For the Dual Degree program you are required to complete the degree requirements of Sciences Po (L’Institut d’études politiques de Paris) at one of its three regional campuses in Menton, Reims, or Le Havre, and the degree requirements of UBC Sauder School of Business. Each institution manages its own degree requirements.
Degree requirements
Year 1 and Year 2 at Sciences Po
Specific requirements will vary depending on your choice of regional campus. See Le Havre, Menton, and Reims websites for details. In addition to meeting Sciences Po degree requirements, you must successfully complete the following courses to meet first year UBC Sauder degree requirements:
- Microeconomics*
- Macroeconomics*
- Calculus I**
* Core Economics for 8 ECTS may be taken in substitution of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. If Core Economics was taken, an additional Economics course with a minimum credit value of 4 ECTS must be taken to make up the credit deficiency.
** If you do not have advanced placement or international baccalaureate transfer credit for UBC MATH 100 you must take Calculus I at Sciences Po to meet the UBC MATH requirement. If you do not have transfer credit for MATH 100 and do not take Calculus I at Sciences Po you must take MATH 104 at UBC.
Years 3 and 4 at the UBC Sauder School of Business
A total of 61-64 UBC credits depending on your choice of option:
Accounting
| Year 3 - 31 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 2021 | Career Fundamentals |
| COMM 2901 | Introduction to Quantitative Decision Making |
| COMM 2921 | Management and Organizational Behaviour |
| COMM 2931 | Financial Accounting |
| COMM 2951,2 | Managerial Economics |
| COMM 296 | Introduction to Marketing |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 2031 | Managing the Employment Relationship |
| COMM 205 | Introduction to Management Information Systems |
| COMM 2911,3 | Application of Statistics in Business |
| COMM 2941 | Managerial Accounting |
| COMM 2981 | Introduction to Finance |
| Summer session between Year 3 and Year 4 - 3 credits4 |
| COMM 3905 | Business Writing |
| Year 4 - 30 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 204 | Logistics and Operations Management |
| COMM 3531 | Financial Accounting Intermediate I |
| COMM 3541 | Cost Accounting |
| COMM 393 | Commercial Law |
| COMM 395 | Business Communications |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 394 | Environment, Society, and Government |
| COMM 4501 | Financial Accounting Intermediate II |
| COMM 4521 | Taxes and Decision Making |
| COMM 4551 | Principles and Auditing |
| One of COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, COMM 498 6 |
1 Courses must be taken in the term indicated.2 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 295 if you completed Microeconomics (worth 9 ECTS) at Sciences Po. Core Economics does not grant an exemption.3 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 291 if you completed Statistics (BMAT 1215 worth 4 ECTS) at Sciences Po.4 If you do not have any exemptions you should plan to take a course during the summer or take 18 credits in one of the Year 4 terms. COMM 390 is only a suggested course to take in the summer. An alternate course is possible, and multiple courses may be taken in the summer.5 You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in your Business Writing course.6 Prerequisites COMM 390 and COMM 395 must be successfully completed before taking COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, or COMM 498. |
Business Technology Management
| Year 3 - 31 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 2021 | Career Fundamentals |
| COMM 2901 | Introduction to Quantitative Decision Making |
| COMM 2921 | Management and Organizational Behaviour |
| COMM 2931 | Financial Accounting |
| COMM 2951,2 | Managerial Economics |
| COMM 296 | Introduction to Marketing |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 2031 | Managing the Employment Relationship |
COMM 205
| Introduction to Management Information Systems |
| COMM 2911,3 | Application of Statistics in Business |
| COMM 2941 | Managerial Accounting |
| COMM 2981 | Introduction to Finance |
| Summer session between Year 3 and Year 4 - 3 credits4 |
| COMM 3905 | Business Writing |
| Year 4 - 30 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 204 | Logistics and Operations Management |
| COMM 393 | Commercial Law |
| COMM 3351 | Information Systems Technology and Development |
| COMM 395 | Business Communications |
| COMM 4381 | Management of Information Systems |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 394 | Environment, Society, and Government |
| COMM 4361 | Information Systems Analysis and Design |
| COMM 4371 | Database Technology |
| COMM 4391 | Business Telecommunications |
| One of COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, COMM 498 6 |
1 Courses must be taken in the term indicated.2 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 295 if you completed Microeconomics (worth 9 ECTS) at Sciences Po. Core Economics does not grant an exemption.3 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 291 if you completed Statistics (BMAT 1215 worth 4 ECTS) at Sciences Po.4 If you do not have any exemptions you should plan to take a course during the summer or take 18 credits in one of the Year 4 terms. COMM 390 is only a suggested course to take in the summer. An alternate course is possible, and multiple courses may be taken in the summer.5 You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in your Business Writing course.6 Prerequisites COMM 390 and COMM 395 must be successfully completed before taking COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, or COMM 498 |
Entrepreneurship
| Year 3 - 31 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 2021 | Career Fundamentals |
| COMM 2901 | Introduction to Quantitative Decision Making |
| COMM 2921 | Management and Organizational Behaviour |
| COMM 2931 | Financial Accounting |
| COMM 2951,2 | Managerial Economics |
| COMM 296 | Introduction to Marketing |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 2031 | Managing the Employment Relationship |
| COMM 205 | Introduction to Management Information Systems |
| COMM 2911,3 | Application of Statistics in Business |
| COMM 2941 | Managerial Accounting |
| COMM 2981 | Introduction to Finance |
| Summer session between Year 3 and Year 4 - 3 credits4 |
| COMM 3905 | Business Writing |
| Year 4 - 30 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 204 | Logistics and Operations Management |
| COMM 393 | Commercial Law |
| COMM 394 | Environment, Society, and Government |
| COMM 395 | Business Communications |
| COMM 3821 | Economics of Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 3871 | Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity |
| Three of COMM 383 (formerly COMM 386D), COMM 386I, COMM 386P, COMM 388, COMM 389, COMM 4666, COMM 482, COMM 485 (formerly COMM 386E), COMM 486G 7 |
| One of COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, COMM 498 8 |
1 Courses must be taken in the term indicated.2 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 295 if you completed Microeconomics (worth 9 ECTS) at Sciences Po. Core Economics does not grant an exemption.3 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 291 if you completed Statistics (BMAT 1215 worth 4 ECTS) at Sciences Po.4 If you do not have any exemptions you should plan to take a course during the summer or take 18 credits in one of the Year 4 terms. COMM 390 is only a suggested course to take in the summer. An alternate course is possible, and multiple courses may be taken in the summer.5 You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in your Business Writing course.6 COMM 466 is a six-credit, two-term course. From COMM 466, 3 credits are applied to option requirements. The remaining 3 credits are applied toward the COMM 49x requirement (equivalent to COMM 497).7 Not all Entrepreneurship courses are offered in Term 2. Check the course schedule to see which courses are offered in each term and adjust your program plan accordingly.8 Prerequisites COMM 390 and COMM 395 must be successfully completed before taking COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, or COMM 498. |
Finance
| Year 3 - 31 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 2021 | Career Fundamentals |
| COMM 2901 | Introduction to Quantitative Decision Making |
| COMM 2921 | Management and Organizational Behaviour |
| COMM 2931 | Financial Accounting |
| COMM 2951,2 | Managerial Economics |
| COMM 296 | Introduction to Marketing |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 2031 | Managing the Employment Relationship |
| COMM 205 | Introduction to Management Information Systems |
| COMM 2911,3 | Application of Statistics in Business |
| COMM 2941 | Managerial Accounting |
| COMM 2981 | Introduction to Finance |
| Summer session between Year 3 and Year 4 - 3 credits4 |
| COMM 3905 | Business Writing |
| Year 4 - 30 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 204 | Logistics and Operations Management |
| COMM 3701 | Corporate Finance |
| COMM 3711 | Investment Theory |
| COMM 393 | Commercial Law |
| COMM 395 | Business Communications |
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| Term 2 |
| COMM 394 | Environment, Society, and Government |
| COMM 3741 | Applied Financial Markets |
| Two of COMM 3771, COMM 386G1, COMM 486Q1 |
| One of COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, COMM 498 6 |
1 Courses must be taken in the term indicated.2 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 295 if you completed Microeconomics (worth 9 ECTS) at Sciences Po. Core Economics does not grant an exemption.3 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 291 if you completed Statistics (BMAT 1215 worth 4 ECTS) at Sciences Po.4 If you do not have any exemptions you should plan to take a course during the summer or take 18 credits in one of the Year 4 terms. COMM 390 is only a suggested course to take in the summer. An alternate course is possible, and multiple courses may be taken in the summer.5 You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in your Business Writing course.6 Prerequisites COMM 390 and COMM 395 must be successfully completed before taking COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, or COMM 498. |
General Business Management
| Year 3 - 31 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 2021 | Career Fundamentals |
| COMM 2901 | Introduction to Quantitative Decision Making |
| COMM 2921 | Management and Organizational Behaviour |
| COMM 2931 | Financial Accounting |
| COMM 2951,2 | Managerial Economics |
| COMM 296 | Introduction to Marketing |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 2031 | Managing the Employment Relationship |
| COMM 205 | Introduction to Management Information Systems |
| COMM 2911,3 | Application of Statistics in Business |
| COMM 2941 | Managerial Accounting |
| COMM 2981 | Introduction to Finance |
| Year 4 - 30 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 204 | Logistics and Operations Management |
| COMM 3904 | Business Writing |
| COMM 393 | Commercial Law |
| COMM 395 | Business Communications |
| General Business Management Analysis course(s)5 |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 394 | Environment, Society, and Government |
| Two of COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, COMM 498 6 |
| One of COMM 497, COMM 498 6 |
| General Business Management Analysis course(s)5 |
1 Courses must be taken in the term indicated.2 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 295 if you completed Microeconomics (worth 9 ECTS) at Sciences Po. Core Economics does not grant an exemption.3 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 291 if you completed Statistics (BMAT 1215 worth 4 ECTS) at Sciences Po.4 You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in your Business Writing course.5 See General Business Management option for approved analysis course combinations. Taking finance as the analysis requirement is not possible due to prerequisites required. Be sure to check when analysis courses are offered, as well as prerequisites required, and plan your Year 4 courses accordingly. In some cases the third year course must be taken in Term 1 and the fourth year course in Term 2. In other cases both courses may be offered in the same term.6 Prerequisites COMM 390 and COMM 395 must be successfully completed before taking COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, or COMM 498. |
Marketing
| Year 3 - 31 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 2021 | Career Fundamentals |
| COMM 2901 | Introduction to Quantitative Decision Making |
| COMM 2921 | Management and Organizational Behaviour |
| COMM 2931 | Financial Accounting |
| COMM 2951,2 | Managerial Economics |
| COMM 296 | Introduction to Marketing |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 2031 | Managing the Employment Relationship |
| COMM 205 | Introduction to Management Information Systems |
| COMM 2911,3 | Application of Statistics in Business |
| COMM 2941 | Managerial Accounting |
| COMM 2981 | Introduction to Finance |
| Summer session between Year 3 and Year 4 - 3 credits4 |
| COMM 3905 | Business Writing |
| Year 4 - 30 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 204 | Logistics and Operations Management |
| COMM 3621 | Buyer Behaviour |
| COMM 3631 | Marketing Analyses |
| COMM 393 | Commercial Law |
| COMM 395 | Business Communications |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 394 | Environment, Society, and Government |
| COMM 3651 | Market Research |
| COMM 4681 | Marketing Applications |
One of COMM 389, COMM 414, COMM 460, COMM 461, COMM 462, COMM 464, COMM 4666, COMM 467, COMM 469, COMM 482, COMM 484 (formerly COMM 486F), COMM 486I
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| One of COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, COMM 498 7 |
1 Courses must be taken in the term indicated.2 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 295 if you completed Microeconomics (worth 9 ECTS) at Sciences Po. Core Economics does not grant an exemption.3 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 291 if you completed Statistics (BMAT 1215 worth 4 ECTS) at Sciences Po.4 If you do not have any exemptions you should plan to take a course during the summer or take 18 credits in one of the Year 4 terms. COMM 390 is only a suggested course to take in the summer. An alternate course is possible, and multiple courses may be taken in the summer.5 You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in your Business Writing course.6 COMM 466 is a six-credit, two-term course. From COMM 466, 3 credits are applied to option requirements. The remaining 3 credits are applied toward the COMM 49x requirement (equivalent to COMM 497).7 Prerequisites COMM 390 and COMM 395 must be successfully completed before taking COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, or COMM 498. |
Operations and Logistics
| Year 3 - 31 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 2021 | Career Fundamentals |
| COMM 2901 | Introduction to Quantitative Decision Making |
| COMM 2921 | Management and Organizational Behaviour |
| COMM 2931 | Financial Accounting |
| COMM 2951,2 | Managerial Economics |
| COMM 296 | Introduction to Marketing |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 2031 | Managing the Employment Relationship |
| COMM 205 | Introduction to Management Information Systems |
| COMM 2911,3 | Application of Statistics in Business |
| COMM 2941 | Managerial Accounting |
| COMM 2981 | Introduction to Finance |
| Year 4 - 30 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 204 | Logistics and Operations Management |
COMM 3904
| Business Writing |
| COMM 393 | Commercial Law |
| COMM 394 | Environment, Society, and Government |
| COMM 395 | Business Communications |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 4431 | Service Operations |
| COMM 4491 | Supply-Chain Management |
Two of COMM 414, COMM 415, COMM 444, COMM 445, COMM 446, COMM 447, COMM 448 5
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| One of COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, COMM 498 6 |
1 Courses must be taken in the term indicated.2 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 295 if you completed Microeconomics (worth 9 ECTS) at Sciences Po. Core Economics does not grant an exemption.3 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 291 if you completed Statistics (BMAT 1215 worth 4 ECTS) at Sciences Po.4 You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in your Business Writing course.5 Not all Operations and Logistics courses are offered in Term 2. Check the course schedule to see which courses are offered in each term and adjust your program plan accordingly.6 Prerequisites COMM 390 and COMM 395 must be successfully completed before taking COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, or COMM 498. |
Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
| Year 3 - 31 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 2021 | Career Fundamentals |
| COMM 2901 | Introduction to Quantitative Decision Making |
| COMM 2921 | Management and Organizational Behaviour |
| COMM 2931 | Financial Accounting |
| COMM 2951,2 | Managerial Economics |
| COMM 296 | Introduction to Marketing |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 2031 | Managing the Employment Relationship |
| COMM 205 | Introduction to Management Information Systems |
| COMM 2911,3 | Application of Statistics in Business |
| COMM 2941 | Managerial Accounting |
| COMM 2981 | Introduction to Finance |
| Summer session between Year 3 and Year 4 - 3 credits4 |
| COMM 3905 | Business Writing |
| Year 4 - 30 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 204 | Logistics and Operations Management |
| COMM 393 | Commercial Law |
| COMM 395 | Business Communications |
| Six credits of COHR courses |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 394 | Environment, Society, and Government |
| Nine credits of COHR courses |
| One of COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, COMM 498 6 |
1 Courses must be taken in the term indicated.2 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 295 if you completed Microeconomics (worth 9 ECTS) at Sciences Po. Core Economics does not grant an exemption.3 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 291 if you completed Statistics (BMAT 1215 worth 4 ECTS) at Sciences Po.4 If you do not have any exemptions you should plan to take a course during the summer or take 18 credits in one of the Year 4 terms. COMM 390 is only a suggested course to take in the summer. An alternate course is possible, and multiple courses may be taken in the summer.5 You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in your Business Writing course.6 Prerequisites COMM 390 and COMM 395 must be successfully completed before taking COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, or COMM 498. |
Real Estate
| Year 3 - 31 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 2021 | Career Fundamentals |
| COMM 2901 | Introduction to Quantitative Decision Making |
| COMM 2921 | Management and Organizational Behaviour |
| COMM 2931 | Financial Accounting |
| COMM 2951,2 | Managerial Economics |
| COMM 296 | Introduction to Marketing |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 2031 | Managing the Employment Relationship |
| COMM 205 | Introduction to Management Information Systems |
| COMM 2911,3 | Application of Statistics in Business |
| COMM 2941 | Managerial Accounting |
| COMM 2981 | Introduction to Finance |
| Summer session between Year 3 and Year 4 - 3 credits4 |
| COMM 3905 | Business Writing |
| Year 4 - 30 credits |
| Term 1 |
| COMM 204 | Logistics and Operations Management |
| COMM 393 | Commercial Law |
| COMM 394 | Environment, Society, and Government |
| COMM 395 | Business Communications |
| COMM 4051 | Real Estate Finance |
| Term 2 |
| COMM 3061 | Urban Land Economics |
| COMM 3071 | Real Estate Investment |
| COMM 4071 | Real Estate Economics |
| COMM 4081 | Real Estate Development |
| One of COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, COMM 498 6 |
1 Courses must be taken in the term indicated.2 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 295 if you completed Microeconomics (worth 9 ECTS) at Sciences Po. Core Economics does not grant an exemption.3 You will be granted an exemption for COMM 291 if you completed Statistics (BMAT 1215 worth 4 ECTS) at Sciences Po.4 If you do not have any exemptions you should plan to take a course during the summer or take 18 credits in one of the Year 4 terms. COMM 390 is only a suggested course to take in the summer. An alternate course is possible, and multiple courses may be taken in the summer.5 You must attain a minimum of 60% or a 'C' in your Business Writing course.6 Prerequisites COMM 390 and COMM 395 must be successfully completed before taking COMM 486M, COMM 491, COMM 492, COMM 497, or COMM 498. |
Minor in Arts, double options, and the Sustainability and Social Impact concentration
It is possible to complete a Minor in Arts, however, it may delay your graduation. Most minors require completion of 30 credits with at least 18 upper-level credits taken within the subject area of the minor. You may be able to complete this requirement by using 12 lower-level credits taken at Sciences Po with 18 upper-level credits taken in the Faculty of Arts at UBC.
Consider completing a second option in International Business (IB) as courses taken at Sciences Po can count toward language and international studies requirements, and the international experience component of IB will be met by your time studying in France. Depending on the courses you take at Sciences Po, you may be required to complete additional courses at UBC to be eligible. If you wish to pursue a second option in another subject area, you will be required to complete an additional 12-15 credits.
To complete the Sustainability and Social Impact concentration you must complete an additional 9-12 credits.