Program Related Skills
Academic courses in this program provide opportunities to develop the following types of skills. Check out our My Career Centre webpage to learn how to articulate skills you’ve developed in your program to employers and/or academic admissions committees in our Skills from your Academics module (under our ‘Assess Yourself’ section). Make a career counselling or an employment strategy appointment to discuss how you can demonstrate these skills to employers.
- Collaboration: Experience with collaborative group projects, debates and cross-cultural interactions, further enhancing active listening and diplomacy skills.
- Data Analysis: Evaluate quantitative and qualitative data, identifying patterns and assess the impact of varied factors on events around the globe.
- Global Analysis: Ability to understand international trends and events as well as cultural and political considerations in decision-making process.
- Oral / Written Communication: Effectively communicate arguments supporting policy recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.
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Updated on October 2024