You鈥檒l discover that Glendon, a multicultural and multilingual campus with 20 percent of students coming from outside Canada, is the ideal setting for International Studies. In courses that promote a strong understanding of the problems, paradoxes and possibilities of international society, you鈥檒l be equipped with professional tools of communication, data gathering and organization, as well as management and teamwork 鈥 essential for any career path you choose.
You鈥檒l also have the opportunity to participate in an exchange program with global universities like Universit茅 de Paris-Sorbonne, Universitat Aut貌noma de Barcelona and more than 50 other institutions around the world. Through our award-winning International Studies Symposium 鈥 a student-led project 鈥 you鈥檒l have the chance to take part in an in-depth study of a country or region, organize an international conference and visit your chosen country for a field study.
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Courses
You鈥檒l study a curriculum that offers an in-depth and balanced approach to International Studies. About two-thirds of the course offerings are taught in English, with the other third in French. Written assignments and examinations may be submitted in either official language in all International Studies courses.
Course Catalogue
The 1000-level courses are core courses for the bachelor鈥檚 and specialized degrees and are open to incoming first-year students. Those with a course number in the 1000鈥檚 are normally open to first-year students. These 鈥渋ntroductory courses鈥 are ordinarily offered every year, with most available in both English and French.
GL/ILST 1205 3.00 Introduction au droit des affaires
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Ce cours propose une introduction au droit et aux notions juridiques les plus pertinentes pour ceux qui travaillent dans les affaires, incluant les contrats, la propri茅t茅, les organisations commerciales, la r茅glementation gouvernementale de l'茅conomie et le cadre juridique du commerce international.
GL/ILST 1600 3.00 Introduction 脿 la gestion
Co-inscrit: GL/BUEC 1600 3.00 FR
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Ce cours porte sur les principes de gestion, les types de gestion, les r么les/fonctions et les comp茅tences des gestionnaires, et les d茅fis actuels en mati猫re de gestion. La th茅orie, la structure, la culture et le comportement des organisations sont 茅tudi茅s. Les concepts th茅oriques sont illustr茅s par des applications pratiques 脿 des probl猫mes et des sc茅narios de gestion du monde r茅el.
GL/ILST 1672 3.00 Culture and Power in the Americas
Cross-listed: GL/HIST 1672 3.00 EN
Please see GL/HIST 1672 3.00 for calendar description.
GL/ILST 1903 3.00 English in the World; the World in English
Cross-listed: GL/EN 1903 3.00
Please see GL/EN1903 3.00 for calendar description.
The 2000-level courses are core courses for the bachelor鈥檚 and specialized degrees and are open to incoming first-year students. Those with a course number in the 2000鈥檚 are normally open to first-, second-, and third-year students. These 鈥渋ntroductory courses鈥 are ordinarily offered every year, with most available in both English and French.
GL/ILST 2100 3.00 Introduction 脿 la gestion de projets
Condition pr茅alable : ILST 1600 3.00 ou GL/ILST 1200 3.00 (avant 2017).
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Ce cours porte sur les r么les des projets dans les organisations publiques et priv茅es, la m茅thodologie de gestion de projets, le portfeuille de projet, le cycle de projet, les structures de gestion de projet, les techniques et les habilet茅s en leadership et interculturelles. Des activit茅s exp茅rientielles (Cas, projets, logiciel Microsoft project) permettent d'illustrer les concepts th茅oriques et de d茅velopper les habilet茅s techniques.
GL/ILST 2608 3.0 脌 la rencontre de l'Afrique : perspectives pluridisciplinaires
Cross-listed: GL/HIST 2608 3.0
Please see GL/HIST 2608 3.00 for calendar description.
GL/ILST 2610 3.00 Introduction 脿 la gestion de ressources humaines
Co-inscrit: GL/BUEC 2610 3.00
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Ce cours analyse le r么le de la gestion et de l'administration des ressources humaines, notamment l'analyse d'emplois, la planification, la s茅lection, la formation, l'茅valuation du rendement, la r茅mun茅ration, les relations professionnelles et la s茅curit茅, et la sant茅 des employ茅s.
Please see GL/HIST 2608 3.00 for calendar description.
GL/ILST 2612 3.00 Introduction au marketing
Co-inscrit: GL/BUEC 2612 3.00 FR
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Ce cours initie les 茅tudiants aux modes d'enqu锚te en marketing - 脿 la fa莽on dont les mercaticiens voient le monde. Les 茅tudiants apprennent 脿 comprendre les march茅s, ressortir l'information pertinente des donn茅es, 茅laborer un plan et g茅rer un programme de marketing.
GL/ILST 2622 3.00 Culture, Globalization and International Civil Society
Cross-listed: GL/SOSC 2622 3.00
Calendar Description
A multicultural, interdisciplinary introduction to global civil society. The concept of globalization in a multicultural context, including debates over economic, social, political and cultural issues. Particular attention to transnational social processes, actors and organizations.
GL/ILST 2622 3.00 Culture, mondialisation et soci茅t茅 civile internationale
Cross-listed: GL/SOSC 2622 3.00
Calendar Description
Introduction interdisciplinaire et multiculturelle 脿 la soci茅t茅 civile mondiale. 脡tude du concept de mondialisation dans un contexte multiculturel, avec attention particuli猫re port茅e aux questions culturelles, 茅conomiques, sociales et politiques ainsi qu'aux organismes et mouvements sociaux transnationaux.
GL/ILST 2644 6.00 International Society: History, Philosophy and Theories
Cross-listed: GL/HUMA 2644 6.00 EN
Calendar Description
An introduction to the historical and philosophical foundations of contemporary international society and to the main theoretical models and research approaches to the study of international society, including the question of the level of analysis.
GL/ILST 2644 6.00 Soci茅t茅 internationale : Histoire, philosophie et th茅ories
Co-inscrit: GL/HUMA 2644 6.00
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Introduction 脿 l'茅tude des fondements historiques et philosophiques de la soci茅t茅 internationale contemporaine, aux principaux mod猫les th茅oriques et 茅thodologiques de l'茅tude de la soci茅t茅 internationale, y compris la question du niveau de l'analyse.
GL/ILST 2655 6.00 Global Geography: Physical and Human Aspects
Cross-listed: GL/SOSC 2655 6.00 EN
Calendar Description
An introduction to the main geographical concepts of and approaches to the study of humans-nature relationship, notably humans and the biosphere, the spatial dimension of the development of societies, cultures and civilizations and the multilevel management of space (local, national, global).
GL/ILST 2655 6.00 G茅ographie mondiale : aspects physiques et humains
Co-inscrit: GL/SOSC 2655 6.00 FR
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Ce cours examine la dimension spatiale des relations humaines, en particulier les approches et les concepts de g茅ographie physique et humaine au niveau local, national et global, notamment la dynamique humains/nature, la distribution humaine et la gestion de l'espace.
GL/ILST 2930 3.0 The Twentieth Century : A Global Perspective
Co-inscrit: GL/HIST 2930 3.00 EN
Voir GL/HIST 2930 3.00 for calendar description.
GL/ILST 2950 3.00 Globalization & Global Governance
Cross-listed: GL/POLS 2950 3.00 EN
Please see GL/POLS 2950 3.00 for calendar description.
The 3000-level courses (those with a course-number in the 3000鈥檚) are normally open to second-, third-, and fourth-year students. Most of these courses are offered in alternating years, and alternate in the language of instruction. This enables students to plan an individual programme of studies that extends for two or even three years ahead.
GL/ILST 3240 3.00 Race, Gender, Transitional Justice and the Politics of Memory
Cross-listed: GL/POLS 3640 3.00, GL/SOCI 3647 3.00, GL/HIST 3647 3.00
Calendar Description
The course encourages students to critically think about memory and memorialization as political constructs and sites of struggle. This course explores how race and gender offer epistemological and ontological positions to investigate conceptualizations of power in the production of memory in a globalized world.
GL/ILST 3250 3.00 International Economics and Development
Calendar Description
Conceived mainly for students who are not specialized in economics. This course focuses on the interaction of national and international political economy, including the efficiency-equity relationship. It examines major international and development theories, factors, problems, policies and institutions.
GL/ILST 3250 3.00 脡conomie internationale et d茅veloppement
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Ce cours s'adresse surtout aux 茅tudiants qui ne sp茅cialisent pas en 茅conomie. Il met l'accent sur l'interd茅pendance entre l'茅conomie politique et internationale, y compris la relation existante entre l'efficacit茅 et 茅quit茅. On y examine les principaux facteurs, probl猫mes, th茅ories, politiques et institutions concernant l'茅conomie internationale et le d茅veloppement.
GL/ILST 3260 3.00 The Environment and International Relations
Calendar Description
Ecological problems such as climate change and resource scarcity transcend the boundaries of nation-states and therefore necessitate international cooperation between states and non-state actors. This course will examine the dynamics of global environmental politics.
GL/ILST 3505 3.00 Research in International Studies
Prerequisite: GL/ILST 2200 6.00 (EN or FR) or GL/ILST 2644 6.00.
Calendar Description
This course consolidates students' research and analysis skills in International Studies. It introduces key principles of academic research, as well as the ethical, methodological and epistemological issues.
GL/ILST 3505 3.00 Recherche en 脡tudes internationales
Condition pr茅alable : GL/ILST 2200 6.00 (FR ou EN) ou GL/ILST 2644 6.00.
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Ce cours permet aux 茅tudiants de consolider leurs techniques de recherche et d'analyse en 脡tudes internationales. Il porte sur les principes cl茅s de la recherche acad茅mique, y compris les enjeux 茅thiques, m茅thodologiques et 茅pist茅mologiques.
GL/ILST 3558 6.00 Afrique noire, genre et mondialisation
Co-inscrit: AP/GWST 3558 6.00 FR, GL/GWST/SOCI 3558 6.00 FR
Voir GL/GWST 3558 6.00 pour la description.
GL/ILST 3602 3.00 Illiberal Politics
Cross-listed: GL/POLS/PHIL 3602 3.00 EN
Please see GL/POLS 3602 3.00 for calendar description.
GL/ILST 3620 3.00 The Economics of the Multinational Firm
Cross-listed: GL/ECON 3620 3.00 EN
Please see GL/ECON 3620 3.00 for calendar description.
GL/ILST 3621 3.00 Canada in Global Perspective/Le Canada, perspective globale
Co-inscrit: GL/CDNS/SOSC 3621 3.00 EN/FR
Voir GL/CDNS 3621 3.00 (E/F) pour la description.
GL/ILST 3626 3.00 International Relations
Cross-listed: GL/POLS 3626 3.00 EN
Please see GL/POLS 3626 3.00 for calendar description.
GL/ILST 3626 3.00 Relations internationales
Co-inscrit: GL/POLS 3626 3.00 FR
Voir GL/POLS 3626 3.0 pour la description.
GL/ILST 3636 3.00 Social Inequality
Cross-listed: GL/SOCI 3636 3.00 EN
Please see GL/SOCI 3636 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3639 3.0 Comparative Slavery and Emancipation in the Americas
Crosslisted to: GL/HIST 3639 3.00
Please see GL/HIST 3639 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3641 3.00 From Sugar to Cocaine: Latin America's Global Commodities
Cross-listed: GL/HIST 3641 3.00 EN
Please see GL/HIST 3641 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3644 3.00 Global Sociology
Cross-listed: GL/SOCI 3644 3.00 EN
Please see GL/SOCI 3644 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3645 3.00 Applied Business Analytics
Cross-listed: GL/BUEC 3645 3.00 EN
Prerequisite: GL/ILST/BUEC 1600 3.0 or with professor permission.
Calendar Description
This course covers the processes, methodologies and practices used to transform data into useful information to support business decision-making. In this hands-on course, students develop basic knowledge of data mining, analytics and visualizations using SAP, Tableau and IBM software.
GL/ILST 3646 3.00 Business Information Systems
Cross-listed: GL/BUEC 3646 3.00 EN
Prerequisite: GL/ILST/BUEC 1600 3.0 or with professor permission.
Calendar Description
This course covers the role of information systems in organizations, their support of business operations and decision making, and their impact on organizations' competitive position. Case studies and hands-on computer simulations and exercises are utilized.
GL/ILST 3648 3.00 Music and Culture in Global Perspective
Cross-listed: GL/SOCI 3648 3.00 EN
Please see GL/SOCI 3648 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3650 3.00 Paix, s茅curit茅 et droits humains internationaux
Co-inscrit: GL/POLS 3650 3.00 FR
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Introduction interdisciplinaire et multiculturelle aux questions de paix, de s茅curit茅 et de droits humains dans la soci茅t茅 internationale. Le cours met l'accent sur l'茅volution des th茅ories et des pratiques dans ce domaine et fait ressortir les liens qui unissent la s茅curit茅 internationale et la poursuite de la prosp茅rit茅.
GL/ILST 3650 3.00 International Peace, Security and Human Rights
Cross-listed: GL/POLS 3650 3.00 EN
Calendar Description
Interdisciplinary and multicultural introduction to the international peace, security and human rights dimension of international society. The course emphasizes the evolution of thought and practices in this area and stresses the interconnectedness of the international security and prosperity quests.
GL/ILST 3652 3.00 Introduction to International Law
Cross-listed to: GL/POLS 3652 3.00
Prerequisite: GL/ILST 2200 6.00 or GL/ILST 2644 6.00.
Calendar Description
This course is an introduction to public international law and the law of international organisations. It is intended for upper-year students who are pursuing an interdisciplinary approach to international affairs. The course explores the fundamental principles and processes of the international legal order so that students will understand the specific methodology and theories that distinguish international law from the other disciplines that make up international studies.
GL/ILST 3660 3.00 Introduction to Social Psychology
Cross-listed: GL/PYSC 3660 3.00 EN
Please see GL/PYSC 3660 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3665 6.00 Femmes et mondialisation
Co-inscrit: AP/GWST 3665 6.00, GL/GWST/SOSC/SOCI 3665 6.00
Voir GL/GWST 3665 6.00 pour la description.
GL/ILST 3671 3.00 Politics and Society in Latin America
Cross-listed: GL/POLS 3671 3.00 EN
Please see GL/POLS 3671 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3675 3.00 Brazil in the Atlantic World: the 16th to the 19th Centuries
Cross-listed: GL/HIST 3675 3.00 EN
Please see GL/HIST 3675 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3685 3.00 Politique compar茅e des pays en voie de d茅veloppement
Co-inscrit: GL/POLS 3685 3.00 FR
Voir GL/POLS 3685 3.00 pour la description.
GL/ILST 3686 3.00 Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
Cross-listed: GL/ POLS 3686 3.00 EN
Please see GL/POLS 3686 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3692 6.00 Theories of Society
Cross-listed: GL/SOCI/POLS/SOSC 3692 6.00 EN
Please see GL/SOCI 3692 6.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3692 6.00 Th茅ories de la soci茅t茅
Co-inscrit: GL/POLS/SOSC 3692 6.00 FR
Voir GL/SOCI 3692 6.00 pour la description.
GL/ILST 3694 3.00 Cities, Migrants, and the Politics of Belonging
Cross-listed: GL/POLS/SOCI 3694 3.00 EN
Please see GL/POLS 3694 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3915 3.00 Indigenous Peoples in International Relations
Cross-listed: GL/SOSC 3915 3.00 EN
Please see GL/SOSC 3915 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 3920 3.00 脡conomie du d茅veloppement
Co-inscrit: GL/ECON 3920 3.00 FR
Voir GL/ECON 3920 3.00 pour la description.
The 4000-level courses (those with a course-number in the 4000鈥檚) are normally open to third-, and fourth-year students. Most of these courses are offered in alternating years, and alternate in the language of instruction. Most of these courses are electives, allowing students to focus on topics of interest or specialization.
GL/ILST 4000 6.00 Honours Thesis
Calendar Description
This course permits students enrolled in an Honours program to pursue a particular topic of interest in depth with the assistance of a qualified faculty member. The subject has to be chosen by the student in conjunction with and be approved by the faculty member. Proposals must be approved by the supervising faculty and the program coordinator.
GL/ILST 4000 6.00 M茅moire de sp茅cialisation
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Le m茅moire sert 脿 approfondir un sujet sous la direction d'un membre du corps enseignant du Coll猫ge. Le sujet est choisi et d茅limit茅 avec l'aide du/de la professeur(e) qui dirigera le travail. Les propositions doivent 锚tre accept茅es par le/la professeur(e) d茅sign茅(e) ainsi que par le coordonnateur/la coordonnatrice du programme.
GL/ILST 4100 6.00 Individual Studies
Calendar Description
Individual studies is an opportunity for students to create and pursue appropriate interests with the assistance and guidance of a qualified faculty member. Details of the final proposal must be approved by the supervising faculty and the program coordinator.
GL/ILST 4100 6.00 Travaux individuels
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Les travaux individuels permettent d'approfondir un sujet de son choix sous la direction d'un membre du corps enseignant du Coll猫ge. Les d茅tails de la proposition doivent 锚tre accept茅s par le/la professeur(e) d茅sign茅(e) ainsi que par le coordonnateur/la coordonnatrice du programme.
GL/ILST 4100 3.00 Travaux individuels
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Les travaux individuels permettent d'approfondir un sujet de son choix sous la direction d'un membre du corps enseignant du Coll猫ge. Les d茅tails de la proposition doivent 锚tre accept茅s par le/la professeur(e) d茅sign茅(e) ainsi que par le coordonnateur/la coordonnatrice du programme.
GL/ILST 4100 3.00 Individual Studies
Calendar Description
Individual studies is an opportunity for students to create and pursue appropriate interests with the assistance and guidance of a qualified faculty member. Details of the final proposal must be approved by the supervising faculty and the program coordinator.
GL/ILST 4210 3.00 Religion and International Society
Calendar Description
The course reviews the basic teachings of the major religious traditions, including those of the indigenous people, and analyzes their role in international relations and the globalization process, through time and space, from a comparative and multicultural perspective.
GL/ILST 4260 3.00 Finance internationale
Condition pr茅alable : GL/ILST 3250 3.00.
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Ce cours porte sur l'aspect mon茅taire des relations 茅conomiques internationales et les notions de base li茅es aux transactions financi猫res internationales. Il permet de comprendre la balance des paiements, le march茅 des devises et les r茅gimes de taux de change.
GL/ILST 4260 3.00 International Finance
Prerequisite: GL/ILST 3250 3.00.
Calendar Description
This course examines the monetary aspect of international economic relations and familiarizes students with basic concepts related to international financial transactions. Studied are concepts like the balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, exchange rate systems, and the international monetary system.
GL/ILST 4275 3.00 Global Environmental Challenges, Local Solutions / D茅fis environnementaux mondiaux - solutions locales
Calendar Description
Ce cours exp茅rientiel communautaire examine les d茅fis environnementaux mondiaux avec un accent sur l'urgence climatique. Il d茅veloppe des solutions locales pour cr茅er une 茅conomie circulaire sur le campus Glendon. This community based experiential learning course explores global environmental challenges with specific reference to the current climate emergency and develops local solutions based on a circular economy on the Glendon Campus.
GL/ILST 4300 6.00 Stage pratique professionnel
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Le stage pratique consiste en une p茅riode de travail ou de recherche effectu茅e en dehors de l'Universit茅, au Canada ou 脿 l'茅tranger, durant une p茅riode pouvant aller de 3 mois 脿 une ann茅e. Les stages pourront avoir lieu soit dans des organismes du secteur public (gouvernement municipal, provincial ou f茅d茅ral, agences des Nations-Unies, organismes continentaux ou trans-continentaux comme l'Organisation des 脡tats am茅ricains ou l'Union europ茅enne), soit dans le secteur priv茅 (organismes non-gouvernementaux, banques nationales et internationales, soci茅t茅s multinationales, syndicales et associations de consommateurs). Les 茅tudiants soumettront r茅guli猫rement des rapports au professeur du programme d茅crivant leurs activit茅s et leurs responsabilit茅s, ainsi que leurs r茅flexions sur l'exp茅rience acquise durant leur travail ou dans leur recherche. Ils devront 茅galement remettre un travail final qui fera la synth猫se entre ce qu'ils ont appris durant leur stage et les connaissances acquises dans les cours du programme.
GL/ILST 4300 6.00 Professional Internship
Calendar Description
The internship takes the form of work or research experience outside the University, in Canada or abroad, for a period that could vary from three months to a full year. Placement opportunities will be sought in both the public sector (municipal, provincial and federal governments and agencies, the United Nations family of institutions, continental and sub-continental organizations, such as the OAS and the EU) and the private sector (NGOs, national and international banks, multinational corporations, consumer and labour unions). Students will submit regular reports to the Instructor, describing their activities and responsibilities, as well as the students' reflections on their experiences at work, with particular reference as to how those experiences relate to the students' academic program. In addition, students will write a final paper which will connect some aspect of what the student has learned during the placement with the academic contents of his/her courses.
GL/ILST 4320 6.00 Projet entrepreneurial
Pr茅requis : GL/ILST/BUEC 1600 3.00 ou sur la permission du professeur.
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Ce cours porte sur les th茅ories/concepts/m茅thodes associ茅es 脿 l'esprit entrepreneurial, aux 茅quipes entrepreneuriales, opportunit茅s entrepreneuriales et outils pour d茅marrer/op茅rer une entreprise 脿 but lucratif/non lucratif. Il inclut la r茅alisation d'un projet entrepreneurial avec les ressources de l'incubateur d聮entreprises de Glendon.
GL/ILST 4501 3.00 Capstone Seminar
Prerequisite: GL/ILST 3505 3.00. Course credit exclusion: GL/ILST 4500 6.00 (EN), GL/ILST 4500 6.00 (FR).
Calendar Description
The seminar develops students research capabilities by examining selected research theories and methods, promoting an interdisciplinary and multicultural analytic perspective and providing, possibly, a forum for the presentation and discussion of participants' research designs, processes and results.
GL/ILST 4501 3.00 S茅minaire avanc茅
Condition pr茅alable : GL/ILST 3505 3.00. Cours incompatible : GL/ILST 4500 6.00 (EN), GL/ILST 4500 6.00 (FR).
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Le s茅minaire avanc茅 d茅veloppe les aptitudes des 茅tudiants 脿 effectuer des recherches. On y 茅tudie les principales th茅ories et m茅thodes de recherche, en mettant l'accent sur l'analyse interdisciplinaire et multiculturelle et on offre, 茅ventuellement, la possibilit茅 aux 茅tudiants qui travaillent sur leur recherche personnelle de pr茅senter leur d茅marche et les r茅sultats obtenus et d'en discuter avec le groupe.
GL/ILST 4510 6.00 Annual International Studies Symposium
Prerequisites: GL/ILST 3505 3.00 and permission of the department.
Calendar Description
This course develops the student's knowledge of a selected country or region of the world and also the project management capabilities necessary to organize an annual symposium and includes a field trip to the selected country or region.
GL/ILST 4520 3.00 Social enterprise design: creating innovative solutions and blended value to solve global issues
Calendar Description
This course introduces the theories/concepts of social entrepreneurship/social enterprise/social entrepreneur/social entrepreneurship process. Using design thinking methods, students are introduced to the processes of opportunity recognition and creation of blended value with innovative/sustainable solutions to local/global issues (poverty/health/education/climate change/food security/fair trade/etc.).
GL/ILST 4601 3.00 Issues in International Law
Cross-listed: GL/POLS 4601 3.00
Prerequisite: GL/ILST 3650 3.00 or GL/ILST 3652 3.00, or permission from the professor.
Calendar Description
This seminar examines various advanced issues in the field of international law that are relevant to an interdisciplinary approach to international affairs.
GL/ILST 4609 3.00 Sovereignty
Cross-listed to: GL/POLS/PHIL 4609 3.00 EN
Please see GL/POLS 4609 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 4611 3.00 War: its meaning and consequences
Calendar Description
This course is an introduction to the history, philosophy and theory of war. It develops a multidisciplinary and multicultural understanding of the dialectic of violence, the nature of war and the evolution of its conduct, its regulations in international society, with emphasis on the different types of actors, structures, processes and norms that characterize the resort to war. The first half of the course reviews the historical and philosophical foundations of the phenomenon of war and its constitutive institutions, from the ancient civilizations to the present. The second half assesses selected theoretical perspectives of the impacts of technology on the conduct of war, and its legal, social and economic effects, as well as its ethical implications.
GL/ILST 4618 3.00 Diplomacy
Cross-listed: GL/POLS 4618 3.00
Calendar Description
This course examines the history and nature of diplomacy, its role in international politics, its various dimensions, the changes that it has undergone as in its development and practice, particularly economic negotiations, and its future either as an alternative or complement to the use of force.
GL/ILST 4618 3.00 La diplomatie
Co-inscrit: GL/POLS 4618 3.00
Description de l鈥檃nnuaire
Ce cours examine la nature et l'histoire de la diplomatie, son r么le en politique internationale, ses diff茅rentes dimensions, les changements qu'elle a subis dans son d茅veloppement et sa pratique, en particulier en ce qui concerne les n茅gociations 茅conomiques, et son avenir comme alternative ou comme compl茅ment au recours 脿 la force.
GL/ILST 4619 3.00 Cultural Encounters in Early Modern Europe, 1492-1700
Cross-listed: GL/HIST 4619 3.00 EN
Please see GL/HIST 4619 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 4630 6.0 Brazil Globalization Seminar
Crosslisted to: GL/HIST 4630 6.00
Please see GL/HIST 4630 6.00 for the description
GL/ILST 4635 3.00 Corporate governance in an international context
Cross-listed: GL/ECON 4635 3.00
Calendar Description
Examines concepts related to corporate governance. This includes mechanisms to control managers and conflicts of interests between stakeholders. Particular attention is given to the international context by studying large multinational firms and emerging countries.
GL/ILST 4651 3.00 International Refugee Protection/Protection internationale des r茅fugi茅s
Cross-listed: GL/POLS 4651 3.00
Prerequisite/Condition pr茅alable : GL/ILST 3650 3.00, GL/POLS 3650 3.00.
Calendar Description
This seminar examines the international protection of displaced persons from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will study current debates involving humanitarian crises and population displacement./Ce s茅minaire examine la protection internationale des personnes d茅plac茅es selon une perspective interdisciplinaire. Les 茅tudiants vont aborder plusieurs d茅bats relatifs aux crises humanitaires et aux d茅placements de populations.
GL/ILST 4652 3.00 Borders, Displacement, and the State
Cross-listed to: GL/POLS 4652 3.00 EN
Please see GL/POLS 4652 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 4667 3.00 The Sociology of International Migration: Contemporary Issues and Debates
Cross-listed: GL/SOCI 4667 3.00 EN
Please see GL/SOCI 4667 3.00 for the description.
GL/ILST 4669 3.00 G21 Passion Project / Projet passion G21
Cross-listed: GL/CDNS/DRCA/HIST/LIN/SOSC/PSYC/PHIL 4669 3.00
Please see GL/SOSC 4669 3.00 for the description
GL/ILST 4674 3.00 Migration and Citizenship
Cross-listed: GL/POLS 4674 3.00 EN
Please see GL/POLS 4674 3.00 for the description
GL/ILST 4695 3.00 English as a World Language
Cross-listed: GL/EN/LIN 4695 3.00 EN
Please see GL/EN 4695 3.00 for the description
Degree Types & Program Requirements
International Studies offers the following degree types and certificates:
- Business Administration & International Studies Dual Degree
- Specialized Honours BA/iBA
- Honours BA/iBA
- Honours Double Major BA/iBA
- Honours Major/Minor BA/iBA
International Studies is available as a bilingual or trilingual鈥International鈥疊achelor of Arts.
This program is also available as a Glendon BA, with flexible language requirements.
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