Alberta School of Business

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Alberta School of Business
(University of Alberta)
Type Business school
Established1916 (1916)
Affiliation University of Alberta
Dean Vikas Mehrotra
Academic staff
146
Administrative staff
82
Students2,882
Undergraduates 2,071
Postgraduates 757
54
Location, ,
53°31′35″N113°31′03″W / 53.526523°N 113.5175°W / 53.526523; -113.5175
Colours Green & Gold
Website ualberta.ca/business

The Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1916, it is a research-intensive publicly funded institution and is consistently ranked in the top 50 publicly funded universities for research by the Financial Times of London. [1]

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The Alberta School of Business was the first business school in Canada to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 1968 [2] and maintained its accreditation in 2012 making it the longest accredited business school in Canada. [3]

Overview

Dr. Joseph Doucet [4] (Stanley A. Milner Chair in Leadership) was appointed Dean July 1, 2013, succeeding Dr. Mike Percy who was Dean of the Alberta School of Business from 1997 to 2011. The school is also supported by a Business Advisory Council, which serves as a vital communications link between the School, the university and the business community.

The Alberta School of Business is divided into four teaching and research departments: Accounting, Operations & Information Systems; Finance and Statistical Analysis; Strategic Management and Organization, which includes the study of family business; and Marketing, Business Economics & Law which also houses the specialty areas of energy economics, retailing, real estate and international business.

Academics

Profile

The School has 2,071 undergraduate, 757 full and part-time MBA, and 54 doctoral students, as well as alumni [5] of more than 30,000 throughout the world, who belong to a Business Alumni Association with national and international chapters and events. The School also houses over 27 student clubs.

Programs

The Alberta School of Business offers undergraduate, master's and PhD business degrees as well as professional development and executive programs.

Bachelor of Commerce - The innovative BCom program at the Alberta School of Business has empowered thousands of undergrads to shape their futures and become leaders in Alberta and around the world. There are five different BCom degree programs and 16 majors. The Bachelor of Commerce program offers and 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.

MBA & Master's Programs - Programs include the MBA, Executive MBA, Master of Accounting and Master of Financial Management. The UAlberta MBA program offers career track specializations in Energy Finance, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Operations & Business Analytics, Public Sector & Healthcare Management, and Strategy & Consulting. Select professional development and executive programs are also offered through the Master's Programs Office.

PhD - The Doctor of Philosophy in Business program offers research in five specializations of business education.

History

The Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta 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 Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. In 1984, the Faculty was renamed as the Faculty of Business, and moved into a new building on the University of Alberta campus.

In 2010, the name of the school was formally changed to Alberta School of Business.

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