General Business
Description
The General Business Seneca College Certificate Program builds on the topics covered in the Business Studies six-course certificate and includes six additional courses (12 courses total) to further develop the foundational skill-sets required for a career in any industry or business, domestic or international. Introductory courses will provide students with an overview of the Canadian business environment, including generally accepted accounting principles, fundamentals of math for business and finance, marketing approaches and concepts used by and appropriate for profit and non-profit organizations, and new technologies and strategies to further develop proficiency in computer applications for business.
Students will have opportunities to further refine their professional business skills, focusing on appropriate business communication and channels. Students will also be introduced to specialized areas of business including a focus on organizational behavior, business law, leadership processes, economic principles and Canada's mixed market economy, the diverse components of human resource functions in current business environments, and financial and management accounting skills needed to effect plans and decisions.
This certificate prepares students with job-ready essential employability skills required to work in a wide range of positions within financial, marketing, sales and service industries, and it provides a pathway for students interested in building upon these skills through pursuing the Business Ontario College Diploma Program and/or related Degree Programs.
Curriculum
General Business Certificate Requirements
Business Studies Certificate Courses
COM101 OR COM111
COM101 Communicating Across Contexts
COM111 Communicating Across Contexts (Enriched
Students will have opportunities to further refine their professional business skills, focusing on appropriate business communication and channels. Students will also be introduced to specialized areas of business including a focus on organizational behavior, business law, leadership processes, economic principles and Canada's mixed market economy, the diverse components of human resource functions in current business environments, and financial and management accounting skills needed to effect plans and decisions.
This certificate prepares students with job-ready essential employability skills required to work in a wide range of positions within financial, marketing, sales and service industries, and it provides a pathway for students interested in building upon these skills through pursuing the Business Ontario College Diploma Program and/or related Degree Programs.
Curriculum
General Business Certificate Requirements
Business Studies Certificate Courses
COM101 OR COM111
COM101 Communicating Across Contexts
COM111 Communicating Across Contexts (Enriched
BAM101 Introduction to Business Administration
MRK106 Marketing I
ACC120 Accounting Basics I
SMS210 Microcomputer Applications for Business
MBF101 Mathematics of Business and Finance
The Above 6 Courses Plus
General Business Certificate Courses
ECN550 Economics: An Overview
EAC894 Business Writing
HRM701 Introduction to Human Resources Management
HRM732 Introduction to Financial and Management Accounting
HRM742 Business Management and Organizational Behaviour
ALW382 Business Law
Other Courses of Interest (Not General Education Options)
MGS600 Management Studies: Supervision
RET500 Understanding the Retail Business
FIS405 Financial Analysis
IBM600 International Business Management
MRK106 Marketing I
ACC120 Accounting Basics I
SMS210 Microcomputer Applications for Business
MBF101 Mathematics of Business and Finance
The Above 6 Courses Plus
General Business Certificate Courses
ECN550 Economics: An Overview
EAC894 Business Writing
HRM701 Introduction to Human Resources Management
HRM732 Introduction to Financial and Management Accounting
HRM742 Business Management and Organizational Behaviour
ALW382 Business Law
Other Courses of Interest (Not General Education Options)
MGS600 Management Studies: Supervision
RET500 Understanding the Retail Business
FIS405 Financial Analysis
IBM600 International Business Management
Notes: BUS 106 + BUS 203/BUS 206 are equivalent to BAM101
Students studying by online may complete ECN502 in lieu of ECN550
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Accounting Basics I
- Business Law
- Business Writing
- Communicating Across Contexts
- Communicating Across Contexts (Enriched)
- Economics: An Overview
- Introduction to Financial and Management Accounting
- Introduction to Human Resources Management
- Marketing I
- Microcomputer Applications for Business
- Introduction to Business Administration
- Mathematics of Business and Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Business Management and Organizational Behaviour
Overview

- Institution: Seneca Polytechnic
- Program type: Certificat
- Language: English
- Program Code:
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.