Bachelor of Commerce Concentrations
Haskayne School of Business
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The BComm degree is a four-year program you can enter in either first year as a direct entry student, or your third year as a transfer student. As a direct entry student, you will spend your first two years covering the fundamentals of business. You will then choose one of 18 concentrations in your third year:
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Accounting
In this program you will gain the expertise needed for a career as an accountant or manager. The program emphasizes conceptual issues, while providing you with the appropriate technical accounting skills. By focusing on important skills such as recognizing generally accepted accounting principles, creating reports, tax planning and auditing, you will gain a clear understanding of the relationships between accounting and related management issues. Your career path could include a job as a business advisor, tax accountant or internal auditor.
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Business Process Management
Combine the ability to understand and analyze business processes with the know-how to select and apply technology and information systems. You will learn how to improve the quality and increase the effectiveness of business processes using a variety of approaches and techniques. Your ability to think outside the box and your creative problem-solving skills can be used to reduce company costs as well as improve the quality of goods and services. You could pursue career opportunities as a logistics officer, business process analyst and cost schedule analyst.
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Energy Management
In this program, you will gain an understanding of the basic concepts, principles and strategies required to manage energy operations. Your courses will provide a framework to make energy management decisions in the context of industry history, industry structure, basic technology, market forces and dynamics, political and environmental sensitivities and the regulatory environment. Your competitive edge for careers in the energy sector mean you could pursue a job as a commodity analyst, energy trader or project manager, to name a few.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
A concentration in entrepreneurship and innovation provides you with an understanding of how to start your own business and help existing businesses grow. You will have the chance to gain hands-on experience through projects that cover all aspects of business development. When you graduate, you will have the skills necessary to identify and develop your own business opportunities, leading you to a career as a business development specialist, consultant or president of your own company.
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Finance
With a finance concentration you will gain a strong foundation in the basic principles of financial management and be prepared for the ever-changing environment of financial careers. You will learn how to finance investments and make decisions about investment opportunities in uncertain environments. You will be prepared for jobs such as investment banking analyst, commodity trader and corporate analyst.
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General Commerce
The general concentration in business enables you to succeed in a range of diverse industries and positions. You could become a management consultant, department manager, entrepreneur, sales representative or business development specialist, to name just a few occupations.
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Human Resources and Organizational Dynamics
The human resources and organizational dynamics concentration focuses on the effective management of people. You will learn specific technical skills to manage the employment relationship and analyze individual, group and organizational processes. Your skills will include leadership, interpersonal communications, motivation, problem-solving and decision-making, conflict resolution, negotiation, interviewing and appraisal skills. Types of jobs include mediator, organizational consultant and labour relations officer.
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International Business
Learn the fundamentals of the cultural, political, economic and linguistic elements required to work effectively in today’s global market. Your courses will prepare you for a career in international business or provide a basis for further education in fields such as marketing, finance and law. Your career opportunities include business development manager, international markets manager and export markets investment analyst.
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Management Information Systems
This concentration examines the use, management and impact of information technologies on individuals, organizations, industries and the economy. You will gain in-depth industry knowledge, practical applications and academic principles, combined with a strong background in traditional business disciplines. You will be ready for a career such as network administrator, systems analyst and telecommunications specialist.
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Marketing
As a marketing student you will develop skills to assess market and organizational situations, analyze trends, identify potential target markets and conduct market research. By the time you graduate, you will be able to complete marketing plans with recommendations for product development, pricing strategies and tactics, public relations and advertising campaigns, sales promotions, customer service enhancements and distribution systems. Your career options include advertising account executive, brand manager and marketing strategist.
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Operations Management
A concentration in operations management will give you first-hand experience in all the activities directly related to making a product or providing a service. You will learn to apply analytical tools in managerial decision-making. You will be prepared for career opportunities such as process improvement consultant, production manager and operations management consultant.
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Personal Financial Planning
Discover the opportunity to be a part of the growing need for expert assistance in planning retirements and managing the transition of wealth from generation to generation. As a financial planning professional, you will provide expertise in tax matters, investments, retirement and estate planning to individuals who face complex financial decisions. Your career options in the high-demand field include financial planner, investment advisor and benefits consultant.
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Petroleum Land Management
This concentration is one of eight such programs in the world and prepares you for a career in the oil industry. Topics taught by industry specialists include legal agreements, oil and gas exploration strategy and analysis, land map analysis and energy regulations. Your career opportunities are widely varied and include petroleum landman, natural gas marketer and lease negotiator.
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Risk Management and Insurance
The risk management and insurance program is designed to provide you with an understanding of the risk management process, insurance products for business, insurance company operations and the competitive environment of this dynamic industry. You will learn to identify and evaluate risk and choose the most efficient method of paying for and recovering from potential loss. You will be prepared for jobs such as underwriter, financial planner and risk analyst.
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Risk Management: Insurance and Finance
This program concentration will provide you with the knowledge and skills in risk financing, including capital market techniques, that apply to financial and operational risk management. Your finance courses will complement your knowledge of traditional insurance markets. The holistic approach to risk management means you will be prepared for careers such as underwriter, broker and risk analyst.
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Supply Chain Management
This program teaches you to manage materials and information across the entire supply chain. In Canada, efficient management of transportation and logistics is vital to the country’s economic growth. You will have an opportunity to be exposed to diverse topics such as service operations management, negotiations, regulatory economics and transportation planning. Your job opportunities include logistics manager, purchasing manager and transportation analyst.
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Tourism Management
The tourism management concentration prepares you for professional management careers in the expanding tourism industry. After graduation, you will find work in various industry sectors such as accommodation, transportation, food and beverage, attractions, events and conferences, adventure tourism, travel trade and tourism services.
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Tourism Management and Marketing
The tourism/marketing concentration teaches you how to blend tourism and hospitality knowledge with marketing strategy. These complementary skills mean you are ready to pursue a management or marketing career in various industry sectors such as accommodation, transportation, attractions, events and conferences, adventure tourism and tourism services.
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