The School of Business and Economics is comprised of the Department
of Business and the Department of Economics, a partnership which
is traditional at Wilfrid Laurier University. The School of
Business and Economics believes that the combination of the
two disciplines in a single administrative unit adds greatly to the
quality and flexibility of all graduates at the school.
    The School of Business and Economics has three Management and
Education Research Centres to assist the business community. They
are located at 202 Regina Street -The Laurier Institute for
Business and Economics Studies, The Laurier Enterprise Centre, and
The Mutual Group Financial Services Research Centre.

    The Department of Business offers a four-year Honours
Bachelor of Business Administration Program, a Diploma in
Accounting, and a Diploma in Business Administration. In addition,
it offers courses for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Ontario, Institute of Canadian Bankers, Canadian Institute of
Certified Administrative Managers, Trust Companies Institute of
Canada, Society of Management Accountants of Ontario, Canadian
Credit Union Institute, Appraisal Institute of Canada, Insurance
Institute of Canada, Real Estate Institute of Canada, Ontario
Society for Training and Development, Personnel Association of
Ontario, and The Purchasing Management Association of Canada.

    The Department of Economics offers four-year Honours
programs in: Economics, and Economics with Administration Option;
Economics and Accounting; and Economics and Financial Management.
Joint Honours Economics programs with other disciplines in the
Faculty of Arts and Science are available. The Department also
offers an Economics major in the General Arts program.
    The co-operative option of the BBA and the Honours
Economics programs, by an alternating sequence of work and study
terms, provides students with 12 months of practical work
experience during their academic career.
    The School of Business and Economics offers a variety
of courses in the evening to individuals who wish to enhance their
business or professional careers.