Bachelor of Business Administration
for Agriculture Management
The BBA for Agriculture Management provides individuals with the ability to
leverage their prior learning (Agriculture Technology diploma) and to augment
prior learning with the fundamentals of business management theories and
practices. Students will be required to successfully complete the bridging
courses prior to beginning Semester V.
Entrance requirements
Completion of the UFV Agriculture Technology diploma with a minimum grade point
average of 2.67 (B- average) or a comparable two-year diploma
in agriculture from a recognized post-secondary institution will be assessed on
an individual basis.
Two years work experience.
Applicants must meet the Degree/diploma level English language proficiency requirement. For details on how this requirement may be met, see the English language proficiency requirement section of the calendar.
Note: Students who complete these requirements will be admitted
conditional upon completion of the bridging courses.
Additional documents required for a complete application:
Official transcripts (or interim transcripts) from all post-secondary institutions attended (excluding UFV) showing grade/course achievement as per entrance
requirements. To be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly to UFV from the originating institution; see the Transfer Credit section for details.
Résumé or other documentation showing two years of work experience.
Applicants will be advised of an admission decision and, if accepted, will be provided with registration information. A deposit is required prior to registration (see the Fees and Other Costs section) and will be applied toward tuition fees.
Program duration
The Bachelor of Business Administration for Agriculture Management program can be completed in four years of full-time study, with students taking 10 courses per calendar year.
Location
The program is located at the Abbotsford campus and the Chilliwack campus at the Canada Education Park.
Program outline
Bridging courses
Course
Title
Credits
MATH 170
Statistics and Mathematical Methods for Business (discontinued)
6–7
or BUS
249
Introduction to Finance
and
STAT 106
Statistics I
BUS 100
Introduction to
Business
3
BUS 203
Organizational
Behaviour
3
Note: Students must successfully complete the bridging courses
prior to beginning Semester V.
Semester V
Course
Title
Credits
BUS 201
Human Resource
Management
3
BUS 226/ ECON 226
Economic and Business Statistics
3
BUS 339
Introductory
Financial Statement Analysis
3
BUS 350
Operations
Management
3
BIO 210
Introduction to
Ecology
4
Semester VI
Course
Title
Credits
BUS 305
Industrial
Relations
3
BUS 320
Business Research
Methods
3
BUS 321
Business Marketing Management
3
BUS 349/ ECON 349
Financial
Management I
3
ECON 307
Managerial
Economics (see Note)
3
Note: Students should check that they meet the prerequisites for
this course.
Semester VII
Course
Title
Credits
BUS 404
Management Science
3
BUS 406
Compensation and
Benefits
3
BUS 415
Venture Initiation
3
BUS 440
Managing in the Digital World
3
BUS 457
Project Management
3
Semester VIII
Course
Title
Credits
BUS 403
Strategic
Management
3
BIO 420
Special Topics
in Biology (Global Sustainability)
3
BUS 430
Management of
Innovation
3
Plus:
An additional upper-level BUS course
3
Plus:
An upper-level
elective, selected from list below
3
Elective courses
Course
Title
Credits
BIO 310
Conservation
Biology
3
BIO 360
Insect Biology
4
BIO 390
Animal Behaviour
4
BIO 410/ GEOG 410
Plant Ecology
4
BIO 420
Special Topics
in Biology (Equine Science topic)
3
ECON 361/ GEOG 361
Environmental
Economics
3
ECON 410
Macroeconomics and
Financial Markets
3
Other
approved upper-level elective (contact the Business department for
approval)
Program requirements
Students must meet the general requirements of the Bachelor
of Business Administration. A 2.67 grade point average in Semesters
V–VIII is required in order to graduate.
Program continuance
Program continuance and probation are governed by UFV’s Undergraduate Continuance policy (92). Students must have a CGPA of at least 2.00 to remain in good academic standing. Failure to meet or maintain a 2.00 will result in restrictions on registration and may lead to academic suspension. For further details, see the Academic standing and undergraduate continuance section of the academic calendar.