Business Management (Co-operative Education)

This practical, interdisciplinary, career-oriented two-year diploma program prepares students for a variety of management positions. The Diploma in Business Management program provides students with a solid grounding in a variety of business subjects including accounting, marketing, research methods in business, management principles, organizational behaviour, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial financial management, business planning, business presentation skills, law and courses such as economics, English, communications, and mathematics of business.

Graduates of this program who meet the minimum academic entrance requirements will be able to ladder into the third year of the bachelor of business administration.

The Diploma in Business Management is designed so that students can choose to change their focus of studies within or after the first year and transfer into the marketing management program.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for the co-operative education option during their first term in the program.

Co-operative education option

Students who wish to participate in this option must maintain above-average academic standing and demonstrate potential for success in their chosen professional field.

One four-month work term (a minimum of 420 hours) must be completed for a co-op designated diploma. Employers provide co-op instructors with job descriptions to be posted. Students submit their resumes via the co-op instructors who will submit the package to the employer and arrange job interviews. Students are strongly encouraged to start building their professional network and be an active participant in self-marketing in order to source their co-op work placement.

Employers make the hiring decisions and establish the working conditions, salary and benefits. The co-operative education option has proven to be of great benefit to students. Students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge, to develop skills in a practical work setting, and to gain related experience before commencing their professional careers.

To obtain a Diploma in Business Management (Co-operative Education), students will be required to attain 66 credits as described below: