Diploma in Management Studies

Program Overview

This broad management studies diploma offers specializations in accounting, human resources, and marketing. Core knowledge includes accounting, management, communications, marketing, and statistics. Electives allow for customization with courses in business, economics, and arts and sciences. The program prepares individuals for supervisory, leadership, or management roles.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

A broad program of management studies centred on the workplace. Choose from three specializations: accounting, human resources and marketing. Required courses give you a grounding in accounting, management, communications and marketing. Electives allow you to take up five arts and science courses. If you have already completed the Certificate in Management Studies, you need only 30 more credits to earn this diploma.

Outline:

Core Knowledge Requirements (30 credits):

• Either ACCT 1211, Accounting 1 (3) or ACCT 2211, Financial Accounting (3).
If you choose ACCT 1211 and plan to specialize in accounting, you must also take ACCT 1221 Accounting II.
• Either ACCT 2251, Management Accounting (3) or MNGT 4711, Decision Analysis (3) If you are specializing in accounting, you must take ACCT 2251, Management Accounting.
• Either MATH 1091, Business Mathematics (3) or MATH 1101, Finite Mathematics (3)
• STAT 1201, Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
• MNGT 1211, Management Principles and Practices (3)
• One of CMNS 2171 or ENGL 1001, 1011, 1021, 1031, 1101
• CMNS 1291, Introduction to Professional Writing (3) or CMNS 1811, Professional and Academic Composition (3)
• ECON 1901, Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• MKTG 2431, Marketing (3)
• MIST 2611, Management Information Systems (3)

Elective Requirements (up to 30 credits):

• Courses in management studies, business, economics, mathematics and statistics: ACCT, BLAW, BUSN, ECON, ENTR, FNCE, HRMN, IBUS, MATH, MIST, MKTG, MNGT, ORGB, SCMN, STAT), with 15 credits at the 2000-level or higher.
• Up to 15 credits in approved arts and sciences courses or in technical or specialized-skills courses appropriate to your coursework.

Specialization Option (15 credits):

• Accounting:
• FNCE 2121, Financial Management (3)
• BLAW 2911, Commercial Law (3)
• ACCT 3201, Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 (3)
• ACCT 3211, Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 (3)
• ACCT 3221, Income Taxation 1 (3)
• Human Resources:
• Six credits of approved 4000-level business courses from the following:
• HRMN 2821, Human Resource Management (3)
• HRMN 3841, Employee and Labour Relations (3)
• BBUS 3661, Strategic Human Resource Management
• Six credits of approved 4000-level business courses from the following:
• ORGB 4871, Organizational Development and Change (3)
• MNGT 4751, Project Management (6)
• BBUS 4833, Effective Leadership (3)
• BBUS 4135, Motivation and Productivity (3)
• Or approved 3000 or 4000 level HRMN courses
• Marketing:
• MKTG 3451, Professional Selling (3)
• MKTG 3471, Consumer Behaviour (3)
• MKTG 3481, Marketing Research (3)
• IBUS 3511, International Business (3)
• An approved 4000-level MKTG course

Other:

• This program is ideal for anyone working in or preparing for a supervisory, leadership or management position.
• This chart shows how credits gained in one credential can count toward another:
• Related Programs:
• Advanced Certificate in Management Studies
• Advanced Diploma in Management
• Certificate in Management Studies