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A major (also known as a major concentration or concentration) is a term for your specific group of courses that give you a basic knowledge of a field of study, which is in addition to your core curriculum. A major is a term most commonly applied to a program of study leading to a bachelor's degree. The business school will define a framework for this specialized portion of your studies, including a certain number of required courses and a certain number of "elective" courses relevant to the major. The school will also define your general education or foundation education requirements. Some majors in some business schools effectively define your full course of study; many others allow you considerable latitude both within your field of study and in their other courses. However, not all schools have majors and may offer a program of "general business" studies, which is, in fact, a major of a different kind.
Although many students choose their major before entering a university or college, many others will select it during their first or second year of a three- or four-year program. Typically schools do not allow you to officially declare your major until the end of your second year so that you experience a broad range of courses that will help you choose the most appropriate major.
Some schools actually require you to list a major choice on your application for admission, but this is rare. If you are interested in a major that requires a lot of classes, or classes that are limited to students in that major, you might have to declare earlier than usual (i.e., the fall semester of your second year). As well, for some majors you will need to take specific courses (pre-requisites) during your first and second year before you can even be considered eligible for upper level courses. Some majors have limited enrolment so in fact you may even be required to apply to get in to the major you want, including attending an interview or writing an essay.
Community college programs generally do not have majors as such. Their 1- to 3-year diploma programs carry a designation, for instance Events Management Diploma, which is much more specific than, say, Bachelor of Commerce. Often, students in a community college program--sometimes all the students in the department--will take a common set of core foundational courses in the first year (or term, in the case of shorter programs) which then enables them to pursue a specialized area of study. But generally the field of study at the community college level is career-focused to the point where students do not take "elective" courses as they do for bachelor's degrees. Hence the designation of the diploma effectively stands in for the "major."
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Accountancy? Cheque it out! Got your pocket protector? Check. Got your high wasted pants on? Check. Completely deleted your sense of humour? Check. Congratulations! You've just identified a completely inaccurate, yet well known stereotype of an accountant.Accountancy is one of the most interesting and exciting careers around, with a range of different areas that you can specialize in. So if you like being challenge... >[more]
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Career Choices: Business If we were to list all of the various careers in business, Campus Starter would be looking less like a magazine and more like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Here's a little taster of the range of careers that are available in business. No hobbits were killed in the writing of this article. AccountantOK, so we all like money, but do you enjoy working with it? Perhaps you do you... >[more]
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Taking Care of Business A business degree is probably the most popular degree on most Canadian campuses, and often the biggest department on campus. But is it for you, and are you really sure what it involves?Ok, business sounds a bit general. What can I study?Business covers a range of different subjects, and there are many options to choose from. Most universities and colleges have a business or ma... >[more]
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