
Advanced Diploma in Business Administration–Project Management (with or without work experience)
Toronto, Canada
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
TUITION FEES
CAD 17,925 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Students in the Business Administration – Project Management advanced diploma program will be prepared to manage project scope and change, project control, project staffing and risk management, provide motivation and goal setting, utilize project management tools and perform other functions in careers that incorporate project management or in stand-alone project manager positions. Graduates of this program will have demonstrated their knowledge, skills, and abilities related to business in general and project management in particular.
This learning experience will enable graduates to demonstrate:
- Analysis of the impact of an organization's project management initiatives on its human resources, management, financial and business strategies, policies, and practices.
- Implementation of a project plan includes making tradeoffs among competing objectives and taking timely action to deal with problems and opportunities.
- Application of accounting and financial knowledge to the management of projects.
- Allocation of human resources required to manage project tasks using leadership and teamwork skills.
- Working with teams and stakeholders effectively and in a professional manner, respecting differences.
This Centre for Business program is part of our School of Management.
There is also an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration–Project Management (with work experience) option available.
Your Field Education Options
Employers have told us that they are more likely to hire a student with work experience than a student without experience. Field education gives you the real-life experience that employers demand.
Work Experience (Co-op and Internship)
This program requires the successful completion of two semesters of work experience to graduate. This work experience is either co-op (paid) or internship (unpaid). Either one will give you the practical experience employers value.
George Brown works with employers and industry partners to identify potential work experience opportunities. Students are also strongly encouraged to pursue self-directed industry work experience opportunities they believe will provide the learning experiences they value and meet the learning outcomes of the program. This valuable work experience can in turn be added to your resumé.
In addition to on-the-job work experience, George Brown College endeavors to provide field education opportunities with real-world challenges and clients.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarships for international students at George Brown College are generally in-program awards based on students’ academic performance (and other criteria) at George Brown College after the beginning of the academic program.
Curriculum
Required Courses
In order to graduate, you need to complete 36 courses: 28 Mandatory courses, 5 Business Electives, and 3 General Education Electives.
For the Business Administration-Project Management (with work experience) option, you need to complete 37 courses: 29 mandatory courses, 5 Business Electives, and 3 General Education Electives. For the B156 program you need to take an additional course, the Work Experience Prep Course (BUS 1000) in semester 3, and complete 2 Work Experience (co-op or internship) Terms.
Depending on the results of your placement tests, you may be required to take COMM1000 Introduction to College Communication before progressing to COMM 1007. Similarly, you may be required to take MATH1027 (Business Math with Remediation) before progressing to MATH 1008. COMM1000 and MATH 1027 do not count toward the 36 courses required for graduation, and you will be charged for these extra courses. Please speak to the business office staff if you need any assistance.
General Education Courses (semesters 3, 4, and 5): You must complete 4 General Education courses. One mandatory ("Successful Social Relations" - GHUM 1087) and 3 chosen from at least 2 of the following categories: Social Sciences (GSSC), Arts and Humanities (GHUM), or Science and Technology (GSCI).
You are required to make up any failed or dropped courses before you are eligible to graduate. You can make up these classes during the day, and some are offered in the evening through Continuing Education. Please check with the business office staff to ensure that the Continuing Education courses are equivalent to what is taught in the full-time program. Please note that some courses may not be offered every semester. Our staff can assist you with any special timetable requirements you may have.
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*This course is mandatory only for students taking the Work Experience Option
Electives
Below are Business Elective courses for Business Administration-Project Management (Semesters 5,6):
- CMMK 1114 Business Research & Report Writing
- CMMK 1127 The Business Media in Canada
- COMP 1113 Principles of E-Business
- BUS 1067 Field Education
- MGMT 2037 Retail Management
- MGMT 2036 Customer Service
- HRM 2027 Coaching for Effective Performance Management
- BUS 3015 Applied Business Planning
- HRM 2030 Field-Based Advanced Coaching
- MGMT 3015 Quality Improvement through Lean/Six Sigma
Program Outcome
The graduate demonstrates 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.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Your Career
Graduates of this program will have demonstrated their knowledge, skills, and abilities related to both business in general and project management in particular.
Potential positions may include:
- assistant project manager
- junior project manager/coordinator
- project manager
- project coordinator
- business project manager
Industry
George Brown College is recognized as a Global Registered Education Provider with the Project Management Institute (PMI ®). Graduates of any of the George Brown College courses listed on PMI’s Registered Education Provider portal will have satisfied the education requirements necessary to apply to the Project Management Institute (PMI ®) for either the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM ®) or the Project Management Professional (PMP ®) certification.
PMI ®, PMP ®, and CAPM ® are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.