X. Business Administration Curriculum and Degree Requirements

  1. Students must successfully complete at least 120 ch of course work and must obtain a grade of at least C in all required and elective courses specifically required for the degree.
  2. The normal course load for students in the BBA program will be five courses per term. Students with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.7 may, with the written permission of the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Business, take a maximum of six courses in a given term.
  3. Candidates for the degree must successfully complete the following credit hours: a) 57 core, b) 18 Business/Economics electives, c) 6 Social Science electives, d) 6 Humanities and Languages electives, e) 33 options, of which a maximum of 18 may be chosen from Business/Economics and a maximum of 12 of the 33 may be at the introductory level.

    An elective course is one chosen from a specified group of courses, e.g. "from Social Science or Business/Economics". An option course is an approved course chosen by the student from any approved discipline.

    Electives

  4. Humanities and Languages: Classics, English, French, Greek, History, Humanities, Indigenous Studies, Latin, Philosophy, Spanish, University Skills, (or other courses as approved by the Faculty of Business)

    Social Sciences: Communication StudiesGender Studies, Geography, Linguistics, Politics, Psychology, Social Science, Sociology (or other courses as approved by the Faculty of Business)

    Business: All courses prefixed with BA.
    Economics: All courses prefixed with ECON.

    Options: Except as noted below, options may be chosen from any of the elective areas listed above as well as: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Geology, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Science, or other courses as approved by the Faculty of Business.

  5. It is the responsibility of students to ascertain that their elective and option courses are acceptable for BBA degree credit. Credit will not be granted for CHEM 1831ECON 1004, ESL 1301, ESL 1302, ESL 1303IT 1703,  MATH 1863, MATH 2633, MATH 3633 or PSYC 1273 in the BBA program. Credit will be granted for only one of MATH 1001, MATH 1003, or MATH 2853.

    Students enrolled in a degree or certificate program under the aegis of the Faculty of Business are not to register in the following courses or similar courses without prior permission of the Faculty of Business. (The content of these courses is similar to required or option BBA courses.)

    PSYC 2901, PSYC 3913, STAT 1793STAT 2593, STAT 2793.

    Note: Students should contact the Faculty of Business at the beginning of each regular academic year for a revised list of courses in this category.

  6. Course requirements: Students are responsible for ensuring that they meet all the requirements specified for the degree. These include the minimum credit hour requirements, minimum grade point averages, minimum grades in specified courses, successful completion of all specifically required courses and compliance with the restrictions on elective and option courses as in regulation IX.3 above.

    Students are advised to consult Section F of this Calendar for detailed course descriptions, including the number of credit hours assigned to each course.

Example of a typical student's program

15 ch per term, total 120 ch

Fall Term
BA 1501 How Business Works (3ch)
ECON 1013 Introduiction to Microeconomics (3ch)
MATH 1853 Math for Business I (3ch)
Humanities or Language Elective*
Social Science Elective*
Winter Term
BA 1213 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3ch)
BA 1605 Business Decision Analysis I (3ch)
ECON 1023 Introductions to Macroeconomics (3ch)
Humanities or Language Elective
Social Science Elective

Fall Term
BA 2223 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3ch)
BA 2504 Introduction to Organizational Behaviour (3ch)
BA 2606 Business Decision Analysis II (3ch)
BA/ECON Elective or Option Courses** - 6 ch

Winter Term
BA 2001 Business Communications (3ch)
BA 2303 Principles of Marketing (3ch)
BA 2858 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3ch)
BA 3623 Management Science (3ch)
BA/ECON Electives or Option Courses** - 3 ch


Fall Term
BA 3425 Managerial Finance (3ch)
BA/ECON Electives or Option Courses - 12 ch

Winter Term
BA 3304 Marketing Management (3ch)
BA 3653 Operations Management (3ch)
BA 3672 Introduction to Management Information Systems (3ch)
BA 3705 Business Law (3ch)
BA/ECON Electives or Option Courses - 3 ch


Fall Term
BA 4101 Competitive Strategy I (3ch)
BA/ECON Electives or Option Courses - 12 ch

Winter Term
BA/ECON Electives or Option Courses - 15 ch


Notes

* All students must include BA 1501 within their first 30 ch; 6 ch from the Social Science disciplines within their first 60 ch, and 6 ch from the Humanities and Languages disciplines within their first 60 ch.

** Option courses may be selected from the offerings of any faculty provided that the selections are in accord with regulations IX.3 and 4 above, and provided they are approved by the Faculty of Business.