The Sprott Experience

You belong here.

Business is personal at Sprott. We provide exceptional opportunities to explore your interests and build your personal and professional networks, while gaining valuable skills and experiences that help you stand out to employers.

Known for outstanding student support, a tight-knit student community and close ties to alumni and employers. Sprott offers a rich student experience that enables our students to graduate into successful careers.

Compete Against Business Students Worldwide

Sprott students have proven they are among the best in the world, earning top place finishes at major national and international business case competitions. In case competitions, teams must apply all of the knowledge gained through their courses to prepare and present a solution to a real-life business problem, in just a few hours. Read more about Sprott students’ success at case competitions.

Through Sprott Competes, you will develop skills that are highly valued by employers, such as integrative thinking, decision making, communication, public speaking, the ability to work under pressure, and teamwork.

Gain Real Investment Experience Managing Real Money

4 students sitting around a table with laptops discussing the stock market

Students who dream of careers on Bay Street and Wall Street have the ultimate opportunity to gain real money-management experience and learn investment strategies through the Sprott Student Investment Fund (SSIF).

Managed by a team of top finance students, SSIF is an investment portfolio valued at close to $900,000.

SSIF alumni have gone on to top graduate programs and careers in investment banking and financial services at organizations, such as Bank of Canada, RBC Capital Markets, Brookfield Asset Management, M Partners, CIBC Asset Management and more.

Explore Your Interests & Build Your Network

Each year, the Sprott Business Students' Society hosts its annual Business Banquet, which brings together students, alumni, faculty and the Ottawa business community for an evening of networking. — Each year, the Sprott Business Students’ Society hosts its annual Business Banquet, which brings together students, alumni, faculty and the Ottawa business community for an evening of networking.

Sprott students are known for their passion and entrepreneurial spirit. There are 10 student-run organizations at Sprott that offer students opportunities to make new friends, build leadership skills and network with industry professionals, all while exploring their interests.

All students automatically belong to the Sprott Business Students’ Society (SBSS). SBSS puts on a number of events throughout the year, including the annual Business Banquet, 5 Days for the Homeless campaign, case competitions, sports tournaments and social events.

Gain First-Hand International Experience

BIB student Sarah McRae looking at jewelry displayed on mats with local women artisans in Tanzania — BIB student Sarah McRae met Maasai women who run jewelry businesses supported through micro-finance loans, while in Tanzania as part of the Developing Creative Thinking course at Sprott.

In today’s global business environment, international experience is a competitive advantage for new graduates entering the workforce. Sprott students have access to a range of opportunities to experience foreign places, cultures and business practices.

Study Abroad

All Sprott students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in another culture and region of the world through study abroad. Through Carleton’s exchange agreements, students pay Carleton tuition and receive transfer credits for approved courses successfully completed while abroad.

Bachelor of Commerce students can opt to study abroad for up to two terms at any of Carleton’s 180+ partner institutions in over 30 countries. Learn more about international exchange opportunities through Carleton’s International Student Services Office.

All Bachelor of International Business students study abroad for a full academic year in third year to develop cross-cultural skills, cultural awareness and fluency in their chosen language. BIB students have the choice of more than 30 BIB partner institutions in 12 countries.

Other International Opportunities

In addition to studying abroad, Sprott students have many opportunities to gain international experience, such as international case competitions, class trips and leadership programs. Here are just a couple examples…

In the course Developing Creative Thinking (BUSI 3117), Sprott students work collaboratively with students in the Faculty of Engineering and Design, to develop, design and test water harvesting technologies for use by Maasai villagers in Tanzania. As part of this course, students travel to the Longido region in Tanzania to meet with local people, conduct research and test prototypes. Read more about the students’ experience in Tanzania.

Carleton students can access a host of opportunities to go abroad through the International Student Services Office. For example, Alternative Spring Break is a service-based learning program where students spend February reading week volunteering abroad.

Come learn more of what Sprott has to offer at our Fall Open House on October 29 or Specialty Tour on November 19!