Regulations effective January 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019.
NOTE: This program was previously called the Bachelor of Commerce: e-Commerce Major, Post Diploma.
There are two routes to the Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) Business Technology Management Major:
Students presenting two-year college diplomas in business (or a closely related field) from an accredited college or technical institute will receive 60 credits of block transfer award toward the first two years of the Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) Business Technology Management Major, except students from Ontario colleges, who will receive 45 credits. These students must complete additional credits in non-Business and Administrative Studies courses to reach the 60-credit requirement. Ontario students with approved three-year diplomas in business or a closely related field will receive a block transfer award of up to 66 credits towards this degree program. All diplomas presented must be approved for credit by Athabasca University.
Students presenting two- or three-year professional diplomas in non-business fields from an accredited college or technical institute, will receive a block transfer award of 30 credits. Students must also complete required courses (30 credits) and the required and options courses in the Business-Field Diploma-Holder Route. If students present a diploma and course(s) equivalent to the program list (or another required course within the Bachelor of Commerce program) the block transfer award may increase up to 60 credits. All diplomas presented must be approved for credit by Athabasca University.
For more information on the status of this program, contact Athabasca University’s Faculty of Business at 800.468.6531, or email.
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.
Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.
To graduate, students must have a weighted average of at least 1.7 (C-) across all courses taken at Athabasca University towards a Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) degree.
To the Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) General Regulations
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 | up to 66 |
| Required Courses credits (Years 3 and 4) | 30 |
| Business Technology Management Major Core Courses credits | 21 |
| A minimum of 12 Business and Administrative Studies credits must be at the 400 level (including ADMN 404 and ADMN 405). | 12 |
| Residency requirement: A minimum of 30 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University in senior (300 or 400 level) courses, including ADMN 404 and ADMN 405. | 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 credits | 9 |
AU-approved college diploma
| ACCT 355 | Cost Analysis | (3) |
| ADMN 417 | International Business Management | (3) |
| or | ||
| ECON 401 | The Changing Global Economy | |
| CMIS 351 | Management Information Systems | (3) |
| FNCE/ECON 300 | Financial Economics | (3) |
| or | ||
| FNCE 370 | Overview of Corporate Finance* * Must take FNCE 370 if pursuing further ACCT or FNCE courses. |
|
| HRMT 386 | Introduction to Human Resource Management | (3) |
| MGSC 312 | Statistics for Business and Economics II | (3) |
| MGSC 368 | Introduction
to Production and Operations Management |
(3) |
| or | ||
| MGSC 369 | Service Operations Management | |
| ORGB 364 | Organizational Behaviour | (3) |
| ADMN 404 | Capstone I: Strategic Management* | (3) |
| ADMN 405 | Capstone II: Application and Integration of Contemporary Business Topics* | (3) |
| *ADMN 404 and ADMN 405 must be taken with AU. Transfer credit will not be awarded. These courses should be taken as the last courses in the program. |
| ADMN 415 | Strategy and Technology Innovation | (3) |
| CMIS 431 | Information Technology Leadership | (3) |
| ECOM 320 | Overview of e-Commerce | (3) |
| MGSC 405 | Quantitative Approaches in Decision Making | (3) |
| MGSC 419 | Information Technology Project Management | (3) |
| MKTG 410 | e-Marketing | (3) |
| COMP 361 | Systems Analysis and Design | (3) |
| CMIS 214 | Custom Applications with Visual Basic | (3) |
| COMP 266 | Introduction to Web Programming |
(3) |
| or | ||
| COMP 268 | Introduction to Computer Programming (Java) | |
| MGSC 418 | Supply Chain Management | (3) |
| BTMA | Any senior (300/400) level BTMA course | |
| CMIS | Any senior (300/400) level CMIS course | |
| COMP | Any senior (300/400) level COMP course | |
| ECOM | Any senior (300/400) level ECOM course |
Senior (300/400) level Non "Business and Administrative Studies" credits* *PHIL 333 Professional Ethics or PHIL 337 Business Ethics is strongly recommended if not already taken within diploma. |
(3) |
| ACCT 250 | Accounting for Managers | (3) |
| or | ||
| ACCT 253 | Introductory Financial Accounting* * Students who are planning to pursue a professional accounting designation are advised to take ACCT 253. |
|
| ADMN 232 | Introduction to Management | (3) |
| ADMN 233 | Writing in Organizations | (3) |
| CMIS 245 | Microcomputer Applications in Business (Windows) | (3) |
| COMM 243 |
or |
(3) |
| COMM 277 | Group Communication | |
| ECON 247 | Microeconomics | (3) |
| ECON 248 | Macroeconomics | (3) |
| LGST 369 | Commercial Law | (3) |
| MGSC 301 | Statistics for Business and Economics I |
(3) |
| MATH 244 | Business Mathematics | |
| or | ||
| MATH 260 | Calculus for Social Sciences and Economics | |
| or | ||
| MATH 265 | Introduction to Calculus I | |
| or | ||
| MATH 270 | Linear Algebra I | (3) |
| And the required and options courses in the Business-Field Diploma-Holder Route list. |
Information effective January 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019.
Updated January 17 2020 by laurab
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