This course will engage students in more complex concepts and processes in sculpture, exploring the technical, formal, and interpretational strategies in processes and materials such as wood, metal, ceramic and/or plaster casting. This course will prepare students for more advanced and self-determining approaches.

This course focuses on the theory and practice of drawing at an intermediate level addressing drawing observationally, conceptually, and expressively. Students will enhance their understanding of materials, techniques, processes, and concepts associated with drawing. Projects, critiques, and discussions will build knowledge of drawing vocabulary and prepare students for more advanced and self-determining approaches.

This course will enable increased autonomy in subject matter, concepts, materials, and approaches in sculpture within a framework of options presented by the instructor. Students may work with a variety of sculpture materials, and/or hybrid sculptural practices.

This practicum is an experiential mentorship centered on Indigenous curatorial methodologies, exhibition development, and professional practice within a gallery setting. Students collaborate with a curator, exhibiting artist, and gallery team to support the research, planning, layout, object handling, and installation of a contemporary exhibition. Through hands-on participation students gain foundational experience in exhibition design, institutional practices, and career pathways within the arts and cultural sector.

This course focuses on principles of effective business communications, both written and spoken, including mechanics, style, tone, organization and APA style referencing. Specific topics include composing business letters, memoranda and emails; writing formal reports; principles of graphic design; and conducting effective business meetings.

This course emphasizes a range of mathematical calculations used in business. Students will be introduced to simple interest, compound interest, annuities, amortization and sinking funds. Practical applications will be emphasized in the course.

The course examines the field of e-commerce and how it has changed the retail and business-to-business environments. Through a combination of theory and practical application, an understanding of e-commerce is developed. Knowledge of the essential business functions required, as well as the issues related to creating and managing an e-commerce business, is developed.

This course continues the in-depth examination of financial accounting introduced in BA2110. Issues in accounting valuation and income determination and the related disclosure practices and reporting procedures, as recommended by professional accounting associations and applied in business today, are emphasized. The focus is on the capitalization of Canadian corporations and the individual reporting problems associated with corporate income taxes, pensions, leases and the Statement of Cash Flow. The application of accounting concepts to these special areas is discussed.

This is the first of a two part, in-depth course examining the concepts of cost and managerial accounting. Major topics include the following: cost-volume profit-analysis, relevant costs and short-term decision making, responsibility accounting, standard costing and variance analysis, and product costing and cost flow.

This course is the second of a two part, in-depth course examining the concepts of cost and managerial accounting initiated in BA2130. Topics include the following: cost-volume-profit analysis, relevant costing and short-term decision making.

This course is designed to introduce students to the concepts of marketing with social media. Content will go beyond general theories and knowledge to utilize social media marketing for business. Upon completion, students will be able to create and use social media tools to achieve marketing goals as part of an Integrated Marketing Communication plan.

This course is designed to cover today’s core industry skills in the fields of business communications and digital marketing. Using a website design template, students will build a functional business website, to which they will apply social media and content marketing strategies, as well as search engine optimization, analytics and digital advertising.

This course will examine how information systems are utilized by decision makers to achieve organizational goals. Governance and ethical issues related to IT are explored as well.

This course covers financial statement preparation and analysis from a personal perspective, and the cash and debt management that flows from these statements. The course explores the structure of personal taxation including the calculations of income deductions and credits. This course also reviews the time value of money and economic concepts applicable to the principal subject areas of financial planning.

This course offers an overview of the products involved in the financial marketplace. Securities, financial markets, market efficiency, margin accounts, stock valuation, and bond valuation are examined. A review of mutual funds is also done, focusing on the different types of funds, their fees and services, and how to select a fund.

This course covers three main topics areas. The first topic, basics of insurance, will cover the concept of risk, the insurance industry, insurance contracts and group insurance. The second topic will cover retirement planning and management. Basics of estate planning, the final topic, will include intestacy, wills and power of attorney, probate and forms of property ownership, and family law.

This course covers the fundamental investment concepts of risk and return, portfolio diversification, asset allocation, portfolio evaluation, ratio analysis, and innovative types of investment products available in the marketplace.

This course introduces students to the principles and applications of financial modeling using Microsoft Excel. Topics include building dynamic models for financial statements, valuation, capital budgeting, forecasting, and risk analysis. Students will learn to apply Excel functions, data analysis tools, and scenario techniques to solve real-world financial problems and support decision-making.

The focus of this course is the establishment of small business enterprises and issues related to managing them. Managerial and strategic problems during the early years of business formation and growth are examined with emphasis on the entrepreneurial process, opportunity recognition, business planning, mobilizing resources and organization creation.

This course is the first in a series of three cooperative work experience placements, offering students the opportunity to apply classroom learning in a paid, minimum 400-hour work term in the business world. Students will gain hands-on experience in a professional setting, focusing on foundational business skills. Participation in the co-op program is optional but requires successful completion of all three work terms to fulfill the co-op pathway. The work term is monitored and evaluated by the employer.