Business Administration - Human Resources Management
Be able to respond to organizational needs and lead the way with a rewarding career in HR.
With the Human Resources Management BBA, students have the ability to focus their studies and gain real-world experience.
The Faculty of Management develops socially responsible leaders for the global business world by providing flexible management education grounded in respected scholarship. the innovative, collaborative program provides students with the opportunity to obtain a four-year Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Human Resources Management. Laurentian's Bachelor of Business Administration degree means students can meet employer demands for candidates who are well diversified and flexible, with a solid grounding in their field. Students are also prepared to pland the creation of their own professional firm through a Venture Initiation course in business planning. This program includes several of the courses required to obtain the Canadian Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation. There is constant demand for graduates to be able to enter the professions related to all aspects of Human Resources Management, including Planning, Recruiting, Training, Personal Development, Compensation Management, Internal Processes, Labour Relations, Mediation, as well as Health and Safety and Occupational Health Managament Issues.
Academic Advisor
Dr. Patricia Orozco
Email: bba@laurentian.ca
Program Highlights:
- Study in small classes which allow for more interaction among students and direct access to professors at upper year levels.
EPAS Accreditation
In June 2019, Laurentian University had its international EPAS accreditation renewed for its Bachelor of Business Administration and BAA program as well as its Bachelor of Commerce in Sports Administration (B.COM. SPAD). With this international recognition, Laurentian Faculty of Management students gain additional qualifications as well as competitive advantage on the world labour market.
Click here for more information on EPAS Accreditation.
Ontario High School Applicants
Program Prerequisites:
- 1 grade 12 English U/M course; 2 grade 12 U/M Math courses; 3 other grade 12 U/M courses
- A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses
*Students admitted with only one math will be required to successfully complete MATH1912 – Elementary Calculus in the first year of the program.
Additional information for applicants who have completed Advanced Placement courses.
Additional information for applicants who have completed the International Baccalaureate.
Applicants from outside an Ontario High School
Canadian High School Applicants from outside Ontario
Canadian Applicants
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you must complete your application through the Ontario Universities Application Center (OUAC).
For detailed instructions on the application process, see the How to Apply: Canadian Undergraduate Applicants page.
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International Applicants
If you’re an international applicant, you must fill out the International Application Form.
For detailed instructions on the application process, see the How to Apply: International Students page.
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The degree options listed below are for the upcoming academic year, not the current academic year. If you are a current student looking for which courses to take in order to complete your degree options from a previous academic year's curriculum, please consult with an academic advisor.
Effective September 2016, COMM course codes have been replaced with ACCT, FNCE, HROB, MGMT, MKTG and OPER codes. This table explains the course equivalencies to help students and others understand the transition to the new COMM course codes in the BBA program.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management
Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements.
Available on site only.
Core BBA requirements (60 credits, min. grade C):
ACCT 1001E Using Financial Information
COSC 1702E Computer Applications II or COSC 1701E**
ECON 1006E Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 1007E Introduction to Macroeconomics
MGMT 1001E Foundations of Management
MGMT 2006E Sustainable Management, Corporate Ethics and Social Responsibility
3 credits of first year MATH (excluding MATH 1911 and MATH 1912)*
3 credits of Indigenous content (may include courses from a list designed by the Faculty of Arts, and may be taken in upper years)
*Students admitted with 1 credit of Grade 12 mathematics must take MATH 1912 E Elementary Calculus as an elective.
**Students may be exempted from the Computer Applications course if they have passed an equivalent course. They will need to take another 3 credits of electives instead.
Upper Years required courses
ACCT 2011E Management Accounting
FNCE 3006E Financial Management
HROB 2001E Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
HROB 2002E Management of Human Resources
MGMT 2007E Commercial Law
MGMT 4033E Strategic Management
MKTG 2006E Marketing Management
OPER 2006E Introduction to Management Science
OPER 3006E Operations Management
OPER 4147E Management Information Systems
STAT 2066E Business Statistics
One of the three following courses:
FNCE 4027E International Finance
MGMT 3006E International Management
MKTG 4041E International Marketing
Specialization in Human Resources Management requirements (27 credits, min. grade C):
- 12 credits required courses:
HROB 4101E Training and development
HROB 4102E Recruitment and Selection
HROB 4906E Current Topics in Organizational Behaviour OR LBST 2106E Occupational Health and Safety, Level I
HROB 4091E Compensation Management
- 6 credits from the following: All courses are 3 credits, unless otherwise specified
MGMT 4906E Topics in Management
Course admissible if the research topic is in the field of the option.
MGMT 3816E Coop Placement I
MGMT 4815E Coop Placement II (6cr)
MGMT 4995E Internship (6cr)
The above courses are admissible if the placement is in the field of the option.
ACCT/FNCE/MGMT/MKTG/HROB/OPER 4906E Current Topics in Administration
The above courses are admissible if the course topic is in the field of the option.
MGMT 4101E Small Business Counselling I
MGMT 4102E Small Business Counselling II
MGMT 4041E Case Analysis and Competitions I
MGMT 4042E Case Analysis and Competitions II
The above courses are admissible if the counselling or case topic is in the field of the option.
OPER 4147E Management Information Systems
Course is admissible if the counselling or case topic is in the field of the option.
HROB 4021E Industrial Relations in Canada
HROB 4051E Interpersonal Skills
MGMT 4072E Venture Start-Up
MGMT 4081E The Business Environment
MGMT 4105E Humanist Issues-Comm. Practice (6cr)
MKTG 4061E Social Media Marketing
OPER 4016E Project Management
- 9 credits from the list below than have content related to theme A, B, C, …, or any other course approved by the program coordinator): Please see departmental listings for more elective choices. Prerequisite requirements may apply as well as instructor's or department approval for registration in non-BBA course electives outside the Faculty of Management. All courses are 3 credits, except otherwise specified.
ANTR 2046E Peoples of the World: Tribes, States and the Global Village
ANTR 2136E Work and Livelihoods Across Cultures
ANTR 2146E The (De) Colonial Struggle
ANTR 2906E Introduction to Linguistics
ANTR 3087E Ethnomedicine: Cross-Cultural Healing
ANTR 3106E Cross-Cultural Studies of Local Development
ANTR 3116E Anthropology of the Arts
ANTR 3166E Development and Canadian Indigenous Community Organization
ANTR 3216E Visual Ethnography
ANTR 4116E Critical Perspectives in Medical Anthropology
ANTR 4136E Ethnopsychiatry and Cross-Cultural Mental Health
BIOL 3066E Indigenous Peoples: Ecology, Science and Technology
COST 2446E The Dynamics of Interpersonal Communication I
COST 2447E The Dynamics of Interpersonal Communication II
COST 2606E The Decorated Body as Communication
COST 3006E Technology and the Individual Experience
COST 3606E Sports, Communication and Culture
COST 4506E New Media Policy
COST 4507E Mass Media and Democracy
COST 4526E Current Issues in Communication Studies
ECON 3046E Labour economics I
EDUC 1046E Indigenous Ways of Learning
EDPH 4516F Management du stress
ENGL 1511E Academic Reading and Writing in English for Aboriginal Students I
ENGL 1512E Academic Reading and Writing in English for Aboriginal Students II
ENGL 1561E Business Writing
ENGL 3496E Indigenous Women’s Resistance Writing & Material Art
ENGL 3556E Principles and Practices of Workplace Communication
ESPA 1005E Introduction to Spanish (6cr)
INDG 1116E Foundations of Aboriginal Peoplehood
INDG 1117E Implications of Aboriginal Peoplehood
INDG 2136E Aboriginal Political Resistance in Canada
INDG 2285E North American Native People: Tradition (6cr)
INDG 2316E Foundations of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge
INDG 3105E Canadian Law, Politics and Aboriginal People (6cr)
INDG 3285E Living With the Land: Indigenous Knowledge in Theory and Practice (6 cr)
INDG 4405E Seeing With A Native Eye (6cr)
JURI 2136E Introduction to Interpersonal Dispute Resolution
ITAL 1005E Introduction to Italian (6cr)
LBST 1006E Introduction to Labour Studies I
LBST 1007E Introduction to Labour Studies II
LBST 2026E The World of Work
LBST 2246E What Do Unions Do?
LBST 3046E Workers, Disability and Labour Rights
LBST 3056E Collective Bargaining
LBST 3106E Occupational Health and Safety Management – Level 2
LBST 3116E Stress, Health, and the Workplace
LBST 3126E Public Sector Unions
LBST 3136E Occupational Health and Safety: the Social, Political, and Economic Landscapes
LBST 3246E Workplace Rights Advocacy
LBST 3256E Canadian Labour History
LBST/JURI 3616E Labour Law
LBST 3626E Labour Law and the Modern State
LBST 4096E Issues in Labour Arbitration
PSYC 1105E Introduction to Psychology (6cr)
PSYC 2706E Emotion
PSYC 2707E Motivation
PSYC 3806E Social Psychology I
PSYC 3807E Social Psychology II
SOCI 1015E Understanding Society (6cr)
SOCI 2026E The World of Work
SOCI 2246E What do unions do?
SOCI 2656E Social Inequality
SOCI 4086E Class, Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the Workplace
THEA 1115E Introduction to the Theatre (6cr)
WGSX 1005E Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies (6cr)
WGSX 2016E The Production of Knowledge
WGSX 2036E Gender, Work and Families
WGSX 2046E Gender, Race and Racism
WGSX 3326E Girl Cultures
Note: required and elective courses in Human Resources Management may be available on a two-year rotation or more. Students are responsible for planning their course choices accordingly during the upper years of the program. Students are also encouraged to consider obtaining the CHRP or HRPA designation (information may be obtained from Human Resource Management or HROB courses’ instructors), as well as a Certificate in Labour Studies, as described at: https://laurentian.ca/program/labour-studies
Elective credits (33 credits), which must include 12 non-BBA credits.
Note:
- Mandatory BBA courses cannot be counted towards a specialization.
- A student cannot obtain credits for both JURI 2306 and MGMT 2007.
- A student must normally succeed in all ACCT 2011, MGMT 3006, FNCE 3006, MKTG 2001, HROB 2001, HROB 2002, OPER 3006 courses prior to starting MGMT 4033 or MGMT 4033 must be part of the last 30 credits taken during the BBA program.
Co-op option
The Co-op option allows a student to obtain a BBA within four years, including one year of work experience.
A student wishing to pursue the Co-op option must obtain a minimum grade of C for the following courses: MGMT 1001, MGMT 1007, ACCT 1001, STAT 2066 and OPER 2006 and 6 credits BBA courses at the 2000 level before the first Co-op placement. The student must also pass an interview within the Faculty of Management. Co-op placements can be credited as FNCE/MGMT/MKTG 3816 (3 credits) for the first placement, and FNCE/MGMT 4815 (6 credits) for the second placement, when the student satisfies the requirements for these courses.
Co-op placements normally take place over the summer following the second year of the BBA program and over the January to August period preceding the fourth year of the BBA program.
Minor in Human Resources Management
(Only available to students NOT in BBA or H.B.Com.)
Available on site only.
a) Mandatory Courses: 12 credits, min. grade C
MGMT 1001E Foundations of Management
MGMT 2006E Sustainable Management, Ethics and Corporate Social
HROB 2001E Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
HROB 2002E Management of Human Resources
b) Elective Courses: 12 credits, min. grade C (minimum of 6 cr. at the 3000/4000 level) from:
(ACCT, MGMT, HROB, MKTG, OPER, and FNCE courses at the 1000 and 2000 levels must have been passed with a C before taking electives at higher levels)
MGMT/ HROB/ MKTG/ OPER/ FNCE 4906E Current Topics in Administration
Course acceptable if the topic is related to the field of the minor.
MGMT 4906E Current Topics in Management
Course acceptable if the research project is related to the field of the minor.
MGMT4995E Internship (6cr)
Course acceptable if the work experience is related to the field of the minor.
HROB 4051E Interpersonal Skills
HROB 4101E Training and Development
HROB 4021E Industrial and Labour Relations in Canada
ECON 4046E Labour Economics I
ECON 4047E Labour Economics II
LBST/SOCI 2026E The World of Work
PHED 4516E Stress Management
PSYC 3806E Social Psychology I
PSYC 3807E Social Psychology II
BBA PROGRAM REGULATIONS
In order to graduate with a BBA degree, a student must:
1) Satisfy all the stated requirements for the degree
2) Complete 120 credits with minimum overall GPA of 3.5 for non-honours and 5.5 for honours degree
3) Complete 60 credits of required courses (BBA core requirements), with a minimum grade of C in each course after no more than two attempts per course.
4) Complete 60 credits of elective courses which must include at least 12 credits BBA and 12 credits in non-BBA courses.
5) Receive a grade of at least C in BBA elective courses
6) Count no more than 48 credits in 1000 and 9100 level courses
Academic Standing
A student in the BBA program is in good academic standing if he or she meets the following conditions:
1) Has satisfied all conditions of admission.
2) Has attained a minimum grade of C in each of the required courses (60 credits).
3) Has attained an overall GPA of at least 3.5 on all passed courses
4) Has failed no more than 6 credits in an academic year or in 30 consecutive credits
Note: The BBA program requires a grade of C for all required BBA courses. A student who does not obtain this minimum must repeat the course as soon as possible or abandon the program.
Probation
A student who fails to attain good academic standing in a given academic year or in 30 consecutive credits will be allowed to continue in the program on probation for no more than one academic year or 30 consecutive credits. If after this time a student has not attained good academic standing, he or she must withdraw from the program.
Withdrawal
A student will be required to withdraw from the program if he or she meets one or more of the following conditions:
1) Does not satisfy all the conditions of admission within the first 30 credits.
2) Has failed more than 42 credits.
3) Has not achieved good academic standing in two academic years or 60 consecutive credits.
4) Has failed a required course twice.
Transfer from the general BBA to a specialized BBA program
A student can at any moment ask to be transferred into one of the specialized BBA programs and retain the credits already obtained for courses passed with the minimum required grade. The student is required to satisfy all the conditions of the new program and may have to take over 120 credits in order to satisfy the requirements of the option chosen.
Specialization courses are offered over a two-year rotation. It is the responsibility of the student to plan mandatory specialization courses choices over the last semesters of the program according to the chosen curriculum.
Transfer from the H.B.Com. to the B.B.A. programs (general or specialized)
An H.B.Com. student can at any moment ask to be transferred into one of the B.B.A. programs and retain the credits already obtained for courses passed with the minimum required grade. The student is required to satisfy all the conditions of the new program and may have to take over 120 credits in order to satisfy the requirements of the option chosen if they transfer after the second year of the program.
SPAD 1016 and 1017 are considered equivalent to MGMT 1001 and 1007 respectively, but only when it comes to prerequisites for BBA 2000-level courses.
SPAD 2036 AND SPAD 2037 are equivalent to MKTG 2006 and 2011.
SPAD 4006 is equivalent to a BBA 4000 level course (not a specific course...just that it meets the requirement as a BBA 4000-level elective).
SPAD 4005 (Internship) is equivalent to FNCE/MGMT/OPER 4995.
Second specialization
BBA students may attempt obtaining a second specialization but must be aware that most advanced courses are rotated over two years by most departments. Obtaining a second specialization is therefore likely to oblige the student to plan for at least an extra Fall or Winter semester of study, as these courses are rarely offered in the Spring-Summer session or online.
A second specialization must include 27 credits. In situations where the second specialization contains mandatory credits overlapping those of the first specialization, substitute courses will have to be identified by the Chair of the department, taking into account availabilities of courses.
Second minor (for students outside the Faculty of Management)
Students may attempt obtaining a second minor but must be aware that most advanced courses are rotated over two years by most departments. Obtaining a second minor is therefore likely to oblige the student to plan for at least an extra Fall or Winter semester of study, as these courses are rarely offered in the Spring-Summer session or online.
A second minor must include 24 credits. In situations where the second minor contains mandatory credits overlapping those of the first minor, substitute courses will have to be identified by the Chair of the department responsible for that minor (within the Faculty of Management), taking into account availabilities of courses.
*For more specific details on the program, please review the BBA Student Guide.
List of Faculty Members
Diversified and Qualified Sessional Members:
- Ansell, Mathieu J.D mansell@laurentian.ca
- Barrie, Catherine CGA, MBA cbarrie@laurentian.ca
- Berry, Timothy CPA/CMA, MBA tberry@laurentian.ca
- Bourgeois, Cédric J.D cgbourgeois@laurentian.ca
- Bourgeois, Daniel CPA dbourgeois@laurentian.ca
- Bowen, James Ph.D jebowen@laurentian.ca
- Burke, James (Jim) MES, MCE jburke2@laurentian.ca
- Chartrand, Guy MBA gchartrand@laurentian.ca
- Coltman, Glenn MBA gcoltman@laurentian.ca
- Finidori, Alexandru MBA am_finidori@laurentian.ca
- Lakhal, Salem Ph.D slakhal@laurentian.ca
- Laughren, Tannys MBA tlaughren@laurentian.ca
- LeBreton, Joanne CPA, MBA jtlebreton@laurentian.ca
- Levesque, Kayla CPA, MBA klevesque@laurentian.ca
- Little, Andrew LL.B alittle@laurentian.ca
- McInstosh, Marlene Med, MBA mr_mcintosh@laurentian.ca
- Mombourquette, Peter Ph.D pmombourquette@laurentian.ca
- Munro Medina, Michelle MBA mcmunro@laurentian.ca
- Pakkar, Mohammad Ph.D ms_pakkar@laurentian.ca
- Reyburn, Robert MBA rreyburn@laurentian.ca
- Ricard, Imane B.A.A, M.Sc iricard@laurentian.ca
- Romenco, Sean MBA sromenco@laurentian.ca
- Valverde, Raul Ph.D rvalverde@laurentian.ca