4.12. Bachelor of Management Degree
(Four years - 120 credits)
Introduction Program Requirements B. Man with Marketing Major B. Man. with Human Resources Management Major Back to 4.0
Introduction
This new four-year management program allows students to take the four-year general program or select majors in Marketing or Human Resource Management. Other majors are anticipated in the near future.
Many of Athabasca University's management courses are offered entirely online, and others offer significant online enhancements. In addition Athabasca University offers a growing number of grouped-study, online courses in September and January. This fall students from Canada, Mexico, and Malaysia will be studying and learning together.
A degree in management will better prepare graduates for the changing business world of today. Graduates will possess the critical thinking, communications, and management skills needed to excel in a variety of work environments. Graduates will gain an important competitive advantage by completing this program.
Students are strongly encouraged to register in ADMN 233 and PHIL 252 early in their program.
Program Requirements
Total credits in the program Through Athabasca University Years 1 and 2
Required Courses (45 credits)
ACCT 245 Accounting for Managers of Not-for-Profit Organizations or
ACCT 250 Accounting for Managers* or
ACCT 253 Introductory Financial Accounting +* (3)
ADMN 232 Administrative Principles (3)
ADMN 233 Writing in Organizations (3)
COMM 329 The Practice of Interpersonal Communications or
COMM 377 Communication and Problem Solving in Groups (3)
COMP 200 Introduction to Computing and Information Systems (3)
ECON 247 Microeconomics (3)
ECON 248 Macroeconomics (3)
FNCE 234 Introduction to Finance or
FNCE 370 Overview of Corporate Finance (3)
LGST 369 Commercial Law or
LGST 3XX International Business Law (in development) (3)
MATH 215 Statistics or
MGSC 301 Statistics for Business or Economics I (3)
MKTG 396 Introduction to Marketing (3)
ORGB 364 Organizational Behaviour (3)
PHIL 252 Critical Thinking (3)
PHIL 333 Professional Ethics or
PHIL 337 Business Ethics (3)
SOCI 321 Sociology of Work and Industry (3)Options (15 credits)
Administrative Studies at any level (3)
Humanities, Science, and Social Science (at least six credits at the (300 or 400) level (12)
Year 3 and 4
Required Courses (21 credits)
ADMN 404 Business Policy (*required at AU. Refer to prerequisite.) (3)
ADMN 417 International Business Management (in development) (3)
CMIS 351 Management Information Systems (3)
ECOM 320 Overview of E-Commerce (3)
ECON 301 The Changing Global Economy (3)
HRMT/ORGB 386 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)
MGSC 312 Statistics for Business and Economics II (3)*ADMN 404 must be taken at AU. Transfer credit will not be awarded. ADMN 404 is taken as the last course in the program.
Options (39 credits)
Administrative Studies at the senior level (300 or 400) (15)
Humanities, Science, Social Science or Applied Studies (but not Administrative Studies) (24)
At least 15 credits required at the senior (300 or 400) level.Among the above options, students must select nine credits (three courses) of critical perspectives courses, from the following Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences and Industrial Relations courses:
CADE 300 Theories of Career Development (3)
GOVN 400 Governance and Leadership (3)
GOVN 403 Public Policy in a Global Era (3)
IDRL 305 Collective Bargaining (3)
IDRL 312 Industrial Relations: A Critical Introduction (3)
SOCI 300 Organization and Society: Making Sense of Modern Organizational Life (3)
PHIL 252 Critical Thinking (if not taken in Years 1 and 2) (3)
POLI 480 The Politics of Cyberspace (in development) (3)
PSYC 379 Social Psychology (3)
WMST 321 Advocacy from the Margins (3)
4.12.1. Bachelor of Management: Marketing Major
Degree Requirements
Years 1 and 2 (60 credits)
Refer to B. Management degree courses above.Years 3 and 4 Required Courses (21 credits)
ADMN 404 Business Policy (*required at AU) (3)
ADMN 417 International Business Management (in development) (3)
CMIS 351 Management Information Systems (3)
ECOM 320 Overview of E-Commerce (3)
ECON 301 The Changing Global Economy (3)
HRMT/ORGB 386 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)
MGSC 312 Statistics for Business and Economics II (3)
*ADMN 404 must be taken at AU. Transfer credit will not be awarded. ADMN 404 is taken as the last course in the program.
Major Courses (9 credits)
MKTG 406 Consumer Behaviour (3)
MKTG 440 Marketing Strategy (3)
MKTG 466 Marketing Research (3)Options (30 credits)
Two of other senior marketing courses, ENTP 212, ACCT 356, or MGSC 405 (6)
Administrative Studies option at the senior (300 or 400) level (3)
Humanities, Science, Social Science or
Applied Studies (but not Administrative Studies) options. (At least 15 credits required at the senior (300 or 400) level. Students must select nine credits (three courses) from the critical perspectives courses as outlined for the regular (no major) 120-credit program.) (21)
4.12.2. Bachelor of Management: Human Resources Management Major
Years 1 and 2 (60 credits)
Refer to B. Management degree courses above.Years 3 and 4 Required Courses (21 credits)
ADMN 404 Business Policy (*required at AU) (3)
ADMN 417 International Business Management (in development) (3)
CMIS 351 Management Information Systems (3)
ECOM 320 Overview of E-Commerce (3)
ECON 301 The Changing Global Economy (3)
MGSC 312 Statistics for Business and Economics II (3)
ORGB/HRMT 386 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)*ADMN 404 must be taken at AU. Transfer credit will not be awarded. ADMN 404 is taken as the last course in the program.
Major Courses (15 credits)
HRMT 301 Recruitment and Selection (in development) (3)
HRMT/ORGB 387 Strategic Human Resource Management (3)
IDRL 308 Occupational Health and Safety (3)
IDRL 215 Introduction to Labour Relations or
IDRL 312 Industrial Relations: A Critical Introduction or
IDRL 322 Canadian Employment Law (in development) (3)
ORGB 319 Motivation and Productivity (3)Options ( 24 credits)
Administrative Studies options at the senior (300 or 400) level. (Recommend IDRL Industrial Relations and ORGB Organizational Behaviour courses.) (6)Humanities, Science, Social Science or
Applied Studies (but not Administrative Studies) options (at least 12 credits required at the senior (300 or 400) level).
(Recommend HRMT and LBST courses.) (18)
- Students must select nine credits (three courses) from the critical perspectives courses as outlined for the regular (no major) 120-credit program.
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