Business Administration

At the Paul J. Hill School of Business, we pride ourselves on providing exceptional opportunities and experiences to our students. We’ve built a formidable reputation thanks to our experiential-first learning approach, our student-led community services and initiatives, and our ability to translate theory into real-world application. Exceed your potential with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree or a Diploma of Business Administration (DipBA) from the Hill School of Business.

Bachelor of Business Administration

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree is a four-year program designed to prepare you for a successful and progressive career in business as a responsible leader who creates positive social change. Gain general business knowledge in your first two years and by the end of year two, select one of five majors for specialization including:

• Accounting
• Finance
• General Business Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing

You can take courses like:

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which exposes students to sources of, and barriers to innovation.
• Introduction to Taxation for Business Decisions, which explores aspects of taxation from the perspective of a business manager.
• Financial Modelling, which covers the implementation of financial theories using actual data and software. Digital Marketing, where you’ll learn about leading trends in digital media and the evolving impact on marketing decisions.
• Managing a Diverse Workforce, where you’ll learn about how to manage employees in a global environment.
• Staffing Organizations, which takes the perspective of human resource professionals to examine recruitment, selection, and placement in the workplace.
• … and much more!

Sport and Recreation Management Joint Bachelor Degree

Expand your career opportunities even further with our five-year sport and recreation management joint bachelor degree program. This partnership between the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies and the Faculty of Business Administration results in two bachelor degrees (BBA/BSRS) and is the only one of its kind in Western Canada.

The combination of degrees in Business Administration and Sport and Recreation Management will provide students with knowledge and skills in marketing, management, administration, leadership, analytics, entrepreneurship, human resources, and finance from both a sport and traditional business perspective.

Diploma of Business Administration

Start small and walk before you run with the Diploma of Business Administration (DipBA). The DipBA is a two-year program that provides an overview of all areas of business administration, and courses completed in the DipBA can be used towards the course requirements for the four-year BBA if you decide to transition into a degree.

Microcredential Certificate Options

Specialize your education and career with our five-course business certificates:

• Certificate in Ideation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE): Students will acquire business knowledge related to innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship; skills and abilities that can be applied to any industry.
• Certificate in International Business (IB): Students will examine core business functions in the international context.

These certificates are open to business and non-business students and can be added to any U of R degree!

What Is Business Administration?

Business administration encompasses all elements relating to the management and operations of private, government and not-for-profit organizations in Canada and around the world. A bachelor degree in business administration prepares you to understand the inner-workings of organizations from all angles, including, but not limited to:

• Fundamentals necessary to start your own company and/or assist a business start-up in achieving its goals,
• Building and managing effective employee relationships,
• Managing finances and making investment decisions,
• Establishing a successful brand,
• Preparing budgets, controlling costs, and maintaining financial records,
• … and much more!