BUS104

Organizational Behaviour

This course provides an overview of organizations and management from the behavioural sciences perspective. The course explores factors shaping individual, group, organizational and cultural dynamics, as they pertain to administration and management in organizations. Students will apply these concepts and discuss the various perspectives to better enable them to examine their own behaviour and beliefs about managerial behaviour and to contrast and integrate these ideas with the theories and observations of others.

Course Details

  • Course ID: BUS104
  • Course Name: Organizational Behaviour
  • Course Length: 2 months (8 weeks)
  • Offered Location: Vancouver
  • Method: In-person Lecture
  • Start Dates: 2026: January 19, March 16, May 11, July 6 / 2027: February 15, June 7 
  • Course Schedule: Monday & Wednesday (3:00 – 5:45 PM or 6:00 – 9:30 PM) or Tuesday & Thursday (3:00 – 5:45 PM or 6:00 – 9:30 PM)
    * You may have additional or make-up classes on Fridays
  • Credential: Upon the successful completion of this single course, you will receive Organizational Behaviour Single Course Certificate

Admission Requirement

English Admission Requirement

  • Completion of EAP 300 with a final grade of 75% from VanWest College (Vancouver or Kelowna), or
  • IELTS Academic 5.5+, or
  • TOEFL IBT 65+, or
  • Duolingo 100+, or
  • Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First exam (FCE): Minimum overall score of 160 or grade “C”, or
  • EIKEN Pre-1 with a combined score of at least 2450, or
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic with no single score lower than 50 or with an overall score of 52 and above

Academic Admission Requirement

  • High School Diploma (Grade 12), or
  • General Education Development (GED)

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees
Course Fee (Domestic): $1,000
Course Fee (International): $1,300
Application Fee (Domestic): $150
Application Fee (International): $250
Student Services Fee: $250

*Textbook costs are not included. Textbooks should be purchased by the individual. For the list of required textbooks, please click HERE.

Textbook

  • Textbook: Steven McShane, Kevin Tasa, Sandra Steen (2021). Canadian Organizational Behaviour (Canadian Edition). 11th Ed. McGraw Hill Ryerson.
  • ISBN: 9781264159376 / 1264159374
  • Online Source: Vital Source
  • Buy at VanWest: Yes

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