The Bachelor of Business Administration
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Bachelor of Business Administration degree
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree is a four-year program designed to provide specialized education in the principles and practices of business. The degree will equip students for careers in a variety of business sectors.
Building on an arts and science foundation, the program provides in-depth knowledge in at least one of the functional areas of business: accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, tourism and hospitality management. Majors and minors are available accounting, management, marketing, and finance. Concentrations are available in accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing, and tourism and hospitality management. Non-business minors are also possible. If desired, students are also able to complete a General BBA degree, without a major, minor or concentration. This option is best suited to those who want a well-rounded basic understanding of business operations.
The BBA is designed to provide a flexible degree program around a strong business and non-business core. Students are able to choose over half of their courses from a wide variety of electives in business, tourism, economics, arts, sciences, and humanities.
In their second year of full-time study students may choose to enter into the BBA degree with Co-operative Education. Students who complete a co-op degree will complete three paid co-op work terms. Each work term is a full unit of academic coursework, meaning that the Co-op BBA consists of 23 units of study over four years. Each co-op workterm is in the student's field of study and requires a minimum of 13 weeks of full-time, paid employment. Recruiting for co-op is done on campus through the Co-operative Education office.
The Honours Bachelor of Business Administration
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Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degreeStudents who wish to do so have the option of completing an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration. The Honours BBA is completed over the regular four-year degree program, but special course selection and completion of an honours thesis are required. Students must apply for admission to the Honours BBA after completing 12.5 units in the regular BBA degree program. The Honours Committee reviews all applications for admission to the Honours BBA. Students must have a GPA of 3.0 in all of the required degree courses for admission. In addition, they must have successfully completed required courses in Statistics (Math 2208 and Math 2209), and either BUSI 4430 (Marketing Research), or THMT 3312 (Research Methods Seminar). Once admitted to the program, students will be advised of their program requirements for completing the Honours BBA.
Students who have completed a BBA, with or without Co-operative Education, can choose to return to the university following graduation to complete an Honours Certificate. Students must meet the requirements for the Honours degree in order to graduate with an Honours Certificate. Completion of an Honours Certificate with the BBA degree provides the equivalent to the Honours BBA for educational and career advancement purposes.
The Certificate and Diploma Programs
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Certificate in Business Administration
Certificate in Accounting
Certificate in Marketing
Students may not wish to complete a four-year BBA, or their personal circumstances may not allow them to make such a time commitment in the beginning of their studies. The Mount provides three levels of academic credentials in business administration: a certificate, a diploma, and a degree. It is possible to complete these credentials sequentially. This allows students to make shorter-term commitments with less of a financial investment when they start on their educational journey.
The Certificate in Business Administration is a stand-alone credential consisting of 6.0 units in business administration. Students who complete the certificate will have a basic understanding of the core business functions (management, marketing and accounting), with an appreciation of how business impacts, and is influenced by, the economy. Students who complete the Certificate in Business Administration may choose to build on their credential towards a Diploma in Business Administration, or seek entry directly into the BBA degree program. It should be noted that due to prerequisite requirements and course offerings, students should not expect to complete the certificate in one academic year.
The Diploma in Business Administration is a stand-alone credential consisting of a total of 12 units of study. These 12 units include the 6.0 units in the Certificate in Business Administration. Students who have completed the Certificate in Business Administration can enter the diploma program, completing the additional 6.0 units of study to obtain that particular credential. Students who have successfully completed the required diploma courses can obtain the BBA degree by adding another 8.0 units of study. Students should anticipate spending more than two years completing their diploma courses.
The inherent flexibility of the stepping stone approach following the certificate-diploma-degree route has enabled many to pursue their dream of obtaining a university education while making time for family, work and self.