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BA Business Communication at Brock University

Brock University, Canada

Programme overview

Business Communication, described as the first such programme in Canada, links social science inquiry to practical business skills. It combines communication courses with selected Goodman School of Business courses and includes a fourth-year work placement course and an annual case study competition.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Courses include interpersonal communication, public relations or advertising and social media, alongside management, marketing and organizational behaviour. Minors in Media Studies or Digital Culture are available.

Career pathways

Communication roles in organizations, including branding, public relations and reputation management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Honours Business Communication (BA): Senior English. Secondary school average B-; university transfer average C-; college transfer: certificate B, diploma B-. Expected admission cut-off: mid to high 70s. English proficiency (applicants whose first language is not English): IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 (no band below 21), Duolingo 110, PTE 58 or CAEL 70 (no band below 60); applicants from exempt countries, including Canada and Ghana, are exempt.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall, Winter and Spring/Summer entry. Fall is the main intake; Winter and Spring/Summer entry are accepted pending programme availability.

Fall entry: the deadline to submit an OUAC application for all Brock undergraduate programmes (current Ontario secondary school applicants) is 15 January 2027, and offers must be accepted by 1 June 2027. Canadian residents or international applicants not currently attending an Ontario high school also apply by 15 January 2027.

Brock Application for international students applying only to Brock: 15 January (Fall entry), 1 December (Winter entry), 1 April (Spring entry); the application fee is $130. Interest, Letter of Permission, part-time/mature, upgrading, open studies and certificate applicants: 1 August (Fall), 1 December (Winter), 1 April (Spring).

Supplementary deadlines: portfolio for Visual Arts and statement of interest for Game Design and Game Programming are due 1 February 2027; Bachelor of Music Honours auditions take place February to May.

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