Business and Society - Arts

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major.

Honours BA Program (72 credits)

• The program core;
• 18 credits from each of two of the streams;
• AS/SOSC 4040 6.00;
• 12 additional credits at the 4000 level including at least six credits at the 4000 level in each of the two streams.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

BA Program (54 credits)

• The program core;
• 18 credits from each of the two streams including at least six credits at the 3000 level in each of the two streams.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that in order to obtain a BA (90 credits degree), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 3000 level.

Note: The Faculty of Arts residence requirement will be met by successfully completing at least 50 per cent of the major requirements of each of the two streams (with the exception of the Environmental Studies stream) in the Faculty of Arts.

Program Core

All major degree candidates must complete the program core, and at least three credits in an approved statistics course as part of their stream requirement. Please refer to stream requirements listed below.

• AS/ECON 1000 3.00;
• AS/ECON 1010 3.00;
• AS/CSE 1520 3.00 or AS/MATH 1581 3.00;
• AS/SOSC 1340 3.00;
• AS/SOSC 2340 9.00.

Note: Statistics courses are offered in many of the streams and many of these courses have degree credit exclusions. Check course descriptions carefully for degree credit exclusions to avoid duplicating course work.

Business and Society Streams

Students must choose two of the streams listed below.

Economics Stream

Note: Prerequisites for economics courses must be met. Check course descriptions carefully for prerequisite requirements.

Students must complete 18 credits from either Option A or Option B listed below. Some course substitutions are possible, but only with permission.

Option A - Analysis of the Firm

• AS/ECON 2500 3.00;
• AS/ECON 3210 3.00 * (See Note below);
• 12 credits chosen from: AS/ECON 2300 3.00, AS/ECON 2350 3.00, AS/ECON 2400 3.00, AS/ECON 3200 3.00, AS/ECON 3240 3.00/AS/ECON 3249 3.00, AS/ECON 3580 3.00 or AS/ECON 3590 3.00.

For the Honours program: students must include at least six credits chosen from:

• AS/ECON 4130 3.00, AS/ECON 4350 3.00, AS/ECON 4400 3.00, AS/ECON 4410 3.00, AS/ECON 4500 3.00 or AS/ECON 4510 3.00.

Note: Students also in the Mathematics and Statistics Stream - Option B should substitute AS/ECON 3210 3.00 with another AS/ECON course at the 3000 level.

Option B - Public Policy Analysis

• AS/ECON 2500 3.00;
• AS/ECON 3210 3.00 * (See Note below);
• 12 credits chosen from: AS/ECON 2300 3.00, AS/ECON 2400 3.00, AS/ECON 2450 3.00, AS/ECON 3140 3.00, AS/ECON 3150 3.00, AS/ECON 3200 3.00, AS/ECON 3310 3.00 or AS/ECON 3320 3.00.

For the Honours program: students must include at least six credits chosen from:

• AS/ECON 4070 3.00, AS/ECON 4080 3.00, AS/ECON 4129 3.00, AS/ECON 4190 3.00, AS/ECON 4200 3.00, AS/ECON 4350 3.00, AS/ECON 4379 3.00, AS/ECON 4380 3.00, AS/ECON 4500 3.00 or AS/ECON 4510 3.00.

Note: Students also in the Mathematics and Statistics Stream - Option B should substitute AS/ECON 3210 3.00 with another AS/ECON course at the 3000 level.

Environmental Studies Stream

• ES/ENVS 1000 6.00;
• ES/ENVS 2100 6.00 or ES/ENVS 2400 6.00;
• six credits chosen from: ES/ENVS 3120 3.00, ES/ENVS 3130 3.00, ES/ENVS 3410 3.00, ES/ENVS 3420 3.00, ES/ENVS 3430 3.00, ES/ENVS 3440 3.00 or ES/ENVS 3510 3.00.

For the Honours program: students must include at least six credits chosen from:

• AS/SOSC 4041 6.00, AS/SOSC 4042 6.00, ES/ENVS 4120 3.00, ES/ENVS 4140 3.00, ES/ENVS 4410 3.00, ES/ENVS 4430 3.00, ES/ENVS 4442 3.00, ES/ENVS 4510 3.00 or ES/ENVS 4530 3.00.

Note: Statistics requirement: Because there is no statistics course offered as part of the Environmental Studies Stream, students in this stream must complete the statistics requirement as part of their other stream.

Geography Stream

• AS/GEOG 1000 6.00 or AS/GEOG 1410 6.00;
• AS/GEOG 2100 6.00;
• AS/GEOG 3130 3.00;
• AS/GEOG 3140 3.00.

For the Honours program:

• AS/GEOG 4220 3.00;
• an additional three credits chosen from: AS/GEOG 4170 3.00, AS/GEOG 4240 3.00, AS/GEOG 4370 3.00, AS/GEOG 4380 3.00.

Note: Statistics requirement: Because there is no statistics course offered as part of the Geography Stream, students in this stream must complete the statistics requirement as part of their other stream.

History Stream

• AS/HIST 1090 6.00;
• six credits chosen from: AS/HIST 2300 6.00, AS/HIST 2310 6.00, AS/HIST 2400 6.00, AS/HIST 2500 6.00, AS/HIST 2600 6.00, AS/HIST 2710 6.00, AS/HIST 2720 6.00, AS/HIST 2750 6.00 or AS/HIST 2790 6.00;
• six credits chosen from: AS/HIST 3415 6.00, AS/HIST 3531 6.00, AS/HIST 3560 3.00, AS/HIST 3561 3.00, AS/HIST 3660 3.00, AS/HIST 3670 3.00, AS/HIST 3700 6.00 or AS/HIST 3820 3.00.

For the Honours program: students must include at least six credits chosen from:

• AS/HIST 4051 6.00, AS/HIST 4440 6.00, AS/HIST 4450 6.00, AS/HIST 4505 6.00, AS/HIST 4511 6.00 or AS/HIST 4640 6.00.

Note: Statistics requirement: Because there is no statistics course offered as part of the History Stream, students in this stream must complete the statistics requirement as part of their other stream.

Mathematics and Statistics Stream

Note: Prerequisites for mathematics and statistics courses must be met. Check course descriptions carefully for prerequisite requirements.

Students must complete 18 credits from either option A or option B listed below. Some course substitutions are possible, but only with permission.

Option A - Operations Research

• AS/MATH 1550 6.00;
• AS/MATH 2221 3.00;
• AS/MATH 2560 3.00;
• AS/MATH 3170 6.00.

For the Honours program:

• AS/MATH 4570 6.00.

Option B - Statistics

• AS/MATH 1550 6.00 * (See Note below);
• AS/MATH 2560 3.00;
• AS/MATH 2570 3.00;
• AS/MATH 3330 3.00;
• AS/MATH 3430 3.00 or AS/MATH 3034 3.00.

For the Honours program:

• AS/MATH 4730 3.00;
• AS/MATH 4930 3.00.

* Note: Students with a strong background in mathematics may want to consider taking more advanced courses in calculus to fulfill this requirement (e.g. AS/MATH 1300 3.00 and AS/MATH 1310 3.00). Please consult the mathematics supplemental calendar for possible options.

Political Science Stream

• AS/POLS 1000 6.00;
• AK/AS/POLS 2910 6.00 or AS/POLS 2920 6.00;
• six credits chosen from: AS/POLS 3125 6.00, AS/POLS 3140 3.00, AS/POLS 3145 3.00, AS/POLS 3165 6.00, AS/POLS 3190 6.00, AS/POLS 3270 3.00, AS/POLS 3275 3.00, AS/POLS 3300 6.00, AS/POLS 3400 3.00 or AS/POLS 3710 3.00.

For the Honours program: students must include at least six credits chosen from:

• AS/POLS 4115 6.00, AS/POLS 4125 3.00, AS/POLS 4290 3.00, AS/POLS 4291 3.00, AS/POLS 4295 3.00, AS/POLS 4406 3.00, AS/POLS 4470 3.00 or AS/POLS 4605 3.00.

Psychology Stream

• AS/PSYC 1010 6.00 (with a minimum grade of C);
• AS/PSYC 2120 3.00;
• three credits chosen from: AS/PSYC 2021 3.00, AS/PSYC 2130 3.00 or AS/PSYC 2230 3.00;
• AS/PSYC 3570 3.00;
• three credits chosen from: AS/PSYC 3140 3.00, AS/PSYC 3430 3.00 or AS/PSYC 3450 3.00.

Note: Students in the BA degree program are limited to a maximum of 18 credits from the Psychology Stream.

For the Honours program: students must include at least six credits chosen from:

• AS/PSYC 4020 6.00 or AS/PSYC 4030 6.00.

Note: Students in the Honours BA program are limited to a maximum of 24 credits in the Psychology Stream including six credits in psychology at the 4000 level.

Social Science (Labour Studies) Stream

Note: Students are strongly encouraged to complete AS/SOSC 2210 9.00 prior to enrolling in the subsequent 3000-level courses in this stream.

• AS/SOSC 2210 9.00;
• 12 credits chosen from: AS/ECON 3240 3.00, AS/ECON 3250 3.00, AS/SOCI 3600 3.00, AS/SOSC 3130 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/AS/GL/WMST 3510 6.00), AS/SOSC 3169 3.00, AS/SOSC 3210 6.00, AS/SOSC 3240 3.00, AS/SOSC 3241 3.00, AS/SOSC 3280 3.00, AS/SOSC 3380 6.00, AS/SOSC 3815 3.00, AS/SOSC 3980 3.00, AS/SOSC 3981 3.00 or AS/SOSC 3993 3.00.

Note: Statistics requirement: Because there is no statistics course offered as part of the Social Science (Labour Studies) Stream, students in this stream must complete the statistics requirement as part of their other stream.

For the Honours program: students must include at least six credits chosen from:

• AS/SOSC 4041 6.00, AS/SOSC 4210 6.00, AS/SOSC 4240 6.00 or AS/SOSC 4250 6.00.

Sociology Stream

• AS/SOCI 1010 6.00;
• AS/SOCI 2070 6.00;
• six credits chosen from: AS/SOCI 3030 6.00, AS/SOCI 3620 6.00 or AS/SOCI 3600 3.00 and AS/SOCI 3610 3.00.

For the Honours program: students must include at least six credits chosen from:

• AS/SOCI 4200 6.00, AS/SOCI 4620 6.00 or AS/SOSC 4042 6.00

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