Indigenous Business

Overview

The Bachelor of Commerce, Indigenous Business Major is a business program unique to Athabasca University. This major

• focuses on principles of Indigenous (Aboriginal) business and governance
• acknowledges and develops the role of traditional knowledge
• blends cultural relevance into the core management curriculum

If you have career interests in Indigenous business, this program will allow you to concentrate your studies in areas such as

• leadership
• management
• community development
• negotiation

Why take the Bachelor of Commerce, Indigenous Business Major?

The Bachelor of Commerce is one of the most highly recognized credentials in the Canadian business community.

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.