Mechatronic Systems Engineering and Business Double Degree Program Major

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

This double-degree major program leads to a bachelor of applied science degree and a bachelor of business administration degree.

Admission Requirements

Admission is normally via the mechatronic systems engineering major (MSE). Students are admitted based on a CGPA of 3.0 obtained on the first 30 units of the mechatronic systems engineering major plus ECON 105. Otherwise, MSE majors may later gain admission by meeting the competitive requirements for entry into the Beedie School of Business. Beedie business students may gain admission by meeting the internal transfer requirements of the mechatronic systems engineering major.

Co-operative Education Work Experience

This double degree program requires the completion of a minimum of three mandatory engineering co-operative education work terms (MSE 293/294, MSE 393/394, and MSE 493/494). Dual-degree students may also take up to two additional co-op terms in Business (BUS 225, 325, 326, 327, 328). These additional co-op terms will NOT count towards the three mandatory engineering co-op terms.

Minimum Grade Requirements

A minimum grade of C- is required in all courses that are used to fulfil mechatronic systems engineering program requirements.

In addition to normal university grade point average requirements, the Beedie School of Business requires a minimum 2.30 overall SFU Business course grade point average for entry into all 300 and 400 division business courses.

A minimum 2.30 overall SFU Business course grade point average is required for graduation from a Business major, joint major, or double degree program.

For a course to be accepted as fulfilling a prerequisite, or for a lower division requirement, or for a core course to be accepted in a student's program in business, a student must have obtained a minimum grade of C- (C minus).

Program Requirements

Students complete all of

• BUS 251 - Financial Accounting I (3)
• BUS 254 - Managerial Accounting I (3) **
• BUS 272 - Behaviour in Organizations (3)
• BUS 312 - Introduction to Finance (4)
• BUS 336 - Data and Decisions II (4)
• BUS 343 - Introduction to Marketing (3)
• BUS 360W - Business Communication (4) †
• BUS 381 - Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)
• BUS 393 - Commercial Law (3)
• BUS 478 - Strategy (3) **
• BUS 232 - Data and Decisions I (4)
• CHEM 120 - General Chemistry I (3)
• CMPT 130 - Introduction to Computer Programming I (3)
• ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics (4)
• ECON 105 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
• MATH 151 - Calculus I (3)
• MATH 152 - Calculus II (3)
• MATH 232 - Applied Linear Algebra (3)
• MATH 251 - Calculus III (3)
• MATH 260 - Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations (3)
• MSE 100 - Engineering Graphics and Design (3)
• MSE 101W - Process, Form, and Convention in Professional Genres (3)
• MSE 102 - Applied Science, Technology and Society (3)
• MSE 110 - Mechatronics Design I (3)
• MSE 210 - Engineering Measurement and Data Analysis (3)
• MSE 211 - Computational Methods for Engineers (3)
• MSE 220 - Engineering Materials (3)
• MSE 221 - Statics and Strength of Materials (4)
• MSE 222 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Rigid Bodies and Mechanisms (4)
• MSE 223 - Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (4)
• MSE 250 - Electric Circuits (4)
• MSE 251 - Electronic Circuits (4)
• MSE 280 - Linear Systems (3)
• MSE 310 - Introduction to Electro-Mechanical Sensors and Actuators (4)
• MSE 311 - Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (3)
• MSE 312 - Mechatronics Design II (4) *
• MSE 320 - Machine Design (4)
• MSE 321 - Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (4)
• MSE 352 - Digital Logic and Microcontrollers (4)
• MSE 353 - Power Electronics and Electric Machinery (4)
• MSE 380 - Systems Modeling and Simulation (3)
• MSE 381 - Feedback Control Systems (4) *
• MSE 402 - Engineering Ethics, Law, and Professional Practice (2)
• MSE 410 - Capstone Design Technical Project I (3)
• MSE 411 - Capstone Design Technical Project II (3)
• PHYS 140 - Studio Physics - Mechanics and Modern Physics (4)
• PHYS 141 - Studio Physics - Optics, Electricity and Magnetism (4)

and one of

• BUS 207 - Managerial Economics (3)
• ECON 201 - Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior (4)

Prior approval by the director of the school is required if the student plans a term with fewer than 12 course units.

* Strongly recommended to be completed concurrently.

** To be completed at Simon Fraser University.

† To be completed before the student's 75th unit and at Simon Fraser University in accordance with the WQB requirements.

Business Concentration Elective Courses

Students also complete four upper division courses in a business concentration including at least three 400 division BUS courses, each worth a minimum of three units (not including BUS 425 or 478). At least one of these 400 division BUS courses must be completed at Simon Fraser University. Students may choose to complete one or more business concentrations by meeting the requirements listed.

Accounting

Admission to this concentration requires a cumulative grade point average of 2.70 or higher. Students may apply once they have completed their lower division requirements and have either completed or enrolled in both BUS 320 and 360W. Students must have a minimum grade of a C+ in both of these courses before they are admitted to the concentration and these courses may be repeated a maximum of one time each for admission. Only students admitted to this concentration will be permitted to enrol in upper division (300- and 400-level) accounting courses required for this concentration (with the exception of BUS 320).

Students must complete all* of

BUS 320 - Financial Accounting: Assets (3)

BUS 321 - Financial Accounting: Equities (3)

BUS 322 - Intermediate Managerial Accounting (3)

BUS 421 - Accounting Theory (3)

At least two* of

BUS 420 - Advanced Accounting (3)

BUS 424 - Advanced Managerial Accounting (3)

BUS 426 - Auditing and Assurance: Concepts and Methods (3)

BUS 427 - Financial Statement Analysis (3)

BUS 428 - Forensic Accounting and Data Analytics (3)

BUS 490 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (1) **

BUS 491 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (2) **

BUS 492 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 493 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 494 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 495 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (4) **

BUS 496 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (5) **

*Must be completed at SFU.

** When offered as a selected topics course in Accounting.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Students complete all of

BUS 314 - Resourcing New Ventures (3)

BUS 338 - Foundations of Innovation (3)

BUS 361 - Project Management (3)

BUS 477 - Startup Experience (4)

and one of

BUS 339 - Business of Design II - Iteration and Prototyping (4)

BUS 406 - Startup Accelerator (3)

BUS 443 - New Product Development and Design (3)

BUS 450 - Managing Emerging Opportunities (3)

BUS 453 - Sustainable Innovation (3)

BUS 490 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (1) **

BUS 491 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (2) **

BUS 492 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 493 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 494 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 495 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (4) **

BUS 496 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (5) **

** When offered as a selected topics course in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Finance

Students complete all of the following required courses for this concentration

BUS 312 - Introduction to Finance (4)

BUS 315 - Investments (4)

BUS 316 - Derivative Securities (3)

and two of

BUS 410 - Financial Institutions (3)

BUS 413 - Corporate Finance (4)

BUS 414 - Real Estate Investments (3)

BUS 415 - Applied Portfolio Management (3)

BUS 417 - Security Analysis (4)

BUS 418 - International Financial Management (3)

BUS 419 - Advanced Derivative Securities (3)

BUS 490 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (1) **

BUS 491 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (2) **

BUS 492 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 493 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 494 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 495 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (4) **

BUS 496 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (5) **

** When offered as a selected topics course in Finance.

Human Resource Management

Students complete both of

BUS 374 - Organization Theory (3)

BUS 381 - Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)

and three of

BUS 432 - International Human Resource Management (3)

BUS 481 - Recruitment and Selection (3)

BUS 482 - Performance Management (3)

BUS 483 - Introduction to Employment Law For Business (3)

BUS 484 - Employment Systems (3)

BUS 485 - Negotiations and Conflict Management (3)

BUS 486 - Leadership (3)

BUS 487 - Organizational Development and Change Management (3)

BUS 488 - Group Dynamics and Teamwork (3)

BUS 489 - Management Practices for Sustainability (3)

BUS 490 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (1) **

BUS 491 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (2) **

BUS 492 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 493 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 494 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 495 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (4) **

BUS 496 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (5) **

OPTION A

It is recommended that students who wish to become a personnel specialist in a human resource function complete three of

BUS 432 - International Human Resource Management (3)

BUS 481 - Recruitment and Selection (3)

BUS 482 - Performance Management (3)

BUS 483 - Introduction to Employment Law For Business (3)

BUS 484 - Employment Systems (3)

OPTION B

It is recommended that students who wish to develop skills in managing people, including employment systems design, change and organizational leadership, complete three of

BUS 485 - Negotiations and Conflict Management (3)

BUS 486 - Leadership (3)

BUS 487 - Organizational Development and Change Management (3)

BUS 488 - Group Dynamics and Teamwork (3)

BUS 489 - Management Practices for Sustainability (3)

** When offered as a selected topics course in Human Resource Management.

International Business

Students complete the following required courses for this concentration including

BUS 346 - Global Business Environment (3)

and three of

BUS 418 - International Financial Management (3)

BUS 430 - Cross-Cultural Management (3)

BUS 431 - Business with East Asian Countries (3)

BUS 432 - International Human Resource Management (3)

BUS 434 - Foreign Market Entry (3)

BUS 435 - Management of International Firms (3)

BUS 447 - Global Marketing Management (3)

BUS 490 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (1) **

BUS 491 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (2) **

BUS 492 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 493 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 494 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 495 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (4) **

BUS 496 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (5) **

Other upper division courses deemed to have significant international business relevance may, with prior faculty permission, be substituted for the above courses. These may be offered in another faculty. Students concentrating in international business are strongly advised to consider combining it with another business concentration.

** When offered as a selected topics course in International Business.

Management Information Systems

Students complete all of

BUS 361 - Project Management (3)

BUS 362 - Business Process Analysis (4)

BUS 468 - Managing Information Technology for Business Value (3)

and two of

BUS 462 - Business Analytics (3)

BUS 464 - Business Data Management (3)

BUS 465 - Business Systems Development (3)

BUS 466 - Web-Enabled Business (3)

BUS 490 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (1) **

BUS 491 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (2) **

BUS 492 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 493 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 494 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 495 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (4) **

BUS 496 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (5) **

** When offered as a selected topics course in Management Information Systems.

Operations Management

Students complete both of

BUS 336 - Data and Decisions II (4)

BUS 473 - Operations Management (4)

and two of

BUS 437 - Decision Analysis in Business (3)

BUS 440 - Simulation in Management Decision-making (4)

BUS 445 - Customer Analytics (3)

BUS 474 - Supply Chain Management (3)

BUS 475 - Sustainable Operations (3)

BUS 490 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (1) **

BUS 491 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (2) **

BUS 492 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 493 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 494 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 495 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (4) **

BUS 496 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (5) **

** When offered as a selected topics course in Operations Management.

Marketing

Students complete all of

BUS 343 - Introduction to Marketing (3)

BUS 345 - Marketing Research (4)

BUS 347 - Consumer Behaviour (3)

and three of

BUS 441 - Web Analytics (3)

BUS 443 - New Product Development and Design (3)

BUS 444 - Business to Business Marketing (3)

BUS 445 - Customer Analytics (3)

BUS 446 - Marketing Strategy in Sports, Entertainment and Other Creative Industries (3)

BUS 447 - Global Marketing Management (3)

BUS 448 - Integrated Marketing Communications (4)

BUS 449 - Ethical Issues in Marketing (3)

BUS 455 - Product & Brand Management (3)

BUS 459 - Services Marketing (3)

BUS 490 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (1) **

BUS 491 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (2) **

BUS 492 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 493 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 494 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 495 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (4) **

BUS 496 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (5) **

** When offered as a selected topics course in Marketing.

Strategic Analysis

For this concentration, students complete

BUS 478 - Strategy (3)

and three of

BUS 307 - Business Applications of Game Theory (3)

BUS 371 - Critical Thinking Through Business Case Analysis (3)

BUS 471 - Strategic Decision Making (3)

BUS 479 - Strategy Analysis Practicum (3)

BUS 490 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (1) **

BUS 491 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (2) **

BUS 492 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 493 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 494 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (3) **

BUS 495 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (4) **

BUS 496 - Selected Topics in Business Administration (5) **

Students concentrating in Strategic Analysis are strongly advised to consider combining it with another business concentration.

** When offered as a selected topics course in Strategic Analysis

Mechatronic Systems Engineering Elective Courses

Students also complete six mechatronic systems engineering elective courses selected from a pre-approved MSE electives list that is available at https://www.sfu.ca/mechatronics/current-students/undergraduate-students/undergraduate-program-requirements/technical-studies-electives.html.

With undergraduate curriculum committee chair permission, students may replace one MSE elective with either a directed study or a special project laboratory course. Special topics courses that have been approved by the undergraduate curriculum committee chair and the director may be counted here.

Elective Course Requirements

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to Simon Fraser University beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements

A GRADE OF C- OR BETTER IS REQUIRED TO EARN W, Q OR B CREDIT

Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at Simon Fraser University within the student’s major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student’s major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

 

Business Career Passport Requirements

Business Career Passport (BCP) is a mandatory program for Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) students to kick-start their career.

• Students admitted to the BBA program for the Fall 2017 term onwards are required to complete the program within 12 months of the start of their program.
• Students admitted to the BBA program from the Fall 2012 term to the Summer 2017 term are required to complete the program prior to graduation.

For more information, click here.

Residency Requirements

For students in this double degree program, the general university requirements are modified by reduction of the Humanities (B-Hum) breadth requirement from 6 units to 3 units. The B-Hum should be taken during one of the optional co-op terms.

The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

At least half of the program’s total units must be earned through Simon Fraser University study.

At least two thirds of the program’s total upper division units must be earned through Simon Fraser University study.

At least two thirds of the upper division units in the courses of a school offering (or joint offering) a program must be earned through that school at Simon Fraser University.