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School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering  | Faculty of Applied Sciences | Beedie School of Business
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This double-degree major program leads to a bachelor of applied science degree and a bachelor of business administration degree.

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Requirements

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV is normally via the mechatronic systems engineering major. Students are admitted to business based on a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) obtained on the first 30 units of the mechatronic systems engineering (MSE) major plus ECON 105. Otherwise, MSE majors may later gain admission to business by meeting the competitive requirements for entry into the faculty. Business students may gain admission by meeting the internal transfer requirements of the MSE major program.

Co-operative Education Work Experience

This double degree program includes a mandatory co-operative education program of at least three and up to five terms of practical work experience. During the first two years, students may complete up to two optional co-op terms including one non-technical engineering experience (MSE 193) and one business practicum (BUS 225).

After the first two years, students complete three mandatory work terms, and it is strongly recommended that at least one is in engineering industry (MSE 293, 393, 493), one is in business (BUS 225, 325, 326, 327) and a third is in industry, business or in a special co-op term (MSE 294, 394, 494).

Special co-op terms may include, but is not restricted to, self-directed, entrepreneurial, service or research co-op work terms.

Permission of the engineering science co-op office is required.

Grade Requirements

A minimum grade of C-3 is required in all required courses. A minimum 2.40 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is required for continuance.

Program Requirements

Students complete a total of 197-201 units including all of

• BUS 251 Financial Accounting I (3)
• BUS 254 Managerial Accounting I (3)
• BUS 272 Behavior in Organizations (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 381 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)
• BUS 393 Commercial Law (3)
• BUS 478 Strategy ^** (3)
• BUEC 232 Data and Decisions I (4)
• CHEM 120 General Chemistry I (3)
• CMPT 128 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming for Engineers (3)
• ECON 103 Principles of Microeconomics (4)
• ECON 105 Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
• MACM 316 Numerical Analysis I (3)
• MATH 151 Calculus I (3)
• MATH 152 Calculus II (3)
• MATH 232 Applied Linear Algebra (3)
• MATH 251 Calculus III (3)
• MATH 310 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations (3)
• MSE 100 Engineering Graphics and Design (3)
• MSE 101W Process, Form, and Convention in Professional Genres (3)
• MSE 102 Applied Science, Technology and Society (3)
• MSE 110 Mechatronics Design I (3)
• MSE 210 Engineering Measurement and Data Analysis (3)
• MSE 220 Engineering Materials (3)
• MSE 221 Statics and Strength of Materials (3)
• MSE 222 Kinematics and Dynamics of Rigid Bodies and Mechanisms (3)
• MSE 223 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (3)
• MSE 250 Electric Circuits I (3)
• MSE 251 Electronic Circuits (4)
• MSE 280 Linear Systems (3)
• MSE 310 Introduction to Electro-Mechanical Sensors and Actuators (4)
• MSE 311 Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (3)
• MSE 312 Mechatronics Design II ^* (4)
• MSE 320 Machine Design (3)
• MSE 321 Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (3)
• MSE 350 Introduction to Digital Logic (4)
• MSE 351 Microprocessors and Interfacing (4)
• MSE 380 Systems Modeling and Simulation (3)
• MSE 381 Feedback Control Systems ^* (4)
• MSE 401W Project Documentation and Group Dynamics (1)
• MSE 402 Engineering Ethics, Law, and Professional Practice (2)
• MSE 410 Capstone Design Technical Project I (3)
• MSE 411W Capstone Design Technical Project II (3)
• MSE 450 Real-Time and Embedded Control Systems (4)
• MSE 481 Industrial Control Systems (4)
• PHYS 140 Studio Physics - Mechanics and Modern Physics (4)
• PHYS 141 Studio Physics - Optics, Electricity and Magnetism (4)

†to be completed before the student's 75th unit and at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV in accordance with the WQB requirements
*strongly recommended, to be completed concurrently
**to be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV

and one of

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

Elective Course Requirements

Business Concentration Elective Courses

Students also complete four upper division courses in a business concentration including at least three courses at the 400 division (not including BUS 425 or 478) in one of the seven business concentrations as follows. At least one of these 400 division courses must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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

Students complete all of the following required courses for this concentration

• 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

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

Students complete the following required courses for this concentration including

• 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 upper division courses deemed to have significant international business relevance may, with prior faculty permission, be substituted for the above courses. These may be offered in another faculty. Students concentrating in international business are strongly advised to consider combining it with another business concentration.

Management Information Systems

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

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

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)

Engineering Science Elective Courses

Students also complete four engineering science elective courses selected from a pre-approved ENSC electives list that is available at .

With undergraduate curriculum committee chair permission, students may replace one engineering science elective with either a directed study or a special project laboratory course. Special topics courses that have been approved by the undergraduate curriculum committee chair and the director may be counted here.

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 for university-wide information.

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

For students in this double degree program, the general university requirements are modified by reduction of the Humanities (B-Hum) breadth requirement from 6 units to 3 units. The B-Hum should be taken during one of the optional co-op terms.

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 as upper division work.

At least half of the program’s total units must be earned through ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV study.

At least two thirds of the program’s total upper division units must be earned through ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV study.

At least two thirds of the upper division units in the courses of a school offering (or joint offering) a program must be earned through that school at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.

Elective Courses

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