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 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:

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

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

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
HRMT 212
Employee Relations
HRMT 214
Recruitment & Selection
HRMT 216
Total Compensation Management
HRMT 312
Labour Relations
HRMT 315
Health, Safety & Wellness
HRMT 318
Learning & Development
HRMT 430
HR Analytics & Program Evaluation
HRMT 450
Strategic Human Resources Management
HRMT 497
Special Topics in Human Resource Management
HRMT 498
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
BUSN 330
Project Management
FNCE 406
Valuation and Investment Decision
INTB 413
International Entrepreneurship
MARK 312
Marketing Research & Analytics
SCMT 205
Introduction to e-Business
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:
FNCE 404
International Finance
LEGL 310
Legal Aspects of International Business
MARK 403
International Marketing
SCMT 200
Introduction to Global Supply Chain Management
SCMT 407
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
SCMT 305
Transportation Management
SCMT 307
Principles of Quality Management
SCMT 320
Supply Chain Resource Planning
Choose 3 credits (1 course) from the following:3
SCMT 403
Supply Chain Coordination and Risk Management
SCMT 407
Global Sourcing and Logistics
Total Credits15

Out of Faculty Minors for Bachelor of Commerce

Anthropology

Students must complete 100-level ANTH prerequisites.

Minor Requirements
Select 6 credits from the following:6
ANTH 206
Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 207
Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 208
Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
ANTH 209
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Select 3 credits from the following:3
ANTH 245
Ethnography of Mediterranean Peoples
ANTH 246
Circumpolar Peoples
ANTH 250
Introduction to Indigenous Peoples in Canada
ANTH 261
Peoples and Cultures of Mesoamerica
ANTH 262
Peoples and Cultures of South America
Select 6 credits of 300 or 400-level ANTH6
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 240 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 240Introduction to Digital Experience Design3
DESN 342Digital Experience Design Theory, Methods, and Issues3
DESN 442Information Architecture3
Choose 6 credits from the following:6
DESN 340
Web Design & Development I
DESN 344
Interaction Design I
DESN 440
Web Design & Development II
DESN 444
Interaction Design II
DESN 445
Interaction Design III
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

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 313Intermediate News Reporting3
BCSC 322Interviewing Techniques3
Choose 3 credits from the following:3
BCSC 320
News, Media and Democracy: Understanding Information in the 21st-Century
BCSC 323
Photojournalism
BCSC 327
Online News Reporting: Journalism in the Digital Age
BCSC 424
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 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

A minimum of 3 credits must be at the 300 or 400-level. Students must complete prerequisites 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

A minimum of 3 credits must be at the 300 or 400-level. Students must complete prerequisite 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 present required courses STAT 151 or STAT 161, MATH 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
STAT 370
Applied Time Series Analysis
STAT 371
Applied Categorical Data Analysis
STAT 372
Applied Multivariate Statistics and Machine Learning
STAT 378
Applied Regression Analysis
Choose 3 credits from 300- or 400-level STAT3
Total Credits15