Business Management Certificate
DESCRIPTION
The one-year Business Management Certificate Program will provide you with an opportunity to expand your knowledge of business management principles and improve skills in specialized areas of interest. The 10-course program emphasizes real world business applications in key functional areas of management.
Many classes are offered in the evenings to accommodate part-time study. The program completion time may be extended up to a maximum of 10 years.
All courses required for the Business Management Certificate also count as credit towards the Business Management Diploma Program at Kwantlen. In addition, all courses may be applied for full credit toward any of the following Kwantlen Business Degrees:
- Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurial Leadership
- Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources 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).
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Note: General university admission requirements must be met. This includes English 12 with a C (or the equivalent). Please review the requirements on-line at www.kwantlen.cageneralinfo/admission/admission_requirements.html.
CONTENT
Students must take seven Business Management (BUSI) courses, ACCT 1130 or BUQU 1130, and two elective courses from the list below. NOTE: Students may earn credits for only one of ACCT 1130 OR BUQU 1130.
Normal Course Progression (Full-Time)
The following sample 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
- Semester 2
- BUSI 2425 Enterprise Development and Business Planning
- BUSI 2465 Business Negotiations
- BUSI 2490 International Business
- Two electives chosen from:
- ACCT 1110 Principles of Accounting I
- ACCT 1230 Business Statistics OR BUQU 1230 - Business Statistics Note: Students may earn credits for only one of ACCT 1230 or BUQU 1230.
- BUSI 1215 Organizational Behaviour I
- BUSI 2315 Human Relations in Organizations
- BUSI 2405 Operations Management*
- CBSY 1105 Introductory Microcomputer Applications
- CBSY 2205 Management Information Systems
- ECON 1101 Foundation of Economics NOTE: Credit for ECON 1101 will not be granted if taken after ECON 1150.
- ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics
- MRKT 1199 Introduction to Marketing
NOTE: The second year standing requirement for these courses will be waived for students enrolled in the Business Management Certificate Program. Please contact the Dean's office for waivers.
GRADUATION
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be eligible to receive a Certificate in Business Management.
