Business Administration - Management

Program Description

Becoming a good manager can be tough; it’s not just about inputs and outputs. You’ll need to make key strategic decisions, often without complete information, which will seriously affect your company’s direction. In the Business Administration – Management program, you’ll learn all about these types of situations, and acquire the knowledge to make smart decisions.

At the School of Business Management (SBM), you’ll spend the first four semesters building a practical grounding in contemporary management theory. These four semesters are common to all School of Business Management programs.

In your last two semesters, your instructors will help you fine–tune your business expertise and employability skills. You’ll focus on the professional skills required by today’s managers, including leadership, decision– making, ethics, strategy formulation, project management and communication.

You’ll also benefit from our relationships with a variety of employers who help to keep the program (and your skills) up to date and relevant to the demands of today's organizations.

The program curriculum offers innovative approaches to learning, including seminars, value–added presentations, case analyses, online business simulations, and external consulting projects.

Program Learning Outcomes:

This Seneca College program meets the system-wide standards as set by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

The graduate has reliably demonstrated 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.

Essential Employability Skills:

Graduates of this program are also expected to demonstrate the essential employability skills learning outcomes as outlined on the Ministry of Training, College and Universities website.

Admission Requirements

Program Eligibility:

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma with a majority of senior credits at the College Preparation (C), University Preparation (U) or University/College Preparation (M) level or Mature Student Status (age 19 or older)
• Grade 12 English: ENG4(C) or ENG4(U)
• Grade 12 Mathematics: (C) or (U) or Grade 11 Mathematics (U) or (M)

Applicant Selection:

• Applicant grades in pre–requisite subjects (or their equivalents) will be used as a basis for the selection of candidates.

Desirable:

• Basic proficiency in word processing, preferably Microsoft Word.

The Importance of Learning Skills:

Student success in college requires well developed learning skills (such as being able to work independently, participate in a team, be well–organized, develop good work habits, and show initiative). These skills are as important as prior academic achievement. While it is expected that applicants would have developed these skills through previous education and life experiences, Seneca offers support to assist students with further development of these important skills. Seminars, workshops and tutoring are available at Seneca's Learning Centres.

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Your Career

The greatest challenge you’ll face as a manager is unpredictability. The regular fluctuation of a firm’s external and internal environments means that total control is never 100% possible. Having skills in place to recognize and handle these challenges is critical in today's complex business environment. As a graduate of this program, you can find work as a business analyst, executive assistant or personnel manager in industries as diverse as banking, retail, insurance, manufacturing and government.

Certificate in Management and Administration (C.I.M.)

In 2009, Seneca became the first institution in Canada to have full–time programs accredited by the Canadian Institute of Management (C.I.M.).

Upon graduation from the Business Administration – Management program you will have met all the requirements for the C.I.M. designation once you have completed two years of managerial work experience and made appropriate application to the Canadian Institute of Management.

Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA)

Upon graduation you will have completed all educational requirements and can apply to CPSA to receive a Certificate of Professional Sales from the Canadian Professional Sales Association. You will also have met all the educational requirements for the CPSA’s professional designation – Certified Sales Professional CSP.

Diploma to Degree... and Beyond

Through transfer agreements and institution partnerships, graduates of this Seneca College program may be eligible for credit at the following post-secondary institution(s):

Toronto

Ontario

Canada

U.S.

International

Curriculum

Note: Students in the Management program must maintain a G.P.A. of 2.0 or better to remain in the program.

Professional Options

Professional options may be taken in semesters 5 and 6. The subjects listed are a representative sample of those which may be available. Students will be advised during semester 4 which options will be offered for semesters 5 and 6.

Note: Professional option subjects not having a minimum of 30 students enrolled may be cancelled at the discretion of the School. Not all professional options are offered every semester.

Educational Pathways

The benefit of a common curriculum in the first two years is that it gives you the flexibility to transfer your earned credits to the four Business Administration programs listed in the chart below. The first four semesters are offered at both Newnham and Markham Campuses. The fifth and sixth semesters of these programs are offered at Newnham Campus only.

There’s also flexibility provided through pathways to other programs in the Faculty of Business. First–year curricula at the School of Business Management are very similar to those of the Schools of Marketing, International Business, Accounting and Financial Services, and the Centre for Human Resources. This means you’re able to transfer to programs in these other schools with credits already earned for the first year.

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