Global Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Social Change

Program Overview

This specialization equips students with the skills and knowledge to tackle global inequities through courses in business, development, politics, and sociology. It emphasizes social entrepreneurship, international development, and global economic issues. Students can gain firsthand experience through a summer fieldwork abroad, enhancing their intercultural communication and understanding of the role of innovation in addressing global challenges.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This specialization teaches you the skills and spirit to be socially conscious and create meaningful global change in any organizational structure. Take courses spanning business, international development, politics, and sociology to learn new ways of challenging global inequities. This specialization also gives you an opportunity to complete summer fieldwork abroad to get first-hand experience with innovation in different contexts.

Outline:

• Required Courses: Students must complete 4.0 credits with a minimum grade of 65% in each:
• 1.0 ADMN-GDST credit:
• ADMN-GDST 1030H: Globalization, Transnational Corporations, and International Development
• ADMN-GDST 2030H: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Global South
• 3.0 credits from:
• ADMN-GDST 3030H: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Field Course
• ADMN-POST-ECON 3123H: The Politics of Global Finance
• ADMN-ECON 3110H: International Trade
• ADMN-ECON 3120H: International Finance
• ADMN-ECON-GDST 3310H: The Economics of Developing Countries
• ADMN-ECON-GDST 3330H: The Economics of Global Interdependence
• ADMN 3420H: Entrepreneurship
• ADMN 3441H: Social Enterprise and Social Innovation
• GDST-POST 3220H: Global Political Economy
• Optional Courses for BBA students or joint-major students in Business Administration and another subject:
• GDST 1001H: Human Inequality in Global Perspective
• GDST 1002H: Issues in Global Human Inequality
• GDST 4100H: International Development Studies in an Economic Context

Careers:

• Career Opportunities:
• Social Entrepreneur
• International Development Program Manager or Researcher
• Economic and Business Development Officer
• Global Marketing and Supply Chain Manager
• Communications Manager

Other:

• Resume Boosters:
• Get first-hand career experience in the Global South through an intensive summer field course followed by a placement with an organisation or firm.
• Build your intercultural communication skills and in-depth knowledge of another society through cultural immersion.
• Build your understanding of the changing contours of the world economy with a critical focus on the international dimension in business.
• Develop a critical appreciation of the role of social innovation and entrepreneurship to address pressing issues of poverty, access to services, and climate change in the Global South.