Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems and E-Commerce (Specialization)

at Trent University Peterborough Canada

Mathematical Economics explores the complex and ever-changing economic dilemmas the world faces, examining the production and distribution of scarce resources. By combining core courses in economics and mathematics, you’ll learn how to analyze games of strategy, understand bargaining and auctions (game theory), make sense of complex economic data (econometrics), maximize profit and minimize costs (optimization) and augment happiness (welfare economics).

What does it mean to be an Indigenous person today? How do history and politics, the land and the law, culture and contemporary issues shape relationships amongst and between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities? Students in Trent’s Indigenous Studies programs develop a complex understanding and appreciation of Indigenous experiences in Canada and around the world.

For more than 50 years, Trent has been committed to advancing a multidimensional understanding through Indigenous Studies. Here - in the first program of its kind in Canada - you’ll explore the interdisciplinary nature of a program with a distinct sense of community as you immerse yourself in diverse Indigenous Nations, including all aspects of the Indigenous experience and their many contributions to Canadian society.

Resume Boosters:

• Explore your strengths and career interests, and graduate with 12 months of work experience (and income) through the new four-year B.A. co-op option, giving you the competitive edge for future job prospects.
• Build career connections by getting involved with annual events that take place on campus like the Elders Gathering, Pine Tree Talks, CINSA, and the Indigenous Women’s Symposium
• Develop your own Indigenous language skills as you study Nishnaabemowin or Mohawk
• Engage in hands-on research projects with agencies and organizations that make a difference in local communities
• Become an expert in the art of Indigenous performance as you take place in productions hosted in Nozhem: First Peoples Performance Space, the only publicly-funded space of its kind in Canada.
• Study abroad and learn about Indigenous peoples in the USA, China, Thailand, New Zealand or Mexico.

Build your future career by uncovering the ancient past, studying in one of the most robust archaeology programs in Canada. Your studies will focus on the history of human beings, examining artifacts, human and animal bones, architecture, and plants. You’ll learn the field methods and lab techniques used to study these materials, as well as theories archaeologists use to understand the ancient cultures and past civilizations of the Americas, Europe and the pre-Classical and Classical Mediterranean world.

Environmental Archaeology Specialization:-
Become an expert in the intriguing relationships between past civilizations and plants, animals and even climate change in this one-of-a-kind Archaeology specialization. You’ll gain hands-on experience applying geological, biological, and physical sciences concepts to archaeological field studies, expanding the extraordinary complexity of humanity's long-term relationship with our environment.

Dreaming of a career in law? The Trent/Swansea Dual Degree program will get you there. In this one-of-a-kind program, you will undertake either a Bachelor of Arts Honours or a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Trent, Ontario’s #1 undergrad university, while also obtaining a law degree from Swansea University’s renowned Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law in the UK – no need to write the LSATs.

Your Law Career Starts Here
The first two years of your degree take place at Trent, where you’ll pursue your choice of 16 degree options. In third year, you’ll transfer to the coastal city of Swansea in Wales to complete three years of law studies, earning your Bachelor of Laws degree. Once your LL.B. is complete, you’ll return to Trent to complete your Honours degree credentials. By simultaneously taking several Canadian Law courses in your final year at Trent, you’ll be wellprepared for the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) exams, enabling you to take the required steps to practice law in Canada.

Degree Program Options
Business Administration*; Canadian Studies; Communications (Durham Campus); Cultural Studies; Economics; English Literature*; Environmental & Resource Studies; Geography; Gender & Social Justice; History*; Indigenous Studies; International Development Studies; Media Studies*; Philosophy*; Political Studies; Sociology*

Resume Boosters:

• Combining your law degree with your choice of B.A. or B.B.A. degree means that you will graduate with a unique set of skills and perspectives
• Meet and learn from top law professionals through our Visiting Lawyers in Residence program – where Trent Chancellor and entertainment lawyer has been known to stop in
• Take a step on your Traill to a career in law at Traill College – a space based on and steeped in tradition and scholarship, complete with a new immersive Law Lab for mock courtroom experiences
• Join the Trent Law Society and benefit from field trips, workshops, and events, all with a focus on law and the legal system

Historical knowledge plays a powerful role in shaping and impacting the decisions we make in the 21st century. One of the most established and versatile university majors, History paves the way for discovering human behaviour patterns, seeing beyond stereotypes, and discerning the difference between assumption and fact. At Trent, you’ll explore a variety of political and cultural themes while developing research, analytical and communication skills for your future career.

Resume Boosters:-

• Study history firsthand studying abroad at one of many partner universities around the world
• Pursue the Museum Management and Curatorship postgraduate certificate program offered in partnership with Fleming College
• Small group teaching environment means you’ll know your profs and they will know you – a great advantage for that personal reference after graduation

In this age of globalization and innovation, the ability to acquire, develop, and motivate talented people has become the number one challenge for most organizations. The postgraduate certificate in Human Resource Management (HRM) is designed for students who wish to learn how HRM contributes positively to both organizations and the people who work for them. This exceptional program is ideally-suited to new graduates seeking further specialization, or working professionals wishing to further develop their understanding of human resource management. Develop new talent, drive organizational change, and become a true HR leader.

Prepare for your CPA designation or springboard to an M.B.A., benefiting from the knowledge and expertise of a dedicated community of business leaders and mentors.
You want to become an innovative business leader or entrepreneur. No other program will help you get there better than Trent’s exclusive Bachelor of Business Administration. By examining corporate, self-employment, online, small business, and other business models, you’ll learn the fundamentals of leadership and management, gaining a deep understanding of the organization of business and its role in today’s highly-digital world.

Accounting Specializations:-
Accounting is more than just crunching numbers — it’s the essential language of business. This specialization in the School of Business is designed to give you the opportunity to study accounting in depth, preparing you for a potential future as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).

The economy is about far more than dollars and sense. At the local, national and global level, the most significant societal issues involve an understanding of economics. Through your studies in Economics, you’ll gain a complete skillset including the methods and tools required to analyze complex economic issues such as unemployment, inflation, economic growth, and market regulation. Your studies will enable you to use national and international data to explore trends and tendencies, test economic models, and will give you the ability to recommend policies addressing inadequacies with market outcomes.

Resume Boosters:

• Explore your strengths and career interests, and graduate with 12 months of work experience (and income) through the new four-year B.A. or B.Sc. co-op option, giving you the competitive edge for future job prospects.
• Benefit from a new partnership with Aspire, linking you directly to work placement opportunities in the financial services sector
• Gain research skills as you work with faculty and fellow students on hands-on and theoretical research projects
• Dive deep into data and sharpen your analytical skills as you explore the story behind statistics
• Meet business leaders and top economic thinkers, including Trent alumnus and chancellor emeritus Don Tapscott through guest speaker series and events

Are you drawn to social sciences or humanities, but unsure which program you should apply to? The Honours Arts path at Trent is geared towards students like you, who want to explore a few different areas of study before declaring a major or joint-major in second year. Start your university experience through this first-year pathway and you’ll have the flexibility to combine different disciplines and take courses from programs across the humanities and social sciences.

Program Paths:-
Start in Honours Arts in first year and move into the humanities or social sciences program of your choice
in second year – English, History, Economics, Anthropology, Media Studies, International Development... choose from 30+ degrees. 

Politics impacts all aspects of life, and importantly, quality of life. In Political Studies at Trent, you will find yourself debating and exploring ideas around democracy and global politics as you examine power relations and relationships between the state, business, and citizens. It is exciting and enlightening to learn how these relationships influence each of our lives, and more broadly, political, economic, and social change nationally and internationally. Our small class sizes and interactive student-professor relationships build confidence, skills, and knowledge for a variety of careers.

World Politics
Studies how human societies deal with various forms of global change (economic, cultural, and political). A principal objective is to enable students to develop an understanding of how the international system is shaped by the great historical turning-points and understand key concepts in international relations.
World Politics emphasizes a critical understanding of the many dimensions of ‘globalization’:

• International political economy
• Peace and security issues
• Nationalism
• Foreign policy
• Democratization
• North American economic integration
• The centrality of the European Union, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region in redefining world order