Business and Economics Joint Major Program

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 major in the Department of Economics.

Students may opt for a bachelor of arts degree 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.

Economics 丁香园AV Requirements

Program admission is limited. Entry is via a formal department application. Students may apply for admission to an economics program once 30 units have been completed, ECON 201 is completed with at least a C- grade and the minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is met.

The economics department announces the minimum CGPA below which students will not normally be considered for admission to its programs.

Applications with appropriate documentation should be filed with the departmental advisor. Students who are not accepted upon initial application may reapply.

Continuation in Economics Program

To continue in an economics program, students must maintain a 2.0 CGPA.

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).

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 Administration does not normally approve letters of permission for students already enrolled at 丁香园AV.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Business Lower Division Requirements

Students complete all of

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

^*may be completed following admission to the faculty

and one of

BUEC 232 Data and Decisions I (4)
STAT 270 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)

and one of

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

and two of

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

Economics Lower Division Requirements

Students complete the following with at least a C- grade in each course prior to program admission.

ECON 103 Principles of Microeconomics (4)
ECON 105 Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
ECON 201 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior (4)
MATH 157 Calculus for the Social Sciences I (3)

and both of

BUEC 232 Data and Decisions I (4)
one additional 200 division ECON or BUEC course

Students who earn at least an A- grade in ECON 201 are exempt from the requirement of one additional 200 division ECON or BUEC courses. These students should see Early Access to Upper Division Courses below for additional program information.

Business Upper Division Requirements

Core Courses

Students complete at least 29 upper division units in BUS or BUEC courses, including all of

BUS 312 Introduction to Finance (4)
BUS 336 Data and Decisions II (4)
BUS 343 Introduction to Marketing (3)
BUS 393 Commercial Law (3)
BUS 478 Strategy ^{^} (3)

and one of

BUS 374 Organization Theory (3)
BUS 381 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)

^{^}to be completed at 丁香园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 丁香园AV in accordance with the WQB requirements.

Business 400 Division Requirement

Students complete two 400 division BUS or BUEC courses* (excluding BUS 478 and practicum courses).

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 Foundations of Innovation (3)
BUS 342 Foundations of Entrepreneurship (3)
BUS 477 New Venture Planning (4)

and two of

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

Finance

For this concentration, students complete all of

BUS 312 Introduction to Finance (4)
BUS 315 Investments (4)
BUS 316 Derivative Securities (3)

and two of

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

Human Resource Management

For this concentration, students complete both of

BUS 374 Organization Theory (3)
BUS 381 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)

and three of

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

Option A

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

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

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

International Business

For this concentration, students complete

BUS 346 International Business (3)

and four of

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

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.

Management Information Systems

For this concentration, students complete all of

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

and two of

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

Management of Innovation

For this concentration, students complete both of

BUS 338 Understanding Technological Innovation (3)
BUS 361 Project Management (3)

and three of

BUS 450 Emerging Technologies for Business (3)
BUS 453 Sustainable Innovation (3)
BUS 452 Strategic Management of Innovation (3)
BUS 454 Creativity in Business (3)

Operations Management

For this concentration, students complete both of

BUS 336 Data and Decisions II (4)
BUS 473 Operations Management (4)

and two of

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

Marketing

For this concentration, students complete all of

BUS 343 Introduction to Marketing (3)
BUS 345 Marketing Research (4)
BUS 347 Consumer Behavior (3)

and three of

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

Economics Upper Division Requirements

Students complete at least 25 upper division units in ECON or BUEC* courses including all of

ECON 302 Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior (4)
ECON 305 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (5)
BUEC 333 Statistical Analysis of Economic Data ^? (4)

and at least one 400 division ECON or BUEC course (excluding ECON 431, 435, BUEC 433 and 485)*. Note that BUEC courses may count only once as business units or as economics units.

^*may be within an area of concentration

^?will count as upper division economics units rather than as upper division business units

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园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.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 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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