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Program Requirements
Note: University regulations apply to all students at Laurier. If there is any discrepancy between the program or progression requirements outlined on this page and those in the university's academic calendars, the academic calendars are the official sources of information. The information below is from the latest calendar, and you may be following progression requirements from an earlier calendar. Students are responsible for checking the appropriate calendar. Contact your program coordinator should you notice any discrepancies.
The Honours Bachelor of Business Technology Management program consists of 20.0 credits, of which not more than 7.0 may be at the 100 level.
Required Courses
Note: For any academic concerns or help understanding program requirements, contact Academic Advising.
- 11.0 required credits in MB/BU:
- 2.5 required credits in other disciplines
- Elective courses:
- 5.0 non-MB/BU/ENTR elective credits
- 1.5 elective credits in any discipline
Note
- Students are excluded from completing the Business Technology Management and Management Options.
Progression Requirements
Progression to Year 2: Requires completion of all 5.0 required and elective credits of Year 1 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00 (B-) in all Business (MB and BU) courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 (C) in all non-Business courses. Course and GPA requirements for Business and non-Business courses must be achieved by Aug. 31. Total course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 1.0 credit exclusively during Year 1. All credits taken during Year 1 will be included in the GPA requirements for progression into Year 2.
Progression to Year 3: Requires completion of all 5.0 required and elective credits of Year 2 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all Business (MB and BU) courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 in all non-Business courses. These course and GPA requirements must be achieved by April 30. Course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 2.0 credits for the duration of the program, including repeats from Year 1.
Progression to Year 4: Requires completion of all 5.0 required and elective credits of Year 3 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all Business (MB and BU) courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 in all non-Business courses. These course and GPA requirements must be achieved by Dec. 31. Course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 2.0 credits for the duration of the program, including repeats from Year 1.
Graduation: Requires completion of all 5.0 required and elective courses of Year 4 with a minimum cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all Business (MB and BU) courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.00 in all non-Business courses. Students who have not met the course and GPA requirements to graduate must meet the requirements within one calendar year. If they do not do so, they must re-apply to enter the Honours Business Technology Management program. Course repeats may not exceed a maximum of 2.0 credits for the duration of the program, including repeats from Year 1. A student who has passed all the courses of the BBTM program but who has not obtained the necessary GPA may elect to receive a Bachelor of Arts general degree without designation.
Cooperative Education Option
Students in the Bachelor of Business Technology Management can apply for the cooperative education option.
The Business Technology Management (BTM) Option is normally a direct-entry program that is combined with a major at Laurier Brantford campus. Current students who are eligible may apply for the option using the online Program Selection Form available through Enrolment Services. Students who have entered through direct-entry must have a minimum GPA of 6.0 in MB105 and MB115 to progress to senior MB courses (200-, 300- and 400-level). To be eligible to declare the option, a current Laurier student must have a minimum GPA of 6.0 in MB105 and MB115. Only students in an honours degree will be considered for admission.
Note: For any academic concerns or help understanding program requirements, contact Academic Advising.
The BTM Option consists of the following 4.0 credits (eight courses):
Required Courses
- MB105: Business in a Networked Society
- MB115: Information Technology
- MB202: Marketing
- BU127: Introduction to Financial Accounting
- MB335: Organizational Theory and Change
- MB375: Technology and Innovation Management
- MB425: Management and Information Systems
- One of the following:
- EC120: Introduction to Microeconomics
- EC140: Introduction to Macroeconomics
Notes
- Current students may apply for the option after admission requirements have been met for MB105 and MB115.
- No 300-level course may be taken prior to Year 3.
- A cumulative GPA of 7.00 in all MB courses applicable to the BTM Option is required for graduation. A 5.00 GPA is required in the one EC course. A maximum of two repeats is allowed across these course requirements.
- At least 3.5 of the 4.0 credits in the option must be completed at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Foundations
The skills you will learn in BF290 will help with your upper-level BTM courses. This is why you will complete BF290 in your first year. Any BTM course may hold you accountable for the material covered in this course.
- BF290: Academic Literacy: Social Sciences (fall semester): Success in the BTM degree requires your ability to understand, evaluate, and analyze material from a variety of sources. In this course you will learn to critically evaluate research, how to interpret basic statistics, and how to conduct your own with academic integrity. Your success in MB105, taken in your first semester of your first year, will depend on material covered in this course.
The following course, to be taken in your second year or earlier, will make you a better scholar, and can help you better engage any course you take.
- BF190: Modernity and the Contemporary World: This course, and its successor, BF199, will help you contextualize the discussions that you will encounter in your BTM classes, and will give you the intellectual background to form stronger arguments. The material in this course will particularly enrich your understanding of the philosophical arguments and ideologies that form the basis of our capitalist society.
Leave of Absence
The Business Technology Management (BTM) program is a full-time, professional program, and students are expected to adhere to the schedules for their programs, as outlined in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar. In exceptional circumstances, requests for Leaves of Absence will be considered by the program: