Bachelor of Management (Post Diploma) General (4-years — 120 credits)

There are two routes to the Bachelor of Management (Post Diploma) program:

1. Business-Field Diploma-Holder 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-Holder 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 Faculty 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 other institutions.

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.

• Bachelor of Management (Post Diploma): Marketing Major
• Bachelor of Management (Post Diploma): Human Resources Management Major
• Bachelor of Management (Post Diploma): Indigenous Nations and Organizations Major

Program Structure
Total credits in the program	120
Block transfer credit for two-year business diplomas (excluding Ontario)	60
Block transfer credit for Ontario two-year business diplomas	45
Block transfer credit for Ontario three-year business diplomas	75
Required credits - Years 3 and 4 for two-year diplomas	24
Required credits - Years 3 and 4 for Ontario three-year diplomas	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 and MATH 216).	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 diplomas	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 diplomas	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-HOLDER ROUTE

Required Courses

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

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 ECON 401.	(3)
FNCE/ECON 300	Financial Economics or	(3)
FNCE 370	Overview of Corporate Finance
HRMT/ORGB 386	Introduction to Human Resource Management	(3)
MGSC 301	Statistics for Business and Economics I* *strongly recommended or	(3)
MATH 215	Introduction to Statistics (MATH 215 cannot count towards senior residency requirement.) or
MATH 216	Computer-oriented Approach to Statistics (MATH 216 cannot count towards senior residency requirement.)
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.

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 list:

GLST/GOVN/POLI 403	Public Policy in a Global Era	(3)
GLST/GOVN/POLI 440	Global Governance and Law	(3)
GOVN/POLI 301	Governance, the Public Sector and Corporate Power	(3)
HSRV/WGST 421	Advocacy from the Margins	(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: How to Make Sense of Modern Organizational Life	(3)
SOCI/WGST 345	Women and Work in Canada	(3)
SOCI 348	Sociology of Environment and Health	(3)

2. NON BUSINESS-FIELD DIPLOMA-HOLDER 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	Introduction to Management	(3)
ADMN 233	Writing in Organizations	(3)
CMIS 245	Microcomputer Applications in Business (Windows)	(3)
COMM 329	Mediated Interpersonal Communication	(3)
	or
COMM 243	Interpersonal Communication
	or
COMM 277	Group Communication
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 Courses and Options in the Business-Field Diploma-Holder Route list.