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Business Administration

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Grow your career in business and management

Diploma in Business Administration Requirements (Generalist)

To earn a Business Administration Diploma, you must complete the five core courses plus three of the elective courses below. Upon completion of the diploma, students can apply up to 24 units towards degree studies. You can complete the program at your own pace. Please contact us to develop a study plan.

Core Courses (Take all 5)

Please Note: BUS 860 (Foundations of Business Finance) is replacing HRM 817 (Business Finance & Accounting) as a core course. Students who already took HRM 817 do NOT need to take BUS 860.

BUS 860 Foundations of Business Finance (3 Units)
BUS 850 Business Communications (3 Units)
BUS 825 Business Foundations (3 Units)
MKT 819 Introduction to Marketing (3 Units)
HRM 821 Organizational Behaviour (3 Units)

Elective Courses (Choose any 3 from the courses listed below)

Please note: HRM 897 Recruitment & Selection has been renamed Talent Acquisition, active as of Spring 2019

Finance Electives

ACC 855 Business Statistics (3 Units)
ACC 818 Economics (3 Units)
ACC 933 Financial Management (3 Units)
BUS 490 Financial Modelling & Analysis (3 Units)

Human Resources Electives

HRM 941 Wellness in the Workplace (3 Units)
HRM 898 Compensation (3 Units)
HRM 923 Human Resources Planning (3 Units)
HRM 899 Labour Relations (3 Units)
HRM 921 Occupational Health & Safety (3 Units)
HRM 897 Talent Acquisition* ^ (3 Units)
HRM 902 Training & Development ^ (3 Units)
HRM 901 Human Resources Management (3 Units)

Management Electives

BUS 436 Business Law (3 Units)
ACC 855 Business Statistics (3 Units)
BUS 852 Business Strategy (3 Units)
ACC 818 Economics (3 Units)
ACC 933 Financial Management (3 Units)
ACC 932 Management Information Systems (3 Units)
BUS 816 Operations Management Techniques (3 Units)
BUS 847 Principles & Practices of Supervision (3 Units)
HRM 901 Human Resources Management (3 Units)

Marketing Electives

MKT 106 Branding & Image ^ (3 Units)
PUB 111 Building Social Media Relationships (3 Units)
MKT 107 Business-to-Business Marketing (3 Units)
MKT 102 Consumer Behaviour ^ (3 Units)
MKT 103 Integrated Marketing Communication (3 Units)
MKT 101 Marketing Plans & Implementation ^ (3 Units)
MKT 104 Market Research (3 Units)
PUB 113 Social Media Research & Techniques (3 Units)
CCD 103 Design Thinking (3 Units)

Risk Management Electives

RSK 713 Risk Management Principles & Practices (3 Units)
RSK 714 Risk Assessment & Treatment (3 Units)
RSK 715 Risk Financing (3 Units)

Creative, Critical & Design Thinking

CCD 102 Critical Thinking for Problem Solving (3 Units)
CCD 101 Cultivating Creative Thinking (3 Units)
CCD 103 Design Thinking (3 Units)

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