Careers

Business Administration

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Sample Career Options

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Laurier Grads are Successful

Laurier Graduate Survey Results (2019)

Respondents from the Laurier Graduate Survey conducted by Career Centre. Graduates were surveyed within 12 months of graduation.

753 Business Administration (BBA) Graduates:

Employed: 84.4%
Pursuing Further Education: 11.9%
Looking for Work: 2.2%
Other: 1.5%

Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation

Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation

Master’s degree: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, International Public Policy, Management, Public Service.
Bachelor's degree: Computer Science, Education.
College program: Creative Advertising, Sport and Event Marketing.
Graduate Diploma: Accounting, Project Management.
JD: Law.

Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation

Develop Your Knowledge and Skills

At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.

Functional Knowledge

Exhibit knowledge of business principles and processes.
Identify and analyze ethical issues in a business context.
Understand global issues affecting business management and performance.
Learn about all areas of business including accounting, brand communication and management, business and sustainability, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, insurance and risk management, international business, marketing and supply chain management.
Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.

Collaboration & Teamwork

Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.

Communication

Explain information, ideas and opinions professionally and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
Prepare effective, interesting and informative reports and presentations for diverse audiences using current technology.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.

Business Administration and Computer Science (Laurier)

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Sample Career Options

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Career Resources

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Laurier Grads are Successful

Laurier Graduate Survey Results (2019)

Respondents from the Laurier Graduate Survey conducted by Career Centre. Graduates were surveyed within 12 months of graduation.

14 Business Administration (BBA) and Computer Science (BSc Laurier) Graduates:

Employed: 100.0%

Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation

business analyst
software developer
software engineer
systems analyst
technology consultant

Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation

Master’s degree: Computer Science.

Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation

Develop Your Knowledge and Skills

At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.

Functional Knowledge

Specify, design and construct software systems, and evaluate and recognize potential risks in designing creative solutions.
Exhibit knowledge of business principles and processes.
Demonstrate strong algorithm analysis and design skills in procedural, object-oriented and low-level programming languages, and gain an optional introduction to functional, parallel and logical programming paradigms.
Identify and analyze ethical issues in a business context and understand global issues affecting business management and performance.
Adapt to constant change and integrate new ideas into existing systems.
Demonstrate an aptitude for logical thinking, abstract reasoning, observation and concentration.
Develop skills in quantitative, logical and computational analysis.
Learn about all areas of business including accounting, brand communication and management, business and sustainability, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, insurance and risk management, international business, marketing and supply chain management.
Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.

Collaboration & Teamwork

Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.

Communication

Explain information, ideas and opinions professionally and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
Prepare effective, interesting and informative reports and presentations for diverse audiences using current technology.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.

Business Administration and Computer Science (UW)

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Sample Career Options

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Career Resources

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Laurier Grads are Successful

Laurier Graduate Survey Results (2019)

Respondents from the Laurier Graduate Survey conducted by Career Centre. Graduates were surveyed within 12 months of graduation.

42 Business Administration (BBA) and Computer Science (BSc UW) Graduates:

Employed: 100.0%

Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation

Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation

Master’s degree: Computer Science.

Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation

Develop Your Knowledge and Skills

At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.

Functional Knowledge

Exhibit knowledge of business principles and processes.
Identify and analyze ethical issues in a business context.
Understand global issues affecting business management and performance.
Learn about all areas of business including accounting, brand communication and management, business and sustainability, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, insurance and risk management, international business, marketing and supply chain management.
Learn about computer programming, data structures, software engineering, algorithms, operating systems, the social implications of computing and the limits of computation.
Describe problems in a formal, precise way so that machines can solve them using theory and application.
Manage large-scale programs and understand the power, limitations and organization of computer software and hardware.
Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.

Collaboration & Teamwork

Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.

Communication

Explain information, ideas and opinions professionally and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
Prepare effective, interesting and informative reports and presentations for diverse audiences using current technology.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.

Business Administration and Financial Math

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Sample Career Options

Note: Additional training and education may be required.

Career Resources

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Laurier Grads are Successful

Laurier Graduate Survey Results (2019)

Respondents from the Laurier Graduate Survey conducted by Career Centre. Graduates were surveyed within 12 months of graduation.

28 Business Administration (BBA) and Financial Math (BA) Graduates:

Employed: 66.7%
Pursuing Further Education: 25.0%
Looking for Work: 4.2%
Other: 4.2%

Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation

Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation

Master’s degree: Financial Economics, Management Sciences, Statistics.
Graduate Diploma: Accounting.

Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation

Develop Your Knowledge and Skills

At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.

Functional Knowledge

Solve real-world problems in financial mathematics and risk management using appropriate mathematical and statistical software.
Exhibit knowledge of business principles and processes.
Develop a knowledge of finance, investing and risk management combined with rigorous mathematical modelling and analytical techniques utilized for problem solving.
Identify and analyze ethical issues in a business context and understand global issues affecting business management and performance.
Develop an understanding of how to effectively reveal and explain patterns using numerical information.
Learn to understand and interpret the world using mathematical models.
Examine streams of data in an attempt to discover properties which could predict future data.
Learn about all areas of business including accounting, brand communication and management, business and sustainability, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, insurance and risk management, international business, marketing and supply chain management.
Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.

Collaboration & Teamwork

Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.

Communication

Explain information, ideas and opinions professionally and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
Prepare effective, interesting and informative reports and presentations for diverse audiences using current technology.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.

Business Administration and Math (UW)

Discover Career Opportunities

Sample Career Options

Note: Additional training and education may be required.

Career Resources

Check out more resources available in the Career Centre and through Navigator.

Laurier Grads are Successful

Laurier Graduate Survey Results (2019)

Respondents from the Laurier Graduate Survey conducted by Career Centre. Graduates were surveyed within 12 months of graduation.

71 Business Administration (BBA) and Mathematics (BMATH UW) Graduates:

Employed: 90.0%
Pursuing Further Education: 8.3%
Looking for Work: 1.7%

Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation

Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation

Master’s degree: Business, Computer Science, Finance.

Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation

associate, global fixed income origination
business analyst
international consulting analyst
portfolio analyst
senior actuarial associate
senior analyst, market risk control
technical account manager

Develop Your Knowledge and Skills

At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.

Functional Knowledge

Exhibit knowledge of business principles and processes.
Identify and analyze ethical issues in a business context.
Understand global issues affecting business management and performance.
Learn about all areas of business including accounting, brand communication and management, business and sustainability, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, insurance and risk management, international business, marketing and supply chain management.
Learn about mathematics including actuarial science, applied mathematics, combinatorics and optimization, mathematical finance, operations research, pure mathematics and statistics.
Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.

Collaboration & Teamwork

Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.

Communication

Explain information, ideas and opinions professionally and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
Prepare effective, interesting and informative reports and presentations for diverse audiences using current technology.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.