Honours Bachelor of Business Administration & Diploma in Business Administration

The Business program at the University of Guelph-Humber combines a comprehensive understanding of the business world with hands-on skills.

In years 1 and 2 of the Business program, you will build a solid foundation of business knowledge. Core courses include marketing, logistics, human resource management, finance and leadership.

In your 3rd and 4th years, you can choose to focus your studies in an area of emphasis. Areas include Accounting, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, or Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship. You can also opt against choosing an area of emphasis and take courses in all the areas for a broader background in business.

During your 4th year, you will complete the Applied Business Study, which involves taking part in a minimum of 100 hours of related work experience.

Business Program Highlights

A choice of 6 different areas of emphasis.

You can choose from 6 different areas of emphasis. Or, to gain a broader background in business, you can take courses from all the different areas instead.

100 hours of workplace experience built into the program.

In your 4th year, you will enrol in the Applied Business Study. This course requires you to complete a minimum of 100 hours of work experience. In the past students have worked at places like TD Canada Trust and FedEx.

Preparation for professional and graduate schools.

Graduates have gone on to pursue their MBA, attend law school and many other graduate programs. The University offers courses that lead towards Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified General Accountant (CGA) designations as well as the 51 credit hours required to apply for Chartered Accountant (CA) candidacy.