Bachelor of Arts in Economics

at Acadia University Canada

Science is frequently depicted as a focal science because of its spotlights on the structure, properties, and blend of an issue – which incorporates for all intents and purposes everything from the plastics we use to the air we inhale, and from the water, we drink to the medication we take. 

By considering science at Acadia, you will end up being a significant piece of driving edge to inquire about in little, hands-on study hall and research facility conditions. You may seek after an Honors BSc in science, a BSc with major in science, and a BSc with twofold major, just as partake in Acadia's honor winning community program. Both the Honors BSc and BSc with major in science are certified by the Canadian Institute of Chemistry, which enables you to satisfy proficient permitting guidelines after graduation. 

You will likewise approach mind-boggling exploration instruments and offices, and the choice to upgrade your post-optional training by seeking free research activities and summer research employments under the supervision of our employees.

Study in Philosophy allows you to learn various valuable life skills for both professional and personal lives. Philosophy is all about getting to know about big questions related to life like, the meaning of life, nature of the world around us, and many more.  

Although, when we learn anything it concentrates on ‘what’ but when pursuing the study of Philosophy students mainly focus on ‘why’. Bachelor Degree in Philosophy helps the students to work in various fields like law, politics, business and academia. 

By pursuing this program students get to develop their skills of analyzing, argumentation and clear expression. The rigorous program allows the students to work with complete work skill vitae which further enable them to work in every field with higher capabilities.

Acadia’s English program offers more than 40 full- or half-year courses taught by specialists in literary and media studies. Our first-year classes will introduce you to a variety of novels, plays, poems, and essays while providing you with strategies for developing a clear and persuasive writing style. As an upper-year student you will pursue your interests and broaden your experience of literature in courses covering a range of periods, authors, genres, cultures, and critical approaches. There are also several creative writing courses available.

Acadia offers BA and BA honours options, thesis and non-thesis streams, and an award-winning co-operative education program that allows you to integrate your studies with paid work experience. As an English major you will also have the chance to get involved with the Acadia English Society. One of the most active student groups on campus, the English Society hosts activities such as open mic poetry nights and film screenings throughout the year. If you are interested in writing you can contribute to the department's newsletter and our creative arts magazine. As a senior English student you are assigned study carrels and have access to the departmental seminar room and lounge. If you choose to study English at Acadia University you will be selecting a vibrant and friendly program committed to your success.

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• Acadia offers small class sizes which improves interaction with your professors and classmates in and beyond the classroom. Our professors are active researchers and writers committed to helping you imagine and create your own future as an engaged citizen.

A degree in French opens an abundance of profession alternatives, both at home and abroad. The normal compensation for workers who talk both French and English is all things considered 28 percent higher than the pay of representatives who just communicate in English. 

French is one of Canada's two authority dialects and is spoken in various nations around the globe (counting France, Belgium, Switzerland, Haiti, and different African nations). It is utilized by numerous universal establishments, from the United Nations to the European Union and the Organization of American States. The French program at Acadia offers you an expansive scope of courses covering language, culture, and interpretation, just as the writings of France, Quebec, Acadia, French-speaking Africa, and the Caribbean. 

You will find out about written works and societies of French-talking areas around the globe and find what makes these societies uncommon and one of a kind. Educators in the French program at Acadia utilize the most up to date innovation for instructing and learning an unknown dialect.

The study of people in the ordinary business life is classically defined as Economics. If you are very desperate to know about the national and international news or finance or business sector, then Bachelor’s degree in Economics is the right choice for you. 

Life is all about the never ending question of like how to spend the weekend, do I need to start a family etc. with the help of this field you will be able to get answers and think critically about the issues.  The department of Economics creates an environment where you can enhance the skills and bits of knowledge expected of a cutting edge financial specialist taught in the human sciences convention, and where cooperation is encouraged that advances instructing, research, and administration, all in an innovatively rich condition.

Future careers after pursuing the course can be; banking professional, budget analyst, financial analyst, economist, industry analyst, market research analyst, sales engineer, policy analyst, urban planner and many more. 

Financial matters at Acadia offer a scope of choices including both the BA and the BSc with significant, twofold major. It likewise takes an interest in Acadia's honor winning co-employable training program through which you get acknowledgment for paid work experience identified with financial aspects.

Our 2 Year Certificate of Applied Science completes the first 2 years of the accredited 4 year Engineering Degree, covering the first 23 courses of the 46 course Engineering Degree.  The CAS can be taken on its own or simultaneously with any program of study offered at Acadia including the BASc.

After completing the CAS at Acadia, and requesting a discipline placement, students are granted automatic acceptance into the 3rd year of the accredited Engineering degree programs at Dalhousie University. The transfer is guaranteed and automatic upon completion of the CAS.  You can specialize in any of the different discipline choices listed below. 

• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical /Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mineral Resource  Engineering

By following the program of Environmental Geoscience, students will study about the Earth and how it works with the atmosphere, oceans and biosphere. The course can be done at both BSc and BSc (honors) level, with which the students achieve the name of environmental geoscientist.  

The first and second-year focus on the areas of geology majors and for the third year course concentrates in geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology and environmental science. Apart from the department of Earth and Environmental Science, students will also study physics, math and chemistry as well. 

Future perspectives of students pursuing Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geoscience: 

• Environmental Geoscientist
• Hydro-geologist
• Environmental consultant
• Geochemist
• Seismologist

Relevant to this student can also undergo many other careers in mining and oil industries. Environmental Geoscience study ensures understudies will acquire a wide range of experience in this field.

Acadia University's School of Nutrition and Dietetics is home to a lively research network and talented workforce who will enable you to build up the learning and aptitudes you'll requirement for a profession in this inexorably significant field. 

You will get a comprehension about nourishment and build up gratefulness for current issues in sustenance and dietetics. You will increase strong information in science and science that is connected to investigations of nourishment and supplement digestion. Joined with courses in territories, for example, measurements, correspondences, brain research, and sustenance training, this foundation sets you up to work successfully with people, families, and networks to design, create and oversee pertinent nourishment programs. 

Outside of the study hall, you can take part in our School's understudy Society (NADS), the Canadian Association of Food Service Professionals (CAFP), Slow Food, Acadia understudy government (ASU), and the Acadia Farm, among numerous different exercises.

Bachelor Degree in Politics enables the student to become an engaged citizen to understand the working of political systems. At Acadia, studying politics concentrates on getting to know about the problems from time to time and resolving the same with higher potential. 

Acadia offers courses that build up the investigative aptitudes, hypotheses and learning essential for you to get control, culture, law, arrangement, and government in Canada and around the globe. The courses connect with contemporary issues, including harmony and war, condition, advancement, and media. 

The governmental issues office at Acadia is little and affectionate, with an incredible feeling of network. Notwithstanding little class sizes, teachers keep up an open-entryway approach and are constantly anxious to enable you to succeed. We have confidence in helping foster our understudies' development as connected residents and effectively urge you to engage in an assortment of social orders and occasions notwithstanding your investigations.

Biology is the study of life, and this program offers students exciting opportunities to explore and enhance their understanding of the world in which we live.

By choosing to study biology at Acadia you will work closely with your professors to explore all facets of life – from molecules to ecosystems and from marine to arctic terrestrial systems.

A key component of many labs is the study of whole organisms. Acadia offers a balance of state-of-the art indoor and outdoor laboratory experiences, enhanced by the diversity of local habitats, as well as preserved specimens available from the E.C. Smith Herbarium and Acadia Wildlife Museum.

You will tackle current issues with hands-on learning that integrates theory, techniques, and practical approaches to biology. Our research programs immerse students in a diverse array of topics. Developing critical thinking skills and communicating science are key aspects in our teaching philosophy. Biology students graduate with a comprehensive understanding of whole-organism biology and competency in scientific methodology developed through a process of creativity, independence and ownership of the learning process.

Our small upper-level classes, focus on student-centred learning, and dedication to undergraduate research are only a few of the reasons why so many of our graduates move on to successful careers in the health sciences, environment, education, wildlife, industry, and government.