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A general business management education provides the versatility to work in a variety of management careers. Langara College’s Business Management graduates are the chameleons of the work world and are able to draw on their solid business education to tackle business opportunities and problems. As well, those with an entrepreneurial spirit will gain the expertise to operate their own enterprise. In addition to courses from a variety of business areas including marketing, financial management and international business, students who choose this concentration complete general education support courses.
Students interested in Business Management should apply to the BBA program through the School of Management and then select Business Management as their concentration.
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CURRICULUM
To obtain a Diploma in Business Management, students will be required to attain 60 or 63 credits as described below:
Total Credits: 60 or 63
All of
BCAP 1200, Business Computer Applications I, 3
BUSM 1100, Introduction to Business in Canada, 3
BUSM 1115, Entrepreneurship, 3
BUSM 1285, Business Law, 3
BUSM 1500, Business Presentation Skills, 3
BUSM 2115, Human Resources Management, 3
BUSM 2200, Organizational Behaviour, 3
BUSM 2450, Business Planning, 3
CMNS 1118, Written Communications, 3
MARK 1115, Introduction to Marketing, 3
MARK 2100, Marketing Research, 3
One of
STAT 1123, Basic Probability and Statistics for Business, 3
STAT 1124, Statistical Methods I, 3
STAT 1181, Descriptive and Elementary Inferential Statistics, 3
One of
FMGT 1115, Financial Accounting I, 3
FMGT 1215, Financial Accounting II, 3
FMGT 1116, Accounting for Managers, 3
FMGT 2293, Financial Accounting Overview, 3
One of
ECON 1220, Principles of Microeconomics, 3
ECON 1221, Principles of Macroeconomics, 3
One of
ENGL 1123, Introduction to Academic Writing, 3
ENGL 1127, Essay Writing and Short Prose Selections, 3
ENGL 1128, Short Prose Selections and Composition, 3
One of
MATH 1118, Mathematics of Finance, 3
MATH 1119, Mathematics of Business Affairs, 3
MATH 1171, Calculus I, 3
MATH 1174, Calculus I - Economic and Business Applications, 3
Two of
business electives (6 credits) chosen from: Any BCAP course (except BCAP 0012 and BCAP 1112), any BUSM course (except BUSM 2300), any INTB course, any FMGT course, or any MARK course., 6
Two of
general education electives (6 credits): A general education elective is defined to be any course in a subject area other than BCAP, BUSM, COOP, EXPE, FMGT, INTB, or MARK that has assigned or unassigned transfer credit at UBC, SFU, UVic, or UNBC
Diploma in Business Management (Co-operative Education)
Students who wish to participate in this option must maintain above-average academic standing and demonstrate potential for success in their chosen professional field.
One four month (minimum 420 hours) work term needs to be completed for a Co-op designated diploma. Employers provide Co-op instructors with job descriptions to be posted. Students submit their resumes via the Co-op instructors who will submit the package to the employer and arrange job interviews. Students are strongly encouraged to start building their professional network and be an active participant in self-marketing in order to source their Co-op work placement.
Employers make the hiring decisions and establish the working conditions, salary and benefits. The Co-operative Education option has proven to be of great benefit to students. Students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge, to develop skills in a practical work setting, and to gain related experience before commencing their professional careers.
CURRICULUM
To obtain a Diploma in Business Management (Co-operative Education), students will be required to attain 69 credits as described below:
All of
BCAP 1200, Business Computer Applications I, 3
BUSM 1100, Introduction to Business in Canada, 3
BUSM 1115, Entrepreneurship, 3
BUSM 1285, Business Law, 3
BUSM 1500, Business Presentation Skills, 3
BUSM 2115, Human Resources Management, 3
BUSM 2200, Organizational Behaviour, 3
BUSM 2450, Business Planning, 3
CMNS 1118, Written Communications, 3
EXPE 2300, Employment Strategies for Current Labour Markets 1, 3
MARK 1115, Introduction to Marketing, 3
MARK 2100, Marketing Research, 3
Notes:
1 formerly BUSM 2300/COOP 2300,
One of
STAT 1123, Basic Probability and Statistics for Business, 3
STAT 1124, Statistical Methods I, 3
STAT 1181, Descriptive and Elementary Inferential Statistics, 3
One of
FMGT 1115, Financial Accounting I, 3
FMGT 1215, Financial Accounting II, 3
FMGT 1116, Accounting for Managers, 3
FMGT 2293, Financial Accounting Overview, 3
One of
ECON 1220, Principles of Microeconomics, 3
ECON 1221, Principles of Macroeconomics, 3
One of
ENGL 1123, Introduction to Academic Writing, 3
ENGL 1127, Essay Writing and Short Prose Selections, 3
ENGL 1128, Short Prose Selections and Composition, 3
One of
MATH 1118, Mathematics of Finance, 3
MATH 1119, Mathematics of Business Affairs, 3
MATH 1171, Calculus I, 3
MATH 1174, Calculus I - Economic and Business Applications, 3
Two of
business electives (6 credits) chosen from: Any BCAP course (except BCAP 0012 and BCAP 1112), any BUSM course (except BUSM 2300), any INTB course, any FMGT course, or any MARK course,
Two of
general education electives (6 credits): A general education elective is defined to be any course in a subject area other than BCAP, BUSM, COOP, EXPE, FMGT, INTB, or MARK that has assigned or unassigned transfer credit at UBC, SFU, UVic, or UNBC,
WORK TERM ONE
COOP 2301, Co-operative Work Placement I, 3
3 Credits
Employers increasingly look for graduates with multi-disciplinary skills to face the challenges of doing business in the new millennium. Business Management graduates are well-suited for a wide range of entry-level positions in small to medium-sized businesses in the areas of:
administration
marketing
business research and analysis
retail management
sales and distribution
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