UCFV offers a program leading to a
Bachelor of Business Administration degree. The objective of
this program is to produce graduates who are well-equipped to
function in and adapt to the rapidly changing business
environment. The program provides students with the opportunity
to obtain a general background in business. Students are also
expected to gain a strong general educational background and are
required to meet course requirements in the areas of English,
social science, science, and the humanities. The overall
emphasis in the program is on applied business studies.
Students complete several categories of
business and business-related courses. These include diploma
lower-level foundation courses (such as management, human
resource management, marketing, accounting, mathematics,
economics, and computing) that provide students with the tools
they need for more advanced courses at the upper level. A set of
core courses in business, mathematics, and economics is required
of all students at the upper and lower levels to ensure that
they have a solid understanding of all the key functional areas
in business.
Students have the option of
concentrating in a functional area of business by taking a
selection of specialized upper-level business courses. Students
also complete advanced courses designed to integrate and provide
context for the knowledge gained in earlier business courses.
These courses develop comprehensive analytical skills, which
prepare graduates to cope with the complex, multi- dimensional
problems faced by the modern business manager.
Program requirements
Business Administration degree students
are required to complete a minimum of 40 three- or four-credit
courses with a cumulative value of at least 120 credits (in most
cases the credit value of courses will exceed this total).
First- and second-year requirements are met by completion of the
Business Administration diploma. Degree-bound students should
complete one of their general education electives as an elective
in the diploma program.
Third- and fourth-year program
requirements consist of a minimum of 15 courses at the 300/400
level in business and economics. General requirements consist of
two English courses at the 100 level; four general education
electives at the 100/200 level (including one natural science
lab, one social science, and one humanities); plus calculus. Two
of the general education electives will usually be completed as
diploma electives. Students should consult with the program
chair or program assistant for eligible courses that meet the
general education elective requirements.
Graduation requirements
a) 2.67 cumulative program GPA in years
one to four of the BBA.
b) No grade less than a C in any course
applicable to the diploma (years one to two of the BBA).
c) No more than five courses may be
repeated through years one to four leading to the BBA.
Students must meet the department’s
specific core and elective course requirements described for
this program as well as the department’s academic expectations
described under Academic Performance Requirements in order to be
awarded the degree.
Length and location
You can complete the third and fourth
years of the degree program in two years if you take five
courses each fall and winter semester. A reduced course load is
permitted but a longer period of time will be needed to complete
the program. The department requires years one to four to be
completed within 10 years if the program is taken on a
part-time basis. Students returning to Business Administration
at UCFV after an absence will be allowed seven years to complete
years three and four of the degree.
Third and fourth-year business courses
are normally only offered at the Abbotsford campus. Some of the
non-business courses are available in Abbotsford, Mission, or
Chilliwack. All students should expect to travel between
campuses during their program.
Course withdrawal deadlines
Course withdrawal deadlines follow
university-college policy.
Program outline
Years III and IV of the degree program
Third Year
Semester V
Course
Title
Credits
ENGL 105
The Reading and Writing of Prose
3
MATH 115
Differential and Integral
Calculus I (see Note1) 4
or MATH 111 Calculus I 4
Calculus I (see Note1) 4
or MATH 111 Calculus I 4
BUS 301
Economic and Business Statistics
4
BUS 320
Business Research Methods
3
Elective
General Education elective1
3
Semester VI
Course
Title
Credits
ENGL 120–170
English Literature elective
3
ECON 307
Managerial Economics
4
BUS 305
Industrial Relations
3
BUS 349
Financial Management I
3
BUS 404
Management Science
3
Note 1: MATH 115 is recommended
for business students. An optional one-credit course, MATH 100,
is offered as a supplement to MATH 115/111 for students whose
math skills may need to be refreshed.
Fourth Year
Semester VII
Course
Title
Credits
BUS 400
Business and Society
3
ECON 410
Economics of Financial Markets
4
BUS 420
International Business
3
Elective
Upper-Level Business Elective
3
Elective
Upper-Level Business Elective
3
Semester VIII
Course
Title
Credits
BUS 403
Strategic Management
3
BUS 430
Management of Innovation
3
Elective
Upper-Level Business Elective
3
Elective Upper-Level Business
Elective
3
Elective General Education Elective 1
3
Note: — General Education
elective: Degree students in the course of the four-year program
must meet the following general education requirements: a) one
natural science (lab) course; b) one humanities course other
than English; c) one social science course other than economics;
d) one business or general education elective. Students must
consult with the program assistant or program chair regarding
acceptable electives.
In the Business Administration
department general education is defined to include
university-level course work from most traditional academic
disciplines and to exclude courses from applied programs.
Included, therefore, are courses from the natural sciences,
social sciences, humanities, and English. For purposes of this
degree program the humanities general education requirement must
be met by a course other than English, and the social science
requirement by a course other than economics.
CGA stream
The Business Administration department
and the Certified General Accountants Association of B.C. have
determined a process by which students working towards their CGA
designation can also complete a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree at UCFV.
Students who are accepted by the CGA
association, and who have a two-year Business diploma or its
equivalent (60 credits and CGPA of 2.67 or higher) from a
recognized post-secondary institution, will ladder into our BBA
degree program. Thirty of the 60 credits required in the degree
program will be given transfer credits for courses taken with
the CGA Association and the remaining 30 credits will be earned
by courses taken at UCFV. For further information, please
contact the program advisor at 604-854-4551.
Concentrations
Students in the third and fourth years
of the program may choose to concentrate in a functional area of
business by taking a selection of specialized courses as their
upper-level electives. Students are strongly advised to consult
the program advisor for information on course sequencing and
availability prior to starting a concentration.
Accounting
Core: None
Electives: Any four of the
following:
Course Title
Credits
BUS 338 Accounting
Information Systems 3
BUS 343 Intermediate
Accounting I
3
BUS 344 Intermediate
Accounting II
3
BUS 345 Income Tax I
3
BUS 346 Income Tax II
3
BUS 347 Auditing
Principles
3
BUS 348 Management
Accounting II
3
BUS 439 Advanced
Financial Accounting
3
BUS 440 Management
Information Systems 3
Financial Management
Core: None
Electives: All four of the
following
Course Title
Credits
BUS 433 Investments
3
BUS 434 Risk Management
and Financial Engineering 3
BUS 435 International
Finance
3
BUS 449 Financial
Management II
3
Accounting and Financial
Management
Core: None
Electives: Four courses taken
from either the Accounting concentration or the Financial
Management concentration, with at least one course taken from
each of the two concentrations.
Marketing
Core: None
Electives: Any four of the
following:
Course: Title
Credits
BUS 321 Business to
Business Marketing 3
BUS 323 Promotion
Management
3
BUS 327 Consumer
Behaviour
3
BUS 421 International
Marketing
3
BUS 423 Services
Marketing
3
BUS 425 Marketing
Strategy
3
Human Resource and Organization
Studies
Core: BUS 304 Organization
Theory and Application 3
Electives: Any three of the
following:
Course Title
Credits
BUS 307 Selected Topics
in Organizational Behaviour
3
BUS 308 Selected Topics
in Applied Organization Theory
3
BUS 309 Selected Topics
in Human Resources Management
3
BUS 327 Consumer
Behaviour
3
BUS 407 Gender and
Diversity Issues
3
BUS 408 Teamwork in
Organizations
3
BUS 410 Government and
Enterprise
3
CRIM 417 Leadership in Groups
and Organizations
3
Note: Students may take one
course at another institution to be counted as one elective in
the HROS concentration. The course must be approved by the
department as being eligible for transfer credit in the HROS
concentration prior to the student enrolling in the course.
Please contact the department for more details.
Operations Management/
Management Information Systems
Management Information Systems
Core: None
Electives: Any four of the
following:
Course Title
Credits
BUS 338 Accounting
Information Systems
3
BUS 404 Management
Science
3
BUS 440 Management
Information Systems 3
BUS 450
Probabilistic Models in Operations
Analysis 3
Analysis 3
BUS 451 Computer
Simulation Models
in Business 3
in Business 3
BUS 452 Computer Applications in
Operations 3
BUS 453 Decision Theory for Business
3
Students in the Bachelor of Business
Administration program have the option of completing a Bachelor
of Business Administration Honours degree. The following
conditions apply to this program:
• Students must formally apply for
entry to the program after completing no fewer
than 60 credits and no more than 90 credits applicable to the BBA. The program chair’s approval is required for admission. Applications after completion of more than 90 credits will only be considered under extenuating circumstances.
than 60 credits and no more than 90 credits applicable to the BBA. The program chair’s approval is required for admission. Applications after completion of more than 90 credits will only be considered under extenuating circumstances.
• A minimum CGPA of 3.5 on all
courses applicable to the degree is required for admission,
continuance and graduation.
• Students must complete an
additional 12 credits beyond the 120 credits required for the
BBA degree. These credits must come from upper-level (numbered
300-400) Business courses; upper-level courses from other areas
may be counted toward this total with the program chair’s
approval.
• Students must also complete the
requirements of at least one of the Business concentrations
listed in the UCFV calendar.
Course listings
For complete details on courses see
the
Course descriptions
section.
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