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Advanced Diploma in Business Administration (Co-op)

Canada

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What will I learn?

Students engage with topics that are as diverse as business itself. Students develop the fundamental knowledge and skills for success in business and management. The broad range of choice in the third year provides students with the opportunity to tailor the diploma to unique career goals, including options in payroll, accounting, computers, advertising, marketing, logistics, human resource, entrepreneurship, international business management, leadership and the completion of external certification requirements.

Program Learning Outcomes

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

  • evaluate the impact of global issues on an organization's business opportunities by using an environmental scan;
  • apply principles of corporate sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics to support an organization's business initiatives;
  • assess and use current concepts/systems and technologies to support an organization's business initiatives;
  • conduct and present research to support business decision making;
  • plan, implement and evaluate projects by applying project management principles;
  • perform work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations and business practices;
  • apply human resource practices to support management objectives and the organization's goals;
  • use accounting and financial principles to support the management and operations of an organization;
  • assess marketing and sales concepts and strategies and apply them to the needs of an organization;
  • outline principles of supply chain management and operations management and assess their impact on the operations of an organization;
  • participate in the development of a business plan;
  • develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance in the business field;
  • outline strategies used to manage risks in an organization's business activities;
  • employ environmentally sustainable practices within the business environment;
  • apply basic entrepreneurial strategies to identify and respond to new opportunities.

Practical Experience

All co-operative education programs at Georgian contain mandatory work term experiences aligned with program learning outcomes. Co-op work terms are designed to integrate academic learning with work experience, supporting the development of industry specific competencies and employability skills.

Georgian College holds membership with, and endeavours to follow, the co-operative education guidelines set out by the Co-operative Education and Work Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL) and Education at Work Ontario (EWO) as supported by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities may include, but are not limited to, management trainee/manager, sales/sales management, personnel officer/manager in addition to entrepreneurial opportunities. Employers include banks, finance, trust and insurance companies, computer firms, government ministries and agencies, producers of consumer and industrial products, wholesalers, retailers, private companies and non-profit organizations.

Duration:

6 Semesters, plus 3 work terms (3 Years) - Full-time

Work Integrated Learning: 3 Co-op Work Terms

Which department am I in?

Georgian College

Study options

Full Time (3 years)

Tuition fees
CAD$14,290.00 (US$ 10,497) per year
CAN $7,145 per semester

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

3 September 2024

Venue

Georgian College

Barrie Campus,

One Georgian Drive,

BARRIE,

Ontario (ON),

L4M 3X9, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants must hold OSSD or equivalent with the following:

  • Grade 12 English (C or U)
  • any Grade 11 or 12 Mathematics (C, M, or U), where a minimum of 60% in Grade 11 College or University level Mathematics (MBF3C or MCF3M) are required.

Mature students, non-secondary school applicants (19 years or older), and home school applicants may also be considered for admission. Eligibility may be met by applicants who have taken equivalent courses, upgrading, completed their GED, and equivalency testing.

Applicants who have taken courses from a recognized and accredited post-secondary institution and/or have relevant life/learning experience may also be considered for admission.

Applicants must meet ONE of the following criteria to meet Georgian’s language proficiency requirements:

  • TOEFL Internet-based test (IBT): 79
  • TOEFL Paper-based test: 550
  • IELTS Academic only: 6.0
  • YELT: 1-5
  • TOEIC: 800
  • Graduate of Level 8 of Georgian’s GAAS - English for Academic Purposes: 60% in certificate or completion of level 8 with 70% or higher
  • Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL): 60
  • Pearson Test of Academic English (PTE): 58
  • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): 170

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About Georgian College

Georgian College has recorded a consistently higher graduate employment rate than the provincial average for more than 20 years.

  • Ontario’s #1 co-op college with 6,200 employer partners
  • Seven well-connected and modern campuses in Ontario
  • 130+ market-driven programs 
  • Strong culture of entrepreneurship

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