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Business and its related activities are critical to a thriving global economy. The Lazaridis School’s Department of Business helps build tomorrow’s workforce by delivering six business areas through which students gain a comprehensive understanding of business before selecting from a number of concentrations or options.
One of the founding principles of the Department of Business is the belief that our students should have the freedom to choose the path that’s best for them. We support many academic pathways through several program options delivered by outstanding faculty.
Explore Our Business Programs
Undergraduate Business Programs
- Business Administration (BBA)
- Business Technology Management (BTM)
- Business Administration and Computer Science Double Degree – Wilfrid Laurier University
- Business Administration and Computer Science Double Degree – University of Waterloo
- Business Administration and Financial Mathematics Double Degree
- Business Administration and Mathematics Double Degree
- Business Administration (Diploma)
Graduate Business Programs
- Business Administration (MBA)
- Finance (MFin)
- Management Analytics (MMA)
- Finance and Management Analytics Double Degree (MFin+MMA)
- Management (MSc)
- Management (PhD)
- Accounting (Graduate Diploma)
Leadership by Academic Area
The Department of Business’ leadership structure differs from other academic units in that it has associate deans rather than chairs and area coordinators who lead their respective fields of business education.
- Associate dean of undergraduate programs and BBA program director: Chima Mbagwu
- Associate dean of graduate programs: Ignacio Castillo
- Associate dean of faculty development and research: Sapna Isotupa
- Business Technology Management program director and area coordinator: Oliver Masakure
- Accounting area coordinator: Ling Chu
- Finance area coordinator: Fabricio Perez
- Marketing area coordinator: Chatura Ranaweera
- Organizational Behaviour/Human Resources Management area coordinator: Yujie (Jessie) Zhan
- Operations and Decision Science area coordinator: Hamid Noori
- Strategic Management area coordinator: John Banks