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Integrated Business and Humanities (IBH) at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

Integrated Business and Humanities (IBH) combines business education with humanities critical thinking and communication, with themes of leadership, community engagement, global mindedness and social enterprise. Students complete a Global Business Experience with South Africa partners; an optional internship follows third year.

Faculty: DeGroote School of Business / Faculty of Humanities  |  Intake: September; application deadline January 15, 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

First-year courses include Financial Accounting, Perspectives on Canadian Business, Introduction to Language and Society, IBH in the Community, Organizational Behaviour, Leadership and Development, Fundamentals of Ethics, Introduction to Peace Studies, and Micro and Macroeconomics.

Career pathways

Internship employers include Deloitte, KPMG, RBC, Geotab, Islamic Relief Canada and OMERS.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Ontario secondary school applicants: high school diploma plus six Grade 12 U/M courses including ENG4U and MCV4U. Minimum 88% anticipated; supplementary application due February 1, 2027.

Undergraduate applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC).

Apply through the official page: https://future.mcmaster.ca/apply

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