Department of Business Administration
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Programme Objective
The study of business administration involves a number of functional areas including accounting and information systems, finance, marketing, operations management and human resource management. These functional areas are developed from a number of basic disciplines. For example, marketing relies on the disciplines of microeconomics, statistics and psychology, finance relies on mathematics and statistics, operations management also relies on mathematics and statistics, and human resource management relies on psychology and sociology. The practice of business administration does not take place in a vacuum. Understanding the environmental context and its relationship with a functional area is essential to the development of effective decisions, policies and strategies. The Business Administration Programme will have a threefold thrust. The programme will provide the student with a basic understanding of certain core disciplines such as quantitative methods, economics and psychology. It will also provide the student with a basic understanding of each of the functional areas such as finance, accounting, and marketing. Finally, it will include courses such as Business Policy, which require integration of the functional areas. The emphasis will be on providing the student with a broad, well-grounded education in business administration.
4-Year Business Administration (Honours and Major) Programme
- First Year
- Arts Programme
- Second Year:
- (please refer to the section entitled "Honours or Major in Business Administration"):
- Students must enroll in the Business Administration programme at the beginning of the Second Year.
- Third Year
- (please refer to the section entitled "Honours or Major in Business Administration"):
- The programme of studies begins to be specialized in the area of Business Administration.
- Fourth Year
- (please refer to the section entitled "Business Administration Programme"):
- The programme of studies is intended to give Business Administration students a well-rounded education in Business Administration rather than being specialized in any one discipline or field. Hence, in the Fourth Year the student will be exposed to advanced material integrated in the programme.
Programme Structure
- First Year:
- These courses are designed to bring all students entering Arts to the same level in a number of areas.
- Second and Third Years:
- The programme of studies begins to be specialized in the area of Business Administration. Students must enroll in the Business Administration programme at the beginning of the Second Year.
- The programme of studies is the same for all students in Business Administration.
- Fourth Year:
- The programme of studies is intended to give Business Administration students a well rounded education in Business Administration rather than being specialized in any one discipline or field. In the Fourth Year the student will be exposed to advanced material which must be integrated.
3-Year Bachelor of Arts (Concentration in Business Administration )
Note: this degree is not open to ROTP/RETP Cadets
The Division of Arts offers, through the auspices of the Division of Continuing Studies, a 3-Year General Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in Business Administration.
A total of 32 credits must be completed for this degree:
- at least 20 must be in Arts
- at least 12 must be in Business Administration (of those, at least six at the senior level); as well, at least six of the twelve must be earned through RMC.
- at least half must be at the senior level
- at least half be earned through RMC, including the six in the chosen discipline, as specified above.
Note: a credit may fulfill several requirements at the same time, ex: a course could be in Arts (including Business Administration), at the senior level and taken through RMC.
The BA Program includes a compulsory core. Of the 32 credits required, the following 14 credits are mandatory.
| At a Distance | Course | At RMC |
|---|---|---|
HIE208 |
Canadian Military History |
HIE203B |
Canadian Military History |
An Introduction to Canadian Military History |
|
POE206 |
The Canadian Forces and Modern Society |
POE203B |
The Canadian Forces and Modern Society, Civics Politics and International Relations |
Canadian Civics and Society |
|
HIE475 |
Science and War: The Impact of Military Technology |
HIE474A |
Science and War: The Impact of Military Technology |
Military Technology: Man, Machines and War. |
|
PSE402 |
Leadership and Ethics |
PSE401B |
Leadership and Ethics |
Military Professionalism and Ethics |
|
POE316 |
International Relations |
POE316A |
Introduction to International Relations |
Introduction to International Relations (to be developed) |
|
ECE103 |
Economics |
ECE102(1) |
Elements of Microeconomics |
Elements of Economics (Microeconomics) |
|
or |
or |
|
ECE104 |
ECE102(2) |
|
Elements of Macroeconomics |
Elements of Economics (Macroeconomics) |
|
BAE100 |
Management |
DCE100 + Top-up |
Principles of Management in a Defence Setting |
Introduction to Defence Management |
Also:
| At a Distance | Course | At RMC |
|---|---|---|
At least two credits |
English Literature and Grammar (Littérature française et grammaire) |
At least: ENE110 or FRF152 |
At least one credit |
Canadian History |
At least 1 credit |
At least two credits: PSE123B + 1 senior credit |
Military Psychology and Leadership. |
At least: PSE123B + PSE301A |
At least two credits |
Mathematics, Science or Technology |
At least two credits |
The Business Administration Concentration (highly recommended):
BAE204 Financial Accounting
BAE220A Introduction to Information Technology
BAE242B Quantitative Methods I
BAE300B Finance
BAE304A Management Accounting
BAE318B Marketing Fundamentals
BAE330A Organizational Theory
BAE344B Operations Management
Plus 3 (three) electives
Students must also successfully complete (considered senior credits).
ECE206A Macroeconomics Part 1
ECE224A Microeconomics Part 1
* Students who successfully completed OPDP 7 or O-DP2 F are not eligible to take the OPME course HIE208. These students would not get an equivalency for HIE208 but would be required to take an alternate Canadian Military History course, such as HIE205.
**Students who successfully completed OPDP 6 or O-DP2 E are not eligible to take the OPME course POE206. These students would not get an equivalency for POE206 but would be required to take an alternate Canadian Politics course, such as POE205.
Please note that those who have registered in the BA programme offered through DCS prior to Sept. 2003 have the option of completing their studies following an earlier description of the degree and of its core credits or the new one, which integrates the new description and the university level courses of OPME or their equivalent.
Programme Requirements
Business Administration Programme: for students who entered Business Administration in September 2001 or earlier.
Students graduating from First Year Arts, with at least a D average, may take the Business Administration programme in Second Year. Students who take the programme will take all the courses offered in the area and there will be no distinction between honours and general students with respect to the courses taken. The requirements in Third and Fourth Years in this programme are shown in tables 5 and 6 respectively. A Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration will be awarded to students successfully completing all courses in the programme. A degree with Honours will be granted to those students who, at the end of four years of study, have:
- completed all courses in the programme;
- attained a minimum of a B average in all Business Administration courses; and
- attained at least a B- average in their Fourth Year of study.
A degree with First Class Honours will be granted to those students who, at the end of four years of study, have:
- completed all courses in the programme;
- attained a minimum of an A- average in all Business Administration courses;
- and attained at least a B- average in their Fourth Year of study
Honours or Major in Business Administration: for students who entered Business Administration in September 2002 or later.
Students from First Year Arts, with at least a D average, may take either the Honours or Major in Business Administration programme starting in Second Year. The programme of courses for both the Honours and Major is shown below. The requirements for Second Year only are shown in Table 4.
To earn an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, a student must successfully complete the Honours programme and must maintain a minimum B average in 3rd and 4th Year Business Administration courses and must attain at least a B- average in their 4th Year. An Honours Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with First Class Standing will be granted to those students who successfully complete the Honours programme and attained an A- minimum average in all 3rd and 4th Year Business Administration courses and a B- average in 4th Year. All other students will be granted a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Business Administration degree. Students in the Honours programme must maintain at least Second Class Standing to remain in the Honours programme.
Students graduating from First Year Arts, with at least a D average, may take the Business Administration programme in Second Year (see table 4): students who take the programme will take all the courses offered in the area and there will be no distinction between honours and general students with respect to the courses taken.
Third Year Course Requirements:
- BAE300B: Finance
- BAE308B: Management Accounting and Information Systems
- BAE316A: Intermediate Marketing
- BAE320A: Business Law
- BAE330A: Organizational Theory
- BAE340B: Production Management
- BAE342A: Quantitative Methods II
- PSE303A or PSE304A
- Two single-term arts electives
- One single-term science elective.
Fourth Year Course Requirements:
- BAE430B: Labour Relations and Topics in Human Resources Management
- BAE450: Advanced Topics in Management
- BAE452: Business Policy
- PSE405B or 406B
- Three single-term arts electives
- One single-term science elective.
A degree in Business Administration will be awarded to students successfully completing all courses in the programme. A degree with Honours will be granted to those students who, at the end of four years of study, have:
- completed all courses in the programme;
- attained a minimum of a B average in all Business Administration courses; and
- attained at least a B- average in their Fourth Year of study.
A degree with First Class Honours will be granted to those students who, at the end of four years of study, have:
- completed all courses in the programme;
- attained a minimum of a A- average in all Business Administration courses; and
- attained at least a B- average in their Fourth Year of study.
