To transfer into the Faculty of Business Administration, students must complete the requirements listed below, which include one ‘W’ and one ‘Q’ course; and achieve a grade of C- or better in all courses.
-> What are ‘W’ and ‘Q’ courses?
Students must achieve and maintain a 2.40 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) by the end of their second semester of studies at FIC to remain qualified for continuance in the FIC/Beedie School of Business program. Failure to meet the continuance GPA will result in an automatic program change notification from FIC Advising.
All (direct) students are required to take (and pass) ILS101/ILSA101 – Integrated Learning Skills and ALC099/ALAC099 – Academic Literacy Course in their first term of study unless exempted. For ALC exempted requirements, please check the English requirements page*
A minimum GPA of 3.20, based on completion of 10 courses (at least 30 units, and with a grade of C- or better in all courses), will guarantee admittance to the Faculty of Business Administration for successful transfer students from FIC. In addition, a cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required for admission to the university.
Students with a minimum 2.80 to 3.19 GPA, based on completion of 10 courses (at least 30 units, and with a grade of C- or better in all courses), will be able to make a broad-based application for Bachelor of Business Administration. See more information for SFU’s Supplemental Application Overview.
| BUS200 |
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Business Fundamentals |
Breadth-Social Sciences (Effective Fall 2016)
3 units
Beedie School of Business –
This introductory course will explore the fundamentals of modern business and organizational management. Working with case studies, students will build upon the basics of revenue, profits, contribution and costs, as well as integrate advanced aspects of business models, innovation, competitive advantage, core competence and strategic analysis.
Prerequisite
No prerequisite required
| BUS216 |
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Introduction to Essentials of Business Communications |
Beedie School of Business – Students will learn and apply the fundamentals of effective English-language business writing to produce short, professional-quality business documents. By reading, analyzing, planning, and writing documents for various audiences, students will learn about the distinctive elements of business writing. Students will develop essential skills in organizing, summarizing and assessing information through experiential business writing tasks.
Prerequisite
Students with credit for BUS360 may not receive further credit for this course.
| BUS251 |
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Financial Accounting I |
Beedie School of Business –
An introduction to financial accounting, including accounting terminology, understanding financial statements, and analysis of a business entity using financial statements. Includes also time value of money and a critical review of the conventional accounting system.
Prerequisite
Open to students who have passed 3 UTP II Classes with no grade less than a C-.
Not available to students on Academic Probation 3
| ECON103 |
- |
Principles of Microeconomics |
Quantitative
Breadth-Social Sciences
4 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
The principal elements of theory concerning utility and value; price and costs; factor analysis; productivity; labor organization; competition and monopoly; and the theory of the firm.
Prerequisite
No prerequisite required
| ECON105 |
- |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
Quantitative
Breadth-Social Sciences
4 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
The principal elements of theory concerning money and income; distribution; social accounts; public finance; international trade; comparative systems; and development and growth.
Prerequisite
No prerequisite required
| MATH157 |
- |
Calculus for the Social Sciences I |
Quantitative
Breadth-Science (Before Summer 2017)
3 units
Faculty of Science –
Designed for students specializing in business or the social sciences. Topics include limits, growth rate and the derivative; logarithmic exponential and trigonometric functions and their application to business, economics, optimization and approximation methods; functions of several variables.
Prerequisite
MAP Check score (20 or above) OR MATH100 with a C minimum grade OR MTH101 & MTH103 with a B minimum grade
Students with credit for MATH151 may not take MATH157 for further credit.
| PHIL105 |
- |
Critical Thinking (Formerly PHIL001) |
Quantitative
Breadth-Science (Effective Summer 2016)
Breadth-Social Sciences (Effective Summer 2016)
3 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
An introduction to the evaluation of arguments as they are encountered in everyday life. The central aim will be to sharpen skills of reasoning and argumentation by understanding how arguments work and learning to distinguish those which actually prove what they set out to show from those which do not.
Prerequisite
No prerequisite required
Choose one English course from the following list.
| ENGL112 |
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Literature Now (Formerly ENGL101) |
Writing
Breadth-Humanities (Effective Fall 2016)
3 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - Introduces students to contemporary works of literature in English and/or contemporary approaches to interpreting literature. May focus on one or multiple genres. Includes attention to writing skills.
Prerequisite
Open to students who have passed 3 UTP II Classes
Students with credit for ENGL101 may not take this course for further credit.
| ENGL113 |
- |
Literature and Performance |
Writing
Breadth-Humanities (Effective Fall 2016)
3 units
Introduces students to plays and performance works created and adapted for the stage, and/or the performative dimensions of other literary forms. May be organized historically, generically or thematically. The course may also explore the links between literary and performance theory. Includes attention to writing skills.
Prerequisite
Open to students who have passed 3 UTP II Classes
| ENGL115 |
- |
Literature and Culture (Formerly ENGL105) |
Writing
Breadth-Humanities (Effective Fall 2016)
3 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
An Introduction to the study of literature within the wider cultural field, with a focus on contemporary issues across genres and media.
Prerequisite
Open to students who have passed 3 UTP II Classes
Students with credit for ENGL105 may not take this course for further credit.
Elective Courses
Choose two courses from the following list:
| ARCH100 |
- |
Ancient Peoples and Places |
Breadth-Social Sciences
3 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
A broad survey of human cultural development from the late Palaeolithic/Palaeo Indian periods (ca 40,000 BP) to the rise of civilization and empires, in both the Old and New Worlds.
Prerequisite
No prerequisite required
| BISC100 |
- |
Introduction to Biology |
Faculty of Science –
An introduction to the basic concepts of biology, emphasizing evolution as a unifying theme. Topics include cell structure, mitosis and meiosis, DNA structure and function, evolution and population and ecosystem ecology.
Prerequisite
There is a $100 Lab fee associated with this course.
There is a $100 Book fee associated with this course.
| CMNS110 |
- |
Introduction to Communication Studies |
Breadth-Social Sciences
3 units
Faculty of Communication, Art & Technology –
AThe aim of this course is to provide a general introduction to a range of theories that seek to explain why we communicate as we do. The first part of the course establishes a general overview of communication theory, from both theoretical and historical points of view. We will examine the relationship between communication and social consciousness, identity development, and communication as a symbolic and performative act. The second part of the course will focus on specific fields within the area of communication, including: the study of popular culture, media analysis, advertising, journalism, and the political economy of communication.. This course is required for a major, honors or minor in communication.
Prerequisite
No prerequisite required
| CMNS130 |
- |
Explorations in Mass Communication |
Faculty of Communication, Art & Technology –
An introduction to the role of mass communication (radio, television, telecommunications and the press) in Canadian society.
Prerequisite
This course is required for a major, honors or minor in communication.
| CMPT120 |
- |
Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I |
Quantitative
Breadth-Science
3 units
Faculty of Applied Sciences –
An elementary introduction to computing science and computer programming, suitable for students with little or no programming background. Students will learn fundamental concepts and terminology of computing science, acquire elementary skills for programming in a high-level language and be exposed to diverse fields within, and applications of computing science. Topics include pseudocode; data types and control structures; fundamental algorithms; computability and complexity; computer architecture; and history of computing science. Treatment is informal and programming is presented as a problem-solving tool.
Prerequisite
MATH100 or higher with a minimum C- grade
CMPT115 with a minimum C grade (Computing Science Students)
Students with credit for CMPT125, CMPT130 or CMPT135 may not take this course for further credit.
| ECON260 |
- |
Environmental Economics |
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
Economic analysis of environmental problems (water and air pollution, etc.) Evaluation of market failures due to externalities and public goods. Market and non-market regulation of environmental problems.
Prerequisite
ECON103 with a minimum C- grade
| ENGL112 |
- |
Literature Now (Formerly ENGL101) |
Writing
Breadth-Humanities (Effective Fall 2016)
3 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - Introduces students to contemporary works of literature in English and/or contemporary approaches to interpreting literature. May focus on one or multiple genres. Includes attention to writing skills.
Prerequisite
Open to students who have passed 3 UTP II Classes
Students with credit for ENGL101 may not take this course for further credit.
| ENGL115 |
- |
Literature and Culture (Formerly ENGL105) |
Writing
Breadth-Humanities (Effective Fall 2016)
3 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
An Introduction to the study of literature within the wider cultural field, with a focus on contemporary issues across genres and media.
Prerequisite
Open to students who have passed 3 UTP II Classes
Students with credit for ENGL105 may not take this course for further credit.
| GEOG100 |
- |
Our World: Introducing Human Geography |
Breadth-Social Sciences
3 units
Faculty of Environment –
A geographical introduction to how humans shape our world, with attention also given to how it shapes us. Themes may include: culture, economic activities, environmental change, globalization, politics, population, resources, and urbanization.
Prerequisite
There is a $85 Book fee associated with this course.
Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology –
Introduction to fundamental design principles for visual communication. Organized as a continual interplay of theory and practice, students will examine historical, philosophical, perceptual and semiotic approaches to understanding graphic design, and will explore principles of form, such as structure and composition, hierarchy, form, color, space, scale, typography, and legibility and readability through hands-on projects. Traditional time-based and interactive media forms will be compared and contrasted.
Prerequisite
No prerequisite required
| LING200 |
- |
Foundations of English Grammar |
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
A practical overview of English grammar based on linguistic principles, for those desiring basic knowledge of language structure, grammatical categories and grammatical analysis. This course is particularly suited for students interested in the teaching of English as a second language.
Prerequisite
No prerequisite required
| LING220 |
- |
Introduction to Linguistics |
Breadth-Social Sciences (Effective Spring 2010)
3 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
This class is an introductory study of how language works and the complexities of human language. The course focuses on the central topics of modern linguistic science: Phonetics - the production, transmission, and perception of speech sounds, Phonology - the patterning of speech sounds, Morphology - word structure, Syntax - sentence structure, and Semantics - meaning.
Prerequisite
No prerequisite required
| MACM101 |
- |
Discrete Mathematics I |
Quantitative
Breadth-Science
3 units
Faculty of Science – This course is an introduction to discrete mathematics. The course will focus on establishing basic principles and motivate the relevance of those principles by providing examples of applications in computing science.
Prerequisite
Math Check score (26 or above) OR MATH100 with a minimum B grade
Faculty of Science –
Designed to prepare students for first year Calculus courses. Topics include language and notation of mathematics; problem solving; algebraic, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions and their graphs.
Prerequisite
Math Check score (9-19) OR MTH099 with a B+ minimum grade OR MTH101 & MTH103 with a minimum C grade
MATH100 may not be counted towards the mathematics minor, major or honors degree requirements.
Students with a passing grade in MATH157 or MATH151 may not take this course for credit.
Faculty of Science –
Riemann sum, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, definite, indefinite and improper integrals, approximate integration, integration techniques, applications of integration. First-order separable differential equations. Sequences and series, series tests, power series, convergence, and applications of power series.
Prerequisite
MATH151 with a C- minimum grade or MATH157 with a B minimum grade
| PHYS140 |
- |
Studio Physics – Mechanics & Modern Physics |
Quantitative
Breadth-Science
4 units
Faculty of Science –
A general calculus-based introduction to mechanics taught in an integrated lecture-laboratory environment. Topics include translational and rotational motion, momentum, energy, gravitation, and selected topics in modern physics.
Prerequisite
BC Principles of Physics 12, or equivalent, or PHYS100 with a minimum C- grade.
Corequisite: MATH151
There is a $100 Lab fee associated with this course.
| PHYS141 |
- |
Studio Physics – Optics, Electricity and Magnetism |
Quantitative
Breadth-Science
4 units
Faculty of Science – A general calculus-based introduction to electricity, magnetism and optics taught in an integrated lecture-laboratory environment. Topics include electricity, magnetism, simple circuits, optics and topics from applied physics.
Prerequisite
PHYS140 with C-minimum grade
Corequisite: MATH152
There is a $100 Lab fee associated with this course.
| PSYC100 |
- |
Introduction to Psychology I |
Breadth-Social Sciences
3 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
Acquaints the student with the major issues in contemporary psychology and considers the historical antecedents. Special attention is given to questions of methodology and research design in psychology. Topics in physiological psychology, perception, learning, and motivation are considered.
Prerequisite
No prerequisite required
| PSYC102 |
- |
Introduction to Psychology II |
Breadth-Social Sciences
3 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
Acquaints the student with major issues in contemporary psychology and considers their historical antecedents. Topics in learning, cognition, social psychology and abnormal psychology are considered.
Prerequisite
PSYC100 is recommended but not required.
| STAT203 |
- |
Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences |
Faculty of Science / Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences –
Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics aimed at students in the social sciences. Scales of measurement. Descriptive statistics. Measures of association. Hypothesis tests and confidence intervals. Intended to be particularly accessible to students who are not specializing in Statistics.
Prerequisite
No prerequisite required
| WL101 |
- |
Writing in World Literature |
Writing
Breadth-Humanities
3 units
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences -
Explores literary texts from diverse linguistic and cultural origins while introducing students to the fundamentals of comparative literary analysis and critical writing. May examine cross-cultural interactions, or compare texts thematically. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
Prerequisite
Open to students who have passed 3 UTP II Classes. Students with credit for WL102 may not take this course for further credit.
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