Business (Online)

Description

Program Details
 
Program Code  BUS1
Credential:  Ontario College Diploma
Duration  2 years
 
Full Time Offerings
 
  • 2025 January
  • 2025 May
Part Time Offerings
 
  • 2025 January
  • 2025 May
  • 2025 September
Program Overview:
 
This business program will provide you with the opportunity to explore accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, operations and supply chain management, small business and project management. You’ll study and collaborate with future colleagues, networking with experienced professors. Your concepts of leadership, whether with a small business, in entry-level management, in the not-for-profit sector, or within corporations, will be nurtured and challenged. You’ll examine case studies as you earn your diploma and develop real business skills.
 
Your Learning Experience:
 
If you have an interest in all aspects of business, this program is for you. You’ll explore ethical and sustainable business practices as well as individual areas of business that are of greater interest to you. You’ll be exposed to business that meets the needs of a career in management, whether in a large organization or a family business. 
 
This business program will also provide you with the opportunity to earn education credits toward the Certified in Management (CIM) designation from the Canadian Institute of Management. 
 
Graduates who meet admission requirements are also eligible for transfer to the Business Administration - Leadership and Management Advanced Diploma or the Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Management) Degree. 
 
Available in a traditional in-class format with September, January, February and May admissions or as a fully online business program, full-time or part-time. A co-op version of this program is also available.
 
Admission Requirements:
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or a mature applicant with the following courses
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- Grade 11 Math (C, U or M - minimum of 60%), or Grade 12 Math (C or U)
 
Students who do not meet the admission requirements are recommended for academic upgrading. A conditional offer may be possible with proof of enrolment. Alternatively, applicants missing the required courses may want to consider our one-year Business Fundamentals preparatory program. Upon graduation, students can enter level 2 of any business diploma program in the Lawrence Kinlin School of Business.
 
Note: Graduates of Business may choose to transfer into Fanshawe's Business Administration - Leadership and Management Advanced Diploma or the Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Management) Degree program after completing the bridging requirements.
 
Courses:
 
LEVEL 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
  • ACCT-1100    Principles of Accounting 1    
  • MATH-1052    Business Math    
  • BUSI-1060    Strategies for Success
  • WRIT-1032    Reason & Writing Business 1   
  • MKTG-1012    Principles of Marketing 1
  • BUSI-1005    Introduction to Business Processes    
LEVEL 2
  • Gen Ed - Take a 3 credit General Education elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
  • COMP-3077    Excel for Business Adv    
  • MATH-1175    Financial Math    
  • BUSI-1099    Customer Relations    
  • ECON-1002    Economics 1    
  • MGMT-1209    Corporate Social Responsibility & Ethics    
LEVEL 3
  • Business Elective - Take 1 Business Elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
  • MATH-1201    Business Statistics    
  • FINA-1031    Financial Management Applications   
  • COMM-3020    Professional Communication    
  • MGMT-3041    Organizational Behaviour    
  • ECON-1005    Economics 2    
LEVEL 4
  • Business Elective - Take 1 Business Elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
Group 1
  • MGMT-3005    Strategic HR Management
  • BUSI-1070    Small Business Ownership    
  • ACCT-1011    Principles of Accounting 2    
  • LAWS-3041    Business Law    
  • MKTG-5009    Sales, Marketing & Digital Channels    
Group 2
Students will be enrolled in one of the following courses:
MGMT-3011 or INNV-1001
  • MGMT-3011    Project Management    
  • INNV-1001    Innovation Applications    
Business Electives
Take 2 of the following courses -

 
Normally taken in Levels 3 (1 course) and 4 (1 course):
 
ACCT-1068 ACCT-1069 BUSI-1068 BUSI-1071 BUSI-1092
BUSI-3004 BUSI-3013 BUSI-3014 BUSI-3022
BUSI-3023 BUSI-3028 COMP-1413 FDMG-1039
FINA-1004 FINA-1037 INSR-1001 MGMT-3053
MGMT-3058 MKTG-1028 MKTG-1054 MKTG-1093
MKTG-1095
  • ACCT-1068    Introduction to Payroll    
  • ACCT-1069    Quickbooks    
  • BUSI-1068    Effective Meetings & Presentations    
  • BUSI-1071    The Business of Real Estate    
  • BUSI-1092    The Greening of Business    
  • BUSI-3004    Critical Thinking    
  • BUSI-3013    Small Business Entrepreneurship    
  • BUSI-3014    Small Business Simulation    
  • BUSI-3022    Foreign Exchange Peer Project    
  • BUSI-3023    Foreign Exchange Language Studies   
  • BUSI-3028    International Business    
  • COMP-1413    Adobe Suite for Business    
  • FDMG-1039    Dining for Professional Success    
  • FINA-1004    Finance 1    
  • FINA-1037    Taxation    
  • INSR-1001    Fundamentals of Insurance   
  • MGMT-3053    Supervisory Management    
  • MGMT-3058    Retail Management & e-Commerce    
  • MKTG-1028    Secondary Market Research    
  • MKTG-1054    Principles of Advertising & Branding    
  • MKTG-1093    Sports, Entertainment & Event Marketing    
  • MKTG-1095    Digital Marketing    
Gen Ed - Electives
Take 3 General Education Credits - Normally taken in Level 2

Career Information:
 
Graduates of Fanshawe’s Business program enter the workforce on a management career path in large and small businesses across industries, as well as the not-for-profit sector and government. Graduates are also suited for a variety of entry-level positions, including management trainee, store supervisor, office supervisor, operations supervisor and production supervisor. Graduates may also choose to launch and manage their own small businesses.
Did you know Fanshawe consistently ranks high in graduate employment rates among large colleges in Ontario? 
Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Business program:
  • Administrative Assistant 
  • E-Commerce Coordinator 
  • Private Wealth Finance 
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.  

Overview

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  • Institution: Fanshawe College
  • Program type: Diplôme
  • Language: English
  • Program Code: BUS1
  • Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance

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Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.