Students complete 120 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete one of
BUS 217W - Critical Thinking in Business (3)
ECON 220W - Communication in Economics (4)
and all of
BUS 237 - Introduction to Business Technology Management (3)
BUS 251 - Financial Accounting I (3)
BUS 254 - Managerial Accounting I (3)
BUS 272 - Behaviour in Organizations (3)
ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics (4) or ECON 113 - Introduction to Microeconomics (3) **
ECON 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4) or ECON 115 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (3) **
ECON 201 - Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior (4)
MATH 157 - Calculus I for the Social Sciences (3)
One additional 200 level ECON course
Students who earn a grade of A- or better at Simon Fraser University on their first attempt in ECON 201 are exempt from the requirement of one additional 200 division ECON course. These students should see Early Access to Upper Division Courses below for additional program information.
and one of
BUS 232 - Business Statistics (3)
ECON 233 - Introduction to Economic Data and Statistics (3)
STAT 270 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
and one of*
ENGL 111W - Literary Classics in English (3)
ENGL 112W - Literature Now (3)
ENGL 113W - Literature and Performance (3)
ENGL 114W - Language and Purpose (3)
ENGL 115W - Literature and Culture (3)
ENGL 199W - Writing to Persuade (3)
PHIL 100W - Knowledge and Reality (3)
PHIL 105 - Critical Thinking (3)
PHIL 110 - Introduction to Logic and Reasoning (3)
PHIL 120W - Moral and Legal Problems (3)
PHIL 150 - Great Works in the History of Philosophy (3)
WL 101W - Writing in World Literature (3)
WL 103W - Early World Literatures (3)
WL 104W - Modern World Literatures (3)
WL 105W - World Literature Lab (3)
* Any one of these courses may be replaced by any three unspecified transfer units in English or in ENGL-Writing at the 100- or 200-level.
** ECON 113 and ECON 115 with a minimum grade of A- on first attempt
Business Upper Division Requirements
CORE COURSES
Students complete
BUS 312 - Introduction to Finance (3)
BUS 343 - Introduction to Marketing (3)
BUS 393 - Commercial Law (3)
BUS 478 - Strategy (3) ^
and one of
BUS 374 - Organization Theory (3)
BUS 381 - Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)
BUS 360W is recommended but not required. BUS 360W will be waived as a prerequisite for 400 division business courses for those in approved business joint programs, provided that an alternative approved upper division W course is in progress, or has been completed. Students should consult with a Beedie School of Business Academic Advisor for further information on obtaining a waiver.
BUS 360W must be completed at Simon Fraser University in accordance with the WQB requirements.
^ Must be completed at Simon Fraser University.
BUSINESS 400 DIVISION REQUIREMENT
Students complete two 400 division BUS courses, each worth a minimum of three units (excluding BUS 478 and practicum courses).
BUSINESS CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENT
Beyond the core course requirements listed above, students must complete at least three courses within a single area of concentration.
Students may choose to complete one or more business concentrations by meeting the requirements listed under the business major program.
Economics Upper Division Requirements
Students complete at least 25 upper division units in ECON courses including all of
ECON 302 - Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior (4)
ECON 305 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (4)
ECON 333 - Statistical Analysis of Economic Data (4)
and at least one 400 division ECON course.
Early Access to Upper Division Courses
Students normally cannot enter ECON upper division courses during the first 60 units, but for those who have the minimum Simon Fraser University grade point average required to access upper division ECON courses, the following exceptions are permitted.
Students who earn a grade of A- or better at Simon Fraser University on their first attempt in ECON 201 may enroll in ECON 302 and 305, and all courses for which they have satisfied the prerequisites, once 30 units is completed.
Students who earn an A- grade or better at Simon Fraser University on their first attempt in ECON 233 or BUS 232 or STAT 270 may enroll in ECON 333 once they have completed 30 units. These upper division courses will count towards Department of Economics and Simon Fraser University upper division requirements. See ECON course descriptions for access information.
Concentration in Economic Data Analysis
Students qualify for this concentration by completing six required courses of which at least four must be ECON courses.
Students complete
ECON 333 - Statistical Analysis of Economic Data (4)
one of
BUS 232 - Business Statistics (3)
ECON 233 - Introduction to Economic Data and Statistics (3)
STAT 270 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
and at least four of
CMPT 129 - Introduction to Computing Science and Programming for Mathematics and Statistics (3)
ECON 334 - Data Visualization and Economic Analysis (3)
ECON 335 - Cause and Effect in Economic Data (3)
ECON 428 - Seminar in Experimental and Behavioural Economics (3)
ECON 433 - Financial and Time Series Econometrics (3)
ECON 434 - Seminar in Applied Market Design (3)
ECON 435 - Econometric Methods (5)
ECON 436 - Seminar in Economics and Social Network Analysis (3)
ECON 480 - Seminar in the Economics of Labor Market Policy (3)
STAT 260 - Introductory R for Data Science (2) #
STAT 261 - Laboratory for Introductory R for Data Science (1) #
STAT 310 - Introduction to Data Science for the Social Sciences (2) *%
STAT 311 - Data Science Laboratory for the Social Sciences (2) *%
STAT 342 - Introduction to Statistical Computing and Exploratory Data Analysis - SAS (2)
STAT 445 - Applied Multivariate Analysis (3)
STAT 452 - Statistical Learning and Prediction (3)
STAT 475 - Applied Discrete Data Analysis (3) *
STAT 485 - Applied Time Series Analysis (3) *
Other courses with appropriate content can be used for credit upon prior application to the advisor.
* Allows ECON 333 as prerequisite
% Corequisite courses STAT 310 and STAT 311 count as only one course.
# Corequisite courses STAT 260 and STAT 261 count as only one course.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Degree Requirements
For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs, students complete 120 units, which includes
at least 60 units that must be completed at Simon Fraser University
at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at Simon Fraser University
at least 60 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division overall CGPA of at least 2.0, and program CGPA and upper division program CGPA of at least 2.0 on the course work used to satisfy the minimum program requirements. FASS departments may define additional GPA requirements for their respective programs.
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