New Student Registration: Business Administration

• BSAD 111 – Introduction to Business
• BSAD 112 – Business Decision-Making

These are required first-year courses for all students in the Bachelor of Business Administration degree programs.

BSAD 111 and 112 are also required courses for students in the Bachelor of Science with Major in a Science with Business Administration, and in the Bachelor of Arts with Major or Advanced Major in Economics and Minor in Business Administration.  Students intending these BSc and BA programs may opt to take these courses in second year.

BSAD 112 is a required second-year course for all programs in the Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition.

Registration in these courses is restricted to students in the BBA program, with the exception that BSAD 112 is also on the allowable restriction list for BSC HNU students.  Other students interested in these courses may be granted permission by the department chair, depending on availability, and will require overrides for registration.  (Such overrides are also required for BA or BSc students planning to pursue the specific programs mentioned above.)

BSAD 111 and 112 are minimum prerequisites for other courses in the department.

Course Descriptions

BSAD 111   Introduction to Business
An introduction to the Canadian business environment including exposure to the issues, trends, forces, organizations and personalities affecting businesses in Canada. The course exposes students to the types of teaching/learning experiences they will encounter in the BBA program, including case studies, teamwork, exercises, presentations, simulations, readings and lectures. Credit will be granted for only one of BSAD 111 or BSAD 101. Three credits and lab.

BSAD 112  Business Decision-Making
Introduces students to the challenge of making business decisions, to the primary areas of business (management, marketing, operations, finance), and to the role of the general manager. The course provides an introduction to the core vocabulary and analytical tools appropriate to the functional areas, and helps students develop their analytical, presentation, small group management, and self-management skills. Credit will be granted for only one of BSAD 112 or BSAD 102. Prerequisite: BSAD 111/101. Three credits and lab.

Please refer to Section 9.6 Business Administration in the Academic Calendar. 

Click here to go to the Business Administration department webpage.