Global Affairs and Public Policy: Global Affairs MGA Courses

Year 1

Core Courses (Required)

Course Code Course Title
GLA1001H
Macroeconomics: Markets, Institutions, and Growth
GLA1003H
Global Security
GLA1010H
Microeconomics for Global Affairs
GLA1011H
Global Innovation Policy
GLA1012H
Statistics for Global Affairs
GLA1014H
Global Development
GLA1016H Global Justice and Human Rights

Summer Course (Required)

Course Code Course Title
GLA1007Y
Global Internship

Year 2

Core Courses (Required)

Course Code Course Title
GLA2000H
Capstone Seminar
(Required for all MGA students and dual degree programs.)
GLA2111H
Research Methods for Capstone
(Required for all MGA students and all dual degree students.)
GLA2887H Final Research and Analysis
(Required for all dual degree students.)
GLA2889Y Dual Degree Master's Thesis
(Credit/No Credit. Required for students in the MGA/MIA dual degree program. Prerequisite: GLA2887H.)
GLA2890Y
Global Policy Review
(Required for students in the MGA/MPA and MGA/MPP dual degree programs. Prerequisite: GLA2887H.)

Elective Courses (Subject to Change)

Course Code Course Title
ASI1440H The Public Event in Asia
ASI4900H Special Topics in Contemporary Asian Studies
ERE1161H Topics in Russian and Eurasian Studies
ERE1170H Conflicts and Para-States in the European Union's Backyard
ERE1175H One Hundred Years of Cultures of Refugees in Europe, 1920-2020
ERE1998H Reading and Research I
GLA1013H
Logic of Global Inquiry
GLA2001H
Global Capital Markets and Global Strategies
GLA2002H
Issues in Development Policy and Practice
GLA2006H
The Global Political Economy of Finance and Investment
GLA2007H
Global Affairs Externship (Credit/No Credit)
GLA2010H
Citizen Lab Intensive Seminar
GLA2012H
The Global Political Economy of Trade
GLA2013H
Topics in Global Violence
GLA2014H
Innovation and Economic Development
GLA2015H
The Political Economy of the Welfare State
GLA2018H
Innovation and the City
GLA2019H
The Political Economy of Development
GLA2021H
Innovation, Institutions, Governments, and Growth
GLA2023H
Justice Reforms in Global Context
GLA2024H
Intelligence and Cybersecurity in Global Politics
GLA2025H
Global Affairs Lab
GLA2027H Ethics and Global Affairs
GLA2028H
Global Civil Society
GLA2029H The Sustainability Imperative: Implications for Global Affairs and Public Policy
GLA2030H
Grand Strategy and Global Threats
GLA2034H Decision Making and Strategic Thinking
GLA2035H International Legal Challenges
GLA2036H Bilateral Diplomacy: Canada-Japan and US-Japan Relations
GLA2037H Financial Management for Global Organizations
GLA2041H Topics in the Digital World I
GLA2042H Topics in the Digital World II
GLA2043H Topics in the Digital World III
GLA2044H Topics in Global Policy and Asia I
GLA2045H Topics in Global Policy and Asia II
GLA2046H Topics in Global Policy and Asia III
GLA2050H
Selected Topics in International Studies
GLA2052H The Digital Platform Economy
GLA2056H The Populist Radical Right
GLA2060H
Topics in Development I
GLA2061H
Topics in Development II
GLA2062H
Topics in Development III
GLA2063H
Topics in Security I
GLA2064H
Topics in Security II
GLA2065H
Topics in Security III
GLA2066H
Topics in Justice I
GLA2067H
Topics in Justice II
GLA2068H
Topics in Justice III
GLA2069H
Topics in Markets I
GLA2070H
Topics in Markets II
GLA2071H
Topics in Markets III
GLA2080H
Topics in Innovation I
GLA2081H
Topics in Innovation II
GLA2082H
Topics in Innovation III
GLA2090H
Topics in Global Affairs I
GLA2091H
Topics in Global Affairs II
GLA2092H
Topics in Global Affairs III
GLA2093H
Topics in Global Affairs IV
GLA2095H
MGA Reading Course
GLA2096H
Topics in Global Policy I
GLA2097H
Topics in Global Policy II
GLA2098H
Topics in Global Policy III
GLA2888H
MGA Research Paper
JCR1000Y
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Addressing Global Challenges
JSE1708H
Sustainability and the Western Mind