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Specializations

There are three specializations:

  • International Business Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Service Management

International Business

Within their pre-Commerce course work, students interested in specializing in International Business must complete a minimum of 3 units of a foreign language, or demonstrate equivalent competence.

The International Business specialization requires that students have direct international experience outside North America. This requirement may be satisfied by participating in the international exchange program or in an international work study (IB 418) in the Fall term (at an additional cost). The requirement will be waived for international students and those who have completed at least one year of high school or university studies in a country in which English is not the primary language.

International Business is a three-course specialization.

IB 415 (1.5) Cross-national Management
IB 416 (1.5) International Marketing
IB 417 (1.5) International Finance

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is a five-course specialization, including COM 400.

ENT 410 (1.5) Venture Marketing Expertise
ENT 411 (1.5) Venture Planning/Finance Expertise
ENT 412 (1.5) Accquiring Expert Venture Cognitions
ENT 413 (1.5) Portfolio Practicum
Plus
COM 400 (1.5) Strategic Management

Service Management

Service Management is a three-course specialization.

SMGT 415 (1.5) Hospitality/Service Marketing Management
SMGT 416 (1.5) Hospitality/Service Operations and Quality Management
SMGT 417 (1.5) Hospitality/Service Human Resource Management

Open Commerce Electives

Please note that in addition to the 18 units of core courses and the required courses within the chosen specialization (4.5-6.0 units), students are required to complete an additional 6.0-7.5 units of open Commerce electives (prerequisites and corequisites still apply). Note that students who have entered the BCom program with a Hospitality Management Diploma block transfer are required to complete 3.0 units of non-business electives and 3.0 to 4.5 units of open Commerce electives.

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