Business Management: Certificate

Description

The one-year Business Management Certificate Program will provide individuals with an opportunity to expand their knowledge of business management principles and improve skills in specialized areas of interest. The 10-course program emphasizes real world business applications in key functional areas of management.

Admission Requirements

The Faculty's Admission Requirements, which consist of KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement, apply to this program.

Curricular Requirements

Students must take seven Business Management (BUSI) courses, ACCT 1130 or BUQU 1130, and two elective courses from the list below.

Elective choices:
	ACCT 1110	Introductory Financial Accounting I	3 credits
	ACCT 1230	Business Statistics†	3 credits
	BUQU 1230	Business Statistics†	3 credits
	BUSI 1215	Organizational Behaviour	3 credits
	BUSI 2315	Human Relations in Organizations	3 credits
	BUSI 2405	Operations Management*	3 credits
	CBSY 1105	Introductory Computer Applications	3 credits
	CBSY 2205	Management Information Systems	3 credits
	ECON 1101	Foundations of Economics‡	3 credits
	ECON 1150	Principles of Microeconomics	3 credits
	MRKT 1199	Introduction to Marketing	3 credits

Notes:
* The 30 credit prerequisite requirement for BUSI 2405 is waived for students enrolled in the Business Management Certificate Program. Students must contact the Dean's office for waivers prior to registration.
† Students may earn credits for only one of ACCT 1230 or BUQU 1230.
‡ Credit for ECON 1101 will not be granted if taken after ECON 1150.

Other Information

Recommended Course Progression Sequence (Full-Time)

The following sample schedule will assist students who wish to complete the Business Management Certificate Program in one year. Students may choose different Business Management courses than those shown in order to meet their own specific needs—as long as at least seven BUSI courses are ultimately completed.