Business Administration (BBA) + Computer Science (BSc)

We've merged our internationally accredited Lazaridis Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with Laurier’s Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science to create a powerful double-degree program. This combination equips you with sought-after technical skills and business acumen. Expertise in database and internet computing is crucial as marketing shifts to new technologies, making you highly desirable to employers seeking tech-savvy business graduates.

Program Details

Degree Highlights

Your future professors work hard to make sure your academic experience is current, complete and designed to open doors in your career. Here are a few things you can count on:

  • Graduate with an Edge: In just five years, you'll earn both a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and a Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS), giving you a competitive edge for high-impact careers in business and technology.
  • Practical Skills Development: Learn how to specify, design and construct software systems, as well as evaluate and recognize potential risks in designing creative solutions.
  • Teaching Excellence and Mentorship: Learn from distinguished professors and industry executives who provide training that reflects the realities of today's business world.
  • Accomplished Alumni: Benefit from a strong and supportive alumni network that opens doors to opportunities and mentorship, helping you navigate your career path with confidence and support from those who have walked the same path.  

Top Experiences

Here are just a few of our students’ favourite ways to apply their learning in the real world throughout their degree (check out the Experience Guide for even more):

  • Co-op: As a student in this program, you’ll be automatically entered in the co-op program, gaining 12 to 16 months of work experience while earning these two degrees in only five years.
  • Live Case: In your very first semester, you'll work in a group to answer a strategic business question posed by a real company.
  • BDO Future Leaders Challenge: Working in a team, you'll generate and present a concept, value proposition and business plan to industry judges.
  • Integrated Case Exercise (ICE) Week: In your third year, you'll put your business knowledge to the test during a 10-day live case competition. Within a group, you'll analyze a real problem facing a real company and offer real solutions.

Courses, Options and Pathways

First-Year Courses

  • Understanding the Business Environment
  • Critical Thinking and Communication Skills
  • Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • Introduction to Microeconomics
  • Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • Introduction to Mathematics for Finance
  • Calculus I and II
  • Introduction to Mathematical Proofs

Sample Upper-Year Courses

  • Windows Application Programming
  • Human Resources Management
  • Ethics and Professional Practice in Computer Science

Check out all the options to enhance your degree.

Concentrations

You'll build a solid foundation and become a well-rounded business and computer science graduate. Within your BBA courses, you also have the opportunity to choose one of the 10 concentrations in upper years:

  • Accounting
  • Business and Sustainability
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • Human Resource Management
  • Insurance and Risk Management
  • International Business
  • Marketing
  • Strategic Management
  • Supply Chain Management
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AACSB Accreditation

The Lazaridis BBA program is offered by the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – delivering on excellence and the highest standards for business schools in the world. 

Admissions

  • Format: full time
  • Duration: five years
  • Start: September (fall term)
  • OUAC code: UXA

Your Career Awaits

It’s not only about the journey; it’s about the destination. Let us help you get to where you’re going.

Here are just some examples of our graduates' destinations. What’s yours?

Sample Career Options

Note: Additional training and education may be required.

  • business analyst
  • chief information officer
  • computer security specialist
  • entrepreneur
  • investment banking analyst
  • project manager
  • security systems programmer
  • software developer/engineer

Explore more careers.

Support After Graduation

Alumni for life means that you have access to Career and Employment Support offered at Laurier for your entire career.

Your Co-op Experience

Co-op is a way to integrate what you are learning in the classroom with practical experience in your field of study. Build your resume, earn money, develop your network, and graduate with work experience.

As a student in this program, you’ll be automatically entered into Canada’s largest business degree co-op program, where you’ll gain 12 to 16 months of work experience.

Interested? Learn more about co-op.

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98%employment rate for co‑op students – 2023 / 2024

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Tuition and Scholarships

Getting a university education is an investment in your future.

At Laurier, we take financial health seriously by providing a wide variety of funding opportunities for you throughout your degree, such as scholarships and bursaries, and by equipping you with the skills to manage your finances effectively in the years to come.

 

Laurier is among the top 6 percent in the Global 2000 World University Ranking

 

Laurier students engaged in hands-on learning in 2023

 

Laurier graduates employed or in post-graduate studies in 2023

Waterloo Campus

The Waterloo campus is tucked into about one city block, so you’re steps away from your classes, food and your new favourite study spot.

There are many ways to tour our Waterloo campus, whether that's on a guided tour with one of our Laurier student ambassadors, on your own using virtual reality, or even on-demand through one of our pre-recorded tours. See our campus spaces and start to picture yourself at Laurier.

Chat with Current Students

Want to know what it’s really like to be in this program? U Community is our Discord server where future Golden Hawks like you can connect with current students to get their first-hand stories and tips on living and learning at Laurier.

Connect with Us

Questions? Email chooselaurier@wlu.ca, call 548.889.8888 or see all contact information.


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