Electives
Fall 2024
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General Electives
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) ENVS 1000U Environmental Science INDG 1000U Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Colonial History and its Impacts on Indigenous Peoples INDG 2500U Two Eyed Seeing in the Natural Sciences LBAT 2000U Introduction to Liberal Studies year 2+ standing LBAT 2414U Science Fiction and Society PSYC 1000U Introductory Psychology SOCI 1000U Introductory Sociology CRN# 43779 open for non-Faculty of Social Science & Humanities studentsSSCI 1210U History of Science & Technology SSCI 1470U Impact of Science & Technology SSCI 1700U Reading Our World SSCI 2700U Human Sexuality PSYC1000U or SOCI1000U COMM 1100U Introduction to Communication Studies Available seats released on August 1 COMM 1420U Living Digitally Available seats released on August 1 COMM 2270U Entertainment Goes Global must be Year 2+ standing Available seats released on August 1 COMM 2530U Advertising and Society must be Year 2+ standing Available seats released on August 1 COMM 3310U Commun, Communites & Social Change year 3+ standing Available seats released on August 1 COMM 3740U Video Games, Media & Culture year 3+ standing Available seats released on August 1 CRMN 1000U Introduction to Criminal Justice Available seats released on August 1 EDST 1000U Foundations of Learning must be Year 2+ standing Available seats released on August 1 EDST 2140U Creating Digital Tools must be Year 2+ standing Available seats released on August 1 EDST 2150U Teaching to Facilitate Learning must be Year 2+ standing & EDST1000U pre-requisite Available seats released on August 1 EDST 2500U Foundations of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Education must be Year 2+ standing Available seats released on August 1 EDST 3160U Developing Literacy must be year 3+ standing Available seats released on August 1 FPSY 3039U Children, Psychology and the Law PSYC 2010U & year 3+ standing Available seats released on August 1 FPSY 3310U Confessions and Interrogations PSYC 1000U & year 3+ standing Available seats released on August 1 LGLS 1000U Foundations of Legal Studies Available seats released on August 1 POSC 2100U Global Politics POSC 1000U Available seats released on August 1 POSC 2200U Fundamentals of Policy Theory POSC 1000U Available seats released on August 1 POSC 2300U Mobilizing for Change POSC 1000U or enrolment in Sustainability minor Available seats released on August 1 PSYC 2010U Developmental Psychology PSYC 1000U Available seats released on August 1 PSYC 2030U Psychopathology PSYC 1000U Available seats released on August 1 PSYC 2060U Cognitive Psychology PSYC 1000U Available seats released on August 1 PSYC 3060U Personality Psychology PSYC 1000U & year 3+ standing Available seats released on August 1 PSYC 3070U Stress and Coping PSYC 1000U & year 3+ standing Available seats released on August 1 PSYC 3550U Pyschology of Gender must have year 3+ standing Available seats released on August 1 *elective list subject to change*
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Bachelor of Commerce
BUSI ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 1700U Intro to Entrepreneurship BUSI 2000U Collaborative Leadership BUSI 2402U Corporate Finance (formerly called Finance II). BUSI 2401U This is only an elective for students outside of Accounting and Finance Fall 2022 or later start students. This is a core class for all Accounting majors and Finance majors and for all Fall 2021 or earlier Commerce starts. BUSI 2550U Introduction to Project Management Year 2 standing This is only an elective for students outside of Entrepreneurship and Tech Management major. This is a core class for all Entrepreneurship and Tech Management Students. (This is also a core class for all BIT Students)BUSI 2570U Cybercrime BUSI 3430U Personal Finance Year 3+ standing Credit restricted with BUSI 3470U Wealth Management Principles.BUSI 3470U Wealth Management Principles BUSI 2401U and BUSI 2402U Students cannot take this course if they have already taken Personal Finance. This couse is credit restricted with BUSI 3430U Personal Finance. This class is an elective recommended for Accounting and Finance students. BUSI 3503U E- Marketing BUSI 2200U and year 3+ standing BUSI 3590U Design Thinking BUSI 3650U Innovation Management Year 3+ standing BUSI 3670U Risk Management Framework Year 3+ standing BUSI 3705U Legal Environment of Business Year 3 standing This is only an elective for students outside of Accounting and Fall 2022 or later start students. This is a core class for all Accounting students and for all Fall 2021 or earlier Commerce starts. BUSI 3710U Small Business Management Year 3+ standing BUSI 3720U Family Business BUSI 3730U Creative Problem Solving, Entrepreneurship & Imagination BUSI 1600U or BUSI 1700U MARKETING ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 4210U High-Tech Marketing BUSI 2200U Available seats released To Commerce students on August 1BUSI 4230U Marketing Analytics BUSI 2200U & BUSI 1450U/INFR 1400U Available seats released To Commerce students on August 1OBHR ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 2000U Collaborative Leadership
BUSI 3330U Management of Change year 3+ standing Available seats released To Commerce students on August 1FINANCE ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 3440U Financial Modeling BUSI 2402U & BUSI 1450U and year 3+ standing Available seats released To Commerce students on August 1BUSI 3480U International Finance BUSI 2402U & ECON 2020U Available seats released To Commerce students on August 1BUSI 3470U Wealth Management Prinicples BUSI 2401U and BUSI 2402U credit restricted with BUSI 3430U BUSI 4405U Portfolio & Investment Strategies BUSI 3405U & BUSI 3420U Available seats released To Commerce students on August 1BUSI 4450U Business Applications of Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies BUSI 2401U and BUSI 2402U or BUSI 2410U Available seats released To Commerce students on August 1BUSI 4455U Student Investment Fund I BUSI 2401U with permission of Dr. Shen- contact chen.shen1@ontariotechu.ca for more info.TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 3330U Management of Change year 3+ standing Available seats released To Commerce students on August 1BUSI 3650U Innovation Management year 3+ standing Available seats released To Commerce students on August 1BUSI 4210U High-Tech Marketing BUSI 2200U *elective list subject to change* -
Bachelor of I.T.
BUSI ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 1700U Introduction to Entrepreneurship BUSI 2000U Collaborative Leadership BUSI 2570U Cybercrime TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 3330U Management of Change year 3+ standing BUSI 3503U E-Marketing BUSI 2200U BUSI 3650U Innovation Management year 3+ standing BUSI 4210U High Tech Marketing BUSI 2200U BUSI 3670U Risk Management Frameworks and Processes year 3+ standing GAME ELECTIVES (GDIM students only, Fall 2021 start and later)
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) INFR 1300U Creative Writing Narrative INFR 1350U Introduction to Computer Graphics INFR 1020U & INFR 1101U or INFR 1100U INFR 2310U Animation & A.I. for Games INFR 1020U or INFR 1030U & INFR 1100U & INFR 1396UINFR 2330U Intermediate Game Design INFR 1335U INFR 2345U Modelling & Animation Systems I INFR 1315U or INFR 1320U INFR 2370U Game Sound INFR 1030U & INFR 2410U or INFR 1110U INFR 3110U Game Engine Design & Implementation year 3+ standing INFR 3345U Modelling & Animation Systems II INFR 2340U or INFR 2345U INFR 3380U Industrial Design for Game Hardware INFR 4120U Serious Gaming & Virtual Simulation INFR 1110U and INFR 2330U INFR 4350U Human Computer Inter for Games year 3+ standing TECHNICAL ELECTIVES
program course code prerequisite note(s) NETWORKING & I.T. SECURITYINFR 4599U Special Topics in I.T.: Biometrics year 3+ standing INFR 4599U Special Topics in I.T.: Internet of Things INFR 4641U Advanced Network Security INFR 3610U INFR 4900U Blockchain INFR 2140U or INFR 2141U and INFR 3600U TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTINFR 4599U Special Topics in I.T.: Biometrics year 3+ standing *elective list subject to change*
Winter 2025
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General Electives
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) ENVS 1000U Environmental Science INDG 1000U Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Colonial History and its Impacts on Indigenous PeoplesINFR 2200U Indigenous Digital and Visual Media INDG 3310U Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability and Development: A Global Perspective SOCI 1000U and INDG 1000U, or POSC 1000UINDG 4300U Special Topics in Indigenous Studies year 3+ standing LBAT 3999U Special Topics in Liberal Studies- Long-Term care crisis Covid 19 year 3+ standing two separate class sections: one online and one in-person PHY 3900U Astronomy II PHY 2900U PSYC 1000U Introductory Psychology must enroll in either CRN#70482 or CRN#71038 SSCI 1210U History of Science and Technolo SSCI 1300U Social Problems SSCI 1700U Reading Our World SSCI 2101U Making a Difference: An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship SOCI 1000U COMM 1050U Technical Communications Available seats released August 1 COMM 1320U Public Speaking Available seats released August 1 COMM 2200U The Media in Canada COMM 1100U Available seats released August 1 COMM 2240U Television year 2+ standing Available seats released August 1 COMM 2410U Social History of Communication and Media year 2+ standing Available seats released August 1 COMM 2411U Government Communication & Digital Creativity year 2+ standing Available seats released August 1 COMM 3250U Pop Culture year 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 COMM 3350U Environmental Communication Available seats released August 1 COMM 3410U Digital Media Storytelling year 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 COMM 3510U Work in the Digital Age year 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 CRMN 2010U Criminal Law LGLS 1000U Available seats released August 1 CRMN 2021U Families and the Justice System SOCI 1000U or PSYC 1000U Available seats released August 1 EDST 1100U Problem and Inquiry Based Learning year 2+ standing Available seats released August 1 EDST 1230U Design Thinking and Visual Design year 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 EDST 2110U Assessment for Learning EDST 1000U Available seats released August 1 EDST 3170U Developing Numeracy EDST 1000U and year 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 EDST 3460U Working with Clients and Partners EDST1000U & EDST2110U & EDST2140U & EDST2150U and year 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 EDST 4150U Holistic Learning in Early Childhood EDST3610U & year 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 FPSY 3210U Forensic Psychology PSYC 1000U & year 2+ standing Available seats released August 1 FPSY 3400U Investigative Psychology PSYC 1000U & year 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 FPSY 3900U Special Topics in Forensic Psychology I PSYC 1000U & year 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 FSCI 1010U Introductory Forensic Science Available seats released August 1 POSC 1000U Introduction to Political Science Available seats released August 1 POSC 1200U Introduction to Democracy in Theory & Practice Available seats released August 1 POSC 2000U Canadian Politics POSC 1000U Available seats released August 1 POSC 2502U Community Development & Social Change Available seats released August 1 POSC 3603U The Politics of Housing POSC 2200U & year 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 PSCY 2010U Developmental Psychology PSYC 1000U & year 2+ standing Available seats released August 1 PSYC 2020U Social Psychology PSYC 1000U & year 2+ standing Available seats released August 1 PSYC 3035U Adolescence PSYC 1000U and PSYC 2010U & year 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 PSYC 3610U Thinking and Decision Making PSYC 2060U & yar 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 PSYC 3620U Motivation and Emotion PSYC 2060U & yar 3+ standing Available seats released August 1 SOCI 1000U Introductory Sociology Available seats released August 1 SSCI 2020U Issues in Diversity SOCI 1000U or PSYC 1000U Available seats released August 1 *elective list subject to change*
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Bachelor of Commerce
BUSI ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 1700U Intro to Entrepreneurship BUSI 1916U Math Analysis for Business BUSI 1915U This is only an elective for students Fall 2022 or later start. BUSI 2000U Collaborative Leadership BUSI 2312U Intro to Human Resources Year 2 standing This is only an elective for students outside of OBHR major and Fall 2022 or later starts. This is a core class for all OBHR students and for Fall 2021 or earlier Commerce starts. BUSI 2550U Introduction to Project Management Year 2 standing This is only an elective for students outside of Entrepreneurship and Tech Management major. This is a core class for all Entrepreneurship and Tech Management Students. (This is a core class for all BIT Students)BUSI 2700U Entrepreneurial Finance BUSI 1600U or BUSI 1700U BUSI 3350U Developing Management Skills Year 3+ standing BUSI 3430U Personal Finance Year 3+ standing BUSI 3650U Innovation Management Year 3+ standing BUSI 3705U Legal Environment of Business Year 3 standing This is only an elective for students outside of Accounting and Fall 2022 or later start students. This is a core class for all Accounting students and for all Fall 2021 or earlier Commerce starts. BUSI 3730U Creative Problem Solving, Entrepreneurship & Imagination BUSI 1600U or BUSI 1700U BUSI 3800U International Business Year 3+ standing BUSI 3810U International Management Year 3+ standing FINANCE ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 3150U Financial Statement Analysis BUSI 1130U and year 3+ standing BUSI 3440U Financial Modelling BUSI 1450U and BUSI 2402U BUSI 3460U Fixed Income Strategies BUSI 2402U and BUSI 1450U BUSI 3480U International Finance BUSI 2402U and ECON 2020U BUSI 4450U Business Applications of Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies BUSI 2401U and BUSI 2402U or BUSI 2410U BUSI 4456U Student Investment Fund II BUSI 2401U and BUSI 4455U with permission of Dr. Shen- contact chen.shen1@ontariotechu.ca for more info.MARKETING ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 3200U Marketing Communications BUSI 2200U Avaliable seats released to Commerce students August 2nd BUSI 3250U Service Marketing BUSI 2200U BUSI 4250U International Marketing BUSI 2200U OBHR ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 3315U Negotiation Theory & Behaviour year 3+ standing Available seats released To Commerce students on August 1 BUSI 3330U The Management of Change Year 3+ standing BUSI 3350U Developing Management Skills Year 3+ standing BUSI 4330U Managing Team Dynamics Year 3+ standing TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSSI 3330U Management of Change Year 3+ standing BUSI 4590U Special Topics in Tech Mgmt: Visual & Story Telling BUSI 2040U & year 4+ standing BUSI 4590U Special Topics in Tech Mgmt: AR/VR Geo In BUSI 2040U & year 4+ standing INFR 4611U Trust Systems year 3+ standing *elective list subject to change*
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Bachelor of I.T.
BUSI ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 1700U Intro to Entrepreneurship BUSI 2000U Collaborative Leadership This course is not an elective for NWITS students. It is a mandatory course for NWITSBUSI 2312U Intro to Human Resources Management TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) BUSI 4450U Business Applications of Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies BUSI 2401U and BUSI 2402U or BUSI 2410U INFR 4611U Trust Systems year 3+ standing GAME ELECTIVES (GDIM students only - Fall 2021 start and later)
course code course name prerequisite(s) note(s) INFR 1300U Creative Writing Narrative INFR 2100U Programming in C++ INFR 1110U INFR 2350U Intermed. Computer Graphics INFR 1350U INFR 2810U Computer Architecture INFR 1020U & INFR 1100U INFR 2820U Algorithim. & Data Structures INFR 1010U or INFR1016U or INFR 1030U AND INFR2140U or INFR2141U or INFR1110U INFR 3250U User Experience Research INFR 3350U & Year 2+ standing INFR 3332U Advanced Narrative Design INFR 1300U INFR 3350U Games User Research Year 3+ standing INFR 3370U Designing Games for Social & Emotional Impact INFR 2330U INFR 3375U Retro Game Dev Year 3+ Standing INFR 3830U Distrib. Systems & Networking INFR 3110U BUSI 4340U Business of Gaming year 3+ standing INFR 4370U Advanced Game Sound INFR 2370U INFR 4445U Advanced Rigging INFR 3345U and INFR 3390U TECHNICAL ELECTIVES
program course code course name note(s) NETWORKING & I.T. SECURITYINFR 4611U Trust Systems year 3+ standing INFR 4710U Social, Info & Tech Networks INFR 3200U Intro to DevOps & Infrastructure Automation pre-requisites: INFR 1421u & INFR 2140U or INFR 2141U & INFR 2670U TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENTINFR 4710U Social, Info & Tech Networks pre-requisites: INFR 1010U & INFR 1100U or INFR 1101U *elective list subject to change*
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Important Information
Program
General Elective
Open Elective
BUSI Elective
Technical Elective
Game Elective
Technology Management Elective
Bachelor of Commerce
A course not related to or required for your program. May not start with "BUSI" Use the general elective list to choose. Either a general elective or a business elective. A business (BUSI) course not required for your major. Use the BUSI elective list to choose. N/A N/A An approved upper-year specialized course only for students in the Technology Management major. Use the technology management elective list to choose. Bachelor of I.T.
A course not related to or required for your program. May not start with "INFR" Use the general elective list to choose. GDIM: Either a general elective, or a game elective, or a business elective. GDE: Either a general elective, or a technical elective, or a business elective.. NWIT: Either a general elective, or a technical elective, or a business elective.. TCMT: Either a general elective, or a technical elective or a technology management elective, or a business elective.. A business-related course that you get to choose. Use the BUSI elective list to choose. An approved upper-year technical course. Use the technical elective list to choose. An approved game development-related course. Use the game elective list to choose. An approved upper-year course only for students in the Technology Management major. Use the technology management elective list to choose. Not sure what a course will be about? Read all course descriptions at: http://calendar.ontariotechu.ca/ under “course descriptions”
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