Athabasca University

What you'll study

The curriculum covers standard commerce foundations and applies them to digital business contexts. Topics and areas explicitly emphasised include:

• How e‑commerce systems and models influence strategic management
• Digital marketing and online buying/selling processes
• Organisational design in online business models
• Supply chain management as affected by e‑commerce
• Financial and other management information systems
• Core business subjects such as marketing, statistics, financial and management accounting, finance, information systems, organisational behaviour and commercial law

Entry requirements

There are no formal admission requirements beyond being 16 years of age or older; you may enrol anytime and begin immediately. Note that applicants who already hold a degree in administration, business, commerce or management (or a related major/concentration) from AU or another university are not eligible to apply to this specific major.

Career prospects

Graduates are prepared to help organisations adopt or expand online business processes and practices and may pursue roles related to e‑commerce operations, digital strategy, supply chain coordination for online channels, information systems that support commerce, or start their own e‑commerce ventures. AU’s reported graduate outcomes indicate strong employment and income metrics for program completers (see programme overview).

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

Athabasca University offers financial aid and awards to help students manage costs; tuition for courses is charged on a pay‑as‑you‑go basis and varies by location and course. Estimated program costs are published in the AU Calendar. AU also supports diploma‑to‑degree credit transfer paths for students with recognized Canadian post‑secondary diplomas, which can reduce time and cost to completion.