Joint Major Program, Business Administration and Communication Joint Major Program

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Business Administration and Communication Joint Major Program

Faculty of Business Administration | School of Communication | Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
91泡芙 Calendar 2011 Summer

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

Students may opt for a bachelor of arts degree from the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology, or a bachelor of business administration from the Faculty of Business Administration. 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 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 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

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

Communication Lower Division Requirements

Students complete both of

CMNS 110-3 Introduction to Communication Studies
CMNS 130-3 Explorations in Mass Communication (or CMNS 130W)

and six 200 division CMNS courses for a total of 24 units in communication including both of

CMNS 221-3 Media and Audiences
CMNS 223-3 Advertising as Social Communication (or CMNS 223W)

and at least two of

CMNS 260-3 Empirical Communication Research Methods*
CMNS 261-3 Documentary Research in Communication
CMNS 262-3 Design and Method in Qualitative Communication Research

*completion of this quantitative (Q) course satisfies half of the University's Q requirements for students admitted in fall 2006 or later (see Writing, Quantitative and Breadth Requirements below)

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete at least 32 upper division units in BUS or BUEC courses including the business administration core courses, and the marketing courses specified below.

Business Administration Core Courses

The Faculty of Business Administration core courses must be completed, except as specifically modified below. 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 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

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.

Marketing Required Courses

BUS 343-3 Introduction to Marketing
BUS 347-3 Consumer Behavior
BUS 345-4 Marketing Research

and at least one of the following

BUS 445-3 Analysis of Data for Management
BUS 446-4 Marketing Strategy
BUS 448-4 Advertising and Sales Promotion
BUS 449-3 Ethical Issues in Marketing

Communication Upper Division Requirements

Students complete six upper division CMNS courses (minimum of 24 units total) including

CMNS 323-4 Cultural Dimensions in Advertising (or CMNS 323W)

CMNS 425 is recommended but not required.

Directed studies (readings) and field placement credit will not count as part of the upper division units that are required by communication for the joint major.

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.
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
B - Breadth	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) 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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