Advanced Diploma in Business Administration - Accounting (BAAC)
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Dec 2024
TUITION FEES
CAD 9,251 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* *international fall semester fee / international winter and summer semester fee: $8,186 | domestic fall semester fee: $2,429 / domestic winter and summer semester fee: $2,096
Introduction
Launch your career in financial management and accounting
Career-ready or prepared for university – our diploma can take you where you want to go!
In this program, students are introduced to the various functional aspects of business in general, and accounting in particular. Graduates are proficient in computer, communication, and mathematical skills and employ advanced management and financial management techniques to support accounting activities, including the maintenance of accounting records and the preparation and presentation of financial statements. In addition to the skills acquired in the two-year program, graduates are able to perform a number of more complex functions using analytical and evaluation skills to support management decision-making and collaborating in the design of an organization’s internal control system.
Why Study Business Administration–Accounting at Georgian?
Faculty
Our students give rave reviews about their faculty who excel at finding interesting and meaningful ways to explain even the most complex accounting principles in a way that makes sense.
Co-op
Georgian is a recognized leader in student work experience. You’ll get the hands-on experience you need to give you an advantage in the career marketplace.
Industry support
Toronto Hydro
Toronto Hydro plays an important role in Ontario’s electricity sector, servicing approximately 785,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Canada’s largest city. The company has 1,270 employees and is dedicated to investing in its people and in the future by giving back to the community.
Partnering with Georgian since 2012, Toronto Hydro proudly supports enhancements to the student learning environment through funding for new state-of-the-art equipment. A proud co-op employer, the company has offered co-op work terms to more than 171 Georgian students since 2017, often leading to full-time employment after graduation.
Toronto Hydro offers a suite of 10 awards to support Georgian students with achieving their educational goals, as well as expanded opportunities around corporate training, research, and employee engagement.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Postsecondary education is an investment in your future. We know many students find it tough to make ends meet, which is why we offer so many options to help you pay your way to graduation.
Georgian offers awards, scholarships, and bursaries to students of all walks of life — domestic, international, and Indigenous, full-time and part-time, first years, upcoming graduates, and everyone in between. You can afford this!
Curriculum
Semester 1
Program Courses
- ACCT 1000 Financial Accounting Principles 1
- BUSI 1001 Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
- COMP 1003 Microcomputer Applications
- MATH 1002 Mathematics of Finance
- MKTG 1000 Introduction to Marketing
Communications Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration.
Semester 2
Program Courses
- ACCT 1001 Financial Accounting Principles 2
- ACCT 1018 Business Applications for Accounting
- FNCE 2000 Business Finance
- STAT 2000 Statistics 1
Communications Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration.
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Semester 3
Program Courses
- ACCT 2003 Cost Accounting 1
- ACCT 2011 Personal Taxation
- ACCT 2013 Intermediate Financial Accounting 1
- ECON 1000 Microeconomics
General Education Course
- Select 2 courses from the general education list during registration.
Semester 4
Program Courses
- ACCT 2000 Cost Accounting 2
- ACCT 2012 Applied Excel
- ACCT 2014 Intermediate Financial Accounting 2
- ECON 2000 Macroeconomics
- LAWS 2000 Business Law
BAAC Program Option Courses
- Select 1 additional Program Course from the list below.
Semester 5
Program Courses
- ACCT 3012 Income Tax for Corporations
- ACCT 3013 Information Systems for Accounting
- ETHC 3002 Business Ethics
- FNCE 2001 Managerial Finance
- MGMT 2012 Introduction to Project Management
BAAC Program Option Courses
- Select 1 course from the available list during registration.
Semester 6
Program Courses
- ACCT 3009 Advanced Management Accounting
- ACCT 3014 Introduction to Auditing
- ACCT 3015 Advanced Financial Accounting Topics
- MGMT 3001 Managerial Decision Making
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
BAAC Program Option Courses
- Select 1 course from the available list during registration.
Co-op Work Terms
- COOP 1008 Business Work Term 1 (Fall intake - occurs after Semester 2, Winter intake - occurs after Semester 3)
- COOP 2025 Business Accounting Work Term 2 (Fall intake - occurs after Semester 3, Winter intake - occurs after Semester 4)
- COOP 3000 Business Work Term 3 (Fall intake - occurs after Semester 4, Winter intake - occurs after Semester 6)
BAAC Program Option Courses
Program options for semesters 4, 5, and 6 may include:
- ACCT 3002 Advanced Computerized Accounting
- BUSI 1019 Payroll Administration
- BUSI 2011 International Business
- BUSI 2015 E-Commerce
- BUSI 2025 The Business of Esports
- BUSI 3001 Supervision
- BUSI 3006 Investments
- ENTR 1000 Social Entrepreneurship
- ENTR 1002 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- ENTR 2003 Small Business Operations
- ENTR 2007 Intrapreneurship
- ENTR 2009 Entrepreneurship and Small Business
- FNCE 2008 Dealership Financial Statements
- HURM 1000 Human Resources Management Foundations
- HURM 1004 Compensation
- HURM 2000 Employment Law
- LAWS 1015 Debtor and Creditor/Landlord and Tenant Law
- LAWS 2046 Contracts and Torts
- MGMT 2000 Production and Operations Management
- MGMT 2001 Principles of Management
- MGMT 2003 Human Resources Management
- MGMT 2026 Material and Operations Management (ODE)
- MKTG 1003 Principles of Sales
- MKTG 1018 Strategic Marketing Planning
- MKTG 2031 Sport Marketing and Sponsorship
- MKTG 2033 Professional Edge
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates work in a broad range of employment settings in all sectors of business and industry, including banks and other financial institutions, government offices, public accounting firms, small business, self-employment, tax preparation firms, financial planning firms, manufacturing firms, and non-profit organizations.