Commerce and Finance (B.Com.)
Program Description | Program Requirements
First Year Studies
Program Description
The U of T commerce program selects from among the best and brightest students and provides them with an education that is unparalleled in the country. The commerce program partners a leading graduate business school, the Rotman School of Management, with Canada's top undergraduate economics department. All of this in the context of Canada's foremost research university, located in the heart of the business community just minutes away from Bay Street and steps from Queen's Park. The commerce programs combine economics and the various sub-disciplines of business and government management enabling students to develop analytical skills and gain a knowledge of institutions. This background is useful for solving problems and making decisions in business and government environments. Some of the areas within commerce include:
Economics ? the study of how individuals and decision?makers in business and government choose among costly alternatives, with a wide range of applications to such things as the markets for various goods and services, labour, and domestic and international financial assets.
Accounting ? the construction and uses of financial and related information in organizations and society. Designing systems to monitor and control organizations, deciding what information to disclose, tax planning, and conducting audits are some of the applications of this rich and varied discipline.
Finance ? how firms raise funds and how they put such funds to use. Firms have access to funds from capital markets as well as the funds derived from their own business earnings. Funds are put to use following investment decisions that allocate financial resources to their most efficient, most valuable purpose.
Marketing ? consists of the spectrum of activities that link the production of goods and services with individual consumers or industrial buyers. These activities include designing products and services which satisfy consumer needs and developing appropriate pricing, distribution and communication strategies.
Organizational Behaviour ? the study of the behaviour of individuals and groups within organizations.
Program Prerequisites
English 30, Math 30, Math 31; On-line profile form must be submitted
First Year Studies
Students take Introduction to Economics, EC0100Y; Accounting I, MGT120H; either introductory calculus course Calculus and Linear Algebra for Commerce, MAT133Y or Calculus, MAT137Y; and a minimum of 1.5 additional credits in any other courses by the end of a university year. Students are encouraged to take a First Year Seminar (199Y1) courses.