Program Curriculum

The Commerce curriculum provides a solid foundation of management fundamentals across all aspects of business, and the opportunity to specialize in your particular area or areas of interest. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to choose electives from the Faculty of Arts & Science beginning in Year 2, which will broaden your perspective beyond business. You may choose courses that suit your individual interests and strengths.

In Years 1 and 2, your course load will be comprised of required Commerce courses, which lay the foundation for Commerce electives in Years 3 and 4. The following table shows course and unit requirements by year.

A total of 126.0 units, with a minimum of 24.0 and a maximum of 36.0 Arts & Science units. Learn more »

Year one Year two

Required Commerce Courses:

  • Business Management
  • Managing Work and Teams
  • Introduction to Mathematical Analysis for Management
  • Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • Introduction to Management Accounting
  • Introduction to Marketing
  • Organizational Behaviour
  • Managerial Statistics
  • Principles of Economics
  • Business Communication

 

Required Commerce Courses:

  • Introduction to Finance
  • Finance II
  • Marketing II
  • Business Decision Models I
  • Managerial Economics
  • Introduction to Human Resources
  • Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
  • The Development of Information Systems
  • Introduction to International Business 

Arts & Science Elective Courses:
Typically 2 courses
Year three Year four

Required Commerce Course:
Operations Management

Commerce Elective Courses:
Typically 5-6 courses

Arts & Science Elective Courses:
Typically 3-4 courses

* The vast majority of students choose to do their international exchange for one term in third year.

Required Commerce Course:
Business and Corporate Strategy

Commerce Elective Courses:
Typically 5-6 courses

Arts & Science Elective Courses:
Typically 3-4 courses