Business Administration: Diploma
Description
The two-year diploma in Business Administration will provide graduates with foundational business and professional skills, a solid grounding in economics, and a foundation in calculus appropriate for advanced studies and/or research in economics, finance and operations. The program is designed to give graduates a developed portfolio of job-ready skills and a wide range of business principles and concepts to expand the graduate's career options.
Admission Requirements
The Faculty's Admission Requirements, which consist of KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement, apply to this program.
Declaration Requirements
Students intending to graduate with this School of Business diploma must declare the credential. At the time of declaration, the student must satisfy all of the following requirements:
- In good academic standing with the University
- Completion of a minimum of 15 credits of undergraduate coursework.
Curricular Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 60 credits that include the following:
Business Foundation Courses
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BUSI 1215 | Organizational Behaviour | 3 credits | |
BUSI 2390 | Business Law | 3 credits | |
BUSI 2405 | Operations Management | 3 credits | |
BUSI 2425 | Enterprise Development and Business Planning | 3 credits | |
MRKT 1199 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 credits | |
All of Group A or all of Group B: |
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Group A | |||
ACCT 2293 | Accelerated Introductory Financial Accounting | 3 credits | |
Group B | |||
ACCT 1110 | Introductory Financial Accounting I | 3 credits | |
ACCT 1210 | Introductory Financial Accounting II | 3 credits | |
Note: Students who choose Group B may allocate the 3 credits earned from ACCT 1210 to the general elective credit requirement, and they should be aware that these 6 credits might only transfer as 3 credits. Students wishing to transfer should consult the BC Transfer Guide. |
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One of: |
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ACCT 3320 | Introductory Management Accounting | 3 credits | |
BUQU 3230 | Applied Decision Analysis | 3 credits | |
FNSR 3350 | Securities Analysis | 3 credits | |
Notes:
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Breadth Education Courses
All of: |
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CBSY 2205 | Management Information Systems | 3 credits | |
CMNS 1140 | Introduction to Professional Communications | 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 | |
Note: *MATH 1140 may be replaced with MATH 1120 or MATH 1130, though MATH 1140 is strongly recommended. Students wishing to transfer should consult the BC Transfer Guide. |
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One of: |
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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 | |
One of: |
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ENGL1202 | Reading and Writing about Selected Topics: An Introduction to Literature | 3 credits | |
ENGL1204 | Reading and Writing about Genre: 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 | |
One of: |
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BUQU 1230 | Business Statistics | 3 credits | |
CRIM 2103 | Quantitative Data Analysis I | 3 credits | |
MATH 1115 | Statistics 1 | 3 credits | |
MATH 2341 | Introduction to Statistics for Business | 4 credits | |
PSYC 2300 | Applied Statistics | 3 credits | |
SOCI 2365 | Introduction to Social Research Statistics | 3 credits | |
Two Breadth Electives: |
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Chosen from Courses numbered 1100 or higher in any area of study except ACCT, BUSI, ENTR, HRMT or MRKT. | 6 credits | ||
One General Elective: |
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Chosen from Courses numbered 1100 or higher in any area of study. | 3 credits |
Credential Awarded
Upon successful completion of this program, students are eligible to receive a Diploma in Business Administration.
At a Glance
School of Business
Program Type:
- Undergraduate
Credential Granted:
- Diploma
Offered At:
- Langley
- Richmond
- Surrey
Start Date(s):
- September
- January
- May
Intake Type:
- Open intake
Format:
- Full-time
- Part-time
Minimum Credits Required:
- 60
Instructional Cycle:
- Semester-based
Curriculum Effective Date:
- 01-Sep-2015