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2010-2011 Calendar | Business Administration |
Business Administration Honours Program with Honours Term at the Segal Graduate School of Business
Faculty of Business Administration
91泡芙 Calendar 2010-2011
Students will complete mainly non-business courses during the first 60 units of the program, completing three categories of courses. The first category consists of lower division requirements which are mainly tool courses to prepare for more advanced upper division business courses. The second category consists of courses completed to meet university requirements in writing, quantitative and breadth. In the third category, students choose courses that are based on intellectual interest or to achieve academic goals. The first two categories should be completed during the first 60 units.
The last 72 units of the degree program consists of the completion of the core upper division business courses, at least one area of concentration, lower and upper division electives, and an additional 12 units of predetermined 400 division BUS courses.
After the completion of 15 upper division business administration units, students may apply to enter the honours program. Honours students meet all major program requirements, (except where specifically modified for joint honours) and additional requirements.
Segal Honours Term Admission Requirements
The honors term at Segal is offered once a year. To be considered for admission, students must have completed 105 units with a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average. Applications are available in the undergraduate offices, 2330 Lohn Building.
Grade Requirements
For continuance and graduation, the following grade point averages will be used.
- minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average (3.5 for first class honors at graduation)
- minimum 3.00 grade point average for upper division BUS courses (3.5 for first class honors at graduation)
- minimum 3.00 grade point average for upper division BUEC courses (3.5 for first class honors at graduation)
In addition to normal university grade point average requirements, the Faculty of Business Administration requires a minimum 2.40 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) for entry into all 300 and 400 division business administration 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鈥檚 program in business administration, 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 Faculty of Business Administration does not normally approve letters of permission for students already enrolled at 91泡芙.
Program Requirements
Students complete at least 132 units which must include a minimum of 50 units outside the Faculty of Business Administration. Within the 50 units, students must meet the University requirements for breadth 鈥� two courses labelled as Breadth-Humanities, two courses labelled as Breadth-Science, and two courses labelled as Breadth-Social Science. Courses not labelled as BUS or BUEC that are completed as part of the lower division requirements may be used toward the 50 units outside business administration.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete all of
- BUS 237-3 Introduction to Computers and Information Systems in Business
- BUS 251-3 Financial Accounting I
- BUS 254-3 Managerial Accounting I*
- BUS 272-3 Behavior in Organizations
- ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics
and one of
- BUEC 232-4 Data and Decisions I
- STAT 270-3 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
and one of
- BUS 207-3 Managerial Economics*
- ECON 301 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior
and one of
- MATH 150-4 Calculus I with Review
- MATH 151-3 Calculus I
- MATH 154-3 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences
- MATH 157-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences I
and two of
- ENGL 101-3 Introduction to Fiction
- ENGL 102-3 Introduction to Poetry
- ENGL 103-3 Introduction to Drama
- ENGL 104-3 Introduction to Prose Genres
- ENGL 105-3 Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture
- ENGL 199-3 Introduction to University Writing
- PHIL 001-3 Critical Thinking
- PHIL 100-3 Knowledge and Reality
- PHIL 120-3 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
*may be completed following admission to the faculty
Upper Division Requirements
All upper division BUS courses have a prerequisite of 60 units. However, approved Business Administration majors may complete 300 division BUS courses upon completion of 45 units.
In the last 72 units, honors students must complete a minimum of 57 upper division units, of which a minimum of 42 units must be in business administration or BUEC courses.
The 36 upper division units in business administration must include the following.
- all core courses
- the area of concentration
- at least three 400 division BUS or BUEC courses (excluding practicum courses and BUS 478). These courses may be used toward the requirements for an area of concentration
- additional 12 units of BUS or BUEC courses
Further upper division courses in any discipline must be completed to bring the total upper division credit to 57 units minimum.
Students may not enrol in upper division (300 and 400 division) business administration courses before completing the first 60 lower division units, with two exceptions:
- approved business majors, honours and minors may complete upper division BUS courses after the completion of 45 units
- any 300 or 400 division course completed before the completion of 60 units will not count as fulfilling the 57 upper division units required in the final 72 units of the program, or as part of the upper division units for the major, honours or minor.
The honours program requires 12 units of 400 division courses in BUS or BUEC, or in other faculties approved in advance by the undergraduate program鈥檚 executive director, or predetermined by the department above and beyond the 120 unit requirement for the major. The 12 units are in addition to the requirements for the major.
Core Courses
Students complete all of
- BUS 303-3 Business, Society and Ethics
- BUS 312-4 introduction to Finance
- BUS 336-4 Data and Decisions II
- BUS 343-3 Introduction to Marketing
- BUS 360W-4 Business Communication鈥�
- BUS 393-3 Commercial Law
- BUS 478-3 Seminar in Administrative Policy
and one of
- BUS 374-3 Organization Theory
- BUS 381-3 Introduction to Human Resource Management
鈥爐o be completed before the student鈥檚 75th unit.
Area of Concentration
Students choose one of the following areas of concentration and complete all the requirements as specified below.
- Entrepreneurship
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Students complete all of the following required courses for this concentration.
- BUS 342-3 Foundations of Entrepreneurship
- BUS 361-3 Project Management
- BUS 314-3 New Venture Finance
- BUS 443-3 Marketing for New Ventures
- BUS 486-3 Leadership
- Finance
-
Students complete all of the following required courses for this concentration
- BUS 312-4 Introduction to Finance
- BUS 315-4 Investments
- BUS 316-3 Derivative Securities
and two of
- BUS 410-3 Financial Institutions
- BUS 413-4 Corporate Finance
- BUS 417-4 Security Analysis
- BUS 418-3 International Financial Management
- BUS 419-3 Advanced Derivative Securities
- Human Resource Management
-
Students complete one of
- BUS 374-3 Organization Theory
- BUS 381-3 Introduction to Human Resource Management
and three of
- BUS 432-3 International Human Resource Management
- BUS 472-3 Seminar in Organizational Behavior
- BUS 481-3 Recruitment and Selection
- BUS 482-3 Performance Management
- BUS 484-3 Employment Systems
- BUS 485-3 Negotiations and Conflict Management
- BUS 486-3 Leadership
- BUS 487-3 Organizational Development and Change Management
- BUS 488-3 Group Dynamics and Teamwork
- BUS 489-4 Management Practices for Sustainability
Option A
It is recommended that students who wish to become a personnel specialist in a human resource function complete three of
- BUS 432-3 International Human Resource Management
- BUS 481-3 Recruitment and Selection
- BUS 482-3 Performance Management
- BUS 484-3 Employment Systems
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 485-3 Negotiations and Conflict Management
- BUS 486-3 Leadership
- BUS 487-3 Organizational Development and Change
- BUS 488-3 Group Dynamics and Teamwork
- BUS 489-4 Management Practices for Sustainability
- International Business
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Students complete the following required course for this concentration including
- BUS 346-3 International Business
and one of
- BUS 380-3 Comparative Management
- BUS 432-3 International Human Resources Management
and one of
- BUS 434-3 Foreign Market Entry*
- BUS 435-3 Management of International Firms
and one of
- BUS 431-3 Business with East Asian Countries
- BUS 492-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
- BUS 493-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
- BUS 494-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
- BUS 495-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
Students must also complete one of any 400 division international business course that has not previously been used to satisfy the above requirements, or one of
- BUS 418-3 International Financial Management
- BUS 447-3 International Marketing Management
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.
*or an approved selected topics course in international business
Students concentrating in international business are strongly advised to consider combining it with another business concentration.
- Management Information Systems
-
Students complete all of
- BUS 361-3 Project Management
- BUS 362-4 Business Process Analysis
- BUS 468-3 Managing Information Technology for Business Value
and two of
- BUS 462-3 Business Intelligence
- BUS 464-3 Data Management and IS Audit
- BUS 466-3 Web-Enabled Business
- BUS 492-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
- BUS 493-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
- BUS 494-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
- BUS 495-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
- BUS 496-3 Selected Topics in Business Administration
- Management of Innovation
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Students complete all of
- BUS 338-3 Managing Technological Innovation
- BUS 361-3 Project Management
and three of
- BUS 450-3 Emerging Technologies for Business
- BUS 453-3 Sustainable Innovation
- BUS 452-3 Strategic Management of Innovation
- BUS 454-3 Creativity in Business
- Management Science
-
Students complete both of
- BUS 336-4 Data and Decisions II
- BUS 473-4 Operations Management
and two of
- BUEC 433-5 Forecasting in Business and Economics
- BUS 437-3 Decision Analysis in Business
- BUS 440-4 Simulation in Management Decision Making
- BUS 474-3 Supply Chain Management
- BUS 492-3 Special Topics in Business Administration (if/when offered with a management science topic)
- Marketing
-
Students complete all of
- BUS 343-3 Introduction to Marketing
- BUS 345-4 Marketing Research
- BUS 347-3 Consumer Behavior
and three of
- BUS 444-3 Business to Business Marketing
- BUS 445-3 Analysis of Data for Management
- BUS 446-4 Marketing Strategy
- BUS 447-3 Global Marketing Management
- BUS 448-4 Integrated Marketing Communications
- BUS 449-3 Ethical Issues in Marketing
- BUS 459-3 Services Marketing
Requirements for the Honours Term at Segal Graduate School of Business
This full-time, one-term honours program option, which is offered only once a year (usually in the fall or spring term), emphasizes current issues in business and society; industry interaction; dialogue and discussion as conduits for student centred learning; and small class sizes.
Students complete a 12 unit program which includes all of
- BUS 456-4 Segal Honours Seminar I
- BUS 457-4 Segal Honours Seminar II
- BUS 458-4 Segal Honours Seminar III
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 91泡芙 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. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91泡芙 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 |
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) | |
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.