Bachelor of Administration, Athabasca University Calendar 2004|05

Bachelor of Administration (Three years—90 credits)


Regulations effective September 1, 2004. This program closed to new enrolments Jan. 1, 2005. Active students currently enrolled in this program, provided they maintain their active status, will remain in the program and follow the regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment. Please review a word document that explains the substantial changes in degree offerings in management and administration programs at Athabasca University. Graduates of the Bachelor of Administration program are asked to review a similar word document. The Bachelor of Administration program is designed to provide students with the conceptual, critical, and practical knowledge and skills they will need to succeed and advance in the many competitive fields of management and administration today. Athabasca University advisors have developed a program plan to assist you. Counselling Services offers an assessment Web site, "Mapping Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University."


	Concentrations At the time of enrolment, please select one of the following three concentrations. You will complete the common core and concentration courses.


•	The Management concentration is aimed at equipping students with the knowledge and skills required for jobs in the various functional areas of management.
•	The Organization concentration is designed to encourage an understanding of how individuals and groups behave in an organization, the way organizations shape individual action, and the way organizations are, in turn, shaped by society.
•	The Public Administration concentration is designed for those who wish to develop skills appropriate to the public sector.




	Change of Concentration You may change concentrations at any time. Unless you request otherwise, the degree regulations in effect when you initially enrolled are the regulations that govern your program. If you choose to be governed by a set of regulations that was introduced after your initial enrolment, please indicate this when requesting the concentration change by referencing the appropriate Calendar, e.g., 2003-04 regulations. To change concentrations, complete and submit a new Undergraduate General Application Form. No fees are required.


	B. Admin. Second Undergraduate Degree Regulations Students who hold a recognized first degree in a field outside business or management, may transfer up to 30 creditgs towards the B. Admin. program based on course work in the first degree that is applicable. Enrolment Restriction Students will not be accepted in the B. Admin program if they have: a degree in administration, business, commerce, or management; or a degree with a major or concentration in administration, business, commerce, or management; or any equivalent program from AU or another university. Students must fullfil the degree regulations outlined in the B. Admin program, at the time of enrolment. Please email School of Business for additional information.


	General Degree Requirements


	Total credits in the program	90

	Common core	24

	Concentration and options	66

	Through Athabasca University	24

	Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition credits	15


	Before starting courses in the concentration, students should have credit in the common core courses. Students are strongly encouraged to register in ADMN 233 or ENGL 255 and PHIL 252 early in their program.


	Common Core (24 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 or
ENGL 255	Introductory Composition	(3)
COMM 243	Interpersonal Communications in Management	(3)
CMIS 311	Case Studies in Management Information Systems or
	any junior (200) or senior (300/400) level COMP course	(3)
ECON 247	Microeconomics	(3)
ECON 248	Macroeconomics	(3)
PHIL 252	Critical Thinking	(3)


+	Students who are planning to pursue a professional accounting designation are advised to take ACCT 253.


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