Bachelor of Arts, Major in Sociology

at Concordia University of Edmonton Canada

The Concordia University of Edmonton offers students a two-year long post graduate master’s program called Master of Information Systems Security Management. Through the years with growing corporates, the need for security professionals is growing and hence, it becomes one of the most highly employable fields in IT.  Students are helped to develop skills to carry out digital forensic activities, recognize and assess cyber threats, conduct security tests against other networks so on and so forth. A number of career options open up for students such as digital forensic investigators, cybersecurity professionals, IT Security Consultants, and security testers.

The program allows you preparation time for writing the certification exam for Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). After completing this program, students are also eligible for certification exams such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) as well as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Students are aided by a group of highly trained professionals and faculty members who help them throughout the program. 

This post-BA program has been designed to meet the needs of students and practicing psychologists to enhance their knowledge and skills in assessment.For post-BA students, the program is intended to offer professional preparation to provide skilled assessment services under the supervision of a registered psychologist (e.g., as a psychological assistant). For registered psychologists, the courses are intended to allow students to incorporate specific domains of psychological knowledge and assessment skills into their professional practice.

Key areas of emphasis include intellectual, personality, forensic, and neuropsychological assessment, in addition to the diagnosis of child, adolescent, and adult psychopathology. Our graduate diploma requires 18 credits or 6 courses worth 3 credits each. Courses are focused on developing students’ theory and knowledge integrated with hands-on practical skills. Our diploma program is set up to provide students with the instruction and practical opportunities to acquire the abilities needed to complete psychological assessments, write reports, and make helpful, reliable, and valid suggestions for the individuals or third parties seeking the assessments.

Financial analysts and planners are experts at making recommendations to individuals and organizations best practices for achieving their financial goals.
The finance emphasis in the Bachelor of Management program at Concordia University of Edmonton will explore all aspects of financial management and decision-making. Learn how to:

• Help clients identify their personal and financial goals
• Assist corporations as they make their financial decisions
• Discover strategies on how individual investors can select and manage their investment opportunities
• Managing personal, corporate, and public finance portfolios
• Handle mergers and acquisitions

Become the “best asset” in an organization with your finance coursework from Concordia University of Edmonton. With a Bachelor of Management degree and a finance emphasis students can pursue careers that include, but are not limited to, financial advisor, financial analyst, investment analyst, loan officer, and trader.

Marketing professionals rely on a variety of skills to secure customers and build brand loyalty. To be on top of their game, they research, create, and design from inception.

Coursework in the Marketing Emphasis of the Bachelor of Management program at Concordia University of Edmonton introduces you to:

• Advertising methods
• Consumer behaviour
• International marketing
• Promotion strategies
• Research techniques
• Strategic marketing

Be the marketing professional that knows how to ‘get things going’. With a Bachelor of Management degree and a marketing emphasis from Concordia University of Edmonton, you can pursue careers that include, but are not limited to, marketing manager, market research analyst, project manager, public relations professional and sales representative.

Concordia University provides a diploma in Music which spans for four years. This program offers students a wholesome and creative environment to nurture their potential. This program is a unified whole of theoretical, historical as well as performance studies. Students are taught a number of instruments such as piano, voice, guitar, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and composition. Students get to study a number of courses such as choral, vocal, orchestral, band, and keyboard music and music lessons in voice and all instruments.

Concordia University has an expert faculty and professional music teachers who guide students at every step of the way during the course. In addition, courses in conducting, arranging, music pedagogy, church music, composition, music history, music theory and music therapy are available. Graduate from this program work in music-related fields, including music therapy, recording and arts administration. 

Chemistry is a broad discipline has many parallels with other science subjects such as physics, mathematics, astronomy and biology. Advancements in the field of chemistry positively impact the environment and have many positive outcomes such as such as efficient fuels, dyes that do not fade advancements, stainless steel and non-rusting metals. Concordia University offers a four year undergraduate degree in the field of chemistry which gives the students plenty of chances to gain a great career. 

Accredited by the Canadian Society of Chemistry, the BSc Chemistry program is a one of kind program that explores the different realms of the subject and also helps the students study chemistry with respect to other subjects such as engineering and nanotechnology, medicine and dentistry, food sciences and environmental sciences. The program has amazing work opportunities owing to the Certificate in Industrial Chemistry gained within the four years of the degree. Concordia University has amazing research opportunities, well equipped laboratories, top notch facilities and a great faculty of highly trained professionals. 

Concordia University offers an undergraduate degree program in philosophy that spans for a total of four years. Philosophy deals with the study and analysis of multiple aspects and problems about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind and language. This course centres on developing the linguistic skills, critical thinking ability, a better understanding of the subject and a solid point of view.

This program helps students understand about meaningful human interactions and relationships, the functioning of the society and the cultural crossroads of the society. This program raises questions about concepts such as happiness, love, family, work, justice, truth, beauty, and progress. Ethics is also an important aspect of philosophy and students are educated about it as well. CBU’s Philosophy program develops meaningful skills in researching, observation, interviewing, critical thinking, and cross-cultural understanding. This program helps students to seek employment in multiple fields such as academics, property development, social work, advertising, marketing and so on. 

Biology is the field of science that deals with life and the living organisms. Biology has a number of subfields such as Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Ecology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Concordia University of Edmonton offers a four year bachelor degree program in the field of biology and the course allows students to specialize in the areas of ecology and evolutionary biology, cell and molecular biology and health/medical sciences.

Concordia University has great facilities for students for research and has highly equipped laboratories and research areas. The subject also has plenty of opportunities in the field of Research and Development (R&D), Pharmaceuticals and Chemical industries, Public Health and Environmental Protection Sectors, Clinical Research, Waste Management, etc. Concordia University has highly trained professional teachers and faculty members who guide the students throughout their degree and prepare them for the future. Students can work in laboratory or field jobs, or further study in areas such as Education and Public Health.

English is the most global language in the world and is spoken widely across the globe. Concordia University has an extraordinary three yearlong Bachelor’s program in English that helps students learn about literature as well as language and sharpen their skills pertaining to the language. Under this course students study literature and through the affluence of English literature we can have a better worldview. BA in English integrates a comprehensive historical approach to literature with an emphasis on literary theory and recent approach and Concordia also offers courses in creative and technical writing.

Literature offers us a culturally diverse perspective of the world and offer us a more historical, political and social context of events. Studying literature helps an individual develop and hone their preexisting skills such as reading, writing, critical thinking and higher level of understanding. From classic literature to contemporary literature, from poetry to prose and from fiction to nonfiction, this course covers all genres and type of literature as well as all the aspects of learning language as well. Under this program, students can also choose to undertake courses according to their choice. Students can also join interesting activity clubs such as drama, theatre etc. 

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSc IT) program is designed to prepare graduates who possess the right combination of knowledge and practical expertise to solve computing technology problems in any organization.

The program provides students with theoretical knowledge and technical skills as well as professional preparedness for IT careers and/or further study (e.g., Masters). The curriculum covers core IT concepts (e.g., computing and emerging technologies, software development and cyber-security) and ethical, legal, and social issues related to IT.