Business Administration: Diploma
Description
The two year diploma in Business Administration will prepare you for an entry level management position. Courses provide basic business skills, a solid grounding in economics, and a foundation in calculus appropriate for advanced studies in economics and operations research. It offers a business diploma with a solid exposure to the liberal arts.
Completion of this diploma (with a minimum grade point average of 2.7 and a minimum grade of C+ in Accounting and Statistics) prepares students for third year admission to the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Human Resources Management, and Marketing Management.
The diploma also prepares students for the third year of the Business Administration program at Simon Fraser University (SFU). It should be noted that the completion of a KPU diploma does not guarantee admission to SFU. Admission requirements are set and administered by SFU. As university GPA and admission requirements are reviewed annually, students are advised to stay current by consultation with SFU advisors.
Career Opportunities
The Diploma program focuses on skills needed for employment in supervisory positions in industrial, financial, commercial, and retailing companies; unions and crown corporations; and in the municipal, provincial and federal governments. Depending on your capabilities and interests, you will have the skills to develop your own business upon graduation.
The Business Administration Diploma also provides a solid foundation for advanced study in disciplines such as economics, accounting, finance or business.
Program Admission Requirements
General university admission requirements apply to this program including the undergraduate-level English Proficiency Requirement.
Please note: University level English and Math courses are a requirement of this program. Students wishing to complete the program without having to undertake any preparatory courses in these subjects will need English 12 with a minimum grade of B (or the equivalent prerequisite for direct entry into ENGL 1100) and Principles of Math 12 with a minimum grade of C+ (or equivalent prerequisite for direct entry into Math 1140).
Please make an appointment with an Educational Advisor to plan your course selections accordingly.
Program Requirements
Required Courses
The diploma requires the following courses:
All of Group A or all of Group B: |
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| Group A | |||
| ACCT 1110 | Introductory Financial Accounting I | 3 credits | |
| ACCT 1210 | Introductory Financial Accounting II | 3 credits | |
| Group B | |||
| ACCT 2293 | Accelerated Introductory Financial Accounting | 3 credits | |
And all of: |
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| ACCT 3320 | Introductory Management Accounting | 3 credits | |
| BUSI 1215 | Organizational Behaviour | 3 credits | |
| CBSY 2205 | Management Information Systems | 3 credits | |
| ECON 1150 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 credits | |
| ECON 1250 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 credits | |
| ECON 2350 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 credits | |
| ENGL 1100 | Introduction to University Writing | 3 credits | |
| MATH 1140 | Calculus I (Business Applications)* | 3 credits | |
And one of: |
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| BUQU 1230 | Business Statistics† | 3 credits | |
| MATH 2341 | Introduction to Statistics for Business | 4 credits | |
And one of: |
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| ECON 2208 | History of Economic Thought | 3 credits | |
| ECON 2210 | Money and Banking | 3 credits | |
| ECON 2260 | Environmental Economics | 3 credits | |
| ECON 2280 | Labour Economics | 3 credits | |
| ECON 2255 | Globalization in an Economic Framework | 3 credits | |
And one of: |
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| ENGL1202 | Reading and Writing about Selected Topics: An Introduction to Literature | 3 credits | |
| PHIL 1100 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 credits | |
| PHIL 1110 | Confronting Moral Issues: Ethics | 3 credits | |
| PHIL 1145 | Critical Thinking | 3 credits | |
Note:
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MATH 1120 or MATH 1130 can be substituted for MATH 1140
† Students wishing to transfer BUQU 1230 to SFU should consult an SFU advisor.
Dedicated Electives
No more than three courses (including courses listed under Required Courses) from any one discipline may be applied toward this requirement.
Group A - Two of:
- English
- Fine Arts
- History
- Humanities
- Languages
- Philosophy
Group B - One of:
- Anthropology
- Criminology
- Geography (excluding Physical Geography)
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
Group C - One of:
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Physical Geography
- Physics
Suggested Electives
Four additional electives must be chosen to complete the diploma. If ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210 are taken in place of ACCT 2293, only three additional electives are required.
Note: The combination of ACCT 1110 (3 credits) and ACCT 1210 (3 credits) transfers to SFU as three (3) credits only. Students who choose this option should be aware that although they will have completed the requirements for a diploma in Business Administration at KPU (60 credits), they would only have 57 transferable credits to Simon Fraser University (SFU).
When making your choice of electives, consider that the following suggested courses are prerequisites or introductions for some of the required courses within this diploma:
| BUSI 1110 | Fundamentals of Business in Canada | 3 credits | |
| CBSY 1105 | Introductory Computer Applications | 3 credits | |
| MATH 1112 | Pre-Calculus Algebra | 3 credits |
Other business-oriented courses that provide a good foundation for more advanced courses are:
| CMNS 1140 | Business and Technical Communication: Theory and Application | 3 credits | |
| MRKT 1235 | Small Business Essentials (discontinued) | 3 credits | |
| MATH 1240 | Calculus II (Business Applications) | 3 credits | |
| MRKT 1199 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 credits |
Credential Awarded
Upon successful completion of this program, students are eligible to receive a Diploma in Business Administration.
