What will you learn?

The International Business Profile is part of the Social Science Program and encompasses the knowledge and skills of that program. Its distinctiveness comes from the particular themes, topics and lens of analysis related to the fields of business and globalization.

Students in International Business Studies learn about:

• The positive and negative effects of globalization on the nation-states of the world
• The role and activities of international organizations such as the United Nations, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as well as non-governmental organizations
• The political economy of trade agreements such as the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and the role of international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Concepts and theories of international economics such as patterns of international trade and investment
• Advanced mathematical skills used in the analysis, understanding and resolution of issues
• To conduct an interdisciplinary, individual research project
• To explain social phenomena and human behaviour using theories, perspectives, and approaches specific to the disciplines of social science
• To integrate methodologies, perspectives, and approaches of inclusion, equity, diversity, decolonization, and anti-oppression when analyzing social phenomena and human behaviour
• To explain how differences in social identities and world views could influence opinions, beliefs, values, and social interactions
• To integrate an understanding of the root causes of environmental crises to take actions both locally and globally