The Bachelor of Professional Arts Governance, Law and Management Major is offered by the Centre for State and Legal Studies. The program is designed to prepare innovative managers and professionals for leadership success in the knowledge-based society and economy. This leading-edge program provides education that promotes vision, creativity and strategic thinking, as requisite skills for workers in an era of globalization.

The recent reforms in organizations have led to a shift from “command-and-control” management structures and practices to an organizational context characterized by flexibility, innovation and lifelong learning. The BPA: GLM provides the requisite knowledge and practical know-how needed by professionals for good governance and the successful management of organizational change, particularly the increasing shift to e-governance.

Athabasca University has developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating. For general information regarding the Governance, Law and Management major, contact the program advisor.

Enrolment Requirements

The BPA: GLM allows students to apply knowledge obtained during the completion of an approved two-year diploma and approved work experience, toward the completion of a four-year applied liberal arts degree.

Sixty credits are required for degree completion beyond the approved two-year college diploma.

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