Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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The two-year diploma in Business Administration will provide graduates with foundational business and professional skills, a solid grounding in economics, and a foundation in calculus appropriate for advanced studies and/or research in economics, finance and operations. The program is designed to give graduates a developed portfolio of job-ready skills and a wide range of business principles and concepts to expand the graduate's career options.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Foundation Courses | ||
| BUSI 1215 | Organizational Behaviour | 3 |
| BUSI 2390 | Business Law | 3 |
| BUSI 2405 | Operations Management | 3 |
| BUSI 2425 | Enterprise Development and Business Planning | 3 |
| MRKT 1199 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 |
| Select one of the following groups: | 3-6 | |
| Group A | ||
| Accelerated Introductory Financial Accounting | ||
| Group B 1 | ||
| Introductory Financial Accounting I | ||
| Introductory Financial Accounting II | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cost and Management Accounting I 2, 3 | ||
| Applied Decision Analysis 4 | ||
| Securities Analysis 4 | ||
| Breadth Education Courses | ||
| CBSY 2205 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| CMNS 1140 | Introduction to Professional Communication | 3 |
| ECON 1150 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 1250 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2350 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENGL 1100 | Introduction to University Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1140 | Calculus I (Business Applications) 5 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Money and Banking | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Labour Economics | ||
| Globalization in an Economic Framework | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Reading and Writing about Selected Topics: An Introduction to Literature | ||
| Reading and Writing About Genre: An Introduction to Literature | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Confronting Moral Issues: Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Business Statistics | ||
| Quantitative Data Analysis I | ||
| Statistics I | ||
| Introduction to Statistics for Business | ||
| Applied Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Social Research Statistics | ||
| Select two breadth electives from Courses numbered 1100 or higher in any area of study except ACCT, BUSI, ENTR, HRMT, or MRKT. | 6 | |
| Select one General Elective from Courses numbered 1100 or higher in any area of study. | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 60-64 | |
| 1 | Students who choose Group B may allocate the 3 credits earned from ACCT 1210 to the general elective credit requirement, and they should be aware that these 6 credits might only transfer as 3 credits. Students wishing to transfer should consult the BC Transfer Guide. |
| 2 | Students wishing to transfer should take ACCT 3320 or consult the BC Transfer Guide to determine which course to complete. |
| 3 | Students wishing to enrol in a KPU BBA in Accounting should take ACCT 3320. |
| 4 | Students wishing to enrol in a KPU BBA in ENTR, HRMT or MRKT should take one of BUQU 3230 or FNSR 3350 . FNSR 3350 is recommended for students pursuing a career in the financial industry. |
| 5 | MATH 1140 may be replaced with MATH 1120 or MATH 1130, though MATH 1140 is strongly recommended. Students wishing to transfer should consult the BC Transfer Guide. |