The Certificate in Advanced Economics is open to students who seek a more formal and deeper analysis of economic models and their application. The requirements include core advanced courses in the three main fields of economics: microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics that will help prepare students for graduate and professional studies as well as provide valuable applicable skills for future careers.

Limited Enrolment – Enrolment in the Certificate in Advanced Economics is limited to students who are:

1. In good academic standing with a min. CGPA of 1.50; and
2. Concurrently enrolled in a program or set of programs that fulfill the requirements of an HBA, HBSc, or BCom degree (see Section 7 Degree Requirements of the Academic Calendar).

2.0 credits with average grade of 65% or higher are required.

Required courses:

• ECO325H5
• ECO326H5
• ECO375H5
• ECO475H5

The Certificate in Ancient Languages is open to students who are interested in taking courses in ancient languages. The 2.0 credit requirement will permit students to develop a strong foundation in one or two ancient languages; gain a historical understanding of their study; cultivate working relationships with faculty; explore independent research and collaboration opportunities; and obtain a transcript notation signaling their language proficiency.

Enrolment in the certificate program is open to all undergraduate students completing programs at UTM.

2.0 credits are required:

1. 0.5 credit in CLA.
2. 1.5 credits to be chosen from the following list: LAT101H5 or LAT102H5 or LAT213H5 or LAT221H5 or GRK101H5 or GRK102H5 or GRK213H5 or GRK221H5. An average grade of 60% or higher across language courses is required.

1. Additional courses may be required to fulfill prerequisites.
2. Alternate courses may be eligible for the certificate. Please contact the Department of Historical Studies Academic Advisor for approval, prior to enrollment into an alternate course.

The Certificate in Artificial Intelligence and Society is open to students interested in artificial intelligence (AI), its ethical, social, and pedagogical implications and its theoretical underpinnings. The certificate includes 2.0 credits drawn from courses in philosophy, computer science, communication, culture, information and technology, education studies, English, linguistics, and sociology. Students enrolled in the Certificate will gain interdisciplinary insights into this technology and an ability to think rigorously and critically about its development and implementation throughout society.

Enrolment in the Certificate in Artificial Intelligence and Society is open to all undergraduate students completing programs at UTM.

2.0 credits are required, with at least 0.5 credit at the 300+ level and at least 0.5 credit from each of the following two groups:

Group 1: Technical perspectives on Artificial Intelligence
CCT212H5 or CCT404H5 or CCT431H5 or CSC105H5 or CSC311H5 or CSC384H5 or CSC413H5

Group 2: Social perspectives on Artificial Intelligence
EDS285H5 or ENG107H5 or LIN340H5 or LIN341H5 or PHL240H5 or PHL241H5 or PHL360H5 or SOC314H5

The Certificate in Computational Linguistics is open to students who seek a deeper understanding of the diverse ways in which Linguistics and the Computing Sciences interact. The requirements include two core advanced courses in which students will learn about theoretical and practical aspects of the intersection between Linguistics and the Computing Sciences, and a 0.5 FCE elective from a set of topically fitting LIN and CSC courses.

While enrolment in the Certificate in Computational Linguistics is open to all students completing any programs at UTM program, interested students should note that there are significant pre-requisites which must be met before enrolment in the required foundational courses. It is expected that this Certificate will be of most interest to students in Computer Science and Linguistics programs.

1.5 credits are required.

1. Foundation: LIN340H5 and LIN341H5
2. 0.5 credit to be chosen from the following list: JLP383H5 or JLP384H5 or LIN318H5 or LIN328H5 or LIN441H5 or LIN447H5 or LIN458H5 or CSC311H5 or CSC363H5 or CSC384H5 or CSC428H5

This certificate, taken in conjunction with a Major or Specialist degree in Art History or Art and Art History, will help prepare students for graduate work in Curatorial Studies or Museum Studies as well as work in the Arts and Culture sector.

Limited Enrolment - Students must be in good standing in the Major or Specialist program in either Art History or Art and Art History, and have a minimum CGPA of 2.5.

3.0 credits are required.

• FAH289H5
• FAH310H5
• FAH451H5
• VST410Y5
• FAH479H5 or FAH498H5 or another course in which the study of curating is foregrounded (this course must be approved for certificate credit in advance; see Undergraduate Counsellor)

The Certificate in Economic Data Analytics teaches students practical skills to collect, manage, and analyze data for evidence-based decision-making in economics and related fields. Students gain hands-on experience by working with real-world datasets, applying programming, econometrics, and economic analysis to build and evaluate empirical models, and communicate findings effectively to academic and professional audiences. This certificate complements studies across various disciplines, and prepares students for roles in policy analysis, business analytics, and graduate study.

Limited Enrolment – Enrolment in the Certificate is limited to students who are:

• In good academic standing with a minimum CGPA of 1.50; and
• Enrolled in any program(s) of study.

3.0 credits are required.

1. CSC108H5 or MGT201H5
2. ECO225H5
3. ECO372H5 or ECO375H5
4. 0.5 credit from the courses in requirement 3 or ECO310H5 or ECO324H5 or ECO333H5 or ECO343H5 or ECO344H5 or ECO381H5 or ECO383H5 or ECO411H5 or ECO420Y5 or ECO433H5 or ECO456H5 or ECO466H5 or ECO475H5.
5. 1.0 credit from the courses in requirement 4 or CSC311H5 or CSC413H5 or GGR376H5 or MGT301H5 or MGT373H5 or STA314H5 or STA315H5 or STA457H5.

• Additional courses may be required to fulfill prerequisites.
• Alternate courses may be considered with approval of the Department. Students must receive permission from the Academic Advisor prior to course enrolment.
• CSC110Y5 can be used as an alternate to CSC108H5.

Admissions to the Certificate in Effective Business Practices and Leadership Skills is administratively suspended as of 2025-2026. Students currently enrolled in the program will be allowed to continue.

The Certificate in Effective Business Practices & Leadership Skills provides eligible students the opportunity to participate in a 4-month (non-credit) paid work placement while completing their program of study. Through the certificate, students will gain authentic learning experiences and apply what they are learning in the classroom to workplace environments. This certificate must be completed concurrently with any Department of Management program.

Although every effort is made to support students in securing a paid work placement, students must receive an offer of employment to complete the certificate. The Department of Management cannot guarantee that students will secure a paid work placement.

Limited Enrolment: Enrolment in the Certificate in Effective Business Practices & Leadership Skills is limited due to the experiential learning component. Students wishing to enrol at the end of their second year of study (minimum 7.0 credits) must have a minimum CGPA of 2.5. Please note that the CGPA requirement varies from year to year, based on the applicant pool, but will not fall below 2.5. Additionally, students must meet the following enrolment criteria:

1. Concurrent enrolment in one of the following programs:
   • Human Resource Management, Specialist (BBA);
   • Management, Specialist (BBA);
   • Management, Major (HBA);
   • Commerce, Specialist (BCom);
   • Commerce: Accounting, Specialist (BCom);
   • Commerce: Finance, Specialist (BCom);
   • Commerce: Marketing, Specialist (BCom); or
   • Commerce, Major (HBA)

2. Completion of the following courses prior to request for enrolment:
• MGT231H5 - Business Finance I

3. Completion of at least 5 points prior to the admission deadline in the Professional Skills Development Program (must include Resume Critique or Mock Interview)

4. Submission of an application to the Department of Management.

5. Participation in an enrolment interview.

• MGT231H5 and MGT262H5 and MGT300H5 and MGT010H5 (NOTE: This is a zero-credit course)
• 0.5 credit from 400-level course list: MGM464H5 or MGT430H5 or MGT433H5 or
  MGT434H5 or MGT437H5 or MGT442H5 or MGT450H5 or MGT455H5 or MGT461H5 or MGT463H5 or MGT491H5 or MGT492H5 or MGT493H5 or MGT494H5 or MGT495H5
• 15 Professional Skills Development Program points (must include Resume Critique or Mock Interview and Career Investment Planning Session)
• Workplace Preparation Workshops

• Work-Integrated Learning Experience (minimum 10-week internship in the Summer term)

To earn the Certificate students must concurrently be enrolled in a Commerce or Management program.

The Certificate in Global Perspectives will provide students the opportunity to examine issues from different cultural, economic and socio-political perspectives, and provide an
interdisciplinary or disciplinary global lens through which to interpret and evaluate our interconnected world.

Enrolment in the Certificate in Global Perspectives is open to all students completing programs at UTM. To complete the Certificate, a student must complete 2.0 credits, with 1.0 credit taken from a single region (the Americas, Asia, Africa & the Middle East, Europe) defined in the Area Studies group of courses and 1.0 credit from the Global Perspectives group of courses. Students will complete the certificate within their degree credit requirements. Upon completion "Certificate in Global Perspectives (U of T Global Scholar)" will be recorded on the academic transcript as a component of the undergraduate degree. Students who complete the requirements of the Certificate in Global Perspectives are considered University of Toronto Global Scholars. Students will not receive a separate parchment at Convocation.

Enrolment in the Certificate in Global Perspectives is open to all students completing programs at UTM.

2.0 credits are required.

1. 1.0 credit to be chosen from the following Global Perspective group of courses:
   ANT102H5, ANT206H5, ANT207H5, ANT208H5, ANT209H5, ANT215H5, ANT217H5, ANT322H5, ANT335H5, ANT350H5, ANT351H5, ANT352H5, ANT354H5, ANT357H5, ANT360H5, ANT362H5, ANT365H5, ANT368H5, ANT369H5, ANT370H5, ANT462H5, ANT463H5, ANT464H5, CIN207H5, CIN208H5, CIN303H5, CIN305H5, CIN308H5, DRE121H5, DTS201H5, DTS202H5, ECO302H5, ECO303H5, ECO435H5, EDS220H5, EDS310H5, ENV205H5, ERS111H5, FAH215H5, FAH216H5, FAH274H5, FAH279H5, FAH281H5, FAH282H5, FAH287H5, FAH343H5, FAH356H5, FAH385H5, GGR207H5, GGR208H5, GGR214H5, GGR287H5, GGR288H5, GGR377H5, JAL355H5, JGE378H5, LIN357H5, LIN376H5, LIN476H5, LIN486H5, POL114H5, POL218Y5, POL303Y5, POL327Y5, POL340Y5, SOC202H5, SOC206H5, SOC236H5, SOC253H5, SOC304H5, SOC322H5, SOC327H5, SOC335H5, SOC343H5, SOC349H5, SOC354H5, SOC375H5, SOC382H5, SOC403H5, SOC417H5, SOC425H5, SOC432H5, SOC454H5, SOC465H5, SOC485H5, VCC306H5.
2. 1.0 credit to be chosen from only ONE of the following Area Studies groups:
   
   Africa & Middle East - ARA210H5, CIN208H5, ENG270Y5, FAH281H5, FRE391H5, FRE397H5, HIS201H5, HIS295H5, HIS323H5, HIS325H5, HIS203H5, HIS384H5, LIN374H5, RLG204H5.
   
   Americas - ANT241H5, ANT317H5, EDS250H5, ENG274H5, ENG250Y5, FAH282H5, FRE241H5, FRE316H5, HIS263Y5, HIS367H5, HIS370H5, HIS390H5, HIS393H5, POL111H5, POL203Y5, POL214H5, POL355Y5, RLG209H5, SPA235H5, SPA275H5, VCC236H5, WGS335H5.
   
   Asia - ANT313H5, ANT316H5, CHI308H5, CIN207H5, CIN215H5, CIN305H5, ECO435H5, FAH385H5, GGR267H5, HIS282H5, HIS283H5, HIS284H5, HIS378H5, HIS387H5, JAL351H5, LIN375H5, LIN475H5, POL304Y5, RLG205H5, RLG207H5, RLG210H5, RLG310H5, RLG360H5, VCC360H5, WGS345H5.
   
   Europe - CLA230H5, CLA231H5, FAH215H5, FAH216H5, FAH274H5, FAH279H5, FAH287H5, FRE240H5, HIS230H5, HIS236H5, HIS250H5, HIS338H5, HIS339H5, ITA246H5, ITA307H5, JFL369H5 (formerly LIN369H5).

The Certificate in Politics, Law and Social Justice is open to students interested in social justice, human rights, and the law. The 2.0 credit requirement will permit students to orient their coursework around these themes; study with peers with similar interests, cultivate working relationships with affiliated faculty and explore independent research and collaboration opportunities; and acquire a transcript notation signaling their thematic focus. Substantively, this certificate will train students to think about pressing social political questions via the tools of political science in preparation for the challenges facing tomorrow’s citizens.

Enrolment in the certificate program is open to all students completing programs at UTM.

2.0 credits are required.

1. Foundation: POL116H5

2. 1.5 credits to be chosen from the following list: POL309Y5, POL318H5, POL322H5,
POL323H5, POL340Y5, POL362H5, POL367H5, POL368H5, POL373H5,
POL407H5, POL414H5, POL444H5, POL445H5, POL447H5, POL448H5, POL475H5

1. Additional courses may be required to fulfill prequisites for electives.
2. Additional courses, including special topics courses in POL, may have sufficient related content to be eligible for the certificate. Students must receive permission from the Academic Advisor prior to course enrolment.

Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The Certificate in Sustainability will provide students the opportunity to develop a sustainability lens -- an interdisciplinary toolkit for examining societal, cultural, economic, political and environmental issues from a perspective that promotes ecological health, social equity and development.

Enrolment in the Certificate in Sustainability is open to all students completing programs at UTM. To complete the Certificate, a student must complete 2.0 credits, with 1.5 credits chosen from at least 2 of 4 Perspectives offered (Economic, Environmental, Political/Institutional, Social/Cultural). Upon completion "Certificate in Sustainability (U of T Sustainability Scholar)" will be recorded on the academic transcript as a component of the undergraduate degree. Students who complete the requirements of the Certificate in Sustainability are considered University of Toronto Sustainability Scholars. Students will not receive a separate parchment at Convocation.

2.0 credits are required.

1. Foundation: ENV210H5 or ENV310H5.
   
   
2. 1.5 credits chosen from at least 2 of the following four Perspectives:
   
   
   1. Economic Perspective: CCT433H5, ECO302H5, ECO303H5, ECO313H5, ECO315H5, ECO320H5, ECO321H5, ECO324H5, ECO326H5, ECO333H5, ECO335H5, ECO336H5, ECO343H5, ECO362H5, ECO373Y5, GGR202H5, GGR209H5, GGR252H5
      
      
   2. Environmental Perspective: BIO412H5, ENV201H5, ( ENV205H5 or ENV305H5), ENV320H5, ENV332H5, ENV425H5, ENV495H5, ENV496H5, ERS101H5, ERS111H5, ERS312H5, ERS315H5, ERS401H5, ERS412H5, GGR214H5, GGR227H5, JGE378H5
      
      
   3. Political/Institutional Perspective: ENV430H5, GGR207H5, GGR461H5, HIS318H5, HIS319H5, ( ENV351H5 or JEP351H5), ( ENV356H5 or JEP356H5), ( ENV452H5 or JEP452H5), JPE251H5, JPE252H5, POL346Y5, POL475H5, SOC343H5, SOC463H5, SOC465H5
      
      
   4. Social/Cultural Perspective: ANT357H5, ANT368H5, ANT370H5, ANT464H5, EDS220H5, EDS250H5, ENG259H5, ENV311H5, GGR265H5, GGR385H5, GGR415H5, JBH471H5, PHL273H5, SOC304H5, SOC356H5, VCC207H5, VCC236H5, VCC410H5, WRI375H5

Additional courses with sufficient sustainability content may be appropriate for the Certificate in Sustainability. Students must receive permission from the Academic Counsellor prior to course enrolment.

Admissions to the Professional Experience Certificate in Digital Media, Communication and Technology are administratively suspended as of 2024-2025. Students currently enrolled in the program will be allowed to continue.

The Professional Experience Certificate in Digital Media, Communication and Technology program provides eligible students the opportunity to integrate work placements into their ICCIT program of study. The certificate offers students authentic learning experiences outside the classroom that involve the application of skills and concepts learned in the classroom through a 12-16 week non-credit paid work term and a course-based internship. This certificate program must be taken in addition to any of the current ICCIT programs.

Students enrolled in the certificate program also complete two professional practice courses in class (1.0 credit), CCT273H5 Professional Practice and Communication, and CCT373H5 Career Planning and Development, as well as 0.5 credit from CCT409H5 Special Topics in Work-Based Learning or CCT410H5 CCIT Internship I or WRI410H5 Internship I that count toward their program requirements.

Students will be eligible to apply for this certificate program at the end of their second year of study. Requests to enrol in this certificate program subject post will only be assessed through the Spring term via Acorn with notification of acceptance/invitations made available in the Summer.

Students will be awarded the certificate via a transcript notation upon successful completion of the four required courses and one 12-16 week full-time work placement.

Limited Enrolment: Enrolment in the Certificate Program in ICCIT is limited to students who have met the following criteria:

1. Concurrently enrolled in one of the following ICCIT programs:

• Communication, Culture, Information and Technology (CCIT) Major;
• Professional Writing & Communication (PWC) Major;
• Digital Enterprise Management (DEM) Specialist;
• Technology, Coding and Society (TCS) Major.

2. Have completed CCT110H5 Rhetoric and Media or WRI173H5 Creative Non-Fiction or WRI203H5 Expressive Writing.

3. Have completed CCT273H5 Professional Practice and Communication with a minimum course grade of 70%.

4. Have achieved an overall minimum CGPA of 2.5. The CGPA requirement for entry will be set each year in relation to the number of applicants, with the minimum being 2.5.

2.0 credits and one 12-16 week full-time work placement.

Required courses:

1. CCT110H5 or WRI173H5 or WRI203H5
2. CCT273H5 and CCT373H5
3. CCT409H5 or CCT410H5 or WRI410H5