Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Management (Post Diploma) General
(4-years-—120 credits)
     
Regulations amended effective September 1, 2009
   

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.

Transfer Credit completed more than 10 years ago in the following disciplines at the senior (300/400) level will not receive credit: ACCT, MGSC, LGST, MKTG, FNCE and TAXX. If you are currently working in the field and provide evidence of work being completed, this restriction will be waived.

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 e-mail.

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.

Program Plans

Our online program plans can assist you in selecting the courses needed to fulfill your program requirements.

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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  Program Structure  
  Total credits in the program 120
  Block transfer credit for two-year business
diploma (excluding Ontario)
  60
  Block transfer credit for Ontario two-year
business diploma
  45
  Block transfer credit for Ontario three-year
business diploma
  75
  Required credits - Years 3 and 4 for two-year diploma   24
  Required credits - Years 3 and 4 for Ontario
three-year diploma
  24
  Residency requirement. A minimum of 30 credits must be taken through Athabasca University in senior (300/400 level) courses including ADMN 404.*

*Note: There are required courses in Years 3 and 4 that are junior-level courses which cannot be applied towards the senior-level residency requirement (MATH 215, MATH 216, and FNCE 234).

  30
  Graduation with Distinction or Great Distinction. At least 24 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University in order to be considered. 24
  Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) credit     9
     
  Options  
  Business and Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300 or 400) level
  *Ontario three-year diploma
  15

    9
  Non-Business and Administrative Studies credits at any level in all diplomas     9
  Non-Business and Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300 or 400) level
  *Ontario three-year diploma
  15

    6
     
     
Years 1 and 2 (60 credits)
     
  AU-approved college diploma  
     
     
Years 3 and 4
60 credits for two-year diplomas
45 credits for three-year Ontario diplomas
     
     

1. BUSINESS-FIELD DIPLOMA ROUTE

 


Required Courses

24 credits for two-year diplomas and for Ontario three-year diplomas

     
ADMN 404 Strategic Management* (3)
*
ADMN 404 must be taken with AU. Transfer credit will not be awarded. ADMN 404 should be taken as the last course in the program.  
ADMN 417 International Business Management (3)
CMIS 351 Management Information Systems (3)
ECOM 320 Overview of E-Commerce (3)
ECON 401 The Changing Global Economy*
Students who have taken ECON 301 may not take 401.
(3)
FNCE 234 Introduction to Finance
or
 
FNCE 370 Overview of Corporate Finance (3)
HRMT/ORGB 386 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)
MGSC 301 Statistics for Business and Economics I*
*strongly recommended
or
MATH 215 Introduction to Statistics
or
MATH 216 Computer-Oriented Approach to Statistics (3)

 

   
     
  Options
36 credits for two-year diplomas
21 credits for Ontario three-year diplomas
 
  Business and Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300 or 400) level
  *Ontario three-year diploma
  12

    6
  Non-Business and Administrative Studies credits at any level in all diplomas     9
  Non-Business and Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300 or 400) level
  *Ontario three-year diploma
  15

    6
 
     
  Among the above options, students must select nine credits (three courses) of critical perspectives courses from the following courses:
     
GOVN/POLI 301 Governance, the Public Sector and Corporate Power (3)
GOVN/GLST/POLI 403 Public Policy in a Global Era (3)
GOVN/GLST/POLI 440 Global Governance and Law (3)
IDRL 305 Collective Bargaining (3)
IDRL 312 Conflict and Accommodation (3)
PHIL 252 Critical Thinking (if not taken in Years 1 and 2) (3)
POLI 480 The Politics of Cyberspace (3)
PSYC 300 Theories of Career Development (3)
PSYC 379 Social Psychology (3)
SOCI 300 Organization and Society: Making Sense of Modern Organizational Life (3)
SOCI/WMST 345 Women and Work in Canada (3)
SOCI 348 Sociology of Environment and Health (3)
WMST/HSRV 421 Advocacy from the Margins (3)
WMST 446 Gender, Culture, and Technology (3)
     
     
2. NON BUSINESS-FIELD DIPLOMA ROUTE
     
 

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.

     
 


Required Courses
(30 credits)

     
ACCT 245 Accounting Managers of Not- for-Profit Organizations
or
(3)
ACCT 250 Accounting for Managers
or
 
ACCT 253 Introductory Financial Accounting  
ADMN 232 Administrative Principles (3)
ADMN 233 Writing in Organizations (3)
CMIS 311 Supporting End-User Computing
or
 
CMIS 245 Microcomputer Applications in Business (Windows)*
*strongly recommended
or
 
COMP any junior (200) or senior (300/400) level COMP course
(3)
COMM 329 The Practice of Interpersonal Communications (3)
ECON 247 Microeconomics (3)
ECON 248 Macroeconomics (3)
LGST 369 Commercial Law (3)
MKTG 396 Introduction to Marketing (3)
ORGB 364 Organizational Behaviour (3)
 
And the required and options courses in Business-Field Diplomas.
 
     


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