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Program Requirements
The B.C.L. and LL.B. with a major concentration is open to all students enrolled in the Faculty of Law.
The Major Concentration in Commercial Negotiation and Dispute Resolution is articulated around a synthetic skill set driven by the transversal theme "Commercial Negotiation and Dispute Resolution" and is inspired by an interdisciplinary approach.
Law and non-law courses are combined with the practical experience acquired during an internship. The required writing of an independent essay allows students to integrate the various academic and clinical strands of the major program, and, more broadly, of legal learning.
The Major concentration is a 36-credit program. Students are permitted to include within their 105 credits for the B.C.L. and LL.B. 18 credits toward their Major concentration. The remaining 18 credits needed for the Major concentration are added on top of the 105 credits for the Law degrees for a total of 123 credits.
Required Courses (6 credits)
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WRIT 300D1 Major Internship (3 credits)
Overview
Law Writing Courses : Internship in law.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: Students must apply for the internship by third year registration deadline.
Students must register for both WRIT 300D1 and WRIT 300D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both WRIT 300D1 and WRIT 300D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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WRIT 300D2 Major Internship (3 credits)
Overview
Law Writing Courses : See WRIT 300D1 for course description.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Prerequisite: WRIT 300D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both WRIT 300D1 and WRIT 300D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Complementary Courses (30 credits)
Essay Course (3 credits)
3 credits from:
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WRIT 491 Term Essay 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Law Writing Courses : Students who have completed two terms of legal studies may elect with the permission of the Dean or the Dean's delegate to write an essay for 3 credits under the supervision of an instructor in the Faculty.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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WRIT 492 Term Essay 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Law Writing Courses : Students who have completed two terms of legal studies may elect with the permission of the Dean or the Dean's delegate to write an essay for 3 credits under the supervision of an instructor in the Faculty.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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WRIT 493 Term Essay 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Law Writing Courses : Students who have completed two terms of legal studies may elect with the permission of the Dean or the Dean's delegate to write an essay for 3 credits under the supervision of an instructor in the Faculty.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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WRIT 494 Term Essay 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Law Writing Courses : Students who have completed two terms of legal studies may elect with the permission of the Dean or the Dean's delegate to write an essay for 3 credits under the supervision of an instructor in the Faculty.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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WRIT 495 Term Essay 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Law Writing Courses : Students who have completed two terms of legal studies may elect with the permission of the Dean or the Dean's delegate to write an essay for 3 credits under the supervision of an instructor in the Faculty.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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WRIT 496 Term Essay 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Law Writing Courses : Students who have completed two terms of legal studies may elect with the permission of the Dean or the Dean's delegate to write an essay for 3 credits under the supervision of an instructor in the Faculty.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
The essay must be written on a subject related to Commercial Negotiation and Dispute Resolution. The essay is to be written in the fourth year of the program in order to allow the student to integrate the various academic and clinical strands of the program. The topic must be approved by the Associate Dean (Academic).
Law and Non-Law Courses (27 credits)
27 credits from the following lists of law and non-law courses of which at least 6 credits must be non-law courses.
Law Courses
15-21 credits of law courses selected from:
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BUS1 532 Bankruptcy and Insolvency (3 credits)
Overview
Business Law 1 : Federal bankruptcy law, including bankruptcy petitions, an individual's rights to a discharge, the nature of claims provable in bankruptcy, the rejection and assumption of executory contracts, the stay of proceedings and the avoidance powers of trustees and receiverships and workouts as alternatives to bankruptcy proceedings.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Duchesne, Marc (Fall)
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken BUS1 432.
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BUS2 503 Business Organizations (3 credits)
Overview
Business Law 2 : A treatment of specialized topics in the law of business organizations.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BUS2 367.
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BUS2 504 Securities Regulation (3 credits)
Overview
Business Law 2 : An introduction to the structure of Canada's capital markets and a review of major features of securities regulation using the Quebec or Ontario scheme as background. An examination of the general regulatory framework for licensing of securities professionals, disclosure to investors and enforcement powers of regulators.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Adamski, Jakub (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BUS2 372.
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BUS2 505 Corporate Finance (3 credits)
Overview
Business Law 2 : Advanced issues in business and corporate law. Principles underlying decisions about a corporation's capital structure. Distinctive aspects and rights of corporate securities, including common shares, preferred shares.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Barbeau, Marc (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BUS2 464.
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CMPL 508 Research Seminar 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Research seminar to be offered by members of the Faculty or visiting professors, to permit research in legal traditions and legal theory in areas not covered by other courses in the program.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
This course will be held on Thursdays and Fridays from May 21 to June 12, 2015, and will have an essay due on June 30, 2015.
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CMPL 509 Research Seminar 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Research seminar to be offered by members of the Faculty or visiting professors, to permit research in legal traditions and legal theory in areas not covered by other courses in the program.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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CMPL 515 International Carriage of Goods by Sea (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : A comparative study of private international maritime law.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Colford, David (Fall)
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CMPL 521 Trade Regulation (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Historical contextualization of underlying trade principles; assessment of the interface between multilateral trade dispute resolution and domestic regulatory action in distinct public policy domains; consideration of internationalization claims, harmonization claims and the implications of trade regulation for democratic theory; particular attention to the WTO, selected regional agreements and the UN.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Prerequisite: CMPL 543 (Recommended)
Restriction: Not open to first year students.
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CMPL 524 Entertainment Law (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : This course is designed to introduce students to the rules governing the Canadian entertainment industry in an international context with particular emphasis on the television, film production and distribution industries. There will also be limited coverage of the law relating to the music industry. The course will consider inter alia the contractual, tax, financial and insurance aspects of the law applicable to the entertainment industry.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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CMPL 533 Resolution of International Disputes (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Conflict of jurisdictions and recognition of foreign judgments, as well as arbitration between parties to international contracts, with particular reference to international conventions.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: G茅linas, Fabien (Fall)
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CMPL 543 Law and Practice of International Trade (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : The fundamental aspects of international law governing international trade, and governmental regulation of international trade in Canada and Canada's major trading partners.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Bjorklund, Andrea (Fall)
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CMPL 568 Extrajudicial Dispute Resolution (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : An examination for the non-adjudicative means of dispute resolution, including mediation and consensual arbitration.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students in the first year of Law.
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CMPL 574 Government Control Of Business (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : Selected topics in government control and regulation of business with emphasis on competition law and policy.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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LAWG 200 Commercial Law (3 credits)
Overview
Law General : The contract of sale in the Civil Law and Common Law traditions; nature and scope of the contract of sale; conditions of formation; sale of property of another; obligations of the seller, including delivery, quality, title; obligations of the buyer, transfer of title; product liability; comparative reference made to American U.C.C. rules and U.N. Convention on the International Sale of Goods.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Edwards, Jeffrey F; Afif, Nadine (Winter)
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LAWG 400 Secured Transactions (4 credits)
Overview
Law General : Main incidents of law and suretyship and the law of real security in the common and civil traditions; security on land and commodities; nature of suretyship and effects of a contract among the creditor, debtor, surety and co-sureties; classifications and types of preferences, priorities and real security.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Walsh, Catherine (Fall)
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LAWG 500 Complex Legal Transactions 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Law General : In-depth case studies of complex legal transactions, to allow students to learn how areas of law interact in a sophisticated, practical environment, and to permit them to develop their analytical and research skills. Transactions may include land development schemes, national and international issues of securities and complex non-commercial transactions.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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LAWG 511 Specialized Topics in Law 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Law General : An intensive study of a particular topic in public or private law.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Otis, Louise (Fall)
Restriction: Must have completed first year Law.
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LAWG 512 Specialized Topics in Law 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Law General : An intensive study of a particular topic in public or private law.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: Must have completed first year Law.
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LAWG 513 Specialized Topics in Law 3 (2 credits)
Overview
Law General : An intensive study of a particular topic in public or private law.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Wechsler, Arthur J (Fall) Hanley, Donal (Winter) Sadeghi Givi, Fatemeh (Summer)
Restriction: Must have completed first year Law.
**The last class will be on Wednesday, May 29th and there will be a final exam on Monday, June 17, 2019.
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LAWG 514 Specialized Topics in Law 4 (2 credits)
Overview
Law General : An intensive study of a particular topic in public or private law.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: Must have completed first year Law.
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LAWG 515 Specialized Topics in Law 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Law General : An intensive study of a particular topic in public or private law.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Blackett, Adelle (Winter)
Restriction: Must have completed first year Law.
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
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LAWG 516 Specialized Topics in Law 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Law General : An intensive study of a particular topic in public or private law.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Jutras, Daniel (Fall) Bjorklund, Andrea (Winter)
Restriction: Must have completed first year Law.
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LAWG 517 Specialized Topics in Law 7 (3 credits)
Overview
Law General : An intensive study of a particular topic in public or private law.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Finn, Shaun (Fall)
Restriction: Must have completed first year Law.
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LAWG 518 Specialized Topics in Law 8 (3 credits)
Overview
Law General : An intensive study of a particular topic in public or private law.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Mills, Aaron (Fall) Lemieux, Marc (Winter) Ertman, Martha (Summer)
Restriction: Must have completed first year Law.
**This course will be held on May 6, 8, 13, 15 & 17.
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the third lecture day.
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LAWG 521 Student-Initiated Seminar 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Law General : Supervised student-initiated seminar.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Dedek, Helge; Bjorklund, Andrea (Fall)
Restriction: Not open to first year Law students.
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LAWG 522 Student-Initiated Seminar 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Law General : Supervised student-initiated seminar.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to first year Law students.
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LEEL 369 Labour Law (3 credits)
Overview
Labour/Employmt/Environmt Law : An introduction to Canadian labour law including collective bargaining, arbitration and industrial relations generally. Emphasis on the Canada Labour Code, the Quebec Labour Code and related statutes.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Choko, Maude (Winter)
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PROC 549 Lease, Enterprise, Suretyship (3 credits)
Overview
Procedure : The contracts of lease, including some aspects of residential leases, enterprise and suretyship in the law of Quebec.This course provides an opportunity for immersion in the culture, epistemology and practices of the Civil Law Tradition.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PROC 349
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PRV4 451 Real Estate Transactions (3 credits)
Overview
Private Law 4 : Problems arising out of the vendor and purchaser relationship. The contract of sale in its drafting, interpretation and enforcement; fixtures, recording and land titles systems; mortgages. Emphasis on the law of Ontario. This course provides an opportunity for immersion in the culture, epistemology and practices of the Common Law Tradition.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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PRV4 500 Restitution (3 credits)
Overview
Private Law 4 : The law relating to the restitution of benefits wrongfully or unfairly acquired: a study of unjust enrichment as a doctrinal basis for various remedies at common law, in equity and under statute and the role of unjust enrichment as an integral part of the common law alongside contract and tort.This course provides an opportunity for immersion in the culture, epistemology and practices of the Common Law Tradition.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PRV4 435.
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PRV5 483 Consumer Law (3 credits)
Overview
Private Law 5 : A comparative study of civil and common law and consumer protection law in Quebec and in Canada.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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PUB2 517 Corporate Taxation (3 credits)
Overview
Public Law 2 : In-depth consideration of problems unique to corporations and their shareholders including the small business deduction and refundable taxes; distributions to shareholders; corporate reorganizations and liquidations; the capital gain and rollover.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Rusak, Nadia (Winter)
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PUB2 417
Non-Law Courses
Students may take 6-12 credits of non-law courses. Students who take 6 non-law credits as part of their Major concentration may count an additional 6 non-law credits toward their B.C.L. and LL.B. program. Students who take 9 non-law credits as part of their Major concentration may count an additional 3 credits toward their B.C.L. and LL.B. Students who take 12 non-law credits as part of their Major concentration may not count additional non-law credits toward their B.C.L. and LL.B.
Other non-law courses related to Commercial Negotiation and Dispute Resolution not included in these lists may be taken with the approval of the Program Adviser.
Non-Law Courses - Economics
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ECON 223 Political Economy of Trade Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : The course introduces students to the economics of international trade, what constitutes good trade policy, and how trade policy is decided. The course examines Canadian trade policy since 1945, including the GATT, Auto Pact, the FTA and NAFTA, and concludes with special topics in trade policy.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Saghir, Sandra (Winter)
Prerequisite: ECON 208
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ECON 305 Industrial Organization (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : The course analyzes the structure, conduct, and performance of industries, particularly but not exclusively in Canada. Topics include effects of mergers, barriers to entry, product line and promotion policies, vertical integration, and R & D policies of firms.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Lasio, Laura (Fall)
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ECON 310 Introduction to Behavioural Economics (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : An introduction to economic decision-making in markets and strategic environments, including bounded rationality, individual decision-making under uncertainty, and behavioural game theory.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Li, Jian (Winter)
Prerequisites: ECON 208 and a statistics course or permission of the instructor.
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ECON 546 Game Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Economics (Arts) : This course introduces students to game theory, the branch of the social sciences that focuses on the formal modelling and analysis of human interactions and strategic behaviour. Basic concepts in cooperative and non-cooperative games are applied to economic models.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Zhang, Ling Ling (Winter)
Non-Law Courses - Management
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BUSA 395 Managing in Europe (3 credits)
Overview
Business Admin : Current social, economic and trade developments in the rapidly-evolving European arena. Focus on both the expanding EU and integrating with emerging market economies and Central and Eastern Europe. Emphasis on managing in the expanded opportunities and challenges facing international and Canadian managers.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Corequisite: MGCR 382
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BUSA 481 Managing in North America (3 credits)
Overview
Business Admin : Analysis of corporate strategies in the context of Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement. Emphasis on public policy's impact on corporate decision-making and implications for management. Examines bilateral experience of major industrial sectors compared with global corporate strategies. Theoretical and empirical literature combined with industrial histories, policy and management case studies.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Polushin, William C (Fall)
Corequisite: MGCR 382
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BUSA 493 Global Economic Competitiveness (3 credits)
Overview
Business Admin : How nations achieve and maintain competitiveness in the rapidly globalizing world economy. Studies the stages of evolution of world competitiveness in 46 nations, incorporating the latest practical business theories and case studies on the dynamics of effective globalization ventures.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Prerequisite: MGCR 382.
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INDR 459 Comparative Employment Relations (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : Comparison of employment relations in current socio-political and economic context of a variety of nations. Emphasis on historical and recent developments in labour-management relations, labour legislation, institutional structures, collective bargaining, contract coverage, and the role of multi-national corporations.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Masi, Anthony C (Fall)
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INDR 492 Globalization and Labour Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : Exploration of contemporary labour policies around the world in the context of globalization. Topics include labour market functioning, international trade, technological change, flexibility, employment standards, protective legislation, employment practices.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Masi, Anthony C (Fall)
Prerequisite: INDR 294
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INDR 496 Collective Bargaining (3 credits)
Overview
Industrial Relations : Principles of collective bargaining in Canada and abroad. Problem oriented. Mock collective bargaining sessions provide an opportunity for students to apply knowledge gained.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: George, Kenneth (Winter)
Prerequisite: INDR 294
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MGCR 211 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : The role of financial accounting in the reporting of the financial performance of a business. The principles, components and uses of financial accounting and reporting from a user's perspective, including the recording of accounting transactions and events, the examination of the elements of financial statements, the preparation of financial statements and the analysis of financial results.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Oh, Seunghwan; Tan, Hongping; Levy, Philippe; Cecere, Ralph; Parent, Kevin Paul (Fall) Lee, Dongyoung; Parent, Kevin Paul (Winter) Parent, Kevin Paul; Liu, Ming (Summer)
Continuing Studies: requirement for CMA, CGA, the EA of AACI, and the Institute of Internal Auditors
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MGCR 293 Managerial Economics (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : The course focuses on the application of economic theory to management problems and the economic foundations of marketing, finance, and production. Attention is given to the following topics: price and cost analysis; demand and supply analysis, conditions of competition.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Sidthidet, Taweewan; Sheikholeslami Salmasi, K; Nizami, Tariq (Fall) Sidthidet, Taweewan; Sheikholeslami Salmasi, K (Winter) Sheikholeslami Salmasi, K (Summer)
Restrictions: Not for credit for students who have taken or are taking any of the following: ECON 208, ECON 230D1/D2 and ECON 250D1/D2.
Continuing Studies: requirement for CMA, CGA, the EA of AACI, and the CRA
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MGCR 382 International Business (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : An introduction to the world of international business. Economic foundations of international trade and investment. The international trade, finance, and regulatory frameworks. Relations between international companies and nation-states, including costs and benefits of foreign investment and alternative controls and responses. Effects of local environmental characteristics on the operations of multi-national enterprises.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Jorgensen, Jan J; Melville, Donald; Saba, John (Fall) Melville, Donald; Saba, John (Winter)
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MGCR 423 Strategic Management (3 credits)
Overview
Management Core : An integrative and interdisciplinary introduction to strategy formation and execution. Concepts, tools, and practical application to understand how firms leverage resources and capabilities to gain competitive advantage in dynamic, contemporary industries. Strategic positioning, organizational design, and managerial action for the long-term success of businesses and positive social and ecological outcomes.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Vit, Gregory Bryan; Melville, Donald; Moore, Karl James; Gradek, John; Corritore, Matthew; Mandelos, Billy (Fall) An, Kwangjun; Vit, Gregory Bryan; Gradek, John; Avidan, Miron (Winter) Keen Henon, Christian; Lee, Yonghwan (Summer)
Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only
Continuing Studies: requirement for CMA, CGA, the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Canadian Institute of Management - in addition to these, the course "Introduction to Business," CGMG 282 is also required for C.I.M.
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MGPO 383 International Business Policy (3 credits)
Overview
Management Policy : Development and application of conceptual approaches to general management policy and strategy formulation in multinational business involvement (exporting, licensing, contractual arrangements, turnkey projects, joint ventures, consortia); technology transfer, location and ownership strategies: competitive multinational relationships. Emphasis on pragmatic analysis, using case studies.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Keen Henon, Christian (Winter)
Prerequisites: MGCR 382
Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only
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MGPO 440 Strategies for Sustainability (3 credits)
Overview
Management Policy : This course explores the relationship between economic activity, management, and the natural environment. Using readings, discussions and cases, the course will explore the challenges that the goal of sustainable development poses for our existing notions of economic goals, production and consumption practices and the management of organizations.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Etzion, Dror (Fall) Robitaille, Jad (Winter)
Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only
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MGPO 445 Industry Analysis & Competitive Strategy (3 credits)
Overview
Management Policy : Analysis of industry structure, macro-environment, and evolution. Evaluation of strategic position, behaviour, and intent of organizations within industry context. Development of strategic recommendations for these firms.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: Open to U3 students only
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MGPO 450 Ethics in Management (3 credits)
Overview
Management Policy : An examination of the economic, legal and ethical responsibilities of managers in both private and public organizations. Through readings, case studies, discussions and projects the class evaluates alternative ethical systems and norms of behaviour and draws conclusions as to the right, proper and just decisions and actions in the face of moral dilemmas. The focus of this course is on the decision process, values and consistency of values of the individual and on the impact of systems control and incentives on managerial morality.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Whelan, Glen (Fall) Gill, Andrea (Winter)
Restriction: U2 and U3 students only
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MGPO 460 Managing Innovation (3 credits)
Overview
Management Policy : Firms face difficulties in developing new products. This course examines the new product development process to understand why problems occur and what managers can do. Topics include the creative synthesis of market and technology; the coordination of functions; and the strategic connection between the project and the strategy.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Instructors: Vit, Gregory Bryan (Fall) Vit, Gregory Bryan (Winter)
Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only
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MGPO 468 Managing Organizational Politics (3 credits)
Overview
Management Policy : Power and politics can be mechanisms of control that maintain the status quo or they can be used as a force for change. Students learn how to recognize politics and use power. There is also a strong focus on the ethical implications.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only
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MGPO 469 Managing Globalization (3 credits)
Overview
Management Policy : This course explores economic and social consequences of globalization, focusing on the most pertinent issues at the time. Topics include the existing global imbalances; the opportunities and risks presented by large cross border capital flows; and the role of institutions, and organizational and policy responses in crisis hit countries.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Ethier, Gabriel; Keen Henon, Christian (Winter)
Recommended: MGCR 423
Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only
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MGPO 470 Strategy and Organization (3 credits)
Overview
Management Policy : This course explores how strategic change affects the organization and how the organization can be designed to realize its strategy more effectively. It will examine how strategic choices affect organizational structures, processes, culture, human resource policies, leadership styles, etc. and how the organization can be aligned with the organizational mission.
Terms: Fall 2018
Instructors: Moore, Karl James (Fall)
Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only
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MGPO 567 Business in Society (3 credits)
Overview
Management Policy : Examines different ideologies; business ethics and values; the corporation and its constituencies; the social impact of corporate decisions. The focus of this course is on the interaction between business organizations and society and on incorporating social impact analysis into strategic management.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Restriction: U2 and U3 students only
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ORGB 325 Negotiations and Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : A conceptual framework to guide participants through negotiation and conflict resolution process.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Reyt, Jean-Nicolas (Fall) Cohen, Lisa (Winter) Hewlin, Jay (Summer)
Prerequisites: MGCR 222
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ORGB 380 Cross Cultural Management (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Addresses dilemmas and opportunities that managers experience in international, multicultural environments. Development of conceptual knowledge and behavioural skills (e.g. bridging skills, communication, tolerance of ambiguity, cognitive complexity) relevant to the interaction of different cultures in business and organizational settings, using several methods including research, case studies and experiential learning.
Terms: Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Summer 2019
Instructors: Sylvain, Nathalie-Michele; Diaz, Karen K (Fall) Sylvain, Nathalie-Michele (Winter) Jaeger, Alfred M (Summer)
Restriction: Open to U2, U3 students only
**Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
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ORGB 420 Managing Organizational Teams (3 credits)
Overview
Organizational Behaviour : Theory, research, and applications. Principles of team processes and effectiveness in organizational settings, specifically the theoretical developments and empirical findings of group dynamics and team effectiveness, and practical strategies and skills for successful management of organizational teams.
Terms: Fall 2018, Summer 2019
Instructors: Sonberg, Melissa; Di Maulo, Sonia (Fall) Firsova, Nadege; Di Maulo, Sonia (Summer)
Prerequisite: MGCR 222
Continuing Studies: requirement for I.C.B.
Non-Law Courses - Political Science
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POLI 243 International Politics of Economic Relations (3 credits)
Overview
Political Science : An introduction to international relations, through examples drawn from international political economy. The emphasis will be on the politics of trade and international monetary relations.
Terms: Winter 2019
Instructors: Brawley, Mark R (Winter)
Note: The field is International Politics.
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