Bachelor of Arts

at Lakeland College - Lloydminster Campus Canada

You’ll study the:

• Anatomy and physiology of the skin
• Diseases and pharmacology
• Epidemiology and nutrition.

At Lakeland your classroom is our campus spa. You’ll learn to do and practice with clients:

• Manicures and pedicures including gel polish
• Facials including chemical peel and microdermabrasion
• Body treatments such as wraps and scrubs
• Body waxing
• Makeup artistry
• Lash and brow tints
• Relaxation/hot rock massage

Choose our general business major to acquire a broad range of business knowledge and skills.

Your required courses help you build business fundamentals and practical skills. Our expert instructors will ground you in:

• Accounting
• Organization behaviour
• Communications
• Marketing
• Economics

Start building industry connections during an optional 16-week summer practicum.

Your elective courses give you flexibility to tailor your courses to your interest and goals. You even have the option to choose 2 courses from outside business. You’ll discuss your goals and available courses with your academic advisor before you start second year.

If goal your goal is a degree, then you don't have to leave Lakeland. Our partnership with Athabasca University gives you two options. The Bachelor of Management is an extra year. Or, stay for two years and earn a Bachelor of Commerce.

Set a career in the sciences in motion by starting a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at Lakeland College.

You'll learn - and experiment - in state of the art labs Lloydminster’s Bill Kondro wing. You’ll be setting yourself up for academic success with smaller class sizes and up-to-date-equipment. Your labs will also take you outdoors for field labs.

A bachelor of science degree can be a diverse education in more than one science, or in a specific science. At the U of A, for example, you may take a major and a minor. This may be the launch of your career in research, consulting or other scientific endeavors.

As well, you may take science courses as a pre-professional year or degree before going on to areas such as

• Dental hygiene
• Dentistry
• Medical lab science
• Nursing
• Nutrition
• Pharmacy
• Veterinary medicine

Lakeland’s one-year administration professional program covers both the technical and interpersonal;

• Bookkeeping
• Office procedures
• Computer applications
• Communications
• Human relations

Business basics in the 21st century also requires social media skills. You’ll learn about specific social media platforms, as well as how to use them in a marketing plan. This course of one of two online ones in the program.

You’ll put everything you’ve learned to work in a 3-week practicum. You’ll graduate prepared to be an essential part of any office.

Take advantage of your analytic mind along with strong communication and decision-making skills. Choose a career in real estate appraisal and assessment.

You’ll be part of an exclusive group. Lakeland is one of only 4 post-secondaries in Western Canada to offer appraisal and assessment. Your skills are in demand and are respected in the industry.

This business admin diploma major starts with business basics. Then, you’ll dig into the core of your specialty with:

• Assessment principles
• Construction estimating
• Farmland evaluation
• Property analysis
• Property law
• Computerized mass appraisal valuation of properties - it's now the industry standard

Explore a liberal arts education by starting a Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Lakeland College.
You’ll develop general knowledge and skills including:

• Research
• Writing
• Organization
• Critical thinking
• Analysis

Your career pathway from a BA is diverse

• Anthropologist to sociologist
• Economist to police officer
• Historical researcher to political advocate

Open career doors in business, government business and non-government organizations with a Bachelor of Commerce (BComm).

Your options could take you into:

• Accounting
• Business economics & law
• Finance
• Human resources
• International marketing
• Operations management
• Sales and retail

Stimulating and fast-paced, marketing is a career that could take you anywhere. Marketing jobs are wherever ideas, products, or services are sold.

Start on that path by taking core subjects that build your business skills and knowledge. Then, you’ll shift focus to specialized marketing courses including:

• e-commerce
• consumer behavior
• global marketing
• marketing research

Add more real-world experience by choosing our optional 16-week co-op placement. It runs between your first and second year. You’ll practice what you learned while developing networks and expanding your experience.

When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to work in marketing, sales, and communications. You could be part of advertising, social media, public relations, or corporate communication teams.

Spend another year at Lakeland and add a second major. Or stay 2 years and earn a Bachelor of Commerce.

HOPE covers two power engineering classes. In first year, you’ll earn your 4th class certification. That’s a requirement before you move into your second practicum between your first and second year of classes.

For 3rd class training, you’ll move from the skills training in the Husky Power Engineering Lab to the more complex Energy Centre. It’s an integrated power plant with a once-through steam generator.

Power engineering is all about safely operating and maintaining boilers, turbines and engines. Your job prospects aren’t limited to the oil sector. You could work in:

• Power generation
• Chemical plants
• Food processing
• Hospital and institutional power plants

Our 2nd year steam practicum is what sets Lakeland apart. We find you spots, usually paid ones. This 3-month practicum comes after 200 hours of lab firing time.

Expand your clinical skills and multiple your career options as an esthetician. You’ll start the clinical program with esthetician students, perfecting wellness treatments like manicures, pedicures and facials.

In your 7-week third semester you’ll take advanced courses in:

• The skin’s anatomy and physiology
• skin diseases and disorders
• Clinical facials
• Laser technology
• Chemical peels
• Microdermabrasion
• Micro-needling
• Dermaplaning

You’ll work with the latest technology: A multi-functional laser. You’ll learn how to use it in the spa-classroom. Then, you'll practice your skills during public clinics in the student-led spa.