Bachelors of Commerce

The Smith Bachelor of Commerce at Queen’s University is a prestigious four-year honours program combining rigorous academic foundations with immersive, skills-based learning. Students benefit from a dynamic educational experience that develops core business knowledge alongside leadership, teamwork, and global competencies. The program is uniquely structured to provide not only in-depth business theory but also SmithEdge, a personal development framework that fosters cultural intelligence, communication, and adaptability, skills essential for modern business leaders.

• Comprehensive business education that evolves with the changing global landscape

• SmithEdge framework for leadership, presentation, and interpersonal development

• International study options in Year 3 or 4 at top partner institutions worldwide

• Tight-knit community with personalized support from faculty, staff, and alumni

• Commerce Society (ComSoc): Canada’s largest undergraduate business society

Course Overview

• Year 1: Intro to Commerce, Intro to Financial Accounting, Intro to Management Accounting, Organizational Behaviour, Intro to Mathematical Analysis for Management (Calculus), along with electives
• Year 2: Intro to Finance, Finance II, Intro to Marketing, Marketing II, Business Decision Models I, along with electives
• Years 3 & 4: Business for Good: An Introduction to Impact-Driven Leadership (year 3), Operations Management (year 3), Business and Corporate Strategy (year 4), along with electives