X. Degree Programs
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.)
Public Management (PMGT)
Department of Economics and Finance, College of Management and Economics
The Public Management program is designed to lead to an understanding of public sector administration and management from
the "inside" - as an integrated enterprise - as well as from the outside - as a series of policy decisions and outcomes. Characterized
by a multi-disciplinary approach employing political, economic and business-oriented analysis, students will confront questions
of why politicians and public servants behave the way they do, and how their policy choices and processes can be optimized.
Management of public entities features a unique set of challenges that arise from and interact with basic political issues
like democracy, accountability, equity, fairness, and justice. At the same time it necessarily faces concerns common to all
organizations, such as efficiency, human and capital resource management, morale, planning, and adaptation to change.
The program will appeal to students interested in the public service, public sector businesses or business-government relations.
Students enrolled in the PMGT major can choose to complete three of the five required courses for the Certificate in Leadership
as part of their requirements for the program if they choose the appropriate restricted electives. If you would like to graduate
both with a BComm degree and the Certificate in Leadership you should use two of your free electives to enroll in HROB*2010 in either semester 3 or 6 and HROB*4010 in semester 8. In addition to the five degree-credit courses selected from the above list, 120 hours of leadership practice
are required to obtain the undergraduate Certificate in Leadership. See http://www.leadershipcertificate.com/ for information regarding this Certificate and its course requirements.
Given the professional and applied nature of the program, there are no double majors or minors associated with the degree.
Elective options enable students to select courses which support or complement their primary field of study
Liberal Education Requirement
As part of the graduation requirement all students within the B.Comm. Program are required to complete 1.50 credits from at
least two different subject prefixes as listed under the B.Comm. Program Information section of the undergraduate calendar.
Major
For this major, 17.00 of the 20.00 credits are specified as core requirements and the remaining 3.00 as electives (including
the Liberal Education Requirements of 1.50 credits).
Semester 2
| ECON*1100 |
[0.50] |
Introductory Macroeconomics |
| HROB*2100 |
[1.00] |
Managing People in Organizations |
| MATH*1030 |
[0.50] |
Business Mathematics |
| POLS*2300 |
[0.50] |
Canadian Government and Politics |
Semester 3
| ACCT*2220 |
[0.50] |
Financial Accounting |
| ECON*2310 |
[0.50] |
Intermediate Microeconomics |
| POLS*3250 |
[0.50] |
Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects |
| One of: |
| ECON*2100 |
[0.50] |
Economic Growth and Environmental Quality |
| ECON*2200 |
[0.50] |
Industrial Relations |
| ECON*2650 |
[0.50] |
Introductory Development Economics |
|
| One of: |
|
|
Semester 4
| ACCT*2230 |
[0.50] |
Management Accounting |
| ECON*2410 |
[0.50] |
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
| POLS*2250 |
[0.50] |
Public Administration and Governance |
| One of: |
| MGMT*3020 |
[0.50] |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
| PHIL*2600 |
[0.50] |
Business and Professional Ethics |
| POLS*3440 |
[0.50] |
Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics * |
|
| 0.50 electives |
| * This course may be offered in the fall and can be taken later in the program. |
Semester 6
| MCS*2020 |
[0.50] |
Marketing Information Management |
| Two of: |
|
|
| One of: |
| POLS*3210 |
[0.50] |
The Constitution and Canadian Federalism |
| POLS*3270 |
[0.50] |
Local Government in Ontario |
| POLS*3670 |
[0.50] |
Comparative Public Policy and Administration |
|
| 0.50 electives |
Semester 7
| ECON*3610 |
[0.50] |
Public Economics |
| POLS*3470 |
[0.50] |
Business-Government Relations in Canada |
| One of: |
| POLS*4250 |
[0.50] |
Topics in Public Management |
| POLS*4970 |
[0.50] |
Honours Political Science Research I |
| 0.50 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level in Economics or Political Science |
|
| 1.00 electives |
Semester 8
| MGMT*4000 |
[1.00] |
Strategic Management |
| One of: |
| POLS*4980 |
[0.50] |
Honours Political Science Research II |
| 0.50 credits at the 4000 level in Economics |
|
| One of: |
| POLS*3210 |
[0.50] |
The Constitution and Canadian Federalism |
| POLS*3270 |
[0.50] |
Local Government in Ontario |
| POLS*3670 |
[0.50] |
Comparative Public Policy and Administration |
|
| 0.50 electives |
