Business and Society - Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students must complete 72 credits, as follows:

• the program core;
• 18 credits from each of two of the streams;
• AP/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.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Note: with permission of the program coordinator, students can replace AP/SOSC 4040 6.00 with AP/SOSC 4041 6.00, AP/SOSC 4042 6.00, AP/SOSC 4043 6.00 or AP/SOSC 4044 6.00.

BA: 90 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: students must complete 54 credits, as follows:

• 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.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Program Core

All business and society majors must complete the program core, as follows:

• AP/ECON 1000 3.00;
• AP/ECON 1010 3.00;
• AP/SOSC 1340 6.00;
• AP/SOSC 2340 9.00.

Statistics Requirement

All business and society majors must complete at least three credits in an approved statistics course. Students normally complete the approved statistics course as part of their stream requirement. However, not all of the streams require or include as a course option an approved statistics course. Students who combine two streams which do not include an approved statistics course must complete at least three credits in an approved statistics course in addition to their stream requirements.

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

Business and Society Streams

Students must choose two of the streams listed below.

Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

• AP/PHIL 2070 3.00;
• six credits chosen from: AP/POLS 2900 6.00, AP/SOSC 2571 9.00 or AP/SOSC 2570 9.00;
• AP/SOSC 3040 6.00;
• three credits chosen from: SC/MATH 2560 3.00, AP/PHIL 2075 3.00, AP/PHIL 3020 3.00, AP/PHIL 3050 3.00, AP/PHIL 3776 3.00 or ES/ENVS 3000 3.00.

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

• AP/PHIL 4150 3.00, AP/PHIL 4160 3.00, AP/SOSC 4043 6.00 or AP/SOSC 4044 6.00.

The Environment

• 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, ES/ENVS 3510 3.00, AP/GEOG 3050 3.00 or AP/GEOG 3051 3.00.

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

• AP/GEOG 4050 3.00, AP/GEOG 4160 3.00, AP/SOSC 4041 6.00, AP/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 or ES/ENVS 4510 3.00.

The Firm

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

Students must choose from either Option A or Option B listed below.

Option A - Microeconomic Analysis

• AP/ECON 1530 3.00 (cross-listed to: SC/MATH 1530 3.00);
• AP/ECON 1540 3.00 (cross-listed to: SC/MATH 1540 3.00);
• AP/ECON 2500 3.00;
• AP/ECON 3210 3.00 or AP/ECON 3500 3.00;
• six credits, including at least three credits at the 3000 level, chosen from: AP/ECON 2300 3.00, AP/ECON 2350 3.00, AP/ECON 3200 3.00 or AP/ECON 3411 3.00.

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

• AP/ECON 4130 3.00, AP/ECON 4210 3.00, AP/ECON 4220 3.00 or AP/ECON 4350 3.00.

Note: students may not combine The Firm (Option A - Microeconomic Analysis) with The Macroeconomy (Option A - Macroeconomic Analysis).

Option B - Organizational Analysis

• AP/ADMS 1000 3.00;
• AP/ADMS 2400 3.00;
• AP/ECON 2500 3.00;
• AP/ECON 3210 3.00;
• six credits chosen from: AP/ECON 3200 3.00, AP/ECON 3240 3.00, AP/ECON 3249 3.00, HH/PSYC 3570 3.00, AP/SOCI 3620 6.00 or AP/ADMS 3300 3.00.

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

• AP/ECON 4130 3.00, AP/ECON 4350 3.00, AP/SOSC 4041 6.00, AP/SOSC 4210 6.00, AP/ADMS 4010 3.00.

Note: if AP/ECON 2500 3.00 and/or AP/ECON 3210 3.00 are taken as part of The Macroeconomy, they must be replaced in The Firm (Option B - Organizational Analysis) with courses chosen from the listed course options at the 3000 level.

The Global Economy

• AP/HIST 1090 6.00, AP/POLS 2940 6.00 or AP/POLS 2950 6.00;
• AP/ECON 3150 3.00;
• AP/ECON 3550 3.00;
• six credits chosen from: AP/ANTH 3220 6.00, AP/ECON 3190 3.00, AP/ECON 3560 3.00, AP/GEOG 3130 3.00, AP/POLS 3270 3.00, AP/POLS 3275 3.00, AP/POLS 3560 6.00, AP/POLS 3415 6.00 or AP/REI 3510 6.00.

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

• AP/ECON 4129 3.00, AP/ECON 4190 3.00, AP/ECON 4200 3.00, AP/GEOG 4220 3.00, AP/GEOG 4395 3.00, AP/POLS 4117 3.00, AP/POLS 4285 3.00, AP/POLS 4291 3.00, AP/POLS 4295 3.00 or AP/POLS 4403 3.00.

Labour

• AP/SOSC 2210 9.00;
• 12 credits chosen from: AP/ECON 3240 3.00, AP/ECON 3249 3.00, AP/ECON 3620 3.00, AP/GEOG 3800 3.00, SC/MATH 2560 3.00, AP/POLS 3140 3.00, AP/SOSC 3210 6.00, AP/SOSC 3240 3.00, AP/SOSC 3241 6.00, AP/SOSC 3380 6.00, AP/SOSC 3815 3.00, AP/SOSC 3980 3.00, AP/SOSC 3981 3.00, AP/SOSC 3993 3.00 or AP/GL/WMST 3510 6.00.

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

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

Law and Governance

• AP/PHIL 2050 6.00 or AP/SOSC 2350 6.00;
• AP/SOSC 2330 9.00;
• six credits chosen from: AP/ECON 4309 3.00, AP/POLS 3165 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 3165 6.00), AP/SOSC 3040 6.00 or AP/SOSC 3380 6.00.

For the Honours program:

• AP/SOSC 4043 6.00.

The Macroeconomy

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

Students must choose from either Option A or Option B listed below.

Option A - Macroeconomic Analysis

• AP/ECON 1530 3.00 (cross-listed to: SC/MATH 1530 3.00);
• AP/ECON 1540 3.00 (cross-listed to: SC/MATH 1540 3.00);
• AP/ECON 2500 3.00;
• AP/ECON 3210 3.00;
• six credits, including at least three credits at the 3000 level, chosen from: AP/ECON 2400 3.00, AP/ECON 2450 3.00, AP/ECON 3430 3.00, AP/ECON 3150 3.00 or AP/ECON 3200 3.00.

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

• AP/ECON 4070 3.00, AP/ECON 4080 3.00, AP/ECON 4129 3.00, AP/ECON 4190 3.00 or AP/ECON 4200 3.00.

Note: students may not combine The Macroeconomy (Option A - Macroeconomic Analysis) with The Firm (Option A - Microeconomic Analysis).

Note: if AP/ECON 2500 3.00 and/or AP/ECON 3210 3.00 are taken as part of The Firm, they must be replaced in The Macroeconomy (Option A - Macroeconomic Analysis) with courses chosen from the listed course options at the 2000 or 3000 level.

Option B - Public Policy Analysis

• AP/ECON 2500 3.00;
• AP/ECON 3210 3.00;
• AP/POLS 3190 6.00;
• six credits chosen from: AP/ECON 3430 3.00, AP/ECON 3150 3.00, AP/ECON 3200 3.00, AP/HREQ 3125 3.00, AP/GL/POLS 3135 3.00, AP/GL/POLS 3136 3.00 or AP/POLS 3145 3.00.

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

• AP/ECON 4070 3.00, AP/ECON 4080 3.00, AP/ECON 4129 3.00, AP/ECON 4190 3.00, AP/ECON 4200 3.00, AP/ECON 4350 3.00, AP/POLS 4115 6.00 or AP/GL/POLS 4300 6.00.

Note: if AP/ECON 2500 3.00 and AP/ECON 3210 3.00 are taken as part of The Firm, they must be replaced in The Macroeconomy (Option B - Public Policy Analysis) with AP/POLS 2910 6.00.

The Media and Communication

• AP/COMN 1310 9.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 1310 9.00);
• AP/SOSC 2313 6.00 or AP/SOSC 2314 6.00 or AP/SOSC 2314 9.00;
• six credits chosen from: AP/SOSC 3310 6.00, AP/SOSC 3315 6.00, AP/SOSC 3350 3.00 or AP/SOSC 3351 3.00.

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

• AP/ADMS 4295 6.00, AP/POLS 4180 6.00, AP/SOSC 4314 6.00, AP/SOSC 4801 6.00, AP/SOSC 4802 6.00 or AP/SOSC 4803 6.00.

Professions, Occupations and Social Change

• AP/SOCI 1010 6.00 or AP/HUMA 1790 6.00;
• AP/SOCI 3600 3.00;
• AP/SOCI 3610 3.00;
• six credits chosen from: SC/MATH 2560 3.00, AP/SOCI 3620 6.00, AP/SOSC 3311 6.00, AP/SOSC 3981 3.00, AP/SOSC 3993 3.00, AP/GL/WMST 3520 3.00 or AP/ADMS 3120 3.00.

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

• AP/PHIL 4150 3.00, AP/PHIL 4160 3.00, AP/SOCI 4620 6.00, AP/SOSC 4042 6.00 or AP/SOSC 4315 6.00.

The Social Economy

• AP/SOSC 1341 9.00;
• one of the following: AP/GEOG 3130 3.00, AP/GEOG 3050 3.00, AP/GEOG 3051 3.00 or AP/GEOG 3800 3.00;
• an additional three credits from the following: AP/GEOG 2070 3.00, AP/GEOG 2075 3.00, AP/GEOG 2305 3.00, AP/GEOG 3051 3.00, AP/GEOG 3060 3.00, AP/GEOG 3130 3.00, AP/GEOG 3140 3.00, AP/GEOG 3600 3.00, AP/GEOG 3710 3.00, AP/GEOG 3770 3.00 or AP/GEOG 3800 3.00;
• AP/SOSC 4041 6.00.

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

• AP/SOSC 3040 6.00, AP/SOSC 4042 6.00 or AP/SOCI 4200 6.00.

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