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Core courses and progression by year

The tables below list the Core courses that all students admitted to the Asper School of Business in September 2023 and thereafter must complete. Courses are listed by year in a suggested sequence. Students normally complete the Core courses in the sequence shown.

To determine which additional courses to take each year (i.e., non-Core courses) students should consult the listing of course requirements for each year of their chosen Major. See Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Program Guide PDF below.
 

Program guide for student admitted to Asper in September 2023 and thereafter 

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) Program Guide (PDF)
 

Year 1

CourseTitle Hours
ECON 1010Introduction to Microeconomic Principles3
ECON 1020Introduction to Macroeconomic Principles3
MATH 1524Mathematics for Management and Social Sciences (1*)3
Select 3 credit hours from: 3
STAT 1000Basic Statistical Analysis 1 
STAT 1150Introduction to Statistics and Computing 
6 credit hours of Non-Business Electives or 3 credit hours Non-Business Elective plus MATH 1300 (1*, 2*)   6
3 credit hours of Written English "W" (3*) 3
GMGT 1010Business and Society3
   
GMGT 2070Introduction to Organizational Behaviour (4*)3
MKT 2210Fundamentals of Marketing (4*)3
 Total:30

1* MATH 1524 is the preferred MATH course for Asper students. Students who have completed one of (MATH 1230 or MATH 1500 or MATH 1510 or the former MATH 1520) but not MATH 1524 are required to complete one of the following for admission and degree requirements: MATH 1300 (3 hrs), MATH 1310 (3 hrs), MATH 1210 (3 hrs), or MATH 1220 (3 hrs).

2* 6 credit hours of any Non-Business course Electives at the 1000 level or higher. If MATH 1524 was not completed, then one of the following is required to meet degree requirements and should be taken as one of the Non-Business Electives: MATH 1300 (3 hrs), MATH 1310 (3 hrs), MATH 1210 (3 hrs), or MATH 1220 (3 hrs).

3* Choose any course from the list of approved Written English Courses, with the exception of ARTS 1110, GMGT 1010 and GMGT 2010.

4* GMGT 2070 and MKT 2210 can be taken in Year 2 if entering with 24 credit hours.

Year 2

Course Title  Hours

ACC 1100

Introductory Financial Accounting

3

ACC 1110

Introductory Managerial Accounting

3

ENTR 2030

Introduction to Entrepreneurship: Business
and Social Perspectives

3

FIN 2010

Introduction to Finance 

3

GMGT 1000

Writing Skills for Business

1.5

GMGT 2010

Business Communications

3

HRIR 2440

Human Resource Management

3

IDM 1010

Communication for Career Management (5*)

1.5

IDM 1020

Data Software for Business

1.5

IDM 2020

Introduction to Business Analytics

3

SCM 1000

Introduction to Project Management

1.5

SCM 2160

Operations Management

3
  Total

30

5* Students interested in the Asper Co-op Program should take IDM 1010 in the Fall Term if they plan to start their first Co-op Work Term in the following Summer Term. A minimum grade of C+ in IDM 1010 is required for Co-op students prior to starting their first Co-op work term.

Year 3

Course Title Hours
IDM 3010 Sustainable Business 3
SGMT 2200 Global Management

3

IDM 2010 Indigenous Peoples and Canadian Business (6*) 3
  Total: 9

 6* Note applicable only to students admitted to Asper in September 2023: such students may choose to take any Business Elective (3 hrs) or any non-Business Elective (3 hrs) in place of IDM 2010.

Years 3-4

Course Hours

Select one or two Majors and Business Elective courses (7*)

 

Select 12 -18 credit hours of courses for the first major

 

Select 12 -18 credit hours of courses for the second major

 

Select 9-18 credit hours of Business or Non-Business Electives (8*)

 
Total: 45

7* Major, Business Electives, and non-Business electives must total 45 credit hours. Business Electives must be at the 2000 Level or higher. See Major descriptions for full details.

8* A minimum of 9 credit hours of Business Electives or Non-Business Elective courses must be at the 2000 level or higher; the remaining must be at the 1000 level or higher.

Year 4

Course Title Hours

GMGT 3300

Business Law

3

GMGT 4010

Strategic Management (9*)

3

  Total: 6

9* For Asper students following the curriculum prior to September 2023, the prerequisite of GMGT 4010 will be: Year 4 and [FIN 2200 (D), SCM 2160 (D) and ACC 1110 (D)]. Such students will have to contact an Asper Program Advisor for permission.

Majors and required courses

Below are the required courses for majors for students admitted to the Asper School of Business in September 2023 and thereafter.

Click the tabs below to see the required courses for each major.

Accounting

Required courses for a major in Accounting.
6 courses; 18 credit hours

Course Title

ACC 3110

Intermediate Accounting - Assets

ACC 3120

Intermediate Accounting - Equities

ACC 3040

Cost Accounting

ACC 4030

Accounting Theory

Plus two of the following:

Course Title

ACC 3010

Data Analytics in Accounting

ACC 3130

Advanced Financial Accounting

ACC 3080

Canadian Income Tax

ACC 3530

Accounting Information Systems

ACC 4010

Auditing

ACC 4040

Advanced Managerial Accounting

 

Actuarial Mathematics

Required courses for a major in Actuarial Mathematics.
5 courses; 15 credit hours

Any five of the following:

Course Title

ACT 2120

Interest Theory

ACT 3130

Actuarial Models 1

ACT 3230

Actuarial Models 2

ACT 3340 Financial Derivatives for Actuarial Practice

ACT 4010

Regression Modeling in Actuarial Science

ACT 4020

Short Term Actuarial Mathematics I

ACT 4030

Short Term Actuarial Mathematics II

ACT 4040

Time Series and Statistical Learning in
Actuarial Science

 

Business Analytics

Required courses for a major in Business Analytics.

5 courses; 15 credit hours

Course

Title

MIS 3020

Programming for Business Analytics

MIS 3500

Database Management Systems


Plus three of the following:
 

Course

Title

ACC 3010

Data Analytics in Accounting

MIS 3510

Systems Analysis and Design

SCM 3220

Introduction to Business Process Management

SCM 3240

Supply Chain Analytics

MKT 4010

Marketing Analytics

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Required courses for a major in Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
4 courses; 12 credit hours

Course Title
ENTR 3060 Creative and Entrepreneurial Thinking

Plus three of the following:

Course Title

ENTR

Any 3000 or 4000 level ENTR course

FIN 3240

Entrepreneurial Finance

LEAD 3020

Team Building and Diversity

 

Finance (For students admitted to Asper in September 2023)

Required courses for a major in Finance.
6 courses; 18 credit hours
 

Course Title

STAT 2000

Basic Statistical Analysis 2

FIN 2420

Financial Risk Management

FIN 3410

Investments

FIN 3480

Corporate Finance Theory and Practice

FIN 4400

Financial Management Practices

Plus one of the following:
 

Course Title

FIN 3010

Fixed Income Securities

FIN 3020

Portfolio Management

FIN 3030

Professional Financial Ethics

FIN 3400

Investment Banking

FIN 3420

Security Analysis

FIN 3450

International Finance

FIN 3460

Financial Markets and Institutions

FIN 4240

Financial Modeling

FIN 4250

Behavioral Finance

FIN 4260

Advanced Finance Theory

FIN 4270

Options and Futures

 

Finance (For students admitted to Asper in September 2024 and thereafter)

Required courses for a major in Finance.
5 courses; 15 credit hours
 

CourseTitle
FIN 2420Financial Risk Management
FIN 3410Investments
FIN 3480Corporate Finance Theory and Practice
FIN 4400Financial Management Practices

Plus one of the following:
 

CourseTitle
FIN 3010Fixed Income Securities
FIN 3020Portfolio Management
FIN 3030Professional Financial Ethics
FIN 3400Investment Banking
FIN 3420Security Analysis
FIN 3450International Finance
FIN 3460Financial Markets and Institutions
FIN 4240Financial Modeling
FIN 4250Behavioral Finance
FIN 4260Advanced Finance Theory
FIN 4270Options and Futures

Human Resource Management/Industrial Relations

4 courses; 12 credit hours

Course Title
HRIR 3450 Labour & Emp Relations

Plus THREE of:

Course Title

HRIR 4410

Staffing & Mgmt Dev

HRIR 4420

Compensation

HRIR 4480

Collective Bargaining

HRIR 4520

Comp IR and HRM

OR:

Course Title
HRIR 3450 Labour & Emp Relations

Plus any TWO of:

Course Title

HRIR 4410

Staffing & Mgmt Dev

HRIR 4420

Compensation

HRIR 4480

Collective Bargaining

HRIR 4520

Comp IR and HRM

Plus any ONE of:

Course Title

HRIR 3430

Selected Topics in IR

LABR 3010

Labour Law

LABR 3060

Workplace Hlth & Safety

LABR 3070

Labour Rltns & Occ Hlth

LABR 3130

Employment Legislation

LABR 3140

Pensions & Benefits

 

Generalist

4 courses; 12 credit hours

The Generalist major consists of one course each from the required course list of any four different majors (electives within majors do not count toward the Generalist major)

Indigenous Business Studies

Required courses for a major in Indigenous Business Studies.
4 courses; 12 credit hours

 

Course Title

INDG 3120

Exploring Indigenous Economic Perspectives

INDG 4320

Indigenous Economic Leadership

Plus up to two of the following:

Course Title

ACC 3040

Cost Accounting

ENTR 3100

Small Business Management

ENTR 4100

New Venture Analysis

FIN 3270

Personal Financial Planning

FIN 3240

Entrepreneurial Finance

HRIR 4410

Staffing and Management Development

LEAD 2010

Learning to Lead

Plus up to one of the following (if two were not taken from above list):

Course Title

INDG 2110

Introduction to Indigenous Community
Development

INDG 2220

Indigenous Societies and the Political Process

INDG 2530

Introduction to Indigenous Theory

INDG 3100

Indigenous Healing Ways

INDG 3160

Fundraising for Indigenous Organizations

INDG 3310

Canadian Law and Indigenous Peoples

INDG 3360

Indigenous Women of Canada

INDG 3370

Political Development in the North

INDG 4200

First Nations’ Government

INDG 4220

Environment, Economy and Aboriginal Peoples

 

Marketing

Required courses for a major in Marketing.
5 courses; 15 credit hours

Course Title

MKT 3220

Marketing Research

MKT 3230

Consumer Behaviour

MKT 3248

Digital Marketing

MKT 3390

Integrated Marketing Communications

MKT 4210

Strategic Marketing

 

Strategy and Global Management

Required courses for a major in Strategy and Global Management.

5 courses; 15 credit hours

Course

Title

LEAD 4010 Leading Change

SGMT 3060

Strategic Thinking and Cross-Functional Management

SGMT 3070

Current Issues in Strategy and Global Management


Plus one of the following:

Course

Title

GMGT 3010

Management Decision Making

GMGT 4210

Seminar in Management and Capitalism

LEAD 3010

Negotiation and Conflict Management

LEAD 3020

Team Building and Diversity

Plus one of the following:  

FIN 3450 International Finance
MKT 3300 International Marketing
SCM 3230  Global Supply Chains
HRIR 4250 Comparative IR and HRM

 

Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Required courses for a major in Supply Chain Management and Logistics.
5 courses; 15 credit hours

Course Title
SCM 2230 Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Plus three of the following:

Course Title

SCM 2210

Transportation Principles

SCM 3240

Supply Chain Analytics

SCM 3260

Supply Chain Sustainability

SCM 3360

SCM 3360

Plus one 3 credit hour Supply Chain Management course at the 2000-level or higher.

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