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Fall 2011 Calendar | Beedie School of Business | Economics |

Business and Economics Joint Major Program

Beedie School of Business | Department of Economics | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2011 Fall

Students must qualify for, and receive admission to the program, must remain qualified for continuance in the Beedie School of Business, and must be accepted as a joint major in the Department of Economics.

Students may opt for a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, or a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Beedie School of Business. Faculty requirements will be governed by the faculty from which the student chooses to complete a degree.

Grade Requirements

In addition to normal university grade point average requirements, the Beedie School of Business 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).

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 Beedie School of Business does not normally approve letters of permission for students already enrolled at 91ÅÝܽ.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Business 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

  • MATH 150 Calculus I with Review (4)
  • MATH 151 Calculus I (3)
  • MATH 154 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (3)
  • MATH 157 Calculus for the Social Sciences I (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)

*may be completed following admission to the faculty

Economics Lower Division Requirements

Students also complete two 200-division ECON or BUEC courses (in addition to BUEC 232.)

Students who earn at least an A- grade in both ECON 103 and 105 are exempt from the requirement of two 200-division ECON or BUEC courses. These students should see the section below entitled Early Access to Upper Division Courses for additional program information.

Upper Division Requirements

Business Core Courses

Students complete at least 29 upper division units in BUS or BUEC courses, including all of

  • BUS 312 Introduction to Finance (4)
  • BUS 336 Data and Decisions II (4) BUS 343 Introduction to Marketing (3)
  • BUS 393 Commercial Law (3)
  • BUS 478 Strategy * (3)

and one of

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

*to be completed at 91ÅÝܽ

BUS 360W is recommended but not required. BUS 360W will be waived as a prerequisite for 400 division BUS courses for those in approved BUS joint programs. BUS 360W must be completed at 91ÅÝܽ in accordance with the WQB requirements.

Business 400 Division Requirement

Students complete two 400 division BUS or BUEC courses* (excluding BUS 478 and practicum courses).

*may be within an area of concentration

Business Areas of Concentration

Beyond the core course requirements listed above, students complete three courses within a single area of concentration, as shown below.

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 one 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 432-3 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 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 346-3 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)

Management of Innovation

Students complete both of

  • BUS 338 Understanding Technological Innovation (3)
  • BUS 361 Project Management (3)

and three of

  • BUS 450 Emerging Technologies for Business (3)
  • BUS 453 Sustainable Innovation (3)
  • BUS 452 Strategic Management of Innovation (3)
  • BUS 454 Creativity in Business (3)

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)

Economics Requirements

Students must complete at least 25 upper division units in ECON or BUEC* courses including all of

  • ECON 301 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior (4)
  • ECON 302 Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior (4)
  • ECON 305 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (5)
  • BUEC 333 Statistical Analysis of Economic Data†(4)

and at least one 400 division ECON or BUEC course (excluding ECON 431, 435, BUEC 433 and 485)*. Note that BUEC courses may count only once as business units or as economics units.

*may be within an area of concentration
†will count as upper division economics units rather than as upper division business units

Economics Group Requirements

To meet the requirement, students will complete at least one of the following, with a grade of C- or higher.

  • ECON 102 The World Economy (3)
  • ECON 104 Economics and Government (3)
  • ECON 110 Foundations of Economic Ideas (3)
  • ECON 208 History of Economic Thought (3)
  • ECON 250 Economic Development in the Pre-Industrial Period (3)
  • ECON 353 Economic History of Canada (4)
  • ECON 354 Comparative Economic Institutions (3)
  • ECON 355W Economic Development (4)
  • ECON 372 The Economics of Globalization (3)
  • ECON 404 Methodology of the Social Sciences (3)
  • ECON 409W Seminar in Economic Thought (3)
  • ECON 450W Seminar in Quantitative Economic History (3)
  • ECON 451 Seminar in European Economic History (3)
  • ECON 452W Seminar in Economic Prehistory (3)
  • ECON 453 Seminar in the Economics of Education (3)
  • ECON 455W Seminar in Economic Development (3)
  • ECON 490 Seminar in Public Choice (3)

†will count as upper division economics units rather than as upper division business units

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 91ÅÝܽ 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 91ÅÝܽ 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 honors, 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.

 

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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