University of Alberta School of Business

Infobox_University
name = University of Alberta School of Business


motto = Building on Our Strengths Investing in Our People
established = 1916
type = Public
dean = Michael B. Percy
city = Edmonton
state = Alberta
country = Canada
undergrad = 2,090
postgrad = 317
postgrad_label = MBA
staff= 150
campus = Urban
website= [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/ www.bus.ualberta.ca]

The School of Business of the University of Alberta is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1916, it is a research-intensive publicly funded institution.

The School of Business offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education and life long learning programs. The school offers majors in Accounting, Business Economics and Law, Business Studies, Decision and Information Systems, Distribution Management, East Asian Studies, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, European Studies, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Latin American Studies, Management Information Systems, Management and Organization, Marketing, Operations Management, as well as Retailing and Services.

The School has 2,090 undergraduate, 250 MBA, and 67 doctoral students, as well as alumni of more than 18,000 throughout the world.

History

The University of Alberta School of Business was founded in 1916, when a School of Accountancy was created at the University. The first Bachelor of Commerce degrees were granted in 1924, and in 1928 a School of Commerce was formally established. In 1960, after implementing significant revisions to its curriculum, the School became a full-fledged Faculty of the University of Alberta, and in 1968, the Faculty of Business Administration and Commerce became the first business school in Canada to be granted accreditation by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. In 1984, the Faculty was renamed as the Faculty of Business and moved into a new building on the University campus; in 2000, it changed to its current name.

Academics

Academic Departments

*Accounting & Management Information Systems (AMIS) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/Accounting-MIS/]
*Finance & Management Science (FMS) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/Finance-MgmtSci/]
*Marketing, Business Economics and Law (MBEL) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/MBEL/]
*Strategic Management and Organization and Analysis (SMORG) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/smorg/]

Research Centres

*Alberta Business Family Institute (ABFI) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/abfi]
*Centre for Applied Business Research in Energy and the Environment (CABREE) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/cabree]
*Centre for Enhanced Corporate Reporting (CECR)
*Canadian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship (CCSE) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/ccse]
*Canadian Corporate Governance Institute (CCGI) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/ccgi]
*Canadian Institute of Retailing and Services (CIRAS) [http://www.ciras.com/]
*Centre for Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise (CEFE) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/cefe]
*Centre for Excellence in Operations (CEO) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/ceo]
*Centre for International Business Studies (CIBS) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/cibs]
*Centre for Professional Service Firm Management (CPSFM) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/CPSFM/]
*Cultural Industries Research Centre (CIRC) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/CIRC/]
*Health Organization Studies (HOS) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/hos]
*Western Centre for Economic Research (WCER) [http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/wcer]

Executive Education and Lifelong Learning

[http://execed.bus.ualberta.ca/ Executive Education and Lifelong Learning] , specializes in delivering excellence in continuing education and career development. Students will enhance business and organizational results by learning key management principles and participating in courses and modules.

Focus is placed on providing education solutions that enable today’s business leaders in government, publicly traded companies, and private organizations to lead change and increase organizational performance. Executive Education and Lifelong Learning operates out of both Edmonton and Calgary and serves the Alberta and Canadian marketplace.