Bachelor of
Professional Arts
Governance, Law and Management Major |
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effective September 1, 2004
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The Bachelor of Professional Arts Governance, Law and Management
Major is offered by the Centre
for State and Legal Studies. The program is designed to prepare
innovative managers and professionals for leadership success in
the knowledge-based society and economy. This leading-edge program
provides education that promotes vision, creativity and strategic
thinking, as requisite skills for workers in an era of globalization.
The recent reforms in organizations have led to a shift from “command-and-control”
management structures and practices to an organizational context
characterized by flexibility, innovation and lifelong learning.
The BPA: GLM provides the requisite knowledge and practical know-how
needed by professionals for good governance and the successful management
of organizational change, particularly the increasing shift to e-governance.
Athabasca University has developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating. For general information regarding the Governance, Law and Management
major, contact the program
advisor.
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Enrolment Requirements
The BPA: GLM allows students to apply knowledge obtained during
the completion of an approved two-year diploma and approved work
experience, toward the completion of a four-year applied liberal
arts degree.
Sixty credits are required for degree completion beyond the approved
two-year college diploma.
Students must complete the following degree requirements:
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Degree Requirements |
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Total credits in the program |
120 |
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College diploma transfer (enrolment requirement) |
60 |
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Minimum Credits Required beyond the
College Diploma |
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Core courses |
12 |
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Major and elective courses |
48 |
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Total |
60 |
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Within the Degree Students are Required
to Earn for Degree Completion |
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Senior (300 or 400) level |
48 |
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400 level |
18 |
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Through Athabasca University (residency) |
30 |
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Maximum Credits Allowed |
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At the junior (200) level |
12 |
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Governance, Law, and Management Major
Requirements |
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Common
core |
12 |
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Major courses |
15 |
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Focus area courses |
33 |
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Complete
BPA common core. |
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Select a minimum of 15 credits from among
the following required major courses: |
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| ACCT 250 |
Accounting
for Managers
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| ACCT 245 |
Accounting
for Managers of Not-for-Profit Organizations |
(3) |
| CMNS 380 |
Corporate
Communication
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| COMM 243 |
Interpersonal
Communications in Management |
(3) |
| ECON 301 |
The
Changing Global Economy
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| POEC 393 |
Canada
and the Global Political Economy |
(3) |
| GOVN 301 |
Governance,
the Public Sector, and Corporate Power |
(3) |
| GOVN 400 |
Governance
and Leadership
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| ORGB 327 |
Leadership
in Organizations |
(3) |
| GOVN 440 |
Global
Governance and Law
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(3) |
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There are four focus areas within the BPA:
GLM program. Students select a minimum of 33 credits from one
focus area only.
- Public Management and Policy Studies
- Police and Security Management
- Law and Governance
- Non-Profit Voluntary Sector Management
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Focus Area 1. Public Management
and Policy Studies
Select 33 credits from the following outline.
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Governance and the
Third Sector
(select 12 credits from the following) |
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| GEOG 302 |
The
Canadian North |
(3) |
| GEOG 310 |
Canadian
Urban Development |
(6) |
| GOVN 390 |
Public
Policy and Administrative Governance |
(3) |
| GOVN/GLST 403 |
Public
Policy in a Global Era |
(3) |
| GOVN 405 |
Innovative
Public Management |
(3) |
| GOVN/GLST 410 |
Global Cities: The Cultures of Law
and Government
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(3) |
| POLI 309 |
Canadian
Government and Politics |
(3) |
| POLI 311 |
Aboriginal
Politics and Government |
(3) |
| POLI 390 |
Canadian
Federalism |
(3) |
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Policy Studies
(select 9 credits from the following) |
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| CMNS 401 |
Cultural
Policy in Canada |
(3) |
| ECON 321 |
Economics
of Health Care |
(3) |
| ECON 385 |
Money,
Banking and Canadian Financial Institutions |
(3) |
| HADM 326 |
Health
Issues: Health and Healing |
(3) |
| HADM 369 |
Health
Policy in Canada |
(3) |
| HIST 329 |
The
Social History of Canada |
(6) |
| INST 357 |
Contemporary
Aboriginal Issues in Canada |
(3) |
| POLI 325 |
Canadian
Environmental Policy and Politics |
(3) |
| WMST 303 |
Issues
in Women's Health |
(3) |
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Public Law and Governance
(select 6 credits from the following) |
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| CRJS 427 |
Civil
Liberties and Civil Rights |
(3) |
| CRJS 489 |
Alternate
Dispute Resolution |
(3) |
| GOVN 440 |
Governance
and Law |
(3) |
| IDRL 304 |
Rights
at Work: Grievance Arbitration |
(3) |
| IDRL 307 |
Public
Sector Labour Relations |
(3) |
| IDRL 320 |
Labour
Relations and the Law |
(3) |
| INST 426 |
Aboriginal
Government and Law |
(3) |
| LBST 200 |
Introduction
to Labour Studies |
(3) |
| LGST 310 |
The
Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations |
(3) |
| LGST 331 |
Administrative
Law |
(3) |
| LGST 430 |
Canadian
Legal System |
(3) |
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General Management
Studies
(select 6 credits from the following) |
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| CMIS 351 |
Management
Information Systems |
(3) |
| COMM 243 |
Interpersonal
Communications in Management |
(3) |
| COMM 377 |
Communication
and Problem Solving in Groups |
(3) |
| HRMT/ORGB 386 |
Introduction
to Human Resource Management |
(3) |
| IDRL 307 |
Public
Sector Labour Relations |
(3) |
| IDRL 317 |
Reengineering
the Organization |
(3) |
| MGSC 369 |
Service
Operations Management |
(3) |
| MGSC 405 |
Quantitative
Approaches to Decision Making |
(3) |
| ORGB 319 |
Motivation
and Productivity |
(3) |
| ORGB 300 |
Organizational
Culture |
(3) |
| ORGB 364 |
Organizational
Behaviour |
(3) |
| ORGB 390 |
Managing
Change
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(3) |
| PSYC 405 |
Creating
a Working Alliance |
(3) |
| SOCI 300 |
Organizations
and Society: Making Sense of Modern Organizational Life |
(3) |
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Focus
Area 2. Police and Security Management |
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Select 33 credits from the following outline. |
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Police and Security
Management
(select 9 credits from the following) |
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| CRJS 350 |
Community
Policing |
(3) |
| GOVN 405 |
Innovative
Public Management |
(3) |
| LGST 430 |
Canadian
Legal System |
(3) |
| POLI 309 |
Canadian
Government Politics
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| POLI 390 |
Canadian
Federalism |
(3) |
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Public Law and Governance
(select 6 credits from the following) |
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| CRJS 427 |
Civil
Liberties and Civil Rights |
(3) |
| CRJS 489 |
Alternate
Dispute Resolution |
(3) |
| IDRL 304 |
Rights
at Work: Grievance Arbitration |
(3) |
| IDRL 320 |
Labour
Law in Canada |
(3) |
| LGST 310 |
The
Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations |
(3) |
| LGST 331 |
Administrative
Law |
(3) |
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Law and Justice
Studies
(select 6 credits from the following) |
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| CRJS 410 |
Special
Needs Policing |
(3) |
| CRJS 420 |
Environmental
Protection and Enforcement |
(3) |
| CRJS 425 |
White
Collar Crime |
(3) |
| INST 426 |
Aboriginal
Government and Law |
(3) |
| LGST 479 |
Local
Government Law in Alberta |
(3) |
| SOCI 305 |
Sociology
and Crime |
(3) |
| SOCI 365 |
Sociology
of Deviance |
(3) |
| WMST 422 |
Women,
Violence, and Social Change |
(3) |
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Public Management
(select 6 credits from the following) |
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| GOVN 301 |
Governance,
Public Sector and Corporate Power |
(3) |
| GOVN 390 |
Public
Policy and Administrative Governance |
(3) |
| GOVN/GLST 403 |
Public
Policy in a Global Era |
(3) |
| GOVN 405 |
Innovative
Public Management |
(3) |
| GOVN/GLST 410 |
Global Cities: The Cultures of Law and Government |
(3) |
| GOVN 450 |
Public Budgeting and Financial Management (in development) |
(3) |
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General Management
Studies
(select 6 credits from the following) |
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| CMIS 351 |
Management
Information Systems |
(3) |
| CMNS 380 |
Corporate
Communications |
(3) |
| COMM 377 |
Communications
and Problem Solving in Groups |
(3) |
| HRMT/ORGB 386 |
Introduction
to Human Resource Management |
(3) |
| HRMT/ORGB 387 |
Strategic
Human Resource Management |
(3) |
| IDRL 307 |
Public
Sector Labour Relations |
(3) |
| IDRL 317 |
Reengineering
the Organization |
(3) |
| MGSC 369 |
Service
Operations Management |
(3) |
| MGSC 405 |
Quantitative
Approaches to Decision Making |
(3) |
| ORGB 300 |
Organizational
Culture |
(3) |
| ORGB 319 |
Motivation
and Productivity |
(3) |
| ORGB 364 |
Organizational
Behaviour |
(3) |
| ORGB 390 |
Managing
Change |
(3) |
| PSYC 340 |
Introduction
to Applied Social Psychology
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| PSYC 435 |
Abnormal
Psychology |
(3) |
| PSYC 405 |
Creating
a Working Alliance |
(3) |
| SOCI 300 |
Organizations
and Society: Making Sense of Modern Organization Life |
(3) |
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Focus
Area 3. Law and Governance |
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Select 33 credits from the following outline. |
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Public Law and Governance
(select 12 credits from the following) |
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| CRJS 426 |
Aboriginal
Government and Law |
(3) |
| CRJS 427 |
Civil
Liberties and Individual Rights |
(3) |
| GOVN/GLST 410 |
Global Cities: The Culture of Law and Government |
(3) |
| GOVN/GLST 440 |
Global
Governance and Law |
(3) |
| LGST 331 |
Administrative
Law |
(3) |
| LGST 430 |
The
Canadian Legal System |
(3) |
| LGST 479 |
Local
Government Law in Alberta |
(3) |
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Labour Law and Management
(select 6 credits from the following) |
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| HIST 336 |
History
of Canadian Labour |
(3) |
| IDRL 201 |
Labour
Unions |
(3) |
| IDRL 304 |
Rights
at Work: Grievance Arbitration |
(3) |
| IDRL 307 |
Public
Sector Labour Relations |
(3) |
| IDRL 320 |
Labour
Relations and the Law |
(3) |
| LBST 200 |
Introduction
to Labour Studies |
(3) |
| LGST 310 |
The
Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations |
(3) |
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Law and Justice
Studies
(select 6 credits from the following) |
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| CMNS 311 |
Mass
Media and the Law |
(3) |
| CRJS 489 |
Alternate
Dispute Resolution |
(3) |
| LGST 369 |
Commercial
Law |
(3) |
| WMST 422 |
Women,
Violence, and Social Change |
(3) |
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General Management
Studies
(select 9 credits from the following) |
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| CMIS 351 |
Management
Information Systems |
(3) |
| COMM 377 |
Communication
and Problem Solving in Groups |
(3) |
| GOVN 390 |
Public
Policy and Administrative Governance |
(3) |
| GOVN/GLST 403 |
Public
Policy in a Global Era |
(3) |
| HRMT/ORGB 386 |
Introduction
to Human Resource Management |
(3) |
| HRMT/ORGB 387 |
Strategic
Human Resource Management |
(3) |
| IDRL 307 |
Public
Sector Labour Relations |
(3) |
| IDRL 317 |
Reengineering
the Organization |
(3) |
| MGSC 369 |
Service
Operations Management |
(3) |
| MGSC 405 |
Quantitative
Approaches to Decision Making |
(3) |
| ORGB 300 |
Organizational Culture |
(3) |
| ORGB 319 |
Motivation
and Productivity |
(3) |
| ORGB 390 |
Managing
Change |
(3) |
| PSYC 405 |
Creating
a Working Alliance |
(3) |
| SOCI 300 |
Organizations
and Society |
(3) |
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Focus
Area 4. Non-profit and Voluntary Sector Management |
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Select 33 credits from the following outline
(includes a minimum of 15 credits offered at Ryerson
Polytechnic University (RU). RPU courses are offered online.). |
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Governance and the
Third Sector
(select 15 credits from the following courses
offered through RPU) |
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| CINP 900 |
Understanding the Nonprofit/Voluntary Sector |
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| CINP 901 |
Developing Effective Nonprofit Organizations |
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| CINP 911 |
Advocacy: Public Governmental Relations
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| WMST 321 |
Advocacy
from the Margins (AU)* |
(3) |
| CINP 913 |
Leading Nonprofit Organizations Through Change |
(3) |
| CINP 914 |
Issues of Diversity: Building Collaborative Relationships |
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WMST 321 is an equivalent course. Students
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Public Law and Governance
(select 6 credits from the following) |
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| CRJS 427 |
Civil
Liberties and Civil Rights |
(3) |
| CRJS 489 |
Alternate
Dispute Resolution |
(3) |
| GOVN 440 |
Global
Governance and Law |
(3) |
| IDRL 307 |
Public
Sector Labour Relations |
(3) |
| IDRL 320 |
Labour
Relations and the Law |
(3) |
| INST 348 |
The Canadian Nation State and the Pursuit of Aboriginal
Justice |
(3) |
| INST 426 |
Aboriginal
Government and Law |
(3) |
| LGST 310 |
The
Impact of the Canadian Charter on
Labour Relations |
(3) |
| LGST 331 |
Administrative
Law |
(3) |
| LGST 430 |
Canadian
Legal System |
(3) |
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Labour Law and Management
(select 6 credits from the following) |
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| HIST 336 |
History
of Canadian Labour
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| IDRL 201 |
Labour
Unions |
(3) |
| IDRL 304 |
Rights
at Work: Grievance Arbitration |
(3) |
| IDRL 307 |
Public
Sector Labour Relations
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(3) |
| IDRL 320 |
Labour
Relations and the Law |
(3) |
| LBST 200 |
Introduction
to Labour Studies |
(3) |
| LGST 310 |
The
Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations |
(3) |
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Select 6 credits from one of the following
2 categories. |
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Category 1. General Management
and Non-Profit Management Studies |
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| CMIS 351 |
Management
Information Systems |
(3) |
| COMM 243 |
Interpersonal
Communications in Management |
(3) |
| COMM 377 |
Communications
and Problem Solving in Groups |
(3) |
| HRMT/ORGB 386 |
Introduction
to Human Resource Management |
(3) |
| IDRL 317 |
Reengineering
the Organizations |
(3) |
| LGST 310 |
The
Impact of the Canadian Charter on Labour Relations |
(3) |
| MGSC 369 |
Service
Operations Management |
(3) |
| MGSC 405 |
Quantitative
Approaches to Decision Making |
(3) |
| ORGB 300 |
Organizational Culture |
(3) |
| ORGB 319 |
Motivation
and Productivity |
(3) |
| ORGB 390 |
Managing
Change |
(3) |
| PSYC 405 |
Creating
a Working Alliance |
(3) |
| SOCI 300 |
Organizations
and Society |
(3) |
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Category 2. Voluntary
and Non-Profit
Sector Management
(the following courses are offered online at RPU) |
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| CINP 902 |
Program Development and Evaluation in Nonprofit Sector |
(3) |
| CINP 910 |
Strategic Planning and Communications for Nonprofit
Organizations |
(3) |
| CINP 912 |
Marketing and Fundraising in the Nonprofit and Voluntary
Sector |
(3) |
| CINP 915 |
Understanding the Nonprofit Fiscal Environment |
(3) |
| CINP 916 |
Challenge, Crisis and Change: Political Economy and
the Third Sector |
(3) |
| CINP 920 |
Critical Issues in the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector |
(3) |
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