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Global/International Management Business Studies is a much more widely offered discipline. There are
nine universities and five colleges offering this specialization area.
Conestoga College offers the International Business Management Degree program that focuses
on daily worldwide trade. Completion requires 45 courses (total 187 class hours) and three
mandatory co‐op terms. First choice applications to the program remained relatively steady
over the past five years ranging from 62 to 118 a year. Class sizes were relatively small ranging
from 24 to 40 in each of the years. This program attracts students from all over Ontario:
including 75.7% from western catchment areas, 17.7% from central areas/GTA and 5.0% from
eastern catchment areas.
Niagara College offers an International Commerce and Global Development program that is
focused on international trade, international marketing, as well as international accounting. It
requires 49 courses and one co‐op term to graduate. Niagara College is the only college to state
that it holds MBA articulation agreements with Niagara University, Skyline University (UAE) and
Davenport University (International Commerce and Global Development degree program). It
also holds an articulation agreement with Forum International Trade Training (FITT) (fulfills
requirements for all 8 FITT skills courses). This program also attracts a large percentage of
applications from all around Ontario: Central/GTA catchment areas (24.1%), Eastern (11.6%),
Northern (1.4%), and outside of Ontario (2.6%). First‐choice applications are much lower than
other business college programs, ranging from 22 to 59, with enrollments ranging from 21 to 32,
suggesting a lower demand for this program.
Humber College offers an International Business specialization that focuses on international
trade and finance. It requires 40 courses and 120 class hours. Applications to Humber College
range from 133 to 142 in each of the three years since the program’s inception. Class enrollment
ranges from 45 to 48 per class. This program attracts 10.2% from western catchment areas, and
6.6% from eastern catchment areas.
Sheridan College offers Global Business Management focused on international trade,
international marketing, supply chain management, and international finance. The Forum for
International Trade Training (FITT) and Supply Chain & Logistics Canada (SCL Canada) both
accredit the Global Business Management program. This program has eight study terms and two
mandatory co‐op terms, and requires 39 courses to graduate. It also offers the opportunity to
study in the Netherlands for one semester. Similar to Humber College, this program attracts a
large number of first‐choice applications (128 and 138 in each of the two years since the
program’s launch), and enrolled 31 and 32 students in each year. Eight percent of applications
are from the western catchment areas.
In addition to these colleges, nine universities offer international business management specializations.
These universities are King’s University College, Huron University College, Lakehead University, Wilfrid
Laurier University, University of Western Ontario, University of Windsor, York University, York Schulich
Business School, and the University of Waterloo. The University of Waterloo offers both Global
Engagement and International Trade specializations through its five‐year Arts and Business program.
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