOWK 2422 | Social Work Practice with Groups and Communities |
| SOWK 3250 | Social Work with Indigenous People |
| SOWK 4100 | Social Work Practice Between Systems |
| SOWK 4260 | Global Perspectives in Social WorkÌý |
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Therapeutic Recreation
| THRT 2306 | Inclusive Leisure Practice |
| THRT 3601 | Community Development Concepts and Applications inÌý Health and Social ServicesÌý |
Accounting
| ACCT 3850 | Detecting Accounting Fraud |
| ACCT 3880 | Data Analytics for Accountants |
| ACCT 4510 | Advanced Financial Accounting |
| ACCT 4570 | International Taxation |
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Business Law
| BLAW 3700 | Fundamentals of International Trade Law |
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Business
| BUSN 3100 | Trade in the Global Marketplace |
| BUSN 3200 | Global Trade Finance |
| BUSN 3410 | Global Supply Chain Management |
| BUSN 3500 | Business Entry Strategies, International |
| BUSN 4401 | International Logistics and Transportation |
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Economics
| ECON 1103 | Globalization and the World Economy |
| ECON 2460 | Environmental Economics |
| ECON 2490 | Canadian Microeconomic Policy |
| ECON 3101 | Introduction to Public Policy and Administration |
| ECON 3300 | North American International Trade Issues |
| ECON 3360 | Cost Benefit Analysis and Evaluation |
| ECON 3400 | International Economics and Finance |
| ECON 3408 | Global Banking |
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Finance
| FINC 3305 | International Financial Management |
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Marketing
| MARK 3300 | International Marketing |
Nursing
| NURS 3315 | Leadership: Partners in Health Promotion |
| NURS 3411 | Nursing Art and Science: Vulnerable Populations |
| NURS 3415 | Applied Nursing Ethics, Leadership and Moral Courage |
| NURS 4515 | Leadership: Influencing Health Care Reform |
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Nursing - Psychiatric
| PNUR 2171 | Family Health Promotion of Psychiatric Nursing Practice |
| PNUR 2285 | Psychiatric Nursing in Addictions and Mental Health |
| PNUR 4501 | Psychiatric Nursing Leadership and Management |
| PNUR 4572 | Psychiatric Nursing Community Concepts |
Anthropology
| ANTH 1100 | Introduction to Social & Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 1101 | World Prehistory: Ancient Peoples and Places |
| ANTH 1130 | The Anthropology of Religion |
| ANTH 1160 | Indigenous Cultures of Canada |
| ANTH 1170 | Anthropology in Developing Countries |
| ANTH 2020 | Visual and Sensory Anthropology |
| ANTH 2220 | Anthropology of Healing |
| ANTH 2230 | Ecology and Culture: Global Diversity and Inequality |
| ANTH 2240 | The Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality |
| ANTH 2250 | The Anthropology of Music |
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Criminology
| CRIM 2261 | Administration of Justice |
| CRIM 3335 | Human Rights and Civil Liberties |
| CRIM 3355 | Indigenous Peoples: Crime and Justice |
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Geography
| GEOG 1100 | Introduction to Human Geography |
| GEOG 1130 | Human Impact on the Environment |
| GEOG 1140 | Environment and Media: Geographies of Nature, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
| GEOG 1180 | The Geography of Canada |
| GEOG 1190 | Selected Regions |
| GEOG 2212 | Economic Geography |
| GEOG 2213 | Social Geography |
| GEOG 2230 | The Geography of Biodiversity |
| GEOG 2311 | Urban Environmental Sustainability |
| GEOG 3327 | Tourism and Recreation Geographies |
| GEOG 3382 | Population Geographies |
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History
| HIST 1101 | History of World Societies, 3000 BCE to 1500 CE |
| HIST 1102 | A History of World Societies, 1500 to 1914 |
| HIST 1103 | World History, 1900 - 1945 |
| HIST 1104 | World History Since 1945 |
| HIST 1105 | Global Issues in Historical Perspective |
| HIST 1113 | Canada Before Confederation |
| HIST 1114 | Canada After Confederation |
| HIST 1120 | Modern Africa |
| HIST 1125 | The Modern Middle East |
| HIST 1140 | American History: An Introduction |
| HIST 1155 | Asian History: An Introduction |
| HIST 1165 | Health and Medicine in History |
| HIST 1170 | Global Indigenous Histories |
| HIST 2201 | Early Modern Europe |
| HIST 2206 | History of the British Isles |
| HIST 2210 | History of British Columbia |
| HIST 2215 |
Canadian Lives: An Introduction to Social and Cultural History |
| HIST 2250 | Modern China: An Introduction |
| HIST 2252 | Modern South Asia: An Introduction |
| HIST 2260 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Canada, 1600-1870 |
| HIST 2261 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Canada, 1870 to the Present |
| HIST 2270 | History of Indigenous People in Canada |
| HIST 3300 | The Atlantic World: Africa, Europe and The Americas, 1500 - 1900 |
| HIST 3305 | Europe Since 1945 |
| HIST 3306 | Modern Germany: From 1871 to the Present |
| HIST 3315 | Canada Since 1945 |
| HIST 3325 | Immigration, Diversity and Multiculturalism |
| HIST 4480 | The Holocaust in Modern MemoryÌý |
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Humanities
| HUMS 1171 | World Religions: Oriental |
| HUMS 1172 | World Religions: Occidental |
| HUMS 1173 | New Religious Movements |
| HUMS 1400 | Urban Challenges |
| HUMS 2274 | The Nature of the Sacred |
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Legal Studies
| LGST 3330 | Indigenous Peoples and the Law |
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Philosophy
| PHIL 1121 | Medical Ethics |
| PHIL 1135 | Asian Philosophy |
| PHIL 1170 | Philosophy and Religion |
| PHIL 2123 | Environmental Ethics |
| PHIL 3125 | Ethics for Psychiatric Nursing |
| PHIL 4706 | Ethics and Therapeutic Recreation and Health PromotionÌý |
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Political Science
| INST 1100 | Introduction to International Studies |
| POLI 1102 | Introduction to Canadian Government |
| POLI 1103 | Introduction to World Politics |
| POLI 2203 | Current International Issues |
| POLI 2209 | US Government and Politics |
| POLI 2210 | Introduction to Comparative Politics |
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Psychology
| PSYC 3120 | Gender Relations |
| PSYC 3333 | Cultural Competency and Counselling with Canada's Indigenous Peoples |
| PSYC 3339 | Sociopolitical and Critical Psychology |
| PSYC 3340 | Cultural Psychology |
| PSYC 3361 | Social CognitionÌý |
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Sociology
| SOCI 1145 | Canadian Society |
| SOCI 2220 | Social Movements |
| SOCI 2225 | Sociology of Globalization |
| SOCI 2270 | Society and Environment |
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Social Sciences
| SOSC 3141 | International Organizational BehaviourÌý |
Communications
| CMNS 1104 | Foundations of Intercultural Communication |
| CMNS 1217 | Intercultural Communication in the Workplace |
| CMNS 1220 | Communication and Social Change |
| CMNS 2200 | Global Media and Communication |
| CMNS 2317 | Intercultural Conflict in Interpersonal Relationships |
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English
| ENGL 2310 | Studies in World Literature |
| ENGL 3160 | Topics in World Literature |
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Gender, Sexualities and Women’s Studies
| GSWS 1101 | Contemporary Issues in Gender, Sexualities and Women's Studies |
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Linguistics
| LING 1102 | Linguistic Diversity and Cultural DiversityÌý |
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| MODL 1101 | Basic French I |
| MODL 1102 | Basic French II |
| MODL 1131 | Basic German I |
| MODL 1132 | Basic German II |
| MODL 1151 | Basic Spanish I |
| MODL 1152 | Basic Spanish II |
| MODL 1153 | Introduction to the Language and Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World |
| MODL 1161 | American Sign Language Level 1 |
| MODL 1162 | American Sign Language Level 2 |
| MODL 1171 | Basic Japanese I |
| MODL 1172 | Basic Japanese II |
| MODL 1191 | Basic Chinese I |
| MODL 1192 | Basic Chinese II |
| MODL 1261 | American Sign Language Level 3 |
| MODL 1262 | American Sign Language Level 4 |
| MODL 2161 | American Sign Language Level 5 |
| MODL 2162 | American Sign Language Level 6 |
| MODL 2163 | American Sign Language Level 7 |
| MODL 2164 | American Sign Language Level 8 |
| MODL 2201 | Intermediate French I |
| MODL 2202 | Intermediate French II |
| MODL 2231 | Intermediate German I |
| MODL 2232 | Intermediate German II |
| MODL 2250 | Spanish Conversation |
| MODL 2251 | Intermediate Spanish I |
| MODL 2252 | Intermediate Spanish II |
| MODL 2262 | American Sign Language Level 9 |
| MODL 2271 | Intermediate Japanese I |
| MODL 2272 | Intermediate Japanese II |
| MODL 2273 | Introduction to Japan: Language, Culture and Society |
| MODL 2291 | Intermediate Chinese I |
| MODL 2292 | Intermediate Chinese II |
| MODL 2351 | Spanish Language and Composition |
| MODL 2361 | American Sign Language Level 10 |
| MODL 3111 | French Language and Culture through the Media |
| MODL 3301 | Advanced French I |
| MODL 3302 | Advanced French II |
| MODL 3351 | Advanced Spanish I |
| MODL 3352 | Advanced Spanish II |
| MODL 3393 | Introduction to Classical Chinese I |
| MODL 3394 | Introduction to Classical Chinese II |
| MODL 4401 | Advanced French III, French Language & Composition I |
| MODL 4402 | Advanced French IV, French Language & Composition II |
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Performing & Fine Arts
| PEFA 1101 | Arts and Culture in Canada |
| PEFA 1136 | Introduction to Music |
| PEFA 3236 | World Music |
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Earth & Environmental Sciences
| EAES 1201 | Global Environment Change |
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Engineering
| ENGR 1100 | Engineering and Technology in Society |
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Sport Science
| SPSC 1105 | Introduction to the Study of Sport and Leisure in Society |
| SPSC 2205 | Socio-Cultural Aspects of Health and the Body |
| SPSC 2292 | Introduction to the Administration and Management of Sport, Recreation and Leisure Services |
| SPSC 2381 | The Rise of Modern Sport and Physical Education |
| SPSC 5398 | Dance Education |
| SPSC 5499 | Curriculum Issues: Physical and Health Education |
GCC-Eligible Experiences
Below is a list of GCC-eligible international and intercultural experiences offered by ÇïϼÂ×Àí.
It is also possible for students, faculty, staff, or administrators to request that a unique international or intercultural experience be assessed to determine if it should be deemed GCC-eligible on a one-off basis. Like all other GCC-eligible experiences, this unique experience must be structured and supervised, must occur while the student is registered at ÇïϼÂ×Àí, and must meet the requirements of the Inclusion Criteria for GCC-Eligible International and Intercultural Experiences. If you would like to request an assessment for a unique experience, please complete the .
For more specific information about the GCC-eligible experiences listed here and available funding opportunities, please consult .
All international and intercultural experiences approved by Global Engagement, including but not limited to
- Faculty-led programs
- Belize
- CzechiaÌý
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Mexico
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Scotland
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Uganda
- Wales
- Indigenous global learning programsÌý
- Arizona
- Hawaii
- COIL experiencesÌý
- ÇïϼÂ×Àí/Nyundo School of Art and Music PEFA 1239 COIL Project
- International exchanges
- International work co-op placements
- Summer study abroad programs
- Disney work and learn program