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Business Second Bachelor Degree

Beedie School of Business
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University Requirements

A student who already holds a bachelor degree(s) from an approved institution may complete a second or subsequent bachelor degree at the University, subject to the following conditions and regulations.

The basic requirement for a further bachelor degree is the completion of the upper division requirements associated with a first bachelor degree (except for the BEd degree). Prior completion of lower division prerequisites are required, or may be waived at the discretion of the department or program in which the further degree is being sought.

A student may not enrol in a further bachelor degree program in a subject in which she/he already holds a degree. A student who has a minor (or equivalent) in a particular subject may enrol in a further degree with a major or honours program in that subject.

Credit earned towards a previous degree or diploma may not be used toward a further bachelor degree. Transfer credit may be given for additional courses completed beyond the previous credential but prior to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV admission. However, the normal upper division residency requirement applies: at least two thirds of the upper division course work for the degree must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV. Some faculties may have additional residency requirements.

Business Requirements

The minimum requirements for completion of a second undergraduate degree in business are as follows.

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)

and one of

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

and one of

  • BUS 207 Managerial Economics * (3)
  • ECON 201 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior (4)
  • ECON 301 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior (4)

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 I for the Social Sciences (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)

*may be completed following admission to the faculty

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 45 upper division units, of which 36 units must be in business (BUS) or business/economics (BUEC) courses

The 36 upper division units in business must include the following.

  • all core courses (see Core Courses below)
  • an area of concentration (see Area of Concentration below)
  • at least three 400 division BUS or BUEC courses (excluding practicum courses and BUS 478). These courses may be used toward the requirements for the area(s) of concentration. At lease one of these 400 division couses to be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.

Further upper division courses in any discipline must be completed to bring the total uppper division credit to 45 units minimum.

Core Courses

Students complete all of

  • BUS 303 Business, Society and Ethics (3)
  • BUS 312 Introduction to Finance (4)
  • BUS 336 Data and Decisions II (4)
  • BUS 343 Introduction to Marketing (3)
  • BUS 360W Business Communication † (4)
  • BUS 393 Commercial Law (3)
  • BUS 478 Strategy †â¶Ä  (3)

and one of

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

†to be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV in accordance with the WQB requirements.

†â¶Ä to be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.

Areas of Concentration

Students choose one of the following areas of concentration and complete all the requirements as specified 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)

+ when offered in an international business-related topic

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)
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)

General Requirements

In addition to the specific program requirements (see below), all students should note the following.

In addition to normal university grade point average requirements, the faculty 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).

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.

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.

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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV within the student’s major subject
Q - Quantitative

6

Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth

18

Designated Breadth Must be outside the student’s 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

6

Additional Breadth

6 units outside the student’s 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 honours, 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.

Students admitted to second degrees are deemed to have met all of the University's breadth (B) requirements (designated and undesignated), three units of the qualitative (Q) requirements, and the lower division writing (W) requirement. (The remaining W and Q courses must be three units each. The W course must be upper division.)

Business Career Passport Requirements

Students who are admitted to the Beedie School of Business beginning in the fall 2012 term will complete the Business Career Passport.

During the BBA program, students register in and complete six mandatory Business Career Passport workshops. The workshops may be completed in any order. However, it is recommended that students complete the self-assessment workshop sometime within their first 60 units of study.

Enrolment and participation in workshops must be recorded with the Career Management Centre. For more information about the workshops, or to register, visit on the .

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.

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