Business Administration Professional Management – Diploma
Program Details
Diploma in Business Administration Professional Management
Overview
Program Summary
Today’s professional managers perform delicate balancing acts of planning, organizing, directing, and monitoring to achieve their company’s fullest potential. Our Professional Management program teaches you how to master these concepts and advance your career to maximize your salary earning potential.
This concentration provides students with the tools to function competently in the management environment. Graduates develop skills in operations management, marketing, financial systems, human resource management, and entrepreneurship.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, learners will be able to:
- explain terms, concepts, and theories relevant to Canadian business.
- demonstrate developing critical and creative thinking skills.
- apply problem solving skills.
- communicate effectively in various formats to a variety of stakeholders.
- demonstrate developing collaborative skills.
- outline the importance of ethical and professional behaviour.
- demonstrate developing business skills.
- apply numerical analysis and calculation to business related operations.
- demonstrate literacy skills required in the Canadian business environment
Program Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
In addition to meeting the general entrance requirements for admission to Selkirk College, applicants must meet the following Business Administration requirements:
- English Studies 12 or equivalent with a minimum of 60% or higher required. For international applicants, IELTS 6.0 overall band score with no band below 5.5, or equivalent on other internationally recognized English Language Proficiency Tests.
- Any Math 11 with a minimum of 60%. Note that students who may pursue a university degree in Business should complete a pre-calculus course.
Additional Requirements
The deadline for receiving required documentation is stated in the student’s admissions letter.
An interview (in person or by telephone) with the Program Advisor may be required before entry to the program.
Students are required to complete an orientation at the beginning of the program.
Where space permits students may be admitted up to the end of the first week of the semester.
The program may be taken on a full-time or part-time basis.
Graduation and Promotion
In order to receive your credential in your program you must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00.
Program Courses
Term 1
Required first year courses
Students who may pursue a university degree should take ENGL 110 instead of TWC 164.
Term 2
Required first year courses
Term 3
Required second year courses
| COMM220 | Principles of Organizational Behaviour | 3.00 | 60 |
| ADMN230 | Project Management | 3.00 | 60 |
| ADMN250 | Managerial Accounting | 3.00 | 60 |
| ADMN252 | Financial Management | 3.00 | 45 |
| ADMN272 | Commercial Law | 3.00 | 60 |
Term 4
Required second year courses
Elective
Elective Course
| ADMN399 | Directed Studies Business | 3.00 | 105 |
ADMN 399 Directed Studies (3) can replace an 2nd year course with School Chair approval.
Note:
1. For students who started the program prior to Fall 2020, credit towards the graduation requirements will not be given for both ADMN 295 and ADMN 297, ADMN 170 and 171, or ADMN 291 and ADMN 259.
2. ADMN 399 Directed Studies (3) can be used as an elective as described above. Alternatively, it can be added to the program to increase the total credit count. Replacing any course with ADMN 399 will not support any block transfer agreement. If adding ADMN 399 to the total program credit count, some block transfer agreements may limit block transfer to 60 credits. See program coordinator for details and implications.
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