Business and Administration

Graduates of the Business and Administration program are qualified for entry-level positions in business, not-for-profit organizations, co-operative enterprises, and the public sector. For working managers, the BBA degree will open opportunities for promotion and higher management and leadership positions.             

Past graduates have found work in accounting firms, banks, insurance companies, retail management, manufacturing, as well as in government and not-for-profit organizations. Depending on the level of previous work experience at the time of graduation, typical positions include assistant account representatives, assistant managers, first-level supervisory positions, financial analysts, and some middle management positions.

Introduction to Business I and II are the entry points for the Business and Administration program. They present the terminology, concepts, and some qualitative and quantitative analytic techniques of the most important subject areas in business.

Accounting is the “language of business” and is covered in several courses including Fundamentals of Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Assets, Equities, Auditing, and Cost Accounting. The accounting courses are accepted for credit towards the CPA (chartered professional accountant) preparatory program as part of the CPA designation process.

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management introduces students to the theory and practice of managing an organization's human resources. Topics include job evaluation, employee recruitment and selection, employment equity, compensation, performance evaluation, and benefits.

• Accounting
• Marketing
• International Business
• Economics and Finance
• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour

BUS-1201(3) & 1202(3) Introduction to Business I and II
ECON-1102(3) & 1103(3) Introduction to Economics: Micro & Macro

ECON-1201(3) Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business OR MATH-1301(3) Applied Mathematics for Business and Administration

RHET-1104(3) Academic Writing: Business or other section of Academic Writing (if required)
12 Credit hours of Electives (examples: Statistics, Political Science, Applied Computer Science)

NOTE: It is not necessary to take a full course load of 30 credit hours (five full courses) in your first year. Also, students who hold a Red River College diploma may take no more than a total of 18 credit hours of 1000-level (first year) courses.