Commerce provides a solid foundation in the key disciplines of business, including accounting, finance, marketing, and management.
Commerce is highly flexible, reflecting the diverse business society that students will enter after graduation.

Built on a strong liberal arts foundation, the program provides you with the knowledge and skills necessary to view the business world from different perspectives.

At Mount Allison, Commerce provides you with an experiential and personal approach to business studies.
You'll benefit from small class sizes, one-on-one time with your professors, frequent interaction with fellow students, opportunities to gain real-world experience, and Mount Allison’s strong links to the business world.

You'll study a variety of business areas, such as:

accounting
finance
marketing
management
The program is designed to give all students, regardless of your areas of concentration, a strong undergraduate foundation in the key disciplines of management education.

Students will be challenged both inside and outside the classroom to develop the problem-solving and decision-making skills that are essential to successful business enterprises.

Course work may include:

developing an entrepreneurial business plan, obtaining funding, and beginning operations of a functioning business
linking by e-mail to a university in another country to compare marketing strategies and experience cross-cultural business practices
developing marketing plans for real businesses
analyzing business cases

Whether you're entering the job market or continuing your education, your Mount Allison degree will stand out.
Mount Allison has been recognized by Maclean's as the top primarily undergraduate university in Canada more times than any other university.

With experiential learning and career development opportunities available in every degree, you'll also graduate with hands-on learning and on-the-job experience.

Our graduates also boast extraordinarily high acceptance rates to top graduate programs and professional schools such as law and medicine.

Popular career paths for Commerce graduates include:

bank manager
business/budget analyst
entrepreneur
supply chain analyst
advertising/brand manager
marketing research analyst
business development officer
human resources generalist/specialist
compensation analyst
project manager
investment analyst/banker
investment advisor/financial planner
securities analyst/trader
financial accountant
industrial/management accountant
international business developer