Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Information Systems and Business (Joint Major)

at Trent University Canada

Geography at Trent goes beyond learning in a classroom; it’s a hands-on exploration of our natural world. In this program, you’ll learn about real-world issues and critical perspectives related to both human and physical geography. You’ll explore complex challenges such as the causes and impacts of climate change, health geography, water resources, and the historical roots of geopolitical conflicts.

Accelerated Master's Degree:-
Earn your M.Sc. in Environmental & Life Sciences in only 12-16 months after graduating from your B.Sc.

Resume Boosters:-

• Participate in a capstone or community-based research project
• Work alongside leading faculty as a research assistant, even in your undergrad
• Write and defend an undergraduate Honours thesis

You want to become an innovative business leader or entrepreneur. No other program will help you get there better than Trent’s exclusive Bachelor of Business Administration. By examining corporate, self-employment, online, small business, and other business models, you’ll learn the fundamentals of leadership and management, gaining a deep understanding of the organization of business and its role in today’s highly-digital world.

Resume Boosters:-

• 100 hours of hands-on professional experience completing internships with business sector companies and organizations
• Leave your mark at Trent through a fourth-year legacy project or undertake a community-based research projects with local businesses
• Network with industry experts and organizations through the Prosperity Business Tradeshow and Global Entrepreneurship Week
• Compete in local and national business competitions, including Jeux du Commerce, Pitch It, Durham Ideas Den, Bears’ Lair

Deepen your understanding of the regulation and expression of diverse forms of sexuality and its role in shaping societies across the world and through history. This specialization gives students a rich, multidisciplinary lens through which to understand the theoretical, creative and empirical aspects of sexuality. Graduate with the skills and expertise needed to succeed in a broad range of fields – from advocacy to law.

You want to become an innovative business leader or entrepreneur. No other program will help you get there better than Trent’s exclusive Bachelor of Business Administration. By examining corporate, self-employment, online, small business, and other business models, you’ll learn the fundamentals of leadership and management, gaining a deep understanding of the organization of business and its role in today’s highly-digital world.

Ethics & Sustainability (Specialization):-
Business headlines today often include news of companies compromising ethics in favour of the bottom line. With the private sector having a big influence on people’s livelihoods, the world needs business experts who can guide moral decision making. In this important specialization, B.B.A. students gain a foundational knowledge of social and environmental ethics as they relate to business, equipping them with the tools needed to transform the corporate world for the better.

Resume Boosters:-

• Prepare for your CPA designation or springboard into an M.B.A. benefiting from the knowledge and expertise of Trent’s community of business leaders and mentors
• Complete 100-hours of hands-on professional experience through an internship with business sector companies and organizations
• Leave your mark at Trent through a fourth-year legacy project or undertake a community-based research project with local businesses

With 220 million French speakers worldwide (projected to be more than 700 million by 2050), French language and comprehension has become a highly-sought after and important skill. In this program, you’ll immerse yourself in French, French Canadian, and Francophone literatures and cultures.

Quebec and Franco-Canadian Studies (Specialization):-
Learn more than just the grammatical and linguistic elements of the French language, examining the challenges and triumphs that have shaped the language culturally, socially, and politically around the globe.

Go beyond the boundaries of your French major, exploring French as a linguistic force that exceeds provincial borders and has influence across the globe as a language of power. Immerse yourself in the culture, literature, and history of Que?bec and French Canada to understand the social and political dimensions of Canada’s second official language.

Resume Boosters:-

• Take your studies even further by spending a year abroad in Quebec.
• Embrace French-based events, including presentations by guest speakers, public readings, and student-run mini-conferences.

Canadian Studies was born at Trent. Study in the School for the Study of Canada at one of the first universities in the country to establish a Canadian Studies department.

How has Canada become what it is today, and what does it mean to be Canadian? Explore issues of relevance to our expansive country through a critical examination of themes such as the environment, nationalism, indigeneity, multiculturalism, and immigration. Canadian Studies will offer you unparalleled insight into the life and history of Canada, and how this expansive nation and its position in the world today.

Resume Boosters:

• Undertake a community research project with local museums, not-for-profits and arts organizations
• Study alongside leading Canadian Studies scholars, many of whom are national and international experts in their field
• Participate in and learn from public lectures, seminars and themed symposiums held on-campus throughout the year

When you study English Literature at Trent you are able to pursue your passions through poetry, prose, plays and other texts. Whether you are enthusiastic about novels or enjoy the succinctness of critical writing, in English at Trent you can explore the lasting impact of how we write and share stories of the human experience. Explore the written word across time periods ranging from medieval romance to the Harlem renaissance to contemporary graphic fiction. You’ll also get career-ready with creativity, critical inquiry, and strong communication skills, and through the English Literature Co-op stream’s you can put your writing styles and language skills to the real world test while gaining valuable career experience.

Resume Boosters:

• Explore your strengths and career interests, and graduate with 12 months of work experience (and income) through the new four-year B.A. co-op option, giving you the competitive edge for future job prospects.
• Take your love of books global and travel to a globally-known literary heritage site - from the fjords of Norway to the paths of pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales - by competing for the Barbara Rooke Travel Prize
• Gain the skills you need to become a published author contributing to Chickenscratch, an annual anthology of creative writing that puts students in the editorial seat
• Engage with acclaimed authors, including professors and guests hosted through Trent’s Writers Reading series, and explore a range of hands-on learning experiences including dramatic performance, music, creative writing, peer-assessed active learning, or blogging
• Participate in seminar and workshop classes that provide opportunities for discussion, critical thinking, and interaction with leading scholars and teachers who care about their students

Studying in one of the only degrees of its kind in Canada, you can choose from a diverse range of courses offering theoretical and practical paths into visual arts, media, film, theatre, music, pop culture, and more.

Cultural Studies gives you the tools to critique and create cultural objects and practices – everything from games to graffiti, print to painting, and music to film. You’ll study culture by reading, talking, and doing, taking both lecture and workshop courses in literature, fine art, media, and theory. And you’ll ask (and seek answers to) the questions about how culture shapes our lives.

Film & Media (Specializations)
Break outside the box of mainstream and conventional media to get at the core of how film, radio, television, popular culture, and social media influence culture. Through hands-on workshops in game, radio and podcast creation, and focusing on topics covering everything from Media and War to the History of Radio and TV, this specialization will help Cultural Studies students put your media literacy to the test and prepare you for a variety of dynamic careers.

As a B.E.S.S. student at one of Canada’s top postsecondary environmental institutions, develop a strong understanding of solutions to natural resource and environmental problems and learn how to combine scientific and social knowledge effectively in this interdisciplinary joint arts-science degree. You will gain an understanding of the scientific aspects of contemporary environmental issues that are linked to policy and planning decisions leading to an environmentally sustainable future. Your studies will address environmental challenges, science, policy and politics from multiple perspectives.

Accelerated Master's Degree:-
Earn your M.Sc. in Environmental & Life Sciences (ELS) in only 12-16 months after graduating from your B.Sc.

Resume Boosters:-

• Conduct hands-on research in state-of-the-art labs and Trent’s extensive “living laboratory” of nature reserves right here on campus
• Minimum entrance and performance requirements challenge you to maintain a high standard of academic performance throughout your degree
• Pursue a capstone or community-based research project or write and defend an undergraduate Honours thesis

In this age of globalization and innovation, the ability to acquire, develop, and motivate talented people has become the number one challenge for most organizations. The postgraduate certificate in Human Resource Management (HRM) is designed for students who wish to learn how HRM contributes positively to both organizations and the people who work for them. This exceptional program is ideally-suited to new graduates seeking further specialization, or working professionals wishing to further develop their understanding of human resource management. Develop new talent, drive organizational change, and become a true HR leader.