How I'm choosing my major as a Business Management student
For Business Management students, we don’t just get one, but two opportunities where we have to choose what we’re going to study: When applying to university and picking a program, and then again in the first year of university when selecting a major. Business Management students begin as undeclared, learning a bit about all of the seven majors before making our final decision in the spring of our first year.
As a student currently going through this process, I can’t lie, it feels overwhelming. Not in a scary way, there's just so many options. When weighing all of them, I try to factor in my values, skills and passions. These are my guiding path to a career. My ideal career would allow me to combine my business knowledge, writing skills and interests in social ventures. Right now, I’m drawn to Human Resources Management, Entrepreneurship, and Law and Business, but am taking my time to research each one before making a decision.
Are you interested in joining the Business Management program? Explore the course calendar and a quick breakdown of all the available majors.
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The Ted Rogers School of Management and the Ted Rogers Student Society (TRSS) (external link, opens in new window) set up plenty of opportunities for you to get to know each major when making a decision. I recently attended the week-long Discover the Majors event, dedicated to informing TRSM students about what each one entails.
During this event, many seminars, both virtual and in-person, are held. A panel of current students, faculty, and alumni specific to each major talk a bit about their experiences and answer questions. You learn what the courses are like, co-op experiences and career options.
It can often be difficult to picture what career path you’ll take once completing your degree. Thankfully, with alumni present, this huge feat feels a little easier. For example, when I attended the Law and Business seminar, one alumni spoke about using his degree to then go on to law school, while another spoke about her path into the sports and entertainment industry. Two vastly different yet successful careers, beginning with the same degree. It can help students broaden their idea of what a career post-university would look like. I found this event to be the most engaging actually! I loved how the professors spoke about this program and how they’re looking at business through a legal lens.
The halls of the Ted Rogers are always bustling with students.
Another helpful (and really cool) way to teach students about the majors is through mock lectures. It's one thing to hear about what a major might be like from someone, but it's another to get a taste of it. Lectures familiarize students with the content they’ll be learning in their major and the teaching style of their professors. At the recent Real Estate mock lecture I attended, the professor touched on the topic of the current housing crisis and how it affects the job of real estate agents.
All in all, this was quite the informational week. If it weren’t for this event, I wouldn’t have even considered the Law and Business major. It clarified a lot for me, especially which majors I definitely didn’t want to go for. Despite all that, there's still a lot more research to be done before I choose my major (stay tuned for more).
Business is a vast industry, covering many areas of interest. There’s something for everyone, from the most artistic to the more analytical. Interested in any of these majors? It's not too late to send in your application! Visit our how to apply page now.
That’s all for now folks!
Talk to you soon,
Lily