Business Management
Offered at Langley, Richmond and Surrey
Start date: September, January and May
Full-time and Part-time
Open Enrolment
Diploma
Description
The two-year Business Management Diploma is designed to
prepare students for entry-level management positions. The first
year foundation courses provide students with an understanding of
the basic skills and techniques required for effective management in
today's business environment. In the second year, students 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. Some classes
are offered during evenings to accommodate students who wish to
complete the program on a part-time basis.
Most of the courses in the diploma program are transferable to
other colleges and universities as well as Kwantlen's Bachelor of
Business Administration in Entrepreneurial Leadership Degree,
and Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology Degree.
(Please refer to the BC Transfer Guide at www.bccat.bc.ca for
details about the transfer status of courses to specific institutions.)
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.
Admission Requirements
General Admission requirements apply.
Students wishing to complete the program without having to
undertake any preparatory courses must enter with:
- BC English 12 with a B grade or better, or equivalent.
- Math 11 with a C grade or better, or equivalent.
Content
Core Requirements
Students must take a total of ten foundation courses in the
following subject areas:
- Accounting (ACCT 1110 or ACCT 2293)*
- Applied Communications (CMNS 1140)
- Business (BUSI 1110)
- Two Computer Business Systems courses (CBSY 1105 and one other)
- English (ENGL 1100 or 1110)
- Economics (ECON 1101 or 1150)*
- Marketing (MRKT 1199)
- Mathematics (or ACCT 1130)**
- Statistics (or ACCT 1230)**
*ACCT 2293 and ECON 1150 are recommended for students who
intend to proceed into Kwantlen's BBA degree program after
completing the diploma.
**ACCT 1130 is the business math course for career programs;
however, any equivalent or higher math course may be used to
meet this requirement. ACCT 1230 is the business statistics courses
for career programs; however, any college statistics course may be
used to meet this requirement.
Business Management Requirements
In addition to the core requirements, Business Management
Diploma students are required to take the following eight business
courses:
BUSI 2425 Enterprise Development and Business Planning
Electives
The remaining two courses are electives. These electives can be any
college courses numbered 1100 or higher that carry academic credit
(university transfer courses are recommended). They can be
selected by students to meet prerequisite requirements, or to meet
specific student needs and interests. Additional business courses
such as BUSI 2315 (Human Relations in Organizations) and BUSI
2360 (Union Management Relations) are offered intermittently and
are recommended as elective courses when available.
Normal Course Progression (Full-Time)
The following course schedule is designed for students who wish to
complete the Business Management Diploma Program in two
years. Although this schedule is highly recommended, students may
choose to take some courses out of sequence and create alternate
timetables that still meet the diploma requirements.
Semester 1
BUSI 1110 Fundamentals of Business in Canada
CBSY 1105 Introductory Microcomputer Applications
MRKT 1199 Introduction to Marketing
ACCT 1110 Principles of Accounting I
or
ACCT 2293 Introductory Financial Accounting*
ENGL 1100 Writing, Reading and Thinking: An
Introduction
or
ENGL 1110 Writing and Literature: An Introduction
Semester 2
BUSI 1210 Essentials of Management
BUSI 1250 Human Resources Management I
CMNS 1140 Business & Technical Communications - Theory & Application
ACCT 1130 Business Mathematics
ECON 1101 Canadian Economic Issues
or
ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics*
Semester 3
BUSI 1215 Organizational Behaviour
BUSI 2390 Business Law
CBSY 2205 Computers and Information Processing
ACCT 1230 Business Statistics
plus one Elective Any University Transfer Course
Semester 4
BUSI 2425 Enterprise Development and Business Planning
plus one Elective Any University Transfer Course
*Note:
ACCT 2293 and
ECON 1150 are recommended for
students who intend to proceed into Kwantlen's BBA degree
program after completing the diploma.
Transfer
Graduates (with a CGPA of 2.7) are eligible for direct entry into the
third year of Kwantlen's Bachelor of Business Administration
Degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership. They may also receive block
transfer credit towards business degree programs at BC Open
University, Okanagan University College, and Royal Roads
University. Courses may also transfer individually to UBC, SFU,
UCFV, UVic and other institutions (please refer to the BC Transfer
Guide at www.bccat.bc.ca for specific transfer credit information).
Advisory Committee - Business Management
Simon Blunden: Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Don Bryant: Keystone Environmental Ltd.
Omer Esen: Glas Aire Industries
Doug Gregg: Best Buy Canada Limited
Dave Penn: Century 21
Paul Volk: Whitespot Head Office
Certificate
Offered at Langley, Richmond and Surrey
Start date: September, January and May semester
Full-time and Part-time
Open Enrolment
Description
The one year Business Management Certificate Program provides
students with an opportunity to expand their knowledge of
business management principles and improve their skills in
specialized areas of interest. The ten course program emphasizes
real world business applications in key functional areas of
management.
Some classes are offered during evenings to accommodate part-
time students, and the program completion time may be extended
up to a maximum of five years.
Students who complete the required courses for this program can
receive full credit for their work and continue their study toward
the Business Management Diploma Program at Kwantlen
University College. Most of the courses included in this program
are transferable to other universities and colleges as well as the
Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurial Leadership
Degree and the Bachelor of Technology in Information
Technology Degree at Kwantlen. (Please refer to the BC Transfer
Guide at www.bccat.bc.ca regarding the transfer status of courses
to specific institutions.)
Admission Requirements
General Admission requirements apply.
Content
Students must take seven Business Management (BUSI) courses,
ACCT 1130, and two elective courses from the list below.
Normal Course Progression (Full-Time)
The following example 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.
Semester 1
ACCT 1130 Business Mathematics
BUSI 1110 Fundamentals of Business in Canada
BUSI 1210 Essentials of Management
BUSI 1250 Human Resources Management I
BUSI 2390 Business Law
Semester 2
BUSI 2425* Enterprise Development and Business Planning
BUSI 2465 Business Negotiations
BUSI 2490* International Business
Elective (any two electives below)
ACCT 1110 Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 1230 Business Statistics
BUSI 1215 Organizational Behaviour
BUSI 2315 Human Relations in Organizations
BUSI 2405 Production/Operations Management *
CBSY 1105 Introductory Microcomputer Applications
CBSY 2205 Computers and Information Processing
ECON 1101 Canadian Economic Issues
ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics
MRKT 1199 Introduction to Marketing
* The "second year standing" requirement for these courses is
waived for students enrolled in the Business Management
Certificate Program.
