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BUS 481WStrategic Management I (WLU)

Units
0.50
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Businesss (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Cross-listed
BUS 381W

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Taught at Wilfrid Laurier University. Refer to WLU Undergraduate Calendar for course description.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed the following:
        • AFM131 - Introduction to Business in North America (0.50)
      • Must have completed the following:
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • ACTSC291 - Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics (0.50)
        • AFM272 - Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics (0.50)
        • ECON371 - Business Finance 1 (0.50)
        • MATBUS371 - Introduction to Corporate Finance (0.50)
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Reviewed on UW Flow

50% liked it67% easy50% useful

From 8 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Heavy on case studies throughout the entire course. And u will be using Diamond-E and 5 porters force a lot.
    Taught by Peter Silbold, who is a very nice prof

    May 2026 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Case-based course. Lots of participation marks - prof dependent. Easy enough to BS if you have basic BU knowledge

    Dec 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

5 posts and comments in 4 threads mention BUS 481W, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2023

MATBUS 371 no offering? 1 point, 2 comments

“Hey all, I am a Math/BA student and thus have to do MATBUS 371, which is also the prerequisite of my later stage courses. …”

u/2kofawsome: “It doesnt look like MATBUS 371 is a prereq for any future courses https://uwflow.com/course/matbus371? Hopefully that helps your problem since you can wait longer if needed”

u/jAves_Zhang: “It is the prerequisite for BUS481W. But thanks, advisor replied that it will be offered in W24!”

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Spring 2021

Spring 2018

Course Load Difficulty 1 point, 1 comment

u/karnxkss: “CS330, CS338, ACTSC372, BUS481W, COMM231 How difficult are each of these courses?”

u/isyndicate: “Your term looks fine, don't sweat it. CS330 & CS338 - ezpz ACTSC372 - heard it was ezpz BUS481W - get ready for group work, won't be good unless you have a legit group COMM231 - not sure what that is”

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Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… BUS 460W BUS 461AW BUS 466W BUS 467W BUS 470W BUS 472W BUS 473W BUS 474W BUS 477W BUS 480W BUS 481W BUS 482W BUS 486W BUS 487W BUS 490AW BUS 490W BUS 491W BUS 492MW BUS 492W BUS 493UW CHE 100 CHE 102 CHE 200 CHE 201 CHE 202 CHE 211 CHE 220 CHE 230 CHE 231 CHE 241 CHE 290 CHE 291 …”

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Calendar versions

Undergraduate Calendar