Business Administration (BBA) (Laurier) and Computer Science (BCS) (University of Waterloo) Double Degree

Wilfrid Laurier University

The Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Laurier and the Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo (UW) have teamed up to give you two highly respected degrees from our two outstanding institutions. In this double-degree program, you’ll earn both a Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) from UW and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Laurier in only five years.

As a graduate of this program, you’ll be in high demand in today’s information-rich society, where global companies are looking for employees with both computer science and business management knowledge.

Program Highlights

View the Business and Computer Science (UW) experience guide and learn about the opportunities at Laurier that will help prepare you, both inside and outside the classroom, for your future career.

In your first year, you’ll work in a team to generate and present a new venture for our BDO New Venture Competition, and in your third year, you’ll put your business knowledge to the test during a weeklong case study competition, where you’ll analyze a real problem facing a real company.

Laurier has one of Canada’s leading business schools, and we have an unbeatable sense of community – you won’t get lost in the crowd.

Our Lazaridis School of Business and Economics is internationally accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Co-op is required for students and is a great way to learn through practical experience.

Application courses in senior years including iPhone Application Programming

Sample Courses

• Calculus for Business and Economics Students
• New Venture Creation
• E-Business Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• High-Tech Marketing
• Data Structures and Data Management (UW)
• Logic and Computation (UW)
• Object-Oriented Software Development (UW)
• Computer Organization and Design (UW)

Design Your Degree

The following specializations are available to you in the Business and Computer Science program:

• Accounting
• Business and Sustainability
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Human Resources Management
• Insurance and Risk Management
• International Business
• Marketing
• Marketing Communications
• Supply Chain Management