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2014-2015

The Undergraduate Calendar

 

 

Academic Plans and Requirements

Computer Science

Business Option

The Business Option is available for both the Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) and the Bachelor of Mathematics (BMath) (Computer Science) plans. The requirements are the same as for the BCS and BMath (CS) plans except that;

  1. the elective breadth and depth requirements are waived, and
  2. both plans include the following additional constraints on course selection:

Two of

CS 348 Introduction to Database Management
CS 454 Distributed Systems
CS 490 Information Systems Management

Two of (communications courses)

CS 492 The Social Implications of Computing
ENGL 109 Introduction to Academic Writing
ENGL 119 Communications in Mathematics & Computer Science
ENGL 210* (various Writing courses)
SPCOM 100 Interpersonal Communication or SPCOM 223 Public Speaking or SPCOM 225 Interviewing or SPCOM 324 Small Group Communication or SPCOM 325 Organizational Communication

Six of (business courses)

ACTSC 231 Mathematics of Finance
ACTSC 371 Introduction to Investments 
ACTSC 372 Corporate Finance
AFM 101 Introduction to Financial Accounting or AFM 123/ARBUS 102 Accounting Information for Managers
AFM 102 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
AFM 131/ARBUS 101 Introduction to Business in North America or BUS 111W Introduction to Business Organization (see Laurier calendar)
ARBUS 200 The Principles of Entrepreneurship
ARBUS 302/ECON 344 Marketing: Principles of Marketing and Consumer Economics
BUS 121W Functional Areas of the Organization (see Laurier calendar)
BUS 362W Building and Managing Products, Services and Brands (see Laurier calendar)
BUS 481W Business Policy 1 (see Laurier calendar)
BUS 491W Business Policy 2 (see Laurier calendar)
COMM 400 Entrepreneurship, Technology and the Emerging Information Economy
ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
HRM 200 Basic Human Resources Management
MSCI 211 Organizational Behaviour or PSYCH 338 Organizational Psychology
MSCI 311 Organizational Design and Technology
MSCI 452 Decision Making Under Uncertainty
Note: Courses labelled BUS are offered by the School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University and designated as BU in the Laurier calendar. Non-math courses may have enrolment limits or may not easily fit schedules.


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