Business Administration Diploma Allows for Further Education
If you’re looking to attend a Business Administration
diploma program that not only prepares you for the field but
also connects you with university programs should you want to pursue further
education, look no further Centennial College. The three-year program trains
students for careers in: personnel management, general administration, sales,
purchasing, accounting and finance, general and public administration, and
small business or franchise management. In addition, qualified students
interested in continuing their education upon graduation can do so through
articulated programs with selected universities, institutes and professional
associations. These partnerships allow graduates to apply academic credit
towards further study. Partners of this Business Administration college program
include: Ryerson University, Athabasca University, Algoma University, Royal
Roads University, University of Lethbridge, Davenport University and University
of New Brunswick.
How exactly does Centennial College get
students from novices to Business Administration experts? First and foremost, a
team of professors with strong academic backgrounds and extensive business and
management experience delivers the business administration training. Secondly,
the offering is designed in a way that ensures students graduate with a solid
understanding of the macro-environment of business, the industry-specific
contexts of a variety of business enterprises and the economics of particular
industries.
Students also learn the range of tasks and
managerial practices in all the areas of business including: finance and accounting,
management information systems, general management leadership, operations
management, human resources management, marketing, international business,
entrepreneurship, supply chain management and project management.
All courses in the Business Administration College
offering combine both theory and practical training. As such students learn
through extensive case analyses, rigorous problem solving, business
presentations and directed research. To ensure students are comfortable upon
graduation, technology-supported learning is offered in-and-out of the
classroom. Another real-life aspect of this program is the exposure students
get to the management practices of leading companies in the world. This
guarantees that students are ready if hired by one of these companies upon
graduation.
Specific courses within the Business
Administration training include: Business Strategy (demonstrates the use of
accounting information to make better judgments and decisions about the
organization); Developing a Business Plan (familiarizes students with small
business ownership as a career option, to assist students — individually and
collectively — to critically analyze small business situations and to have them
prepare a business plan for a new venture of their choosing); Management
Principles (participants utilize a variety of analytical and ethical frameworks
to analyze problems and produce viable solutions. They critically assess and
apply different planning, organizing, leading and controlling strategies in a
variety of organizational and environmental settings); and more.
In order to graduate with a Business
Administration diploma, students must achieve a minimum C grade average and 2.0
GPA.
To apply for Centennial College’s Business Administration training applicants
are required to have completed at minimum an Ontario Secondary School Diploma
(OSSD) or equivalent, or have mature student status (19 years or older). In
addition, they must have finished the English Grade 12 C or U or equivalent, or
skills assessment; Math Grade 11 C, M or U, or Grade 12 C or U or equivalent or
skills assessment; and Math 11C, M or U, or 12C or U or skills assessment, or
equivalent.