Bachelor of Management
(Post Diploma) General
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Regulations amended,
effective Sept. 1, 2007
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There are two routes to the Bachelor of Management
(Post Diploma) program:
1. Business-Field Diploma Route
Students presenting two-year college diplomas in business or a closely related field awarded
will receive 60 credits of block transfer award toward this program, except students presenting two-year diplomas from Ontario colleges, who will receive 45 credits.
These students must complete additional credits in non-Administrative
Studies courses to reach the 60-credit requirement. Ontario students presenting three-year diplomas in business or a closely related field will receive up to 75 credits of block transfer award toward this degree. All diplomas presented must be approved for credit by Athabasca University.
2. Non Business-Field Diploma Route
Students presenting two- or three-year professional
diplomas from accredited colleges or technical institutes in non-business
fields, may receive between 30 and
60 credits of block transfer award toward this degree program.
All students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment. The Bachelor of Management degree is offered by Athabasca University's School of Business. For additional information, phone 800.468.6531, or email.
Classroom Setting
In addition to completing this degree through online and distance learning, you have the option to take Bachelor of Management courses in a classroom setting at the following Alberta institutions:
Grande Prairie Regional College, Lethbridge College, Medicine Hat College, and Red Deer College.
Enrolment Restriction
Students will not be accepted into the Bachelor of Management program if they have
- a degree in administration, business, commerce, or management
- a degree with a major or concentration in administration, business, commerce, or management
- any equivalent program from Athabasca University or another
university.
Athabasca University advisors have developed a program plan to assist you.
Counselling Services offers an assessment website, "Mapping
Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University." Athabasca University has also developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating.
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Bachelor
of Management (Post Diploma):
Marketing Major |
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Bachelor of Management (Post Diploma):
Human Resources Management Major |
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Program Structure |
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Total credits in the program |
120 |
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Block transfer credit for two-year business
diploma (excluding Ontario) |
60 |
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Block transfer credit for Ontario two-year
business diploma |
45 |
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Block transfer credit for Ontario three-year
business
diploma |
75 |
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Required credits - Years 3 and 4 for two-year diploma
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24 |
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Required credits - Years 3 and 4 for Ontario
three-year diploma |
24 |
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Residency requirement. A minimum of 30 credits must be taken through Athabasca University, including ADMN
404, in Years 3 and 4 |
30 |
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Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
credit |
9 |
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Options |
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Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300 or
400) level
*Ontario three-year diploma |
15
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Non-Administrative Studies credits at any level in
all diplomas |
9 |
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Non-Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300
or 400) level
*Ontario three-year diploma
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15
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Years 1 and 2 (60 credits) |
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AU-approved college diploma |
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Years 3 and 4
60 credits for two-year diplomas
45 credits for three-year Ontario diplomas |
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1. BUSINESS-FIELD DIPLOMA ROUTE
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Required Courses
24 credits for two-year diplomas and for Ontario three-year diplomas
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| ADMN 404 |
Business
Policy* |
(3) |
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ADMN 404 must be taken with AU. Transfer
credit will not be awarded. ADMN 404 should be taken as the last course
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| ADMN 417 |
International Business Management |
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| CMIS 351 |
Management Information Systems |
(3) |
| ECOM 320 |
Overview
of E-Commerce |
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| ECON 401 |
The
Changing Global Economy*
Students who have taken ECON 301 may not take 401. |
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| FNCE 234 |
Introduction
to Finance
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| FNCE 370 |
Overview
of Corporate Finance |
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| HRMT/ ORGB 386 |
Introduction
to Human Resource Management |
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| MGSC 301 |
Statistics for Business and Economics I*
*strongly recommended
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| MATH 215 |
Introduction to Statistics
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| MATH 216 |
Computer-Oriented Approach to Statistics |
(3) |
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Options
36 credits for two-year diplomas
21 credits for Ontario three-year diplomas |
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Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300 or
400) level
*Ontario three-year diploma |
12
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Non-Administrative Studies credits at any level in
all diplomas |
9 |
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Non-Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300
or 400) level
*Ontario three-year diploma
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Among the above options, students must
select nine credits (three courses) of critical perspectives courses
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| GOVN 400 |
Governance and Leadership |
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| GOVN/GLST 403 |
Public Policy in a Global Era |
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| IDRL 305 |
Collective Bargaining |
(3) |
| IDRL 312 |
Industrial
Relations: A Critical Introduction |
(3) |
| SOCI 300 |
Organization and Society: Making
Sense of Modern Organizational Life |
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| PHIL 252 |
Critical Thinking (if not taken in Years 1 and 2) |
(3) |
| POLI 480 |
The Politics of Cyberspace |
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| PSYC 300 |
Theories of Career Development |
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| PSYC 379 |
Social Psychology |
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| WMST 321 |
Advocacy from the Margins |
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2. NON BUSINESS-FIELD DIPLOMA ROUTE
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The block transfer award for a diploma approved by AU is 30 credits.
Students must also complete the following courses (30 credits). If you
present courses equivalent to the following list, or another required
course within the Bachelor of Management program, the block transfer
award may increase up to 60 credits.
All diplomas presented must be
approved for credit by Athabasca University.
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Required Courses (30 credits)
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| ACCT 245 |
Accounting
Managers of Not- for-Profit Organizations
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| ACCT 250 |
Accounting
for Managers
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| ACCT 253 |
Introductory
Financial Accounting |
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| ADMN 232 |
Administrative
Principles |
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| ADMN 233 |
Writing
in Organizations |
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CMIS 311 |
Case Studies in Management Information Systems or |
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| CMIS 245 |
Microcomputer Applications in Business (Windows)* 1.
*strongly recommended
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COMP |
any junior (200) or senior (300/400) level COMP course
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| COMM 329 |
The Practice of Interpersonal Communications
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| COMM 377 |
Communication and Problem Solving in Groups |
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| ECON 247 |
Microeconomics |
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| ECON 248 |
Macroeconomics |
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| LGST 369 |
Commercial
Law |
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| MKTG 396 |
Introduction
to Marketing |
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| ORGB 364 |
Organizational
Behaviour |
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And the required and options courses in
Business-Field Diplomas. |
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Notes: |
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1. CMIS 245 added in March 2010 and grandfathered. |
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