Programs & Courses
Business Administration
DIPLOMA
About the Program
Your future success in business rests on the foundation of knowledge and skills you’ll build in the Business Administration Diploma program. This program offers you the opportunity to focus on your strength and career goals, with majors in Accounting, Financial Services, Marketing, and Management. All students are admitted into a common first year before concentrating on a specific area through declaring a major in your second year.
Many of the courses completed in the Business Administration program may be used for credit towards a variety of professional designations and university programs. Students interested in these possibilities, please consult with the Business Administration Academic Advisor.
Accounting prepares you for an entry-level accounting position. In addition to acquiring a basic knowledge of accounting theory and practice, you will gain a range of business skills that are of value to many businesses and organizations. If your goal is to be recognized by the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA), you can build a program that fulfills the designation's requirements.
Financial Services is designed to prepare you for entry level positions in banks, credit unions and other financial institutions. Courses in the program include personal investing, accounting, marketing, and communications. These subjects will help provide you with a wide range of knowledge and skills related to modern business theory and practice.
Marketing prepares you for careers in the field by focusing on the skills needed to create successful relationships with consumers and organizational customers. Possible areas of employment include sales promotion, sales, customer relations/service, marketing research, advertising, public relations, and retailing.
Management students are prepared for entry-level positions in profit and non-profit organizations. Graduates may also choose to work for a small or family-owned business or to become an entrepreneur.
Introducing Micro-credentials at MHC
Micro-credentials are short, flexible, quality-assured courses that provide learners skills and competencies that are valued by industry and employers. They may be complementary to traditional credentials such as certificates, diplomas and degrees or stand alone.
Interested in the business? You may be interested in our new Tourism & Hospitality Management micro-credential!
Admission Requirements
High School Route
- ELA 30-1 or ELA 30-2
- Math 30-1 or Math 30-2
- Two Grade 12 5-credit subjects with 50% or better.
Mature Route (21 years of age or older)
- ELA 30-1 or ELA 30-2
- Math 30-1 or Math 30-2
Course List
FIRST YEAR (Common)
Fall Semester
ACCT 111 |
Introductory Accounting I |
COMM 140 |
Communication in the Workplace |
ECON 201 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
MGMT 161 | Management Theory |
MGMT 193 |
Business Problems Software Applications |
Winter Semester | |
ACCT 113 |
Introductory Accounting II |
COMM 252 | Advanced Business Communications |
ECON 203 | Principles of Microeconomics |
MGMT 243 |
Human Resources Management |
MKTG 171 | Marketing |
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SECOND YEAR (Accounting Major) |
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Fall Semester | |
ACCT 211 | Intermediate Accounting I |
ACCT 276 |
Advanced Computerized Accounting |
MGMT 263 |
Organizational Behaviour |
MGMT 284 | Business Statistics I |
MGMT 395 |
Business Law |
Winter Semester | |
ACCT 213 | Intermediate Accounting II |
ACCT 215 | Managerial Accounting |
FINA 255 | Finance |
MGMT 268 | Business Integration |
MGMT 285 |
Business Statistics II |
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SECOND YEAR (Financial Services Major) |
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Fall Semester | |
ACCT 219 | Taxation |
MGMT 263 |
Organizational Behaviour |
FNSV 200 | Canadian Investment Funds |
MGMT 284 | Business Statistics I |
MGMT 395 |
Business Law |
Winter Semester | |
FINA 255 | Finance |
FNSV 210 | Personal Investing |
MGMT 268 | Business Integration |
MKTG 345 |
Managing Marketing Relationships |
One of: |
ACCT 276 Advanced Computerized Accounting COMM 250 Oral Communications ENTR 211 Introduction to Entrepreneurship MGMT 285 Business Statistics II |
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SECOND YEAR (Management Major) |
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Fall Semester | |
FINA 255 | Finance |
MGMT 263 |
Organizational Behaviour |
MGMT 270 | The Entrepreneurial Experience |
MGMT 284 | Business Statistics I |
Business Electives for Management Majors |
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Winter Semester | |
COMM 253 | Human Relations in the Workplace |
MGMT 267 | Leadership Development |
MGMT 268 | Business Integration |
MGMT 395 |
Business Law |
Business Electives for Management Majors |
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SECOND YEAR (Marketing Major) |
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Fall Semester | |
FINA 255 | Finance |
MKTG 315 |
Science of Persuasion |
MKTG 325 |
Evidence-Based Marketing |
MGMT 284 | Business Statistics I |
MGMT 395 |
Business Law |
Winter Semester | |
MGMT 263 |
Organizational Behaviour |
MGMT 268 | Business Integration |
MKTG 251 | Digital Design |
MKTG 345 |
Managing Marketing Relationships |
MKTG 355 | Creating Brand Intelligence |
Career Opportunities
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