Major in Business Economics and Law [Business]

Sequence of Courses

Year Two—Fall

ACCTG 311 - Introduction to Accounting for Financial Performance
BUS 201 - Foundations of Business OR
BUS 222 - Professionalism and Responsible Impact (See Note 6)
MGTSC 312 - Probability and Statistics for Business
MARK 301 - Introduction to Marketing
3 units in electives outside Business (See Note 1)

Year Two—Winter

ACCTG 322 - Introduction to Accounting for Management Decision Making
SEM 310 - Introduction to Management, Organization and Entrepreneurship
FIN 301 - Introduction to Finance
3 units in electives outside Business (See Note 1)
3 units in free electives (See Note 1)

Year Three

B LAW 301 - Legal Foundations of the Canadian Economy (See Note 2)
BUEC 311 - Business Economics, Organizations and Management (See Note 3)
BUS 303 - Application of Business Concepts (See Note 6)
6 units in Business Economics and Law electives (See Note 4)
12 units in free electives (See Note 1)
3 units in electives outside Business (See Notes 1 and 5)

Year Four

BUEC 479 - Government and Business in Canada
BUS 404 - Capstone Project (See Note 6)
B LAW 402 - Business Contracts OR
B LAW 403 - Commercial Transactions
6 units in Business Economics and Law electives (See Note 4)
15 units in free electives (See Note 1)

Notes

See Policy on Elective Courses
May be taken in either of Year Three or Year Four.
May be taken in any year except Year Two, Fall Term.
Students must take at least 12 units in Business Economics and Law courses at the 300 or 400-level. Of these, at least 3 units must be in BUEC and 3 units must be in B LAW. Business Economics and Business Law courses may be chosen from the following depending on the stream selected:
Firm: BUEC 311  or ECON 281 ; B LAW 402 ; ECON 373 , ECON 378 ,ECON 471 , ECON 472 .
Environment: BUEC 342 , BUEC 442 , BUEC 444 , BUEC 463 , BUEC 464 , BUEC 488  ; B LAW 428 , B LAW 432 , B LAW 442 , B LAW 444 , B LAW 488 .
Firm and Environment: B LAW 403 , B LAW 422 ; ECON 373 , ECON 471 , ECON 472 . (BUEC 311 , BUEC 342 , ECON 281 , ECON 373  and ECON 378  are considered 400-level courses for the purpose of satisfying this major.)
ECON courses used to satisfy the requirements of this major may not also be used to satisfy the requirements for coursework outside the Faculty of Business.
First Year students will take BUS 101 in Year 1 and will take BUS 222 in Year 2, BUS 303 in Year 3 and BUS 404 in Year 4. Transfer students who begin in Year 2 or higher will take BUS 201 in Year 2 if they do not already present transfer credit for the course, and will not be required to take BUS 222 , BUS 303 , or BUS 404 . BUS 222 will be replaced by a non-business elective, and BUS 303 and BUS 404 will be replaced by Free Electives in the course sequencing for the Majors listed above.

Minors

Students with a declared major in Business Economics and Law may choose to do a minor in any subject area of Business. See Minors for Business Students . Minors are not required. Business Economics and Law students are permitted to count one of the secondary core courses required in the Business Economics and Law major as one of the four courses constituting their minor.
Students with a declared major in another area may complete a minor in Business Economics and Law by completing both B LAW 301 and BUEC 311 (whether or not they are required by the student’s major). An additional 9 units in Business Economics and Law courses at the 400-level is also required. Of these, at least 3 units must be in B LAW and 3 units must be in BUEC.