Introduction to Business Foundations

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus program for high school students ages 15–18. Combines morning classes and afternoon pre-university workshops.

Get a broad understanding of business by exploring important core functions: finance, accounting, marketing, human resources management and strategic decision-making.

By the end of the course, you’ll have a big picture understanding of the field of business, and how the different functions integrate to help with strategic decision-making. You’ll also come away with tools, skills and insights into what makes great companies thrive amidst heavy competition.

This course is ideal if you’re interested in business or economics.

Dr. ZORANA SVEDIC, PhD, is a lecturer in the Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources division of the UBC Sauder School of Business. Her research focuses on cross-cultural issues in the global mobile apps market. She has been teaching undergraduate and graduate business courses since 2005, and has hosted numerous workshops and coached student teams for local and international business plan and case competitions. In 2001, Zorana founded Big Z Productions Ltd., a company that develops courseware training material and supports online courses.

Course format

This course is held on the UBC Vancouver campus. You attend class from 9am–12pm and university preparation workshops from 1:30–3pm, Monday through Friday. University preparation workshops prepare you for success at university and improve your chances of getting into the university and career of your choice. 

Choose to live in a student residence on campus or commute daily to UBC Vancouver:

Commuter Option includes lunch in residence dining hall, Monday through Friday, and UBC Recreation Card.

Residence Option includes private room and full board, airport pick-up and drop-off, local medical insurance for all international students (and custodianship if required for visas), weeknight and weekend social activities (e.g., trips to Grouse Mountain, Granville Island and Robson Street), and UBC Recreation Card.

Cost details

Fees per two-week course (including workshops)* 

Residence option 

Commuter option 

International students 

$5,045 CAD 

$2,545 CAD

Canadian students (including Permanent Residents)

$4,385 CAD

$1,885 CAD

*All fees are subject to change

 

To register

A Family Account in UBC’s Lifelong Learning registration system is required to register for UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus. 

After you add the course to your cart and go to check out, you’re asked to create a new Family Account or log in if you already have a Family Account.    A parent or guardian needs to set up the Family Account with their primary email address. After the account is created, the parent/guardian adds the learner as a family member to their Family Account using the learner’s primary email address (the learner’s email address cannot be the same as the parent/guardian email address).

Add the learner to the course session in your cart and complete the checkout process.

After completing the checkout process, and while logged into your Family Account, select Applications to access the FGL information package. Your registration is not final until the information package has been completed and submitted. You may partially complete the information package and return to it at any time within your Family Account.

Available sessions

There are no upcoming sessions currently scheduled for this course.

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