All students who wish to complete the Global Competency Certificate must take a 3-credit global citizenship course (either GLGC 1101 (offered in Fall and Winter) or NURS 3318 (offered in Summer)), 12 credits of GCC-eligible courses, and participate in an GCC-eligible international or intercultural experience. Below are lists of all approved GCC-eligible courses and experiences.
GCC-Eligible Courses
Child, Family & Community Studies
| CFCS 1112 | Working in Communities |
| CFCS 1142 | Introduction to Aboriginal Child, Youth and Family Practice |
| CFCS 2332 | Strengthening the Family Spirit - Working from Aboriginal Perspectives with Elders Teachings |
| CFCS 2432 | Understanding Aboriginal Perspectives and Experiences |
| CFCS 3900 | Perspective in International and Community Development |
Community Social Service Work
| CSSW 1100 | Introduction to Social Work Practice |
| CSSW 1122 | Interviewing and Counselling Skills |
Child and Youth Care
| CYCC 1142 | Introduction to Aboriginal Child and Youth Care Practice |
| CYCC 2452 | Enhancing Resilience in Aboriginal Children and Youth |
Sign Language Interpretation
| INTR 1102 | Allyship and the Deaf Community |
| INTR 2110 | Positionality in the Deaf Community |
| INTR 2201 | Deafhood: Pathways to Identity and Diversity |
Social Work
| SOWK 2100 | Introduction to Social Work Practice |
| SOWK 2422 | Social Work Practice with Groups and Communities |
| SOWK 3250 | Social Work with Indigenous People |
| SOWK 4100 | Social Work Practice Between Systems |
| SOWK 4260 | Global Perspectives in Social Work |
Therapeutic Recreation
| THRT 2306 | Inclusive Leisure Practice |
| THRT 3601 | Community Development Concepts and Applications in Health and Social Services |
Accounting
| ACCT 3850 | Detecting Accounting Fraud |
| ACCT 3880 | Data Analytics for Accountants |
| ACCT 4510 | Advanced Financial Accounting |
| ACCT 4570 | International Taxation |
Business Law
| BLAW 3700 | Fundamentals of International Trade Law |
Business
| BUSN 3100 | Trade in the Global Marketplace |
| BUSN 3200 | Global Trade Finance |
| BUSN 3410 | Global Supply Chain Management |
| BUSN 3500 | Business Entry Strategies, International |
| BUSN 4401 | International Logistics and Transportation |
Economics
| ECON 1103 | Globalization and the World Economy |
| ECON 2460 | Environmental Economics |
| ECON 2490 | Canadian Microeconomic Policy |
| ECON 3101 | Introduction to Public Policy and Administration |
| ECON 3300 | North American International Trade Issues |
| ECON 3360 | Cost Benefit Analysis and Evaluation |
| ECON 3400 | International Economics and Finance |
| ECON 3408 | Global Banking |
Finance
| FINC 3305 | International Financial Management |
Marketing
| MARK 3300 | International Marketing |
Nursing
| NURS 3315 | Leadership: Partners in Health Promotion |
| NURS 3411 | Nursing Art and Science: Vulnerable Populations |
| NURS 3415 | Applied Nursing Ethics, Leadership and Moral Courage |
| NURS 4515 | Leadership: Influencing Health Care Reform |
Nursing - Psychiatric
| PNUR 2171 | Family Health Promotion of Psychiatric Nursing Practice |
| PNUR 2285 | Psychiatric Nursing in Addictions and Mental Health |
| PNUR 4501 | Psychiatric Nursing Leadership and Management |
| PNUR 4572 | Psychiatric Nursing Community Concepts |
Anthropology
| ANTH 1100 | Introduction to Social & Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 1101 | World Prehistory: Ancient Peoples and Places |
| ANTH 1130 | The Anthropology of Religion |
| ANTH 1160 | Indigenous Cultures of Canada |
| ANTH 1170 | Anthropology in Developing Countries |
| ANTH 2020 | Visual and Sensory Anthropology |
| ANTH 2220 | Anthropology of Healing |
| ANTH 2230 | Ecology and Culture: Global Diversity and Inequality |
| ANTH 2240 | The Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality |
| ANTH 2250 | The Anthropology of Music |
Criminology
| CRIM 2261 | Administration of Justice |
| CRIM 3335 | Human Rights and Civil Liberties |
| CRIM 3355 | Indigenous Peoples: Crime and Justice |
Geography
| GEOG 1100 | Introduction to Human Geography |
| GEOG 1130 | Human Impact on the Environment |
| GEOG 1140 | Environment and Media: Geographies of Nature, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
| GEOG 1180 | The Geography of Canada |
| GEOG 1190 | Selected Regions |
| GEOG 2212 | Economic Geography |
| GEOG 2213 | Social Geography |
| GEOG 2230 | The Geography of Biodiversity |
| GEOG 2311 | Urban Environmental Sustainability |
| GEOG 3327 | Tourism and Recreation Geographies |
| GEOG 3382 | Population Geographies |
History
| HIST 1101 | History of World Societies, 3000 BCE to 1500 CE |
| HIST 1102 | A History of World Societies, 1500 to 1914 |
| HIST 1103 | World History, 1900 - 1945 |
| HIST 1104 | World History Since 1945 |
| HIST 1105 | Global Issues in Historical Perspective |
| HIST 1113 | Canada Before Confederation |
| HIST 1114 | Canada After Confederation |
| HIST 1120 | Modern Africa |
| HIST 1125 | The Modern Middle East |
| HIST 1140 | American History: An Introduction |
| HIST 1155 | Asian History: An Introduction |
| HIST 1165 | Health and Medicine in History |
| HIST 1170 | Global Indigenous Histories |
| HIST 2201 | Early Modern Europe |
| HIST 2206 | History of the British Isles |
| HIST 2210 | History of British Columbia |
| HIST 2215 |
Canadian Lives: An Introduction to Social and Cultural History |
| HIST 2250 | Modern China: An Introduction |
| HIST 2252 | Modern South Asia: An Introduction |
| HIST 2260 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Canada, 1600-1870 |
| HIST 2261 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Canada, 1870 to the Present |
| HIST 2270 | History of Indigenous People in Canada |
| HIST 3300 | The Atlantic World: Africa, Europe and The Americas, 1500 - 1900 |
| HIST 3305 | Europe Since 1945 |
| HIST 3306 | Modern Germany: From 1871 to the Present |
| HIST 3315 | Canada Since 1945 |
| HIST 3325 | Immigration, Diversity and Multiculturalism |
| HIST 4480 | The Holocaust in Modern Memory |
Humanities
| HUMS 1171 | World Religions: Oriental |
| HUMS 1172 | World Religions: Occidental |
| HUMS 1173 | New Religious Movements |
| HUMS 1400 | Urban Challenges |
| HUMS 2274 | The Nature of the Sacred |
Legal Studies
| LGST 3330 | Indigenous Peoples and the Law |
Philosophy
| PHIL 1121 | Medical Ethics |
| PHIL 1135 | Asian Philosophy |
| PHIL 1170 | Philosophy and Religion |
| PHIL 2123 | Environmental Ethics |
| PHIL 3125 | Ethics for Psychiatric Nursing |
| PHIL 4706 | Ethics and Therapeutic Recreation and Health Promotion |
Political Science
| INST 1100 | Introduction to International Studies |
| POLI 1102 | Introduction to Canadian Government |
| POLI 1103 | Introduction to World Politics |
| POLI 2203 | Current International Issues |
| POLI 2209 | US Government and Politics |
| POLI 2210 | Introduction to Comparative Politics |
Psychology
| PSYC 3120 | Gender Relations |
| PSYC 3333 | Cultural Competency and Counselling with Canada's Indigenous Peoples |
| PSYC 3339 | Sociopolitical and Critical Psychology |
| PSYC 3340 | Cultural Psychology |
| PSYC 3361 | Social Cognition |
Sociology
| SOCI 1145 | Canadian Society |
| SOCI 2220 | Social Movements |
| SOCI 2225 | Sociology of Globalization |
| SOCI 2270 | Society and Environment |
Social Sciences
| SOSC 3141 | International Organizational Behaviour |
Communications
| CMNS 1104 | Foundations of Intercultural Communication |
| CMNS 1217 | Intercultural Communication in the Workplace |
| CMNS 1220 | Communication and Social Change |
| CMNS 2200 | Global Media and Communication |
| CMNS 2317 | Intercultural Conflict in Interpersonal Relationships |
English
| ENGL 2310 | Studies in World Literature |
| ENGL 3160 | Topics in World Literature |
Gender, Sexualities and Women’s Studies
| GSWS 1101 | Contemporary Issues in Gender, Sexualities and Women's Studies |
Linguistics
| LING 1102 | Linguistic Diversity and Cultural Diversity |
| MODL 1101 | Basic French I |
| MODL 1102 | Basic French II |
| MODL 1131 | Basic German I |
| MODL 1132 | Basic German II |
| MODL 1151 | Basic Spanish I |
| MODL 1152 | Basic Spanish II |
| MODL 1153 | Introduction to the Language and Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World |
| MODL 1161 | American Sign Language Level 1 |
| MODL 1162 | American Sign Language Level 2 |
| MODL 1171 | Basic Japanese I |
| MODL 1172 | Basic Japanese II |
| MODL 1191 | Basic Chinese I |
| MODL 1192 | Basic Chinese II |
| MODL 1261 | American Sign Language Level 3 |
| MODL 1262 | American Sign Language Level 4 |
| MODL 2161 | American Sign Language Level 5 |
| MODL 2162 | American Sign Language Level 6 |
| MODL 2163 | American Sign Language Level 7 |
| MODL 2164 | American Sign Language Level 8 |
| MODL 2201 | Intermediate French I |
| MODL 2202 | Intermediate French II |
| MODL 2231 | Intermediate German I |
| MODL 2232 | Intermediate German II |
| MODL 2250 | Spanish Conversation |
| MODL 2251 | Intermediate Spanish I |
| MODL 2252 | Intermediate Spanish II |
| MODL 2262 | American Sign Language Level 9 |
| MODL 2271 | Intermediate Japanese I |
| MODL 2272 | Intermediate Japanese II |
| MODL 2273 | Introduction to Japan: Language, Culture and Society |
| MODL 2291 | Intermediate Chinese I |
| MODL 2292 | Intermediate Chinese II |
| MODL 2351 | Spanish Language and Composition |
| MODL 2361 | American Sign Language Level 10 |
| MODL 3111 | French Language and Culture through the Media |
| MODL 3301 | Advanced French I |
| MODL 3302 | Advanced French II |
| MODL 3351 | Advanced Spanish I |
| MODL 3352 | Advanced Spanish II |
| MODL 3393 | Introduction to Classical Chinese I |
| MODL 3394 | Introduction to Classical Chinese II |
| MODL 4401 | Advanced French III, French Language & Composition I |
| MODL 4402 | Advanced French IV, French Language & Composition II |
Performing & Fine Arts
| PEFA 1101 | Arts and Culture in Canada |
| PEFA 1136 | Introduction to Music |
| PEFA 3236 | World Music |
Earth & Environmental Sciences
| EAES 1201 | Global Environment Change |
Engineering
| ENGR 1100 | Engineering and Technology in Society |
Sport Science
| SPSC 1105 | Introduction to the Study of Sport and Leisure in Society |
| SPSC 2205 | Socio-Cultural Aspects of Health and the Body |
| SPSC 2292 | Introduction to the Administration and Management of Sport, Recreation and Leisure Services |
| SPSC 2381 | The Rise of Modern Sport and Physical Education |
| SPSC 5398 | Dance Education |
| SPSC 5499 | Curriculum Issues: Physical and Health Education |
GCC-Eligible Experiences
Below is a list of GCC-eligible international and intercultural experiences offered by Douglas College.
It is also possible for students, faculty, staff, or administrators to request that a unique international or intercultural experience be assessed to determine if it should be deemed GCC-eligible on a one-off basis. Like all other GCC-eligible experiences, this unique experience must be structured and supervised, must occur while the student is registered at Douglas College, and must meet the requirements of the Inclusion Criteria for GCC-Eligible International and Intercultural Experiences. If you would like to request an assessment for a unique experience, please complete the "Request for Recognition of a Unique International or Intercultural Experience".
For more specific information about the GCC-eligible experiences listed here and available funding opportunities, please consult Global Engagement’s myGlobal portal.
All international and intercultural experiences approved by Global Engagement, including but not limited to
- Faculty-led field schools
- Belize
- Ghana
- Greece
- Iceland
- Italy
- Mexico
- Philippines
- Scotland
- Switzerland
- Uganda
- Wales (Early Childhood Education)
- Wales (HSS/LLPA)
- Faculty-led study tours
- Czechia (PEFA)
- Hawaii (Biology)
- Indigenous global learning programs
- Arizona
- Hawaii
- COIL experiences
- Douglas College/Nyundo School of Art and Music PEFA 1239 COIL Project
- International exchanges
- International work co-op placements
- Summer study abroad programs
- Disney work and learn program