Connect your interests in the arts with a practical understanding of how organizations operate and make decisions. This flexible interdisciplinary degree helps you bring a broader human perspective to business challenges, communicate across fields and tailor your academic interests in business to advance the private, public or nonprofit sectors.
- Combine business strategy, organizational management and economics with your choice of arts major to acquire specialized knowledge in business.
- Choose from a wide range of arts majors including Political Studies, Economics, Sociology, and Psychology
- Complete a professional business placement to develop critical thinking and management skills, and specialized knowledge in your chosen major.
- Gain 100 hours of hands-on business experience through a fourth-year placement with local businesses, organizations, or government.
- Study at the only university in Canada to offer a wide range of joint majors in business administration and science.
Popular Business Joint Major
Shape a joint degree around your interests by combining Business Administration with nearly any arts major. Popular combinations include Political Studies, Media Studies, Global Development Studies, Sociology, and Cultural Studies.
Trent’s unique Business joint majors allow you to combine business with another area of study and graduate with a distinctive skillset that reflects your interests and career goals. As the only university in Canada offering such a broad range of Business joint majors, Trent provides opportunities that you simply won’t find anywhere else in the country.
Gain valuable career experience while earning academic credit.
Requirements
If you are coming straight from high school in Ontario or are a recent grad, the general admission requirements are:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
- A minimum of six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses, including program-specific prerequisites
- ENG4U with a minimum of 60%
| Admission Requirements | Recommended Admission Requirements | Estimated Admission Average | Co-op Admission Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG4U | 4U Math | 70-75% |
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Students from across Canada can use their grades from their home province to apply to Trent.
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International students from outside Canada can apply based on the curriculum of their home country.
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Mature students can apply to Trent based on previous education and professional or volunteer experience.
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With many transfer agreements and flexible pathway options, Trent University makes it easy for students to make the most of the credits you have already earned.
- Robert M. Fowler Scholarship
- Robin Morris Scholarship
- William Bligh Shaw Scholarship
- William B. Common, QC, LLD Memorial Prize
- Garnet Morris/Sun Life Prize
- Bonnie M. Patterson Leadership Development Grant
- Kawartha Credit Union Award
- Jean McKerracher Business Administration Award
- LLF Lawyers Award
Whether you're graduating from an Ontario high school, looking to study in Canada, or training for a second career, Trent has clear pathways for students to apply and be admitted to study at either of our campuses.
Trent has a strong reputation for producing well-rounded business graduates.
- Work directly with municipalities, local foundations and non-profit organizations to investigate intersecting business and community challenges. Recent projects have examined economic development and strategic planning in the Peterborough area.
- Sharpen your entrepreneurial skills by pitching your business ideas in local and national business competitions, including Jeux du Commerce and Trent’s Business STRIDE Challenge.
- See the world and make a difference as part of a summer field school. Explore your options through available courses on the Academic Calendar, through department offices, or by speaking with an Academic Advisor.
- Take your Trent education global. Spend a semester or year studying at one of Trent’s 50+ international partner universities, participate in a summer field course, or gain international experience through a placement or internship.
- With opportunities in more than 35 countries, you can broaden your academic perspective, experience new cultures, and build skills that prepare you for a global career.
- Gain 100 hours of hands-on work experience in your fourth year while Gain 100 hours of hands-on work experience through a fourth year placement, all while earning credits toward your degree.
- Pursue a placement in finance, accounting, human resources, marketing, entrepreneurship, government research, or administration with employers like Ontario Power Generation, Investor’s Group, The Innovation Cluster, and Ontario Parks.