Business Administration (Diploma Course)

(One Year Diploma Program)
The Department of Business Administration offers a one-year diploma program with the following specializations:

• Accounting and Payroll Administrator
• Management
• International Business / International Trade
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Hospitality/Hotel & Tourism Management

Program Description:

The one-year Diploma Program in Business Administration is designed for people who recognize that better grounding in business fundamentals will improve their career prospects. This program provides managerial-level training for administrative staff and office managers. General management skills are developed to provide expertise in business administration, interpersonal skills, computer, strategic thinking, critical thinking, understanding organizational dynamics, effective business communication and professional development. The objective of this program is to provide students with an education in the techniques of management, business and administration through an integration of theory and practice. Students will be able to progress to more responsible roles in accounting, finance, marketing, operations, management, human resource management and general administration.

Specialization

The diploma program in Business Administration offers the following specializations:

• Accounting & Payroll Administrator
• Management
• International Business/International Trade
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management

Why Business Administration?

• Growing demand for qualified business graduates, because more people are employed in business than in any other field.
• The best business professionals today need to prove competence in all the key areas of business: accounting, finance, international business and trade, marketing and management.
• Employers today are demanding that business students obtain an important set of “soft” skills in communications, IT, teamwork and critical thinking.
• Students who complete the program in Business Administration acquire a broad-based education necessary for today’s team-oriented and competitive environment, and are provided with instructional resources and ongoing enhancement of business skills.

Career Opportunities

Upon the completion of the program, graduates should be able to work as an office manager, accounts clerk, executive, personal or administrative assistants and payroll administrator. Graduates can also apply for positions in general management, human resource management, marketing, international business and trade, junior accountant, accounts payable/receivable or office administrator

Benefits

• Form new networks among people who will be working in your field.
• Extra computer time and additional help available if needed.
• Extended assistance to alumni.

Admission Requirements

Must have at least grade 12 or equivalent, 19 years of age or older and must have a good command of written and spoken English. An entrance test or a telephone interview is required.

Program Outline

Core Courses
(for all students, irrespective of their specialization)

Computer Fundamentals with Keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook, Fundamentals of Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Customer Service & Interpersonal Skills, Office Procedures and Strategies, Office Administration, Principles of Microeconomics, Behavior in Organizations, Psychology, Principles of Macroeconomics, Business Communications, Effective Business Writing, Practicum/Field Placement, Professional Development & Job Search Skills, Career & Employment Strategies.

• Specialization in Accounting and Payroll Administrator
  Computerized Accounting – Simply Accounting, Computerized Accounting – QuickBooks, Introduction to Payroll, Intermediate Payroll
• Specialization in Management
  Leadership, Principles of Management, Introduction to Operations Management, Introduction to Human Resource Management
• Specialization in International Business/Trade
  Consumer Behaviour, Introduction to Operations Management, Introduction to International Business, Principles of Management
• Specialization in Marketing
  Consumer Behaviour, Introduction to Marketing, Principles of Management, Introduction to Operations Management
• Specialization in Human Resource Management
  Introduction to Human Resource Management, Introduction to Operations Management, Principles of Management, Human Resource Planning
• Specialization in Hospitaliy/Hotel & Tourism Management
  Basic Hotel & Restaurant Accounting, Managing Front Office Operations, Managing Housekeeping Operations, Hospitality & Tourism Marketing, Cross-Cultural Hospitality & Tourism