Business courses

About Business Program in George Brown College

FULL DESCRIPTION

The four-semester Business diploma program prepares students to carry out a variety of business functions within local, national and global settings. Graduates will have demonstrated a practical understanding of key principles and practices necessary for success in the field of business.

Students who graduate from this program are prepared to work in diverse team settings and contribute to projects with practical presentation and research skills. They can use their functional knowledge in many areas of an organization to achieve strategies within cross-functional teams.

This learning experience will enable you to:

• Use current concepts/systems and technologies to support an organization's business initiatives
• Perform work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations and business practices
• Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance in the business field
• Apply principles of corporate sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics to support an organization's business initiatives

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Identify and discuss 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.
• Use current concepts/systems and technologies to support an organization's business initiatives.
• Apply basic research skills to support business decision making.
• Support the planning, implementation and monitoring of projects.
• Perform work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations and business practices.
• Explain the role of the human resource function and its impact on an organization.
• Use accounting and financial principles to support the operations of an organization.
• Describe and apply marketing and sales concepts used to support the operations of an organization.
• Outline principles of supply chain management and operations management.
• Outline and assess the components of a business plan.
• Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance in the business field.

YOUR CAREER

Graduates of the Business program find work in a broad range of employment settings in all sectors of business including manufacturers, retailers, financial institutions, government offices, consulting firms and other large and small businesses. The program is general in nature and is designed to lead to a wide array of career opportunities such as:

• Customer Service Representative
• Junior Business Analyst
• Procurement Assistant
• Project Planning Assistant
• Scheduling Coordinator

Academic qualification equivalents

• Have graduated from senior secondary school or equivalent (those applying for a postgraduate program must have graduated from a university or college)

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS          :         6.0, minimum 5.5 in each skill band
• TOEFL        :        80 (Internet-based) minimum 20 in each skill band
• PTE             :         54, overall minimum 50 in each skill band

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