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Business Foundation Program

Newly admitted students beginning their business studies at Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV on the Surrey or Burnaby campus will complete the Business Foundation Program. The Business Foundation Program is an interdisciplinary first term program where students will gain foundational skills and knowledge for success in their academic and experiential pursuits within the Beedie School of Business. An emphasis on applied business knowledge, communication and collaboration will be expressed through complementary weekly workshops.

The Business Foundation Program contains two streams: the high school stream for newly admitted high school students (category 1) and the transfer stream for internal and external transfer students (category 2, 3, or 4). Each stream is designed to address the transition needs of the respective student group.

Program Requirements

High School Stream (Category 1)

Students must complete

BUS 201 - Introduction to Business (3)

The management and operation of business, including the principles, concepts, ideas and tools used by managers. Management in the contemporary world of high technology is emphasized, featuring examples and cases involving high-tech firms. In addition, the course exposes students to international and local business issues, and to large companies as well as to smaller, entrepreneurial firms. Prerequisite: This course is only open to approved Business Administration majors admitted to the faculty through the Business Foundation Program - High School Stream. Students with credit for BUS 130 or 202 or 301 may not receive further credit for this course, nor students with more than 30 units.

and are recommended to take two to four additional courses from the following

one of

ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics (4)

The principal elements of theory concerning utility and value, price and costs, factor analysis, productivity, labor organization, competition and monopoly, and the theory of the firm. Students with credit for ECON 200 cannot take ECON 103 for further credit. Quantitative/Breadth-Soc.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Gulriz Barkin
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Fri, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
D101 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D106 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D107 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D108 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D109 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D110 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Junjie Liu
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, Wed, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
Surrey
ECON 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4)

The principal elements of theory concerning money and income, distribution, social accounts, public finance, international trade, comparative systems, and development and growth. Students with credit for ECON 205 cannot take ECON 105 for further credit. Quantitative/Breadth-Soc.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Eliav Danziger
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D101 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D102 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D103 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D105 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D106 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D107 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D108 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D109 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D110 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Junjie Liu
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, Wed, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Surrey
Seong Choi
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Sat, 9:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Vancouver

and/or one of

MATH 150 - Calculus I with Review (4)

Designed for students specializing in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computing science and engineering. Topics as for Math 151 with a more extensive review of functions, their properties and their graphs. Recommended for students with no previous knowledge of Calculus. In addition to regularly scheduled lectures, students enrolled in this course are encouraged to come for assistance to the Calculus Workshop (Burnaby), or Math Open Lab (Surrey). Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B+, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least B-, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 151, 154 or 157 may not take MATH 150 for further credit. Quantitative.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Distance Education
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, Wed, Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
OP01 TBD
MATH 154 - Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (3)

Designed for students specializing in the biological and medical sciences. Topics include: limits, growth rate and the derivative; elementary functions, optimization and approximation methods, and their applications; mathematical models of biological processes. Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least C, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 150, 151 or 157 may not take MATH 154 for further credit. Quantitative.

MATH 157 - Calculus I for the Social Sciences (3)

Designed for students specializing in business or the social sciences. Topics include: limits, growth rate and the derivative; logarithmic exponential and trigonometric functions and their application to business, economics, optimization and approximation methods; functions of several variables. Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus 12 (or equivalent) with a grade of at least B, or MATH 100 with a grade of at least C, or achieving a satisfactory grade on the Ά‘ΟγΤ°AV Calculus Readiness Test. Students with credit for either MATH 150, 151 or 154 may not take MATH 157 for further credit. Quantitative.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Imin Chen
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
OP01 TBD

and/or one of

ENGL 115W - Literature and Culture (3)

An Introduction to the study of literature within the wider cultural field, with a focus on contemporary issues across genres and media. Students with credit for ENGL 105W may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Gavin Paul
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
Burnaby
D101 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D106 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D107 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
ENGL 199W - Introduction to University Writing (3)

An introduction to reading and writing in the academic disciplines. Prerequisite: 12 units. Students with credit for ENGL 199 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Distance Education
Michele Valiquette
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Michele Valiquette
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
Nadine Flagel
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, 5:30–8:20 p.m.
Vancouver
PHIL 100W - Knowledge and Reality (3)

An introduction to some of the central problems of philosophy. Topics to be discussed include the different theories of reality; the nature and sources of knowledge, truth, evidence, and reason; the justification of belief and knowledge about the universe. These topics and problems will be considered as they arise in the context of issues such as: relativism versus absolutism; the existence of God; personal identity; the nature of the mind and its relation to the body; free will and determinism; the possibility of moral knowledge. Open to all students. Students with credit for PHIL 100 may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Jennifer Warriner
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, Thu, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D101 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D103 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D104 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D105 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D106 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D107 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D108 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D110 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D111 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D112 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D113 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D114 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D115 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
PHIL 105 - Critical Thinking (3)

An introduction to the evaluation of arguments as they are encountered in everyday life. The central aim will be to sharpen skills of reasoning and argumentation by understanding how arguments work and learning to distinguish those which actually prove what they set out to show from those which do not. Open to all students. Student with credit for PHIL XX1 may not take this course for further credit. Q/Breadth-Social Sci/Sciences.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Dai Heide
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D102 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D103 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D106 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D107 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D108 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D109 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Mon, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D110 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby
D111 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D112 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
PHIL 120W - Moral Problems (3)

A critical examination of a range of questions and problems we confront as moral agents, such as: the nature and scope of our moral responsibilities, the source of our moral and civil rights, and the role of moral emotions, like resentment, love and forgiveness. Students with credit for PHIL 120 may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
Jennifer Warriner
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, Thu, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D101 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D104 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D105 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D106 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D107 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D108 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D109 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D110 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D111 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D113 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Tue, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D114 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Thu, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
WL 101W - Writing About Literature (3)

Examines international migrancy, cultural identities, or cross-cultural influence in world literatures, while introducing the fundamentals of literary analysis and expository writing. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

WL 103W - Pre-Modern World Literature (3)

Surveys pre-modern texts of world literature. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

WL 104W - Modern World Literature (3)

Surveys poetry and prose from the seventeenth century to the present, with a focus on the literary exploration of issues of humanity. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

and/or elective course(s) that may be applied toward the non-BUS/non-BUEC requirement within the bachelor of business administration or toward the university's WQB requirements.

Transfer Stream (category 2, 3, or 4)

Students must complete

BUS 202 - Foundations for Collaborative Work Environments (3)

Effective communication with persons from various cultural backgrounds in a professional setting is a key business skill in a global community. Develop cultural intelligence and skills in collaboration while improving intercultural and interpersonal business communication in a team-based environment. Prerequisite: This course is only open to approved Business Administration majors, joint majors, or second degree students admitted to the faculty through the Business Foundation Program - Transfer Stream. Students with credit for BUS 130 or 201 or 301 may not receive further credit for this course.

Section Instructor Day/Time Location
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
May 27, 2017: Sat, 9:00 a.m.–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

D101 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D102 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D103 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Wed, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby
May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
May 27, 2017: Sat, 9:00 a.m.–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

D201 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D202 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Fri, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
D203 May 8 – Aug 4, 2017: Fri, 3:30–4:20 p.m.
Burnaby

and are recommended to take two to four additional business courses and/or elective course(s) that may be applied toward the non-BUS/non-BUEC requirement within the bachelor of business administration or toward the university’s WQB requirements.

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.