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Management Diploma
The Management Diploma is a two-year program that helps graduates develop key employment skills in areas such as oral and written communications, problem-solving, accounting, marketing, human relations, economics, law, information systems, and business ethics and readies them for entry-level general administration and sales positions.
Those who complete just the first year will be awarded a Business Foundations Certificate. This qualifies graduates for some entry-level positions, but they are encouraged to continue their education part-time or online if possible.
If you enjoy working with people and are a creative person with good communication skills, this program could be for you.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this program, students are able to:
- Prepare effective business documents including memorandums and short reports.
- Solve business problems using complex quantitative techniques.
- Describe the environment that businesses operating in, the functions of management, and the role of different management disciplines.
- Maintain the financial records of a small business using computerized accounting software.
- Utilize spreadsheet and other application software in day-to-day work activities.
- Explain how effective management information systems can contribute to an organization’s success.
- Discuss how human and interpersonal behaviour theory can be applied to maximize organizational efficiency.
- Collect and analyze information to assist management in making more effective operational decisions.
- Implement effective human resource practices in an office environment.
- Develop a basic marketing plan for a new product or service based on a strong understanding of the 4Ps of product, price, place and promotion.
- Apply the basic principles of contract, tort, employment and other areas of business law to decision making.
- Demonstrate professional selling practices that maximize company profitability through strong customer service and retention.
- Summarize the influence that cultural, economic, political and geographic forces have on international operations and expansion.
- Employ ethical principles in management decision making.
Admission requirements
- B.C. Grade 12 or mature student status
- Foundations Math 12 or Pre-Calculus Math 12 with a C+ minimum or equivalent
- English 12/English 12 First Peoples with a minimum of 73 per cent or equivalent
Students may commence their studies while they upgrade their English and Mathematics.
Program content
First year
| MATH 1070 MATH 1100 |
Mathematics for Business and Economics (Recommended) or Finite Mathematics with Applications |
| ENGL 1100 | Introduction to University Writing |
| ECON 1220 ECON 1900 |
Introduction to Basic Economics or Principles of Microeconomics (Recommended) |
| MNGT 1710 | Introduction to Business |
| ACCT 2210 | Financial Accounting |
| CMNS 1290 | Introduction to Professional Writing |
| ECON 1900 ECON 1950 |
Principles of Microeconomics or Principles of Macroeconomics (Recommended) |
| ACCT 2280 | Accounting Software Systems |
| MIST 2610 | Management Information Systems |
| ORGB 2810 | Organizational Behaviour |
Second year
| ACCT 2250 | Management Accounting |
| ECON 2320 STAT 1200 |
Economics and Business Statistics 1 (Recommended) or Introduction to Statistics |
| MKTG 2430 | Introduction to Marketing |
| HRMN 2820 | Human Resource Management |
| BLAW 2910 | Commercial Law |
| MKTG 3450 | Professional Selling |
| IBUS 3510 | International Business |
| MNGT 3710 | Business Ethics and Society |
| ORGB 3770 | Teamwork in Organizations |
| One of: | |
| FNCE 2120 | Financial Management |
| MKTG 3470 | Consumer Behaviour |
| HRMN 3830 | Human Resource Planning and Staffing |
| HRMN 3840 | Employee and Labour Relations |
| BLAW 3920 | Employment Law |
Students must achieve a grade of C- or better in all courses to graduate. Those who plan on pursuing the Bachelor of Business Administration are recommended to take MATH 1070, ECON 1900, ECON 1950, and ECON 2320.