BBA Human Resources Management at Vancouver Island University

Programme overview

Major in Human Resources Management within the four-year Bachelor of Business Administration, offered at Nanaimo and online.

Faculty: Business and Management | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: The Bachelor of Business Administration program has two intakes per year; September and January. | Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Courses include Intro to Cost and Managerial Accounting, Principles of Microeconomic Theory, Principles of Macroeconomic Theory, Buyer Behaviour, Introduction to E-Management, Human Resource Management, Business Statistics I, Commercial Law.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General admission requirements apply, plus one of Pre-Calculus 11, Foundations of Mathematics 11, Computer Science 11 or Computer Science 12 with a minimum "C" grade (or equivalent).

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

Most programmes start in September; January intake is offered for some bachelor's degrees and other programmes; many programmes offer alternative start dates throughout the year.

The deadline to apply for most undergraduate programs that begin in September is March 31; deadlines for other start dates vary by program.

Extended deadline of August 16, 2026 for Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science; Business Management Certificate, Event Management Certificate, Education Assistant and Community Support Certificate, Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care, Health Care Assistant Certificate and Practical Nursing Diploma list ongoing deadlines.

Applications for most academic programs open October 1 in the year before the program start date (applications for programs beginning September 2027 open October 1, 2026); deadlines vary by program.

Application fee: domestic undergraduate $46.98, domestic graduate $121.86, international all programs $156.06 (non-refundable); no application fee for Adult Basic Education.

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

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