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Business Administration (BBA)

Develop the skills needed for success in business and achieve the career of your dreams in accounting, finance, management, marketing or more.

BBA is a very flexible and liberal program.

Students have the flexibility to concentrate in areas in business (Accounting or Marketing) or non-business disciplines.

 

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bba@laurentian.ca

Academic Advisor

Dr. Patricia Orozco

Email: bba@laurentian.ca

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Delivery Method: On campus/Online
Program Language: English

Program Highlights:

  • Four-year program

  • Courses include in-depth knowledge of all aspects of business including accounting, finance, marketing, human resource management and strategic planning

International Internship Portal

We are proud to share with you the launch of an International Internship Portal. The Faculty of Management at Laurentian University has collaborated with EMFD Global Network to offer its students an International Internship Search Engine.

As a student of an EMFD Global Network member school, students can activate and log into a personal portal to find internships, trainee positions, apprenticeships and graduate positions that are relevant to their studies.
 

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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 with one math will be admitted but will be required to take MATH 1911 or 1912 in year one.

 

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 

International Students

Canadian High School Applicants from outside Ontario

Applicants from Colleges

Applicants from other Universities

Mature Students

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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Note for Current Students

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 (BBA)

Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements.

 

Core requirements (60 credits, minimum 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

Elective credits (60 credits)  which must include at least 12 credits from BBA courses with a minimum grade of C, and 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.

 

Links to other BBA programs available:

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management

Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

 

Minor in Business Administration

(Only available to students NOT in BBA or H.B.Com.)
Available on site only

Mandatory Courses: 12 credits, minimum grade C
MGMT 1001E     Foundations of Management or Organizations

MGMT 1007E     Foundations of the Management of Organizations II   OR  MGMT 2006E  Sustainable Management, Corporate Ethics and Social Responsibility Perspective

MKTG 2006E     Marketing Management

HROB 2001E     Organizational Behaviour

 

b) Elective Courses: 12 credits, minimum grade C (minimum of 6 cr. at the 3000/4000 level) from:

(ACCT, MGMT, HROB, MKTG, OPER, FNCE, and COMM courses at the 1000 and 2000 levels must have been passed with a C before taking electives at higher levels)

MGMT 4906E     Current Topics in Management

Course acceptable if the topic is related to the field of the minor.

 

MGMT 4995E     Internship

Course acceptable if the work experience is related to the field of the minor,

 

MKTG 2011E     Applied Marketing

HROB 2002E     Management of Human Resources

MGMT 4051E     Management of Small Enterprises

MGMT 4061E     Entrepreneurship

MGMT 4071E     Venture Creation

MGMT 4081E     The Business Environment

MKTG 4071E     Consumer Behaviour

MKTG 4021E     Marketing Communications

MKTG 4031E     Advanced Marketing Planning

MKTG 4051E     Marketing Research

MKTG 4091E     Industrial Marketing

MKTG 4061E     Social Media Marketing

MKTG 4041E     International Marketing

HROB 4021E     Industrial and Labour Relations in Canada

HROB 4101E     Training and Development

MGMT 2007E/JURI 2306E     Commercial Law

 

Links to other minors available in the Faculty of Management:

Minor in Entrepreneurship

Minor in Human Resources Management

Minor in International Management

Minor in Marketing

Minor in Finance

Minor in Operations Management

 

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 Handbook.

ACCT-1001EL - Understanding and Using Financial Information MGMT-1001EL - Foundations of Management ECON-1006EL - Introduction to Microeconomics ECON-1007EL - Introduction to Macroeconomics COSC-1702EL - Computer Applications II MATH-1506EL - Introduction to Business Mathematics ACCT-2001EL - Introductory Accounting II ACCT-2011EL - Management Accounting I HROB-2001EL - Introduction to Organizational Behaviour HROB-2002EL - Management of Human Resources OPER-2006EL - Introduction to Management Science MGMT-2007EL - Commercial Law OPER-2106EL - Management Information Systems MKTG-2006EL - Marketing Management MKTG-2011EL - Applied Marketing MGMT-2006EL - Sustainable Management, Corporate Ethics and Social Responsibility Perspective STAT-2066EL - Business Statistics ACCT-3001EL - Management Accounting II ACCT-3011EL - Intermediate Financial Accounting I ACCT-3021EL - Intermediate Financial Accounting II ACCT-3031EL - External Auditing I FNCE-3006EL - Financial Management I FNCE-3007EL - Financial Management II OPER-3006EL - Operations Management MGMT-3006EL - International Management FNCE-4006EL - Applied Corporate Finance FNCE-4007EL - Investment Management FNCE-4026EL - Portfolio Management FNCE-4027EL - International Finance HROB-4021EL - Industrial and Labour Relations in Canada HROB-4051EL - Interpersonal Skills HROB-4101EL - Training and Development OPER-4016EL - Project Management MGMT-4101EL - Small Business Counselling I MGMT-4102EL - Small Business Counselling II
MGMT-4041EL - Case Analysis and Competitions I MGMT-4042EL - Case Analysis and Competition II MGMT-4071EL - Venture Initiation MGMT-4081EL - The Business Environment MGMT-4061EL - Entrepreneurship OPER-4006EL - Process and Capacity Analysis FNCE-4906EL - Current Topics in Administration ACCT-4021EL - Personal Taxation - an Accounting Perspective MKTG-4041EL - International Marketing MKTG-4031EL - Advanced Marketing Planning HROB-4091EL - Compensation Management MKTG-4071EL - Consumer Behaviour MGMT-4072EL - Venture Start-Up MGMT-4033EL - Strategic Management MKTG-4061EL - Social Media Marketing MKTG-4021EL - Marketing Communications MKTG-4091EL - Industrial (Organization) Marketing MGMT-4051EL - Management of Small Enterprises: Operating Problems and Strategies HROB-4102EL - Recruitment and Selection HROB-4906EL - Current Topics in Organizational Behaviour ACCT-4001EL - Advanced Management Accounting ACCT-4011EL - Advanced Accounting Topics I ACCT-4031EL - Corporation Taxation - An Accounting Perspective ACCT-4051EL - Advanced Accounting Topics II FNCE-4016EL - Global Financial Markets and Institution FNCE-4017EL - Management of Financial Institutions FNCE-4036EL - Risk Management in Organizations FNCE-4037EL - Entrepreneurial Finance FNCE-4916EL - Management Research Methodology FNCE-4905EL - Research MGMT-4906EL - Current Topics in Management OPER-4106EL - Supply Chain Management OPER-4107EL - Logistics: Principles and Applications OPER-4116EL - Purchasing and Sourcing Management OPER-4906EL - Current Topics in Operations

List of Faculty Members

Diversified and Qualified Sessional Members:

Tov Assogbavi

Tov Assogbavi

School of Business Administration
Yves Robichaud

Yves Robichaud

School of Business Administration
Louis Durand

Louis Durand

School of Business Administration
Reza Sina

Reza Sina

School of Business Administration
Luc Lagrandeur

Luc Lagrandeur

Faculty of Management
Rana Haq

Rana Haq

School of Business Administration
Zhen (Jimmy) Wang

Zhen (Jimmy) Wang

School of Business Administration
Christophe Leduc

Christophe Leduc

School of Business Administration
Mohamed Dia

Mohamed Dia

School of Business Administration
Pawoumodom Takouda

Pawoumodom Takouda

School of Business Administration
E. Patricia Orozco Quijano

E. Patricia Orozco Quijano

School of Business Administration
Homayoon Shalchian-Tehrani

Homayoon Shalchian-Tehrani

School of Business Administration
Abdelouahid Assaidi

Abdelouahid Assaidi

School of Business Administration
Natalya Totskaya

Natalya Totskaya

School of Business Administration
Zeeva Millman

Zeeva Millman

School of Business Administration
Na Xiao

Na Xiao

School of Business Administration
Najam Saqib

Najam Saqib

School of Business Administration
Amirmohsen Golmohammadi

Amirmohsen Golmohammadi

School of Business Administration
Kobana Abukari

Kobana Abukari

School of Business Administration
Ivy Kyei-Poku

Ivy Kyei-Poku

School of Business Administration
Luckny Zephyr

Luckny Zephyr

School of Business Administration
Mohamed Abdulkader

Mohamed Abdulkader

School of Business Administration