- Choose from one of the seven major options* below to focus on an area of interest (4 years)
- Or stay flexible by doing a general degree (4 years)
*During your first year of the Bachelor of Commerce, you’ll complete common core units which will provide an introduction to the various aspects of business. You should consider declaring your major by the second semester of second year. Note: there is no option to do a combined major.
Major options:
Accounting
Learn the judgment and technical skills needed for external financial reporting and developing internal information used for management planning and control. Graduates may pursue careers in the accounting department of a specific company, or in a professional services (public accounting) firm. Accounting majors will often continue their studies after graduation and complete a professional designation (CA, CMA or CGA). Classes taken at Dalhousie earn exemptions from these professional associations.
Managing People and Organizations
Explore the dynamics involved in managing a workforce in today's business environment. A business management major develops knowledge of organizational design and change, cultural differences in the workforce, labour relations, ethics and international management.
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship prepares students to start their own business, acquire a business, act entrepreneurially in a large organization or provide services to the entrepreneurial community.
Finance
Gain an understanding of both corporate finance and investments in such areas as securities analysis, portfolio theory, risk management, the operation and regulation of security markets and financial institutions, international finance and applied techniques of financial management.
International Business
An interdisciplinary major that will provide students with basic problem-solving and analytical tools, while exploring specific international areas of interest. Choose a regional focus selected from the Americas, the European Union, Russia and Eastern Europe, Asia or developing nations.
Marketing Logistics
Examine the flow of goods and services, domestic and international business and the supply chain, from origin to consumption. Major components include customer service, transportation, facility location, warehousing, purchasing and reverse logistics. E-commerce and e-Business rely heavily upon logistics.
Marketing Management
Learn about the factors that influence consumer behavior and how to collect and use information about the marketplace, while developing abilities to solve marketing problems. This area provides an opportunity for students to be both creative and analytical.
Certificate option:
Dalhousie's Intercultural Communication Certificate can be taken as a supplement to your Commerce degree. The certificate recognizes academic learning, volunteer and work experience, and language skills related to the effective use of communication in diverse cultural contexts, an important skill set needed for career development in a global market. Find out more at the Intercultural Communication Certificate website.
