Business Management: Diploma
Description
The two-year Business Management Diploma will prepare you for an entry-level management position. The first year foundation courses provide an understanding of the basic skills and techniques required for effective management in today's business environment. In the second year, you will take specialized courses in organizational behaviour, negotiations, business law, production and operations management, enterprise development, business planning and international business. The program emphasizes real world business applications of key management concepts.
Classes are exciting, practical and participatory. They may include a combination of lectures, exercises, case studies, in-class assignments, projects, student presentations, group work, role-play, structured simulations, field trips and guest speakers. Many classes are offered during evenings to accommodate part-time studies.
All courses may be applied for credit toward any of the following KPU Business Degrees:
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Entrepreneurial Leadership
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Human Resources Management
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing Management
Most of the courses included in this program are also transferable to other universities and colleges (please refer to the BC Transfer Guide at www.bctransferguide.ca regarding the transfer status of courses to specific institutions).
Graduates (with a GPA of 2.7 and with a C+ or higher in Accounting and Statistics) are eligible for direct entry into the third year of KPU's Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership or Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Human Resources Management, and Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Management.
Courses may also transfer individually to the University of British Columbia (UBC), Simon Fraser University (SFU), the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), the University of Victoria (UVic) and other institutions. Please refer to the BC Transfer Guide at www.bctransferguide.ca for specific transfer credit information.
Career Opportunities
Graduates find employment in entry-level management positions in both the private and public sectors, including manufacturing, service, profit, and nonprofit organizations. Some graduates become entrepreneurs and start their own businesses.
Program Admission Requirements
General university admission requirements apply to this program including the undergraduate-level English Proficiency Requirement.
Please note: A first year English course is a requirement of this program. Students wishing to complete the program without having to undertake any preparatory English courses will need English 12 with a B grade (or the equivalent prerequisite for direct entry into ENGL 1100). Please make an appointment with an Educational Advisor to plan your course selections.
Program Requirements
Completion of the Business Management Diploma requires successful completion of the Core Requirements (10 foundations courses), the Business Management Requirements (eight business courses), and two elective courses.
Core Requirements
Students must take a total of 10 foundation courses in the following subject areas:
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| Accounting | |||
| ACCT 1110 | Introductory Financial Accounting I | 3 credits | |
| ACCT 2293 | Accelerated Introductory Financial Accounting* | 3 credits | |
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| Applied Communications | |||
| CMNS 1140 | Introduction to Professional Communication | 3 credits | |
| Business | |||
| BUSI 1110 | Fundamentals of Business in Canada | 3 credits | |
| Computer Business Systems | |||
| CBSY 1105 | Introductory Computer Applications | 3 credits | |
| One additional CBSY course (3 credits) | |||
| English | |||
| ENGL 1100 | Introduction to University Writing | 3 credits | |
| Marketing | |||
| MRKT 1199 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 credits | |
One of: |
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| Economics | |||
| ECON 1101 | Foundations of Economics** | 3 credits | |
| ECON 1150 | Principles of Microeconomics* | 3 credits | |
One of: |
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| Mathematics | |||
| ACCT 1130 | Business Mathematics† | 3 credits | |
| BUQU 1130 | Business Mathematics† | 3 credits | |
One of: |
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| Statistics | |||
| ACCT 1230 | Business Statistics‡ | 3 credits | |
| BUQU 1230 | Business Statistics‡ | 3 credits | |
Notes:
* ACCT 2293 and ECON 1150 are recommended for students who intend to proceed into any KPU BBA degree program after completing the diploma.
† Students may earn credits for only one of ACCT 1130 or BUQU 1130.
‡ 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 or ECON 1250.
Business Management Requirements
In addition to the core requirements, Business Management Diploma students are required to take the following eight business courses:
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| BUSI 1210 | Essentials of Management | 3 credits | |
| BUSI 1215 | Organizational Behaviour | 3 credits | |
| BUSI 1250 | Human Resources Management I | 3 credits | |
| BUSI 2390 | Business Law | 3 credits | |
| BUSI 2405 | Operations Management | 3 credits | |
| BUSI 2425 | Enterprise Development and Business Planning | 3 credits | |
| BUSI 2465 | Business Negotiations | 3 credits | |
| BUSI 2490 | International Business | 3 credits | |
Electives
The remaining two courses are electives. Students must select two courses from either the list of approved Faculty of Business Liberal Education Electives or from the list of Economics and/or Applied Communications courses numbered 1100 or higher.
Note: Credit for ECON 1101 will not be granted if taken after ECON 1150 or ECON 1250.
For Graduation purposes only:
- a maximum of 6 credits can be obtained for any combination of ACCT 1110, ACCT 1210 and ACCT 2293.
Credential Awarded
Upon successful completion of this program, students are eligible to receive a Diploma in Business Management.
