Ever considered working in the public sector or as a lawyer? The public management major at the University of Guelph prepares graduates for the next steps in these careers and more. Watch Stacey's video to learn about her experience.

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VIDEO: The video starts with music and footage of various University of Guelph landmarks including the University of Guelph sign, science complex, cannon and Winegard Walk. Text appears “B.Comm Experience Public Management.”

STACEY: So public management is a business program essentially what we do is we major in economics and political science as well as we take business courses. It's a great program to diversify your skills taking the program I just really learned so much about myself and what my interests are. In a second year economics course called industrial relations we had a mock arbitration a law firm came in and we actually did a real live case and we really had to learn about what it meant to be a lawyer or to be an arbitrator or to be a mediator so it was just a great learning experience.

VIDEO: Footage of a group of students studying together, the Gryphon holding a sign at an event in the University Centre, a wide shot of Johnston Green.

STACEY: I'm involved in the Public Management Association which is an association that represents public management students on campus. Through this association I was able to attend the Ontario Economic Summit which was an incredible opportunity to be in the same room as high profile execs and entrepreneurs who are doing incredible things in Ontario and keeping their business in Canada. So another highlight was definitely hosting Senator Nancy Ruth we were able to really talk to her about what it meant to be a senator so it was great to learn firsthand what she did what she was involved in and it was great to learn from a public management student perspective.

VIDEO: Footage from UC, time-lapse footage of students walking through the UC courtyard, two students studying in a lounge.

STACEY: In high school I didn't really get too many opportunities to learn about business and what it meant to go into finance or accounting or economics or political science even so going into this program really taught me what I was interested in. The community that I have here has really encouraged me to pursue careers that I would otherwise not think would be possible I'm interested in pursuing a career in law so I'm interested in applying to law school next year. There's many things that I have the capability of doing and that's because of the knowledge that I learned in the classroom as well as extracurricular activities.

VIDEO: Footage of the University of Guelph campus and of business students featured in all of the BComm experience videos. Text appears: “Be a part of our community. Guelph’s Bachelor of Commerce program.”

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