Bachelor of Business Administration
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 |
| 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 350 | Operations Management | 3 |
Note1: 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 department of Business Administration 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 have a two-year Diploma or
its equivilant (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 wil 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.
International Business
Core: None
Electives: Any four of the following; two of which
must be BUS courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
| BUS 360 | International Air Transportation | 3 |
| BUS 421 | International Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 435 | International Finance | 3 |
| ECON 341 | International Economics | 4 |
| ECON 352 | Technology,Development and Economic Growth | 4 |
| SCMS 310 | Special Topics Regional Studies in Latin America* | 4 |
| SCMS 363 | Processes of Development: Latin America* | 4 |
* Please refer to prerequisite requirements in the course descriptions section.
Operations Management/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 |
| BUS 451 | Computer Simulation Models in Business | 3 |
| BUS 452 | Computer Applications in Operations | 3 |
| BUS 453 | Decision Theory for Business | 3 |
Bachelor of Business Administration
Honours degree
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.
• 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
Course descriptions.
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