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Bachelor of Business Administration options and concentrations

Students in the third and fourth years of the program may choose to specialize in a functional area of business by taking a selection of prescribed courses as their upper-level electives. Concentrations generally require four courses in the area of specialization while options generally require double this amount.

Accounting option

Accounting identifies, measures and communicates economic information to external groups such as investors, and to internal groups, such as managers. Even though many students in this option become accountants, UFV’s Accounting option is flexible because of its easily transferable skills. Our accounting graduates have selected careers in areas such as banking, insurance, and consulting. The Accounting option provides the necessary prerequisites or required courses for the professional designations of Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Certified General Accountant (CGA).

Accounting electives

Two upper-level Business electives for the Accounting option must be chosen from the following list.

Note: Students intending to pursue an accounting designation (CA, CGA, CMA) should check the requirements of their chosen designation before choosing electives. The three designations differ in their requirements.

Finance option

The skills developed within the Finance option reflect those demanded in the financial services industry. This option is specifically designed to provide students with training in the four major branches of finance (corporate finance, investment management, money and banking, and international finance); numeracy and analytical skills necessary for asset pricing; computer skills in financial modeling, accounting, and database management; analysis of financial statements; and personal taxation and issue identification.

The courses in this option fulfill some, but not all, of the requirements for the professional designations of Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Certified General Accountant (CGA).

Human Resource Management option

This option is designed to equip student with the skills and abilities necessary for a successful career in human resource management. It also provides students with the foundation for successful completion of the Human Resources Management Association's Knowledge Exam, the first step in the certification process to obtain the national Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) designation.

Human Resource Management electives

Four upper-level Business electives for the Human Resource Management option must be chosen from the following list.

Marketing option

This option is designed to equip students with the skills and abilities necessary for a successful career in marketing. Some of the fields which marketing graduates work in include advertising and public relations, marketing research, retailing management, professional selling and sales management, brand/product management, retailing and e-tail management, and non-profit management.

UFV School of Business offers Marketing option students two official streams of study: professional selling and marketing communications. In choosing electives, students interested in a career in marketing communications should select from BUS 223 (Advertising) or BUS 323 (Introduction to Advertising), BUS 329 (Brand Image Management), CMNS 375 (Understanding Design for Print Publications), BUS 426 (formerly BUS 463, Integrated Marketing Communications), and BUS 427 (PR and Event Management); those interested in a career in professional selling should select from BUS 322 (formerly BUS 390K, Advanced Selling), BUS 328 (Retail Management), BUS 422 (formerly BUS 461, Sales Management), and BUS 423 (Services Marketing).

Marketing electives

Three upper-level Business electives for the Marketing option must be chosen from the following list.

Financial Management concentration

Operations Management/Management Information Systems concentration

Organizational Studies concentration

Required course
 

Electives: Any three of the following

Note: Students may take one other UFV 3rd or 4th year course to be counted as one elective in the Organizational Studies concentration. The course must be approved by the department as counting toward the completion of the concentration prior to the student enrolling in the course.

OR

Students may take one course at another institution to be counted as one elective in the Organizational Studies concentration. The course must be approved by the department as being eligible for transfer credit and as counting toward completion of the concentration prior to the student enrolling in the course. Please contact the department for more details.

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.