Core program requirements consist of 57 credits which includes 39 business credits and 18 non-business credits.
ACCT 311 - Introductory Accounting
| Hours:45:15:0 |
Credits:3 |
| Students are introduced to the preparation, use, and interpretation of financial statements. Emphasis is on reporting to shareholders, creditors, and other external decision makers. The course also includes principles and standards of balance sheet valuation, income measurements, financial disclosure, and cash flow analysis. Restricted to Bachelor of Commerce, Asia Pacific Management, Bachelor of Applied International Business and Supply Chain Management and Business Studies Minor students. |
| Prerequisites: ECON 102. |
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ACCT 322 - Managerial Information and Control Systems
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| Students focus on how to prepare and use managerial accounting information for management decision-making. Major topics include: product costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, and relevant costs in decision-making. |
| Prerequisites: ACCT 311 or ACCT 161. |
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LEGL 210 - Business Law I
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| Students are introduced to the Canadian legal system and substantive areas of law that are of special interest to the business student. Topics of study include tort, contract, ethics, agency, partnership and corporations. The student acquires a general knowledge of the basic principles of business law and is able to apply them to everyday business situations. Note: Students can obtain credit in only one of LEGL 105 and LEGL 210. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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BUSN 201 - Introduction to Sustainable Business
| Hours:30:0:15 |
Credits:3 |
| This is an interdisciplinary cornerstone course, based on the premise that responsible leadership and effective management requires an understanding of business and its substantive disciplines, how a sustainable business is run and how emerging issues in business can be addressed from a sustainability perspective. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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BUSN 450 - Strategic Management
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| This is a capstone, inter-disciplinary course that is intended for students in their final year of the Bachelor of Commerce program. It reinforces, complements and integrates concepts learned in functional courses earlier on in the program. Participants learn how to craft, execute and evaluate business strategies by applying scientific methods and industry best practices to a variety of situations in diverse settings. Students also engage, both individually and within groups, in experiential learning activities that increase their awareness of the multidimensional and integrative nature of strategic management. |
| Prerequisites: ACCT 322, FNCE 301, MARK 301, ORGA 316 and MGTS 352; or consent of the department. |
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FNCE 301 - Introductory Finance
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| Students are introduced to corporate financial decision-making concepts, tools and models for financial analysis. Financial policies are examined with a view to maximizing the value of the firm. Topics include financial markets, debt and equity financing, market efficiency, models for valuing stocks, bonds, risk measures, risk reduction, dividend policy, capital budgeting, and the valuation and selection of assets. |
| Prerequisites: ACCT 311 or ACCT 161 AND one of the following: FNCE 113 or MGTS 103 or STAT 151 or ACCT 215. |
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MARK 301 - Fundamentals of Marketing
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| Students are introduced to important concepts in marketing theory and their applications to real-life business activities. Students examine various marketing strategies and how they apply within the context of business environments. Students also examine consumer behaviour and the marketer's ethical and social responsibilities. Note: Restricted to Bachelor of Commerce, Asia Pacific Management, and Business Studies Minor students. |
| Prerequisites: BUSN 201 and ECON 101. |
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MSYS 200 - Introduction to Management Information Systems
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| Students examine the interaction of technology and information in supporting the development of a business strategy. Students apply systems analysis, design, implementation and post implementation review methodologies. Through academic research and case study analysis, students integrate current best practices with emerging technology to meet a variety of business challenges. Students prepare and present a formal report to the CEO of a mock corporation. |
| Prerequisites: BUSN 201. |
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MGTS 103 - Probability and Statistics I
| Hours:45:15:0 |
Credits:3 |
| Students are introduced to probability; discrete and continuous random variables and probability distributions; expectation and variance; normal and binomial distribution; sampling; sampling distributions for means and proportions. Students are expected to have basic familiarity with computer applications including spreadsheets. Note: Credit can be obtained in only one of STAT 141, STAT 151, MGTS 103, MGTS 200 or MGTS 301. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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MGTS 312 - Probability and Statistics II
| Hours:45:15:0 |
Credits:3 |
| Students develop knowledge and skills related to multiple regression analysis, model building techniques and related methods within the context of a business environment. Although students are expected to have a basic familiarity with computer applications including spreadsheets, necessary computing skills will be taught as the course proceeds. |
| Prerequisites: MGTS 103 or STAT 151 or STAT 141 or equivalent. |
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MGTS 352 - Operations Management
| Hours:45:15:0 |
Credits:3 |
| This is a problem-solving course where students explore the managerial and strategic considerations of operations management decisions by examining and applying techniques such as capacity management, inventory management and control methods, waiting line theory, forecasting, project management and control techniques, and other operations management topics. Spreadsheet modeling is used to implement some of these techniques. |
| Prerequisites: One of MGTS 103 or STAT 141 or STAT 151 or ACCT 215. |
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ORGA 201 - Introduction to Management
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
This course focuses on the nature and structure of work organizations and how people function in these environments. Topics include decision making, planning, organizing, controlling, leadership, organizational design and structure, communication, teams, motivation, conflict, change and strategy. Restricted to Bachelor of Commerce, Asia Pacific Management, and Business Studies Minor students.
Note: Credit can only be obtained in one of MGMT 121 or ORGA 201. |
| Prerequisites: ECON 102. |
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ORGA 316 - Contemporary Organizational Behaviour and Theory
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| Students will explore contemporary organizational behaviour concepts and theories to develop an understanding of the interaction between individual determinants of behaviour and group dynamics. Students will look at how individuals are shaped and actively shape their organizational environment, and the affect of this dynamic for an organization’s success. Note: Credit can only be obtained in one of MGMT 122 or ORGA 316. |
| Prerequisites: ORGA 201 or MGMT 122. |
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ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| This course will provide an introductory investigation to supply and demand analysis; the theory of production, costs, and price determination under competitive and non-competitive market conditions. Emphasis is given to the Canadian Economy. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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ECON 102 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| Following a brief introduction to the discipline of economics, this course provides an introductory investigation of national income determinations, monetary and banking systems, and fiscal and monetary policies. Contemporary problems of unemployment, inflation, economic growth, exchange rates and international trade are analyzed. Emphasis is given to Canadian issues. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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ENGL 102 - Analysis and Argument
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| This course helps students to develop the academic writing skills they use throughout their university studies. The essay is the most important genre in this course, but students may also study works from other genres. By analyzing, summarizing, synthesizing, and critiquing a variety of texts, students learn how to develop their own analyses and arguments with appropriate and correctly documented primary and secondary sources. A thorough review of grammar and sentence structure is a key component of this course. Note: Students should not register in more than one first-year English course per term. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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PROW 210 - Advanced Business Writing
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| In this course, students examine the consequences of their language choices within a business context. They are encouraged to examine and analyze the social, political, and legal ramifications of their language use in a variety of business documents. They use dictionaries and style guides, sentence structures, mechanics, and stylistics as tools to facilitate communications outcomes for an organization. Ultimately, business students leave the course with increased explanatory power and advanced written communication skills. Note: Credit can only be obtained in one of PROW 210 Advanced Business Writing or PROW 100 Foundations of Composition. |
| Prerequisites: BUSN 201. |
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MATH 114 - Elementary Calculus I
| Hours:60:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| This course examines the fundamental concept of limits, differentiation and integration. Limits and differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions are studied along with applications including related rates, optimizing and curve sketching. This course concludes with a study of Riemann sums, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and substitution. Note: Students who have received credit in MATH 113 or MATH 100 may not take MATH 114 for credit. Prerequisites: A minimum grade of 80% in Mathematics 30-1, or successful completion (50% or better) of Mathematics 31, or Minimum grade of C- in MATH 099, or successful completion of the MATH 114 gateway exam. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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MATH 120 - Basic Linear Algebra I
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| This is an introduction to the basic notions and methods of linear algebra. Topics covered are: systems of linear equations, vectors in n-space, vector equations of lines and planes, dot product, cross product, and orthogonality, matrix algebra, invertibility of matrices, determinants, general vector spaces, basis and dimension, subspaces of n-space, rank, introduction to linear transformations, introduction to eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and applications. NOTE: This course cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained in either of MATH 102 or MATH 125. Prerequisites: Mathematics 30-1 or a minimum grade of 80% in Mathematics 30-2. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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FNCE 113 - Introduction to Quantitative Decision-Making
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
| Students are introduced to quantitative techniques commonly used in managerial decision-making. Students focus on the applications of these techniques to major decision-making areas of business including accounting, economics, finance, insurance, marketing, management, supply chain, and human resources. Topics include: the use of ratios, proportions, percents, and equations to solve business problems, simple and compound interest, analysis and interpretation of the time value of money, progressions and their applications in finance, linear programming and optimization, and break-even analysis. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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3 credits university ENGL, not including ENGL 111 or ENGL 108.
Majors range from 21 to 33 credits with a minimum of 21 credits at the senior level and 12 of those credits at the 300 or 400-level. Majors are comprised of both required courses and options that will vary depending on the major you choose.
Within the 120-credit B.Com., you must complete three types of elective requirements: Non-business electives, open electives and business electives. Courses can be used both to satisfy the elective and placed in your major(s), minor(s) and options.
Business electives are business courses outside core requirements or your primary major requirements. Business electives can be used to broaden your general business knowledge or to develop an additional area of emphasis. You might also use your business electives to explore career possibilities. You must complete 6 credits of business electives.
Non-business electives are courses that are outside the School of Business. These electives make up the general education component of the degree. You may choose any baccalaureate-level course from outside the School of Business which is not a core requirement or a requirement of your primary major. You must complete 15-21 credits of non-business electives.
Open electives can be business or non-business electives. These electives give you the chance to shape your degree. You must complete 9-15 credits of open electives.
Students have the option of completing one or two minors, or a second major from the Bachelor of Commerce, provided they can satisfy their requirements for business, non-business and open electives with that same coursework. Minors are comprised of 15 credits of senior-level course work. Students are limited to one minor from outside the School of Business.
