Ivey’s Pre-Business courses are available to students registered at The University of Western Ontario.  They are designed to appeal to students who are interested in learning about business and/or who may want to apply to Ivey’s HBA program.  Pre-Business courses are also required for specific degree programs at Western.

Business 1220:  Introduction to Business

The course is designed to present an opportunity for students to examine and discuss a broad range of business situations where analysis and decision-making are required. Stress is placed on management's function to make decisions. Course Divisions: (1) Finance (2) Marketing (3) Operations (4) Organizational Behaviour
and (5) General Management.

Business 2257:  Accounting and Business Analysis

This course is a prerequisite for entry to Honors Business Administration. Course Divisions: (1) Financial Accounting--development of financial statements, and the assessment of their uses and limitations. (2) Business Analysis and Management Accounting--using case studies with an emphasis on smaller businesses, students learn various quantitative decision-making tools highlighted by an entrepreneurial feasibility study.

Business 2295F:  Business for Science Students

The course is designed to provide students pursuing modules offered by the Faculty of Science or the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry with an understanding of how business operates and how the individual employee fits into the larger business organization. Students are introduced to the basics of finance, organizational behavior, marketing, innovation and intellectual property.

Business 2299:  Business for Engineers

The course is designed to introduce students to engineering economics and managerial decision-making. The case method is used to present selected problems in accounting and finance, marketing, organizational behavior and general management.