Financial Management

Objectives

Langara College’s Financial Management Program is designed to provide graduates with a multi-disciplinary education with a strong emphasis on finance and accounting. The program provides:

• A strong technical base in finance and accounting, with many courses transferable to the designation programs offered by professional accounting associations.
• An overview of business, based on feedback from the business community.
  interpersonal skills training, so necessary to succeed in the world of corporate finance and accounting.
• An excellent co-operative education option that gives students the opportunity to complement their academic training with practical “on-the-job” experience.

Outcomes
Graduates receive a diploma in Financial Management, encompassing the following:

• Fundamental Business Skills – students learn the basic skills required in the business environment, including computer technology, interpersonal skills, business applications of mathematics and statistics and organizational behaviour.
• Advanced Skills in Financial Management – students in the program focus on higher level skills in accounting and finance, including advanced financial and management accounting, taxation and corporate finance.

Many courses carry transfer credit to other post-secondary institutions. Please refer to www.bctransferguide.ca.

Students who are planning on completing a business degree at UBC are encouraged to take the Diploma in Arts & Science (Commerce). If choosing to complete a business degree at SFU students are encouraged to take the Associate of Arts Degree in Commerce and Business Studies.

Langara School of Management BBA graduates are eligible for advanced standing in the NYIT MBA program.