Business Administration

Make a Career
Studentsgainastrongfoundationinthemajorfunctional
areasofbusiness,includingaccounting,finance,
management,humanresources,marketing,information
management,andoperationsmanagement.
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BusinessAdministrationhasfourmajorgoals.Theyare:

TopreparestudentsforprofessionalcareersinBusinessAdministration
TopreparestudentsforfurtherstudyinBusinessandManagement
Tofosteranalytical,writtenandoralskillsandattitudesessentialforsuccessinthebusiness
world
Tograduatestudentswhoareknowledgeableaboutthehistorical,economic,politicaland
philosophicalcontextinwhichindividuals,businessesandsocietiesfunction.

Ifyouareinterestedinacareerin:

Accountancy,
BankingandtheFinancialsector,
FederalorProvincialGovernments,CrownCorporations,
PrivatebusinessesintheRetail/ServiceorManufacturingsectors,
FarmandAgribusiness,
SmallBusinessandEnterpriseManagement,or
ManagementoftheHealthCareAdministrationServices

AprograminBusinessAdministrationfromBrandonUniversitycouldbevaluabletoyou.

StudentswishingtopursuethenewCharteredProfessionalAccountantdesignationareableto
takeallrequiredprerequisitecoursesatBrandonUniversity,aspartofa4yearBusinessdegree.
AdditionalinformationonpursuingyourCPAcanbefoundatthefollowinglink:Preparingforthe
CPAdesignationatBrandonUniversity.

BrandonUniversityhaslonghadanenviablereputationbothinCanadaandabroadforexcellence
ineducationintheLiberalArtsandSciences,EducationandMusic.TheprogramsinBusiness
Administrationhavebeendesignedrecognizingandbuildingonthisstrength.

ThedistinguishingfeatureoftheDepartmentistheampleopportunityprovidedforstudentsto
combinetheirprogramofchoiceinBusinessAdministrationwithasolidexposuretotheLiberal
ArtsandSciences.

Thecourseofstudy,especiallythecoursescomprisingtheBusinesscore,offersabalancedyet
rigorousexposuretothemainfunctionalareasofBusinessAdministration.Thecoreformsthe
springboardforadvancedstudyinparticularareasofinteresttothestudentinBusiness
Administration.Itisalsothefoundationuponwhichthestudentcanbuildadditionalcourses
emphasizingtheLiberalArtssuchasEnglish,History,PoliticalScience,Languages,Native
Studies,ReligionandPhilosophytheSciencessuchasMathematics,Geography,Psychology,and
theSocialSciencessuchasSociologyandEconomics.

TheDepartmentofBusinessAdministrationoffersprogramsleadingtoa:

BachelorofBusinessAdministration(B.B.A.)
BachelorofArts(FourYear)General,withaMajorinBusinessAdministration
BachelorofArts(ThreeYears),withaMajorinBusinessAdministration
MinorinBusinessAdministrationwhichcanbecombinedwithaMajorinthesubjectareaof
thestudentschoice
CertificatePrograminBusinessAdministration.

QuestionsaboutBusinessAdministrationatBrandonUniversity:Emailenquiriesaboutourprogram
shouldbedirectedtoHeatherGillander,theDepartmentsChair.Heraddress
isGillanderh@brandonu.caandshewillbedelightedtopassonyourquestionstotherelevant
memberoftheDepartment.

For students who have been admittedtoBrandonUniversityand are ready to set up an advising
appointment, please fill out the form on

https://www.brandonu.ca/businessadministration/summeradvisingforstudentstakingbusiness
administration/