Connecting First and Second Year

Courses to the Top Core Business

Competencies

Personal Management

EPHE 142 - Personal Health, Wellness and
Potential
Ed-D 101 Strategies for Success
SOCI 307 - Social/Moral Regulation *
THEA 150 - Public Speaking
FA 101 - Creative Being

Teamwork

ENGL 225 - Technical Communications:
Written and Verbal *
SOCI 100A Culture and Socialization
SOCI 304 Self, Identity and Society
SOCI 322 Sociology of Groups and
Organizations
PSYC 331 Social Psychology *
PSYC 340 Interpersonal Communication *
HIST 101 Ten Days That Shook the World

Communications

ENGL 225 - Technical Communications:
Written and Verbal
THEA 150 - Public Speaking
ENGL 302 Government Writing *
ENGL 301 Report Writing *
TS 200 - Introduction to the Human Uses of
Technology
TS 300 - Networking, New Media and Social
Practices
Global Mindset

ANTH 200 - Cultural and Social Anthropology
ANTH 304 - Technology and Culture*
ECON 306 - International Economics *
WS 316 - Gender and International
Development
POLI 103 - The Worlds of Politics
POLI 240 - International Politics
PAAS 209 Intercultural Service Learning
HIST 101 Ten Days That Shook the World

Managing Information

CSC 105 - Computers and Information
Processing
PHIL 201 - Critical Thinking
SOCI 320 - Mass Media and Popular Culture
TS 200 - Introduction to the Human Uses of
Technology

Professional Behaviour

COM 100 - Introduction to Business Decision
Making
Ed-D 101 Strategies for Success
ENGL 225 - Technical Communications:
Written and Verbal
EPHE 142 - Personal Health, Wellness and
Potential
PHIL 330 - Professional and Business Ethics

Research and Analysis

ECON 113 - Introduction to Economics for
Policy Analysis
ECON 104 - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 305 - Money and Banking*
PHIL 173 - Scientific Reasoning
STAT 359 - Data Analysis*




Social Responsibility

ANTH 302 - Globalization, Health, and the
Environment
IET 420 - Topics in Intercultural Education
BIOL 150A/B - Modern Biology
ECON 111 - The Economy and the
Environment
EOS 120 - The Dynamic Earth
ER 311 - Principles and Concepts of Ecological
Restoration
SJS 100 - Introduction to Theories of Social
Justice
HDCC 200- Human Dimensions of Climate
Change.
HIST 101 Ten Days That Shook the World

Innovation

AE 200 -Design
AE 310 - Introduction to Applied Design
ART 106 - Foundation Core Media
Technologies and Arts
TS 400 - Technologies of the Future
FA 101 - Creative Being
MUS 105 - Introduction to Composition*
PSYC 333 Consumer Psychology*


Note: these courses are suggestions for developing competencies in specific areas and will add
to students perspective in preparation for entering the business program in year 3. (No
preference for admission is given to students who take these courses).
*Pre-requisites may be required