Certificate in Business Management
Northern Lights College
Key Information
Campus location
Dawson Creek, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 10,770
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* last day for late registration as indicated in the NLC Calendar. International students should contact the International Department for deadlines specific to their situation
Introduction
The field of business provides many exciting careers and opportunities in such areas as finance, accounting, entrepreneurship, information technology, general management, marketing, and logistics. Northern Lights College's Business Management Program prepares students for positions of responsibility in the business community and for further educational opportunities by promoting conceptual and technical skill development in business.
The Business Management program at Northern Lights College offers a wide variety of first-and second-year courses for students interested in working towards a Business Management Certificate, Business Management Diploma, or transferring to a university or professional designation programs elsewhere.
Completion of the Business Management Certificate qualifies students for entry into the Northern Lights College Business Management Diploma. The Certificate comprises 30 credits of course work as specified below. The Certificate may be pursued on a full or part-time basis.
Important Notes
- NLC courses may transfer individually to other colleges, universities, and institutes in British Columbia, as indicated in the BC Transfer Guide.
- NLC courses may transfer to professional associations such as the Certified General Accountants, Certified Management Accountants, Chartered Accountants, Aboriginal Financial Officers Association, Canadian Bankers Institute, and others. Students are responsible for confirming the transferability of course credits to any external organization.
- Depending on course selection, graduates from NLC’s Applied Business Technology program will receive credit for the following courses:
- CPSC101, for having completed: ABTC 119, ABTC121, ABTC133, ABTC153, ABTC161, and ABTC194.
- ENGL110, for having completed: ABTC165 and ABTC195.
- MGMT103, for having completed: ABTC111 and ABTC151.
- The information on this program page is a summary of the official Program Completion Guide approved by NLC’s Education Council.
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Scholarships and Funding
The program is eligible for Canada Student Loans for Domestic Students. Visit StudentAid BC to apply for financial assistance online. Note that dual credit students are not eligible for Student Aid.
Curriculum
Required courses
Core courses taken by all certificate students:
- CPSC 100 (Introduction to Computers and Computer Applications) OR CPSC101 (Introduction to Computing)
- ENGL 110 (Introduction to Workplace Communications)
- MGMT 104 (Principles of Management)
- MGMT 107 (Fundamentals of Marketing)
- MGMT 150 (Business Mathematics)
An Economics component is a requirement of the certificate:
- ECON 101 (Principles of Economics (Micro)) AND ECON 102 (Principles of Economics (Macro))
or ECON 105 (Principles of Economics)
An Accounting component is also a requirement of the certificate:
- MGMT 103 (Foundations in Financial Accounting Level 1) AND MGMT 109 (Foundations in Financial Accounting Level 2)
or MGMT 120 (Financial Accounting)
Balance of Credits (3-9) from any of the Courses Listed Below:
- COMM 301 (Organizational Communications)
- ENGL100 (Academic Writing)
- FNST 100 (Aboriginal Peoples of Canada) OR FNST 102 (Treaties and Aboriginal Rights)
- MGMT 111 (Finite Mathematics)
- MGMT 201 (Intermediate Financial Accounting I)
- MGMT 202 (Intermediate Financial Accounting II)
- MGMT 203 (Taxation)
- MGMT 204 (Human Resource Management (Personnel))
- MGMT 210 (Advertising and Promotion)
- MGMT 217 (Business Systems Analysis and Design)
- MGMT 219 (Entrepreneurship: Startup)
- MGMT 221 (Managerial Accounting)
- MGMT 225 (Strategic Management)
- MGMT 228 (Business Law: Principles and Applications)
- MGMT 260 (Principles of Corporate Finance I)
- MGMT 261 (Principles of Corporate Finance II)
- MGMT 280 (Safety Management)
- MGMT 290 (Quantitative Methods for Business)
- MGMT 295 (Management Science)
- MGMT 301 (Management Skills for Supervisors)
- MGMT 302 (Business Sustainability and the Environment)
- MGMT 303 (Non-Profit Management) OR ECED 201 (Non-Profit Management)
- PHIL 110 (Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking)
- POLI 100 (Politics and Government) OR POLI 101 (The Government of Canada)
- POLI 200 (Politics and Pipelines)
- PSYC 224 (Organizational Behavior)
Career Opportunities
Careers and opportunities in such areas as finance, accounting, entrepreneurship, information technology, general management, marketing, and logistics.