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Learn essential, hireable skills in accounting, finance, economics, marketing, writing, ethical decision-making and critical thinking with the Bachelor of Business Administration in Management. When you graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and skills needed for any industry you want to pursue.
Choose a concentration for your management degree
The management degree offers a number of concentrations to choose from that will help you build industry-relevant skills for your career path. See the Concentrations tab for more information.
Two ways to get a practical education
Earn money and get relevant work experience before you graduate with the optional Co-operative Education Program.
Complete projects in the modern workplace with the Business Internship Program.
You will also need work experience in order to complete BUSN 4500, the capstone course in this program, which requires you to have 500 hours of Canadian work experience. Hours gained through Co-operative Education and volunteer positions may be used to satisfy this component. See Program Requirements for more details.
Get certified
Upon graduation, you will have met the Chartered Management Program (CMP) education equivalency and will be prepared to write the industry certification exam for your chosen required concentration (excluding the hospitality management concentration). Industry certifications will make you more attractive to potential employers and increase your chances of getting the job that you want.
Get hired
Thousands of job openings are expected in management in a variety of industries such as advertising, information systems, construction, health care, sales, engineering and more.
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
In addition, applicants seeking admissions into the Trades Management Concentration have further admission requirements because they receive credit for their industry training and work experience. These additional requirements can be found on the following program page:
All students wanting to pursue this concentration must:
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Graduation Requirements For Students Completing By Summer 2023:
Graduation Requirements For Students Completing After Summer 2023:
Additional Graduation Requirements with the Co-operative Education Option:
Course Requirements (see note 1):
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
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Required Courses: |
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Management Essentials |
3.00 |
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ACCT 1235 (see note 2) |
Principles of Introductory Financial Accounting I & II |
3.00 |
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ENGL 1130 (see note 3) |
Academic Writing |
3.00 |
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Introductory Marketing |
3.00 |
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Excel for Business |
3.00 |
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Business Communication |
3.00 |
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Introductory Business Law |
3.00 |
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Business Mathematics |
3.00 |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
3.00 |
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| ACCT 2320 | Introductory Managerial Accounting | 3.00 |
| BUSN 3350* | Human Resource Management | 3.00 |
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Principles of Macroeconomics |
3.00 |
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Business Statistics |
3.00 |
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| PHIL 1122 (see note 4) | Business Ethics |
3.00 |
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Organizational Management Skills |
3.00 |
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Open Electives (see notes 5, 6, and 7 |
1000 - 4000 Level Electives |
24.00 |
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Open Electives (see notes 5, 6, and 7) |
3000 - 4000 Level Electives |
15.00 |
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Select one from the following Management Concentrations: |
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21.00 |
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Hospitality Management (see note 6) |
21.00 |
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21.00 |
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21.00 |
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21.00 |
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21.00 |
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Trades Management (see note 8) |
21.00 |
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| CMNS 2316* (see notes 9 and 10) | Understanding and Managing Interpersonal Conflict | 3.00 |
| BUSN 3314* (see note 9) | Ethical Decision Making and Management | 3.00 |
| BUSN 3312* (see notes 9 and 11) | Innovation and Change Management | 3.00 |
| BUSN 4275* (see note 11) | Business Strategy & Competitive Analysis | 3.00 |
| BUSN 4410* (see notes 9 and 11) | Organizational Business Decision Making | 3.00 |
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Career Portfolio Development |
1.50 | |
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Total Credits |
121.50 |
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Notes:
1.The courses are listed in a recommended order that will serve most students well. While this order is not required, it can help guide students through meeting pre-requisites and have adequate experience for courses. While the "Open Electives" are listed in the middle, we strongly suggest to take the elective courses throughout the program rather than taking them all at the same time.
2. Students may take ACCT 1235 or both ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210. Students who take ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210 (i.e., instead of ACCT 1235) may opt to use 3 credits from the "open electives" for ACCT 1210.
3. While ENGL 1130 is suggested, students can substitute an English, Communications or Creative Writing course that transfers (as English credit) to one of the B.C. research universities (SFU, UBC, UBC-O, UVIC or UNBC).
4. PHIL 1102, BUSN 4490 or other approved Ethics courses may be taken instead of PHIL 1122. Students should take note of the BUSN 4490 pre-requisite requirements.
5. To meet the graduation requirements (listed above) for this program: (a) a minimum of 15 credits of the "open electives" must be at the upper level (3000-4000 level) and (b) lower level (1000-2000 level) courses must be university transferable. We strongly suggest to take the elective courses throughout the program rather than taking them at the same time.
6. BBA Management students who declare Hospitality Management as their Management Concentration can use lower level HOSP courses towards the lower level "Open Electives" requirement even though HOSP courses are not UT.
7. COBA 4885 (Experiential Learning and Internship) provides the opportunity for students to get unpaid work experience and course credit. This course can be used in the Open Electives category or in the CBA Electives category (within the chosen Management Concentration). If students would like to find out more about COBA 4885 or Co-Op work experience oppotunities, they should connect with the Career Centre through the MyCareer Hub (under Logins on the Douglas homepage). Note: (1) Co-Op credits are additive, and as such, cannot be applied as an elective and (2) Co-Op placements are full-time paid work for three months. Also, please see the "Additional Graduation Requirements" notes above.
8. Students who choose the Trades Management Concentration have additional admissions requirements. Please see the admissions tab for more information.
9. The learning for these courses is designed to have on-going homework rather than multiple exams during the semester. As such, they require consistent weekly work. Thus, our recommendation is to spread these courses out (i.e., not taking them in the same semester). We further recommend, if possible, to take these courses after completing at least 60 credits.
10. CMNS 2317 or CMNS 3316 can be taken instead. However, students would need to ensure they meet all pre-requisite requirements for entry into these courses.
11. For these courses, it is highly recommended that students take them in one of their final three semesters in order to maximize their benefit from the course content. Furthermore, students may find it beneficial to take BUSN 3312 and BUSN 4275 before BUSN 4410, as BUSN 4410 is focused on integrating knowledge and skills from multiple management courses (including BUSN 3312 and BUSN 4275).
As a Management bachelor’s degree student, you’ll take one of seven concentrations during your studies:
In addition, you can add a second concentration to your studies from the list above or below:
Program Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this program and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the program, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Career opportunities include: