The FASE Minor in Global Leadership is part of U of T’s first tri-campus, interdivisional, multidisciplinary undergraduate program. This Minor is distinguished by its critical, multidisciplinary focus on leadership in a global context, combined with an emphasis on developing knowledge of global issues within an engineering framework and how engineers can influence and improve conditions around the world.
Eligibility Requirements
All undergraduate Engineering students who at the time of July course enrollment meet the following criteria:
- First-year undergraduate Engineering students who have completed a minimum of 4.0 FCEs or
- Second-year undergraduate Engineering students who have completed a minimum of 8.0 FCEs, and
- A minimum average GPA of 2.7 across their best 3.0 FCE of courses completed prior to the application deadline
- A minimum of 4 semesters of study remaining to complete core requirements and all necessary electives
This program requires an application. Details on the application process will be updated on the CIE website in March. For more information on the tri-campus minor and applications, please visit the Centre for International Experience (CIE) website.
Application Process
Enrolment in this minor is through a competitive application process. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. UPDATE: The deadline has been extended to June 12, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
Applications include the submission of an unofficial transcript, two short-answer questions and a two-minute video response. Apply through this form here.
Students will be notified in early July if they are accepted and will have until July 10 to accept the minor enrolment offer on ACORN.
Requirements
The requirements for a Minor in Global Engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering are the successful completion of 4.0 credits from the following courses:
Required:
- GLB 201H5: Global Leadership: Past, Present, Futures (0.5 FCE)
- GLB C01H3: Global Leadership: Theory, Research & Practice (0.5 FCE)
- GLB 401Y1: Global Leadership: Capstone Project (1.0 FCE) (first offered in 2025-26)
- Choose 2.0 FCE from the following elective courses (at least 1.0 FCE must come from List A)
List A:
- APS 299Y0Y: Summer Research Abroad (1.0 FCE)
- APS 510H1F: Technologies & Organizations in Global Energy Systems (0.5 FCE, CS)
- APS 420H1S: Technology, Engineering & Global Development (0.5 FCE, HSS)
- APS 530H1S: Appropriate Technology & Design for Global Development (0.5 FCE)
- TEP425H1: The Measure of All Things: Sensors and Data for Sustainable Development (0.5 FCE)
- Global engineering-themed capstone (APS 490Y, ECE 496Y, MIE 490Y, MIE 491Y, CIV 498H) as approved by the Director of the Centre for Global Engineering (1.0 FCE)
List B (all 0.5 FCE, HSS):
- ANT 204H1: Social Cultural Anthropology & Global Issues
- ENV 333H1: Ecological Worldviews
- GGR 112H1: Geographies of Globalization, Development & Inequality
- JGU216H1: Urbanization & Global Change
- POL201H1: Politics of Development: Issues & Controversies
- POL208H1: Introduction to International Relations
- CDN268H1: Canada & Globalization