Bachelor of Business Administration

For students entering the program in Fall 2024

Year 1

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• ECON 1000 3.00 MICROECONOMICS FOR MANAGERS

  This core course provides students with analytical tools useful for dealing with microeconomics from a manager's perspective. The course focuses explicitly on the application of economic concepts and theories, including market behaviour, price determination, and theories of competition.

  Course Credit Exclusions: AP/ECON 1000 3.00, GL/ECON 2500 3.00 [prior to Fall 2014] and SB/INTL 1200 3.00

• MGMT 1000 3.00 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS

  Using lectures, team-based exercises, interactive discussions and field research, this course will introduce students to the key management
  concepts and theories about how businesses operate, compete, provide value to customers and make money. It will provide a solid foundation to help students develop the general management skills (e.g., problem-solving, teamwork, critical thinking, networking and decision-making) required to be successful in their chosen career path.

• ACTG 2010 3.00 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I
  This two core course sequence develops students' understanding of financial accounting information so that they can be informed and effective users of the information. The courses focus on uses of accounting information for different decisions and from different stakeholder perspectives, and consider the economic and behavioural effects that accounting treatments have on users and preparers. Readings from current publications are used to demonstrate practical applications of the issues discussed in class. Classroom techniques such as case studies, classroom discussions, student presentations and group and individual research projects (intended to develop students' critical skills) are employed. Note: SB/ACTG 2011 3.00 is not available to exchange students visiting Schulich unless it is a full year exchange and SB/ACTG 2010 3.00 is taken in the fall. Course Credit Exclusion: GL/ECON 2710.030, AP/ECON 3580.030, AP/ECON 4200 3.0, AK/ECON 3580 3.00 (prior to Fall 2009)
• ECON 1010 3.00 MACROECONOMICS FOR MANAGERS

  This core course provides students with an overview of the aggregative performance of the economy with emphasis on policy application and implications for business. Topics discussed include the determination of key macroeconomic variables such as real GDP, the inflation rate, the unemployment rate, interest rates, exchange rates and international trade, and the effect of governments' monetary and fiscal policies.

  Pre-Req: SB/ECON 1000 3.00 or equivalent.
  Course Credit Exclusions: AP/ECON 1010 3.00, GL/ECON 2510 3.00 (prior to Fall 2014) and SB/INTL 1210 3.00

• OMIS 1050 3.00 MANAGING DATA FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS

  Informed business decisions rely on data and technological support. This course introduces students to concepts of data, information, and technology to support business decisions. Topics discussed include data collection process; infrastructure of information systems; data understanding, summarization, and representation; hardware and software used to store and analyze data and to deploy data-driven solutions for modern business applications; and social and ethical issues surrounding data and IT security.

• ACTG 2011 3.00 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II

  This two-course sequence develops students' understanding of financial accounting information so that they can be informed and effective users of the information. The courses focus on uses of accounting information for different decisions and from different stakeholder perspectives, and consider the economic and behavioural effects that accounting treatments have on users and preparers. Readings from current publications are used to demonstrate practical applications of the issues discussed in class. Classroom techniques such as case studies, classroom discussions, student presentations and group and individual research projects (intended to develop students' critical skills) are employed.

  Prerequisite: SB/ ACTG 2010 3.00.

  Course Credit Exclusion: GL/ECON 2710 3.00.

• MKTG 1030 3.00 MARKETING MANAGEMENT

  This core course examines the managerial problems involved in formulating and implementing marketing plans in business and nonprofit enterprises. Emphasis is placed on the importance of buying behaviour in influencing marketing decisions. Each element of market responsibility (product development, pricing policy, promotional planning and relationships with marketing channels) is examined. The course develops an understanding of the importance of an integrated marketing program and of the need to relate marketing to other departments within the enterprise.

  Previously offered as: SB/MKTG 2030 3.00.

• MGMT 1035 3.00 GLOBAL BUSINESS - PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

  This blended core course provides students with a deeper understanding of the world they live in. It explores key dimensions of globalization and diverse aspects of an ever-evolving global business environment. It examines historical forces that have shaped organizations, institutions, and stakeholders, their effects on business activities within and across nations in the present, and their implications for the future.

  Course Credit Exclusion: SB/MGMT 1030 3.00

Plus 6.00 credits of non-Schulich elective courses

Year 2

• ACTG 2020 3.00 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS
  This core course stresses the understanding of basic accounting concepts which underlie management decisions for performance appraisal, pricing, output, financing, investment and other purposes encountered in various organizational settings. Emphasis is placed on applying these concepts in case situations, rather than on technical aspects of management accounting. Note: This course cannot be completed via the MBA program as a Guided Study course. Corequisite: SB/ACTG 2011 3.00 Course Credit Exclusion: GL/ECON 2720 3.00, AS/ECON 3590 3.00, AS/ECON 3590 3.00 (prior to Fall 2009)
• SUST 2060 3.00 BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

  Previously offered as MGMT 2060 3.00

  In this course, students reflect critically on the role of business in society. Students appreciate the causes of tension between business and society and gain skills to assess a company's impact on and commitment to society. Students learn how businesses have redfined the traditional purpose of profit maximization and have become a solution to society's most challenging problems.

  Note: Not open to iBBA students for credit.
  Course Credit Exclusions: SB/MGMT 2060 3.00

• ORGS 2100 3.00 INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN ORGANIZATIONS

  An introduction to the study of organizations from a behavioural science frame of reference. The course emphasizes psychological and social approaches to understanding basic aspects of human behaviour in all types of work organizations. Topics include: the motivation to work, individual differences, leadership and authority, and group dynamics. As well as lectures and discussions, the course emphasizes experiential learning through the use of exercises, demonstrations, cases and projects. This course is not available for iBBA credit. Previously offered as: SB/OBIR 1000 3.00, SB/OBIR 2000 3.00.

  Note: Not open to iBBA students for credit. BBA students who commenced the program in Fall 2009 must complete SB/ORGS 1000 3.00 in the Winter term of their 1st year of study.

  Course credit exclusions: SB/INTL 1300 3.00, HH/PSYC 3570 3.00.

• FINE 2000 3.00 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
  Students learn about investment and financing in this core ourse. The investment decision allocates scarce resources to projects in the organization, and involves asset valuation, capital budgeting, risk management, working capital management and performance assessment. The financing decision chooses sources of cash to finance the investment decisions and involves capital structure, financial instruments, the risk-return trade-off, financial planning and the cost of capital. Ethical considerations and management in the global context are integrated into these topics. Course Credit Exclusion: AP/ECON 3.00 (AS/ECON 4400 3.00 or AK/ECON 4082 3.00)
• ORGS 2200 3.00 ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS

  This core course centres on three complementary perspectives on organizations, which are simultaneously strategic designs constructed to achieve strategic goals, political arena in which interests and power shape action and outcomes, and cultural systems of shared meanings and identities. Class sessions will develop and use these perspectives at a variety of levels, from teams in organizations to complex cross-border environments. Previously offered as: SB/OBIR 2010/3010 3.00.

  Note: Not open to iBBA students for credit.
  Prerequisites: SB/ORGS 1000 3.00, SB/ORGS 2100 3.00 or equivalent.
  Course Credit Exclusion: SB/INTL 1300 3.00, SB/INTL 2300 3.00.

• OMIS 2050 3.00 ANALYZING DATA FOR BUSINESS DECISIONS

  Informed business decisions are supported by statistical analyses of data. This course builds on -OMIS 1050 3.00 and equips students with basic data science skills to select relevant information, apply statistical tools to obtain managerial insights, and critically evaluate the results to propose fact-based recommendations for business problems.

  Pre-requisite: OMIS 1050 3.00

• OMIS 2010 3.00 INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

  This course introduces concepts, principles, and techniques that can be leveraged to analyze, control, and improve critical processes responsible for efficiently making and delivering goods and services. These critical processes reside in manufacturing and service, for-profit and non-profit organizations. Operational and supply chain challenges, as well as various conceptual aids and quantitative techniques to cope with these challenges, are discussed.

  Prerequisite: SB/OMIS 2050 3.00

Plus 9.00 credits of non-Schulich elective courses

Year 3 & Year 4

• SGMT 3000 3.00 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

  This core course focuses on the fundamental concepts of strategy and strategic management, and explores the task of developing, implementing, executing, and monitoring an organization's strategy. The emphasis is on the kinds of problems and issues that affect the success of the entire organization. Examples are drawn from all sizes and types of organizations, businesses, not-for-profits, government agencies, and the third sector. Nevertheless, the majority of content and the cases discussed deal with profit-oriented enterprises, operating in a competitive environment. The course uses readings, lectures, case discussions and role playing to expose students to a wide range of concepts and to the many types of situations that face managers and bear directly on an organization's ultimate success. (Formerly: SB/SGMT 4010 3.00)

  Note: Not open to iBBA students for credit. Effective Fall 2008 this course cannot be completed on Exchange by BBA Direct-Entry students. exceptions may be made for Delayed-Entry students.

Plus 21.00 credits of Schulich electives, 12.00 credits of non-Schulich electives and an additional 24.00 credits of electives of your choice (can be Schulich or non-Schulich)