Human Resources (HR) is no longer just an administrative function. Today, HR is a part of an organization’s business planning and long-term strategy. This means that HR managers need grounding in accounting, finance, and strategic management.
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Q: Why take the Bachelor of Commerce?
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The Bachelor of Commerce is one of the most highly recognized credentials in the Canadian business community.
Q: How long will it take to complete?
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Finish this program in as little as 2 years (post-diploma route) or 4 years (degree route) of full-time study. Or work at your own pace and take as long as you need. There is no time limit for completion.
Program summary
Program overview
Human Resources (HR) is no longer just an administrative function. Today, HR is a part of an organization’s business planning and long-term strategy. This means that HR managers need grounding in accounting, finance, and strategic management.
Athabasca University’s online Bachelor of Commerce, Human Resources Management Major gives you this key training, along with an in-depth knowledge of HR topics including
recruitment, selection, and training of employees
health and safety
employment law
motivation and productivity
With your Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resources Management, you will have the broad-based business knowledge you need to become a successful HR professional who can contribute to departmental and organizational goals.
Why take the Bachelor of Commerce?
The Bachelor of Commerce is one of the most highly recognized credentials in the Canadian business community.
Routes and options
The Bachelor of Commerce, Human Resources Management Major is a 4-year online degree program. If you already have a post-secondary diploma, you can take the shorter post-diploma route. There are no set start dates – you can enrol at any time and register for courses right away.
Post-diploma route
There are 2 possible routes into the post-diploma option, with an additional option available for students who have completed a business diploma in Ontario. Faculty of Business diploma to degree routes.
Completion times
Finish this program in as little as 2 years (post-diploma route) or 4 years (degree route) of full-time study. Or work at your own pace and take as long as you need. There is no time limit for completion.
Admission requirements
There are no formal admission requirements for this program. All you need is to be 16 or older. You can enrol anytime and start right away, regardless of your previous education.
Please note: If you have a degree in administration, business, commerce or management, or a degree with a related major or concentration from AU or another university, you cannot apply to the Bachelor of Commerce, Human Resources Management Major program.
How to apply
You can apply to AU online, anytime. Once you’ve completed the online application form and paid the one-time general application fee (and transfer credit evaluation fee, if applicable), you’re officially an AU student and can start registering in courses.
Make sure we get your transcripts if you want us to consider your previous post-secondary education for transfer credit.
Transfer and advanced credit
If you don’t qualify for the post-diploma route, you can still get credit for courses at other institutions, or life experience. However, you must complete a minimum of 30 credits at AU.
Transfer credit will not be accepted if course(s) completed more than:
10 years ago in the business and administrative studies area of study at the senior (300/400) level;
5 years ago in CMIS (all levels);
10 years ago in statistics (all levels).
If you are currently working in the field and provide evidence of work being completed, this restriction may be waived. Transfer credit being used to satisfy options other than those in the business and administrative studies area will not be restricted.
Program requirements
To complete the program you will need to fulfil the requirements of the first 2 years of the Bachelor of Commerce, plus those specific to your major.
Our program plans can give you an idea of what courses you need to finish this program, and how to plan the order you’ll take them in. If you’re feeling stuck, our academic advisors can help.
Once you have paid the initial application fee, tuition is pay-as-you-go for each course registration. Course fees vary depending on your location and other factors.
You can estimate your total program cost by multiplying the cost of a 3-credit course by the number of courses you need to take for the program. Remember that tuition costs may increase each year.
Program learning outcomes
PLG 1: Our graduates will be effective decision makers.
The intent of this goal is the ability to analyze a given business situation and propose an appropriate course of action. It includes skills in critical thinking and problem solving as well as an applied understanding of current business issues.
PLG 2: Our graduates will be capable communicators.
This goal means the ability to produce quality written documents and give effective oral presentations—to analyze your audience and the communication situation, and create effective academic papers, business reports, infographics, or slide presentations that meet your needs and fulfill your goals as an effective communicator.
PLG 3: Our graduates will have ethical awareness.
The goal is to enable you to identify relevant ethical issues in a given situation—what is at stake, and why your choices are important to business and society.
PLG 4: Our graduates will have a global perspective.
In today’s business environment, you need to be able to identify the opportunities and challenges of operating within complex local, regional, and global environments, which is the purpose of this goal.
PLG 5: Our 4-year business program graduates will be competent in discipline-specific skills and knowledge.
As a program graduate, you will be able to demonstrate the functional capability that is a foundation for a career in the field of Accounting, Business Technology Management, Finance, Human Resources Management or Marketing.
graduate studies in business administration with a specialization in human resources management or other related/unrelated disciplines
law
education
journalism
library science
* Entrance requirements vary among educational institutions. It is the students’ responsibility to research the entrance requirements of other universities.
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