Bachelor of Business Administration in Trades Management at University of the Fraser Valley

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Business Administration for Trades Management lets certified tradespeople build on their trade certificate with business management theory and practice. It prepares graduates to work as managers and owners of trade-related businesses in a changing global environment. The program can be completed in four years of full-time study.

What you will study

The program outline runs from Semester IV to VIII and covers statistics, academic writing, contemporary management or organizational behaviour, finance, human resource management, new business development, industrial relations, business research methods, marketing, management science, project management, strategic management, a business management simulation and innovation management, plus upper-level BUS electives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Provincial or inter-provincial certificate of qualification in a trade; one year of full-time work experience in the field after qualification; prerequisites for ENGL 105 and BUS 249. Applications are accepted for the Fall semester only; a letter from the employer confirming years of full-time employment is required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

UFV has three semesters: Fall (September to December), Winter (January to April) and Summer (May to August; two sessions, May-June and July-August). Some programs accept new students only at specific times (for example Fall only); others accept students in all semesters.

Domestic applicants: programs with continuous application accept applications any time; programs with specific intakes accept applications for set start dates only, listed on the programs open for application page.

International applicants: application period for Fall (Sept to Dec) is Oct 1 to June 1, for Winter (Jan to Apr) is May 1 to Nov 1, and for Summer (May to Aug) is Oct 1 to March 1. Tuition deposit deadlines are June 15 (Fall), Nov 15 (Winter) and Mar 15 (Summer). Some programs may close early due to high demand.

Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC. Grade 12 students graduating in June may apply for continuous-application programs starting October 1 of their grade 12 year; final high school grades for Fall are due by August 3. The application fee is paid by credit card when applying, or by debit card or cheque at the Office of the Registrar on any campus.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ufv.ca/admissions/apply/

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