Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting

Comments about Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting - At the institution - Sherbrooke - Québec

• Objectives
  The B.B.A. prepares students for positions of responsibility in business. The program covers the fundamentals of accounting, finance, management, marketing, organizational behaviour and operations management. A course in business policy integrates the knowledge gained in these areas. In addition to the 45 credit Required Core, students select a concentration stream in which they will complete between 18 and 24 credits. Streams are available in the areas of Accounting, Finance, General Business Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Entrepreneurship and Marketing. The accounting concentration focuses on the compilation, presentation and use of financial information by groups such as management, owners, investors, employers, government and other public bodies. Student's analytical and decision making skills are developed using financial statements and other accounting models. To achieve this, courses in the basic areas of financial and managerial accounting are offered, together with a variety of specialized courses in taxation, auditing, etc.
• Entry requirements
  Students wishing to become professional accountants (C.A., C.M.A., C.G.A.) as well as those looking for a variety of other business designations (C.I.M., C.B.I., etc.)
• Academic title
  Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
• Course description
  Required Business Core Courses:
  ECO102    Introduction to Microeconomics
  ECO103    Introduction to Macroeconomics
  BMA140    Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions I
  BMA141    Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions II
  BAC121    Purposes of Accounting
  BAC221    Introduction to Managerial Accounting
  BFN201    Finance I
  BFN203    Finance II
  BHR221    Organizational Behaviour
  BMG112    Introduction to Management Theory and Practice
  ILT100      Information Literacy and Critical Thinking Lab (1 credit lab)
  BMG215*    Introduction to International Business
  BMG311    Business Policy
  BMK112    Consumer Behaviour and Introduction to Marketing
  BMK211    Marketing Management
  BMS231    Operations Management
  
  Note: All required Business core courses are normally offered in each semester (Fall and Winter).
  
  ACCOUNTING CONCENTRATION STREAM
  
  Knowledge of accounting is fundamental to all disciplines in business. The skills acquired in the program prepare students for positions of leadership in organizations spanning all sectors of the economy including, senior management, strategic government positions, consulting, teaching, auditing and finance.
  
  Accounting Concentration Stream Courses
  9 courses, 27 credits
  Required: 4 courses, (12 credits)
  BAC122    Financial Accounting
  BAC211    Intermediate Financial Accounting I
  BAC312    Intermediate Managerial Accounting
  BAC331    Taxation I
  Plus any 4 of:
  BAC212    Intermediate Financial Accounting II
  BAC241    Systems and Control
  BAC311    Advanced Financial Accounting
  BAC332    Taxation II
  BAC341    Auditing
  BAC322    Management Control
  Plus: 1 course which may be in Accounting, Business or outside of Business
  
  Accounting students contemplating an accounting designation are advised to consult with the accounting department and the respective provincial associations for the specific details of the requirements. Additional courses in a graduate program are required for the CA and the CGA designations. The CMA association may also require that additional courses/coaching be taken.
  Accounting students contemplating an accounting designation are strongly recommended to include in their curriculum the course BMG221 (Business Law).
  

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