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Business Management – Post-Graduate Diploma

Program Details

Length: 2 years

Total Credits: 60

Intake Terms: Fall, Winter, Spring

Campus: Castlegar

Student Loans: This program is not eligible for student loans.

Credential Received

Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management

Overview

Program Summary

The Post-Graduate Business Management (PGBM) diploma offers students the opportunity to complement and build on their previous education and work experience. It covers core business courses in the areas of accounting, management, marketing and economics.

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 Post-Graduate Business Management requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada or English-speaking institution from another country, or equivalent training and experience.
  • English Studies 12 with minimum of 65% or higher, or equivalent.
  • For international applicants, IELTS 6.5 overall band score with no band below 6.0, or equivalent on other internationally recognized English Language Proficiency Tests.
  • Math at the Grade 11 level with a minimum of 60% or higher or equivalent.

Additional Requirements

Before an applicant’s file is considered to be complete, the following must have been received by the Admissions Department:

  • completed application form
  • appropriate official transcripts and proof of
    • English proficiency for international applicants.

The deadline for receiving required documentation is stated in the student’s admissions letter.

Students are required to complete an orientation at the beginning of the program.

This 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 GPA of 2.00.

Program Courses

Elective Options

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Elective courses

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours
BUS340Financial Accounting I

3.00

60
BUS341Financial Accounting II

3.00

60
BUS369Accounting Information Systems

3.00

60
BUS388Personal Finance

3.00

45
BUS389Retail Management

3.00

45
BUS392Professional Sales Skills

3.00

45
BUS410Event Management & Marketing

3.00

45
BUS415Leadership

3.00

45
BUS430Project Management

3.00

45
BUS486Human Resource Management

3.00

60
BUS493Electronic Commerce

3.00

60
BUS496International Business

3.00

3
ECON106 Condensed DeliveryPrinciples Of Macroeconomics

3.00

60
ECON107 Condensed DeliveryPrinciples Of Microeconomics

3.00

60
ADMN399Directed Studies Business

3.00

105

Required Courses

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours

Courses

CodeTitleCreditsTotal Hours
BUS320Principles of Organizational Behaviour

3.00

60
BUS342Accounting for Managers

3.00

60
BUS350Management Accounting

3.00

60
BUS370Introduction To Business

3.00

60
BUS381Marketing

3.00

60
BUS497Entrepreneurship

3.00

60
ECON104Economic Analysis for Small Business

3.00

45
MATH125Business Mathematics

3.00

60
TWC164Business Communications I

3.00

45
TWC165Business Communications II

3.00

45

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