General Business Management
Do you see yourself as a generalist, able to move within organizations as different needs arise? This option was designed to meet the needs of the ever-evolving business community and of students who prefer the choice of a more general business education.
Effective 2021W, students who select the General Business Management option must complete: 15 credits of 300/400-level COMM/COHR courses, of which at least 6 credits are at the 400 level. Students who selected the option prior to 2021W have the choice to follow either the previous requirements or the new requirements to complete the option.
Am I the right fit for this option?
General Business Management demands a broad understanding of business including: marketing, sales, accounting, human resources, finance and logistics, coupled with a strong ability to lead teams, motivate employees, generate revenue and cut costs.
In addition to the usual Commerce core subjects you will take courses in logistics and production management, commercial law, policy analysis, new enterprise development, and international business. In keeping with the generalist nature of this option, you can’t take more than three courses in any option area (beyond the common core requirements).
General Business Management option course requirements (new)
For students who start the option in or after 2021W
| Year 3 and Year 4 | |
| Nine credits of 300/400-level COMM/COHR courses1,2 | |
| Six credits of 400-level COMM/COHR courses1 | |
1 Commerce courses taken to fulfill BCom core requirements (e.g., COMM 393, COMM 394, etc.) cannot be double counted toward General Business Management option requirements. General Business Management cannot be completed with a second option (with the exception of the International Business option).2 A minimum of six credits must be completed in Year 3 to be eligible for promotion to Year 4. |
General Business Management option course requirements
For students who started the option in or before 2020W
| Year 3 | |
| COMM 3931 | Commercial Law |
| And three credits from analysis course combination (see below) | |
1 Students in the General Business Management option must complete COMM 393, as well as 3 credits from the analysis course combination requirement in Year 3 to be eligible for promotion to Year 4. | |
| Year 4 | |
| Three credits from the following courses: | |
| COMM 497 | New Enterprise Development |
| COMM 498 | International Business Management |
| Plus six credits from the following courses2: | |
| COMM 486M | Strategy and Integrated Decision Making (not offered in 2021W) |
| COMM 491 | Strategic Management |
| COMM 492 | Management Simulation (not offered in 2021W) |
| COMM 497 | New Enterprise Development |
| COMM 498 | International Business Management |
| And three credits from analysis course combination (see below) | |
2 Three credits from this requirement applies to the Year 4 capstone requirement as listed under general program requirements. | |
| Analysis course combinations (choose one combination within one subject area) | |
| Accounting3 | |
| COMM 353 | and COMM 450 |
| or COMM 354 | and COMM 454 |
| Business Technology Management | |
| COMM 335 | and COMM 436 |
| Entrepreneurship | |
| any six credits of Entrepreneurship option courses | |
| Finance3 | |
| COMM 370 | and one of COMM 471 or COMM 4794 |
| Marketing | |
| COMM 362 | and one of COMM 460, COMM 461, or COMM 462 |
| or COMM 363 | and one of COMM 460, COMM 464, COMM 467, COMM 469, COMM 484 (COMM 486F), or COMM 486I |
| or COMM 365 | and one of COMM 460, COMM 464, COMM 467, COMM 469, COMM 484 (COMM 486F), or COMM 486I |
| Operations and Logistics | |
| COMM 443 | and COMM 449 |
| Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources | |
| any six credits of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources option courses | |
| Real Estate | |
| COMM 307 | and one of COMM 405, COMM 407, or COMM 408 |
3 To be eligible to take Accounting or Finance courses to complete the analysis course combination requirement, you must meet the GPA cutoff average for the applicable option (see Options for listed cutoffs).4 Formerly numbered COMM 486Q. | |
Careers in General Business
Do you see yourself as a generalist, able to move within organizations as different needs arise? This option is designed to meet the needs of the ever-evolving business community and give you a broad understanding of the interconnectedness of different business functions within an organization.