Business Administration Post Graduate Diploma - Global Business Management

Admission Requirements

An accredited Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of three academic years from a recognized institution.
C+ in English 12 or equivalent or successful English assessment or IELTS 6.0 or equivalent . Students are recommended to take ENG 104 in the first semester. Students who do not have a band score of Academic IELTS 6.0, TOEFL iBT 20, PTE 50, CAEL 60 or higher in Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking will be required to take ENG 104 in the first semester.

The number of qualified applicants normally exceeds the number of seats available therefore fulfillment of the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission. Admission is offered through a selective admission process.

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Course Requirements

Courses counted toward the prerequisite degree may not also be counted toward the Post Graduate Diploma.

Year 1

BUS - 105 Principles of Business
BUS - 150 Principles of Management
BUS - 248 Introduction to Non-Profit Management
BUS - 255 Human Resources Management
One of the following:
ENG - 160 Effective Organizational Writing or
ENG - 166 Effective Organizational Communications
Plus three electives totalling 9 elective credits chosen from courses numbered 100 or higher that transfer to a BC degree-granting institution. Recommended electives are BUS 360 , BUS 370 , BUS 375 or POL 203 .

Students must complete EMP 010 , a 15-hour, non-credit course as a prerequisite to BUS 500 .

Year 2

BUS - 380 Globalization and International Business
BUS - 492 Strategic Management
BUS - 500 Internship
PHI - 260 Business Ethics
One of the following:
BUS - 340 Leadership or
BUS - 350 Organizational Behaviour
One of the following:
BUS - 450 Project Management or
BUS - 452 Advanced Topics in Entrepreneurship
One of the following:
ABG - 100 Histories and Impacts of Colonization
ABG - 102 Governance and Organizational Structures
ABG - 103 Vision, Values, Philosophies and Ethics
ABG - 105 Politics, Policy and Practice
ABG - 110 Community Development & Planning
ABG - 111 Economic Development
ANT - 250 Ethnology of North America
ENG - 116 Essay Writing & Indigenous Perspectives
ENG - 127 Indigenous Literatures in Canada
FNS - 160 First Nations Education: Traditional and Contemporary
GLS - 140 Fishing, Indigeneity and the Asia Pacific I
GLS - 240 Fishing, Indigeneity and the Asia Pacific II
GLS - 241 Field School: Fishing, Indigeneity and the Asia Pacific
HIS - 246 Domination and Resistance: A History of Imperialism and Colonialism
SOC - 130 First Nations Sociology
or any ILF 100 level course

Plus one elective totaling 3 credits chosen from courses numbered 100 or higher that transfer to a BC degree-granting institution. Recommended electives are BUS 360 , BUS 370 , BUS 375 , or POL 203 .

Completion Requirements

A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required.
The program must be completed within 5 years.
Courses counted toward the prerequisite degree may not also be counted toward the Post Graduate Diploma.
A minum of 50% of the program must be completed at North Island College.