Academic Calendar

Minors - Bachelor of Commerce

Commerce Minors for Bachelor of Commerce

Accounting

Minor Requirements - Choose 15 credits (five courses) from this list:

ACCT 315Intermediate Financial Accounting I3
ACCT 316Intermediate Financial Accounting II3
ACCT 324Intermediate Management Accounting3
ACCT 328Income Tax Fundamentals3
ACCT 330Introduction to Data Analytics in Accounting3
ACCT 366Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting3
ACCT 410Financial Accounting - Advanced3
ACCT 412Financial Accounting Theory3
ACCT 422Management Accounting - Advanced3
ACCT 428Advanced Corporate Taxation3
ACCT 430Accounting Information and Systems Support3
ACCT 442Auditing3
ACCT 450Data Analytics Applied to Accounting3

Business Intelligence

Minor Requirements: Complete 15 credits (five courses) from this list:

Management Majors cannot Minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
MGTS 315Computational Thinking3
MGTS 401Advanced Data Modeling in Business3
MGTS 417Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining3
MGTS 485Business Intelligence Consulting I3
MGTS 486Business Intelligence Consulting II3
Total Credits15

Finance

Minor Requirements - Choose 15 senior-level credits (5 courses) from this list.

Students must complete prerequisites  ACCT322, FNCE301, and MGTS103

ECON 341Money and Banking3
FNCE 303Personal Finance3
FNCE 401New Venture Financing3
FNCE 404International Finance3
FNCE 406Valuation and Investment Decision3
FNCE 407Sustainable Finance3
FNCE 408Fixed Income Securities3
FNCE 409Options and Futures3
FNCE 497Special Topics in Finance3

Human Resources Management

Minor Requirements - Complete 15 senior-level credits (five courses) from this list:

HRMT 200Management of Human Resources3
Choose 12 credits (four courses) from the following:12
Employee Relations
Recruitment & Selection
Total Compensation Management
Labour Relations
Health, Safety & Wellness
Learning & Development
HR Analytics & Program Evaluation
Strategic Human Resources Management
Special Topics in Human Resource Management
Independent Research Study in Human Resource Management
Total Credits15

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Minor Requirement: Complete 15 senior-level credits (five courses) from this list:

ORGA 312Entrepreneurship3
ORGA 410Business Consulting3
ORGA 412Business Innovation and Intrapreneurship3
Choose 6 credits (two courses) from:6
Project Management
Valuation and Investment Decision
International Entrepreneurship
Marketing Research & Analytics
Introduction to e-Business
** Students cannot Minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Major in Management.
Total Credits15

International Business

Minor Requirement - Complete 15 senior-level credits (five courses) from this list:

INTB 300Introduction to International Business3
INTB 320Regional Perspectives of International Business3
INTB 330Cross Border Trade Transactions3
Choose 6 credits (two courses) from this list:6
Any INTB course or:
International Finance
Legal Aspects of International Business
International Marketing
Introduction to Global Supply Chain Management
Global Sourcing and Logistics
Total Credits15

Legal Studies in Business

Minor Requirements - Complete 15 senior-level credits (five courses) from this list:

Note: At least three LEGL credits must be at the 400-level.

LEGL 315Business Law II3
Choose 12 credits (four courses) from 300 or 400-level LEGL courses12
Total Credits15

Management

Minor Requirements - Complete 15 senior-level credits (five courses) from this list:

Choose 15 credits (five courses) from senior-level ORGA classes15
Total Credits15

Marketing

Minor Requirements - Complete 15 senior-level credits (5 courses) from this list:

Note: At least three MARK credits must be at the 400-level.

MARK 310Consumer Behaviour3
MARK 312Marketing Research & Analytics3
Choose 9 credits (three courses) from 300 or 400-level MARK courses9
Total Credits15

Property Management

Minor Requirement: Complete 15 senior-level credits (five courses) from this list:

PMGT 301Introduction to Property Management3
PMGT 302Client Relations for Property Management3
PMGT 303Revenue Management3
PMGT 304Legal Issues for the Property Manager3
PMGT 401Commercial Property Management3
Total Credits15

Supply Chain Management

Minor Requirements - Complete 15 credits (5 courses) from this list:

SCMT 200Introduction to Global Supply Chain Management3
SCMT 322Business Logistics Management3
SCMT 324Procurement and Supply Management3
Choose 3 credits (1 course) from the following:3
Transportation Management
Principles of Quality Management
Supply Chain Resource Planning
Choose 3 credits (1 course) from the following:3
Supply Chain Coordination and Risk Management
Global Sourcing and Logistics
Supply Chain Process Management
Total Credits15

Out of Faculty Minors for Bachelor of Commerce

Anthropology

Students must complete the prerequisite, ANTH 101.

Minor Requirements
Select 6 credits from the following:6
Introduction to Archaeology
Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Select 3 credits from the following:3
Ethnography of Mediterranean Peoples
Circumpolar Peoples
Introduction to Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Select 6 credits of 300 or 400-level ANTH6
Total Credits15
 

Cybersecurity Studies

The Cybersecurity Studies Minor for the Bachelor of Commerce is 15 senior-level credits. Students must complete the junior-level prerequisite course CMPT 101 or equivalent. 

Minor Requirements
CYCS 200Information Security, An Overview3
CYCS 300Introduction To Cyber Risk Management3
CYJU 265Cybersecurity and Digital Investigations3
CYJU 365Navigating the Future of Cybersecurity Investigations3
Choose one course (3 credits) from the following:3
Intermediate Financial Accounting I
Auditing
Computers and Society
Legal Evidence in Criminal Investigations
Entrepreneurship
Criminology
Total Credits15
 

Digital Experience Design

Total credits required for minor: 15 senior-level credits.

Note: The Digital Experience Design minor is a competitive minor. Students will need to have completed DESN 242 before declaring a Digital Experience Design minor. There are 5 seats available in the Digital Experience Design Minor each year. Students submit their declaration by January 15 each year and are ranked by their admissions GPA, which is calculated using their most recent 24 credits of university-level course work, without breaking up a term. Applicants with the 5 highest GPAs will be admitted to the program, and notified of the success or denial of their application to the Digital Experience Design minor, no later than February 1.

Specific Minor RequirementsCredits
DESN 242Introduction to Digital Experience Design for Non-Designers3
DESN 342Digital Experience Design and Usability: Methods and Practices3
DESN 442Information Architecture and Content Strategy3
Choose 6 credits from the following:6
Digital Experience Design History, Theories and Issues
Web Design & Development I
Service Design Seminar: Principles and Concepts
Interaction Design I
Immersive Learning I
Web Design & Development II
Interaction Design II
Service Design Studio: From Research to Solutions
Immersive Learning II
Total Credits15

Economics

The Economics Minor for the Bachelor of Commerce requires 15 senior-level ECON credits. A minimum of six credits must be completed at the 300- or 400-level; ECON 401 does not satisfy this requirement. Students must complete prerequisites ECON 101 and ECON 102.

Minor Requirements
ECON 281Intermediate Microeconomics3
ECON 282Intermediate Macroeconomics3
Select 9 credits from senior-level ECON9
Total Credits15
 

French

A minimum 3 FREN credits must be at the 300-level. FREN 211 and FREN 212 may be used to fulfill the Minor Requirements.

Minor Requirements
Select 15 credits of senior-level FREN15
Total Credits15
 

History

Students are required to complete a minimum of 6 credits must be at the 300 or 400-level.

Minor Requirements
Select 15 credits of senior-level HIST15
Total Credits15
 

Journalism

Specific Minor RequirementsCredits
BCSC 201Foundations of Journalism3
BCSC 210Introduction to News Reporting3
BCSC 322Interviewing Techniques3
BCSC 397Digital News Publishing I3
Choose 3 credits from the following:3
News, Media and Democracy: Understanding Information in the 21st-Century
Photojournalism
Online News Reporting: Journalism in the Digital Age
Reporting on Canadian Politics
Total Credits15


Students will have some ability to customize their studies in the Journalism minor to emphasize competencies that are relevant to their interests and the discipline. Expected learning outcomes for all graduates choosing the Journalism minor are addressed in the four core courses listed above and expanded upon in the option choices.

Political Science

Students must complete the prerequisite POLS 101. Students should be aware of 300-level prerequisites when selecting 200-level POLS courses.

Minor Requirements
Select 9 credits from 200-level POLS and 6 credits from 300- or 400-level POLS15
Total Credits15
 

Psychology

Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits at the 300 or 400 level. Students require prerequisite courses, PSYC 104 and PSYC 105

Minor Requirements
Select 12 credits chosen from senior-level PSYC12
Select 3 credits chosen from 300 or 400-level PSYC3
Total Credits15
 

Sociology

Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits at the 300 or 400 level. Students require prerequisite course, SOCI 100.

Minor Requirements
Select 12 credits chosen from senior-level SOCI12
Select 3 credits chosen from 300 or 400-level SOCI3
Total Credits15
 

Spanish

A minimum of 3 SPAN credits must be at the 300-level. SPAN 211 and SPAN 212 may be used to fulfill the Minor Requirements.

Minor Requirements
Select 15 credits chosen from senior-level SPAN15
Total Credits15
 

Statistics

Students must complete required courses STAT 151 or STAT 161MATH 114, and MATH 115. Students may be required to complete MATH 120 or MATH 125 depending on which 300-level STAT they enrol in. 

Minor Requirements
STAT 252Applied Statistics II3
STAT 265Probability Theory I3
STAT 266Mathematical Statistics3
Select 3 credits from the following:3
Applied Time Series Analysis
Applied Categorical Data Analysis
Applied Multivariate Statistics and Machine Learning
Applied Regression Analysis
Choose 3 credits from 300- or 400-level STAT3
Total Credits15