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Beedie School of Business | Department of Economics | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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Students must qualify for, and receive admission to the program, must remain qualified for continuance in the Beedie School of Business, and must be accepted as a joint honours in the Department of Economics.

Students may opt for a bachelor of arts from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, or a bachelor of business administration from the Beedie School of Business. Faculty requirements will be governed by the faculty from which the student chooses to complete a degree.

Grade Requirements

In addition to normal university grade point average requirements, the Beedie School of Business requires a minimum 2.40 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) for entry into all 300 and 400 division business courses.

For a course to be accepted as fulfilling a prerequisite, or for a lower division requirement, or for a core course to be accepted in a student’s program in business, a student must have obtained a minimum grade of C- (C minus).

For entry, continuance and graduation with a bachelor of business administration with joint honours, the following grade point averages will be used.

• minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA (3.5 for first class honours at graduation)
• minimum 3.00 GPA for upper division BUS courses(3.5 for first class honours at graduation)
• minimum 3.00 GPA for upper division BUEC courses (3.5 for first class honours at graduation)
• minimum 3.00 GPA for upper division ECON courses (3.5 for first class honours at graduation)

Course Limit

Students with fewer than 60 units may enrol in a maximum of 16 units per term. Those with 60 or more may enrol in a maximum of 18 units.

Letters of Permission

The Beedie School of Business does not normally approve letters of permission for students already enrolled at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.

Program Requirements

Students complete a minimum of 132 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Business Lower Division Requirements

Students complete all of

• BUS 237-3 Information Systems in Business
• BUS 251-3 Financial Accounting I
• BUS 254-3 Managerial Accounting I ^*
• BUS 272-3 Behavior in Organizations
• ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics

and one of

• BUEC 232-4 Data and Decisions I
• STAT 270-3 Introduction to Probability and Statistics

and one of

• BUS 207-3 Managerial Economics ^*
• ECON 301-4 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior

and one of

• MATH 150-4 Calculus I with Review
• MATH 151-3 Calculus I
• MATH 154-3 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences
• MATH 157-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences I

and two of

• ENGL 101W-3 Introduction to Fiction
• ENGL 102W-3 Introduction to Poetry
• ENGL 103W-3 Introduction to Drama
• ENGL 104W-3 Introduction to Prose Genres
• ENGL 105W-3 Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture
• ENGL 199W-3 Introduction to University Writing
• PHIL XX1-3 Critical Thinking
• PHIL 100W-3 Knowledge and Reality
• PHIL 120W-3 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
• WL 101W-3 Writing About Literature
  
• WL 103W-3 Pre-Modern World Literature
  
• WL 104W-3 Modern World Literature

^*may be completed following admission to the faculty

Economics Lower Division Requirements

Students also complete two 200-division ECON or BUEC courses (in addition to BUEC 232).

Students who earn at least an A- grade in both ECON 103 and 105 are exempt from the requirement of two 200-division ECON or BUEC courses. These students should see the section below entitled Early Access to Upper Division Courses for additional program information.

Business Core Courses

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete at least 35 upper division units in BUS or BUEC courses, including all of

• BUS 303-3 Business, Society and Ethics
• BUS 312-4 Introduction to Finance
• BUS 336-4 Data and Decisions II
• BUS 343-3 Introduction to Marketing
• BUS 393-3 Commercial Law
• BUS 478-3 Strategy ††

and one of

• BUS 374-3 Organization Theory
• BUS 381-3 Introduction to Human Resource Management

††to be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV

BUS 360W is recommended but not required. BUS 360W will be waived as a prerequisite for 400 division BUS courses for those in approved BUS joint programs. BUS 360W must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV in accordance with the WQB requirements.

Business Administration Areas of Concentration

Students also complete the requirements for one of the following areas of concentration.

Beyond the core course requirements listed above, students complete three courses within a single area of concentration, as shown below.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

For this concentration, students complete all of

• BUS 338-3 Foundations of Innovation
• BUS 342-3 Foundations of Entrepreneurship
• BUS 477-4 New Venture Planning

and two of

• BUS 314-3 New Venture Finance
• BUS 361-3 Project Management
• BUS 443-3 New Product Development and Design
• BUS 452-3 Strategic Management of Innovation
• BUS 453-3 Sustainable Innovation
• BUS 486-3 Leadership

Finance

For this concentration, students complete all of

• BUS 312-4 Introduction to Finance
• BUS 315-4 Investments
• BUS 316-3 Derivative Securities

and two of

• BUS 410-3 Financial Institutions
• BUS 413-4 Corporate Finance
• BUS 417-4 Security Analysis
• BUS 418-3 International Financial Management
• BUS 419-3 Advanced Derivative Securities

Human Resource Management

For this concentration, students complete one of

• BUS 374-3 Organization Theory
• BUS 381-3 Introduction to Human Resource Management

and three of

• BUS 432-3 International Human Resource Management
• BUS 472-3 Seminar in Organizational Behavior
• BUS 481-3 Recruitment and Selection
• BUS 482-3 Performance Management
• BUS 484-3 Employment Systems
• BUS 485-3 Negotiations and Conflict Management
• BUS 486-3 Leadership
• BUS 487-3 Organizational Development and Change Management
• BUS 488-3 Group Dynamics and Teamwork
• BUS 489-3 Management Practices for Sustainability

Option A

It is recommended that students who wish to become a personnel specialist in a human resource function complete three of

• BUS 432-3 International Human Resource Management
• BUS 481-3 Recruitment and Selection
• BUS 482-3 Performance Management
• BUS 484-3 Employment Systems

Option B

It is recommended that students who wish to develop skills in managing people, including employment systems design, change and organizational leadership, complete three of

• BUS 485-3 Negotiations and Conflict Management
• BUS 486-3 Leadership
• BUS 487-3 Organizational Development and Change Management
• BUS 488-3 Group Dynamics and Teamwork
• BUS 489-3 Management Practices for Sustainability

Management Information Systems

For this concentration, students complete all of

• BUS 361-3 Project Management
• BUS 362-4 Business Process Analysis
• BUS 468-3 Managing Information Technology for Business Value

and two of

• BUS 462-3 Business Intelligence
• BUS 464-3 Data Management and IS Audit
• BUS 466-3 Web-Enabled Business
• BUS 492-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
• BUS 493-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
• BUS 494-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
• BUS 495-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
• BUS 496-5 Selected Topics in Business Administration

International Business

For this concentration, students complete

• BUS 346-3 International Business

and four of

• BUS 418-3 International Financial Management
• BUS 430-3 Cross-Cultural Management
• BUS 431-3 Business with East Asian Countries
• BUS 432-3 International Human Resource Management
• BUS 434-3 Foreign Market Entry
• BUS 435-3 Management of International Firms
• BUS 447-3 Global Marketing Management
• BUS 492-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration

Other 400 division courses deemed to have significant international business relevance may, with prior faculty permission, be substituted for the above 400 division courses. These may be offered in another faculty. A course substitution for International Business cannot be used for any other concentration.

Students concentrating in international business are strongly advised to consider combining it with another business concentration.

Operations Management

For this concentration, students complete both of

• BUS 336-4 Data and Decisions II
• BUS 473-4 Operations Management

and two of

• BUEC 433-5 Forecasting in Business and Economics
• BUS 437-3 Decision Analysis in Business
• BUS 440-4 Simulation in Management Decision-making
• BUS 474-3 Supply Chain Management
• BUS 492-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration

Marketing

For this concentration, students complete all of

• BUS 343-3 Introduction to Marketing
• BUS 345-4 Marketing Research
• BUS 347-3 Consumer Behavior

and three of

• BUS 443-3 New Product Development and Design
• BUS 444-3 Business to Business Marketing
• BUS 445-3 Customer Analytics
• BUS 446-4 Marketing Strategy
• BUS 447-3 Global Marketing Management
• BUS 448-4 Integrated Marketing Communications
• BUS 449-3 Ethical Issues in Marketing
• BUS 459-3 Services Marketing

Additional Business Requirements

Students also complete at least three 400 division BUS or BUEC courses (excluding practicum courses and BUS 478). These courses may be within the area of concentration chosen above. At least one of these 400 division courses must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.

Economics Upper Division Requirements

Students also complete at least 30 upper division ECON or BUEC units including all of

• BUEC 333-4 Statistical Analysis of Economic Data ⁺
• ECON 301-4 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior
• ECON 302-4 Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior
• ECON 305-5 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
• ECON 331-5 Introduction to Mathematical Economics ^**

and one of

• ECON 402-3 Advanced Microeconomic Theory
• ECON 403-3 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory

⁺will count as upper division economics units rather than upper division business units

^**ECON 331 is not required if successful completion is obtained for both MATH 232 and 251. However, at least 30 upper division units in economics must still be completed.

Economics Group Requirements

To meet the Department of Economics group requirements, students will include at least one course, with a grade of C- or higher, from the following.

• ECON 102-3 The World Economy
• ECON 104-3 Economics and Government
• ECON 110-3 Foundations of Economic Ideas
• ECON 208-3 History of Economic Thought
• ECON 250-3 Economic Development in the Pre-Industrial Period
• ECON 353-4 Economic History of Canada
• ECON 354-3 Comparative Economic Institutions
• ECON 355W-4 Economic Development
• ECON 372-3 The Economics of Globalization
• ECON 404-3 Methodology of the Social Sciences
• ECON 409W-3 Seminar in Economic Thought
• ECON 450W-3 Seminar in Quantitative Economic History
• ECON 451-3 Seminar in European Economic History
• ECON 452W-3 Seminar in Economic Prehistory
• ECON 453-3 Seminar in the Economics of Education
• ECON 455W-3 Seminar in Economic Development
• ECON 490-3 Seminar in Public Choice

and one of

• ECON 435-5 Econometric Methods
• ECON 499-6 Honors Seminar in Economics

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Honors Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) honours programs, students complete 132 units, which includes

• at least 60 units that must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
• satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
• students complete at least 60 upper division units, which must include at least 50 units in upper division courses in a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honours program; no more than 15 upper division units that have been transferred from another institution can be used toward this requirement
• at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
• Students complete lower division requirements for at least one Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences honors program
• students are required to achieve an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0, and an honors program CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 3.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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