Diploma in Business - Online
Ottawa, Canada
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 6,011
STUDY FORMAT
Distance learning
Introduction
Develop valuable business skills - get the big picture and learn to think like a leader.
The two-year Business Ontario College Diploma program, delivered in a compressed format over 42 weeks, provides you with a well-rounded education in multiple areas of business - from finance, accounting, and marketing to operations management and human resources.
Using a combination of theoretical and hands-on learning, you develop essential business skills, such as:
- Persuasive presentation and communication skills
- Standards of excellent customer service
- Advanced business computer applications
- Problem-solving
Complete projects that reflect real business responsibilities, including participating in a mock trade show and completing a professional business plan.
This flexible diploma gives you many options after graduation. Graduates may find work in a broad range of employment settings in all sectors of business and industry, both domestic and international, including:
- Manufacturers
- Financial institutions and insurance
- Government offices
- Retailers
- Non-profits
- Medical facilities
Ideal Students
This program is well-suited for students who:
- Are well-organized and can work effectively under tight time constraints
- Want to start a small business or use their entrepreneurial spirit to manage an existing business
- Are team-oriented and enjoy working with others
- I like using computer and technology applications and enjoy working in an office environment
Admissions
Curriculum
Level: 01
- ACC7301: Accounting I
- DAT7321: Computer Applications
- ECO7306: Microeconomics
- ENL7777: Communications I
- LAW7703: Business Law
- MGT7319: Skills for Academic and Business Success
- PSY7603: Introduction to Psychology
- QUA7211: Business Math
Level: 02
- BAI7300: Global Business Environment
- ENL7693: Communication Skills for Business
- FIN7230: Finance
- MGT7321: Materials and Operations Management
- MGT7326: Introduction to Management Fundamentals
- MGT7380: Human Resources Management
- MKT7311: Marketing
- General Education Elective: Choose 1
- AST2000: Introduction to Astronomy
- COR1737: Abnormal Psychology
- DSN2100: Design Thinking
- ENL0009: Introduction to Children's Literature
- ENL0010: Science Fiction
- ENL1798: Contemporary Canadian Issues
- ENV0002: Environmental Citizenship
- ENV5004: Waste-Free Ontario
- FAM1003: Psychology of Learning
- GED0021: Disability in Arts: Portrayals and Identity
- GED0022: Positive Psychology: the Science of Happiness and Well-Being
- GED2200: Free Speech and the Challenge of Social Media
- GED5007: Transatlantic Slavery and Its Abolition
- GED5010: The Fungus Among Us
- GED5301: On Death, Dying and Medical Assistance in Dying (Maid)
- GED7105: Professionalism and Ethics
- GEO0012: Foreign Landscapes and Their Inhabitants
- MGT2346: Introduction to E-Business
- PSI1702: Government of Canada
- PSY0001: Co-Dependency as an Addiction
- PSY0007: Cults and Terrorism
- PSY0010: Criminal Psychology - Psychopathic Minds
- PSY0014: Learning, Thinking, and Problem Solving
- SCI2200: Dynamic DNA: You Are Not Alone
- SSC5012: Racism and Discrimination
Level: 03
- ACC7313: Accounting Concepts II
- DAT7325: Computer Applications II
- MGT7227: Work Integrated Learning
- MGT7231: Introduction to Project Management
- MGT7332: Business Planning
- MGT7335: Professional Sales
- MKT7019: Marketing Research
- General Education Elective: Choose 1
- AST2000: Introduction to Astronomy
- COR1737: Abnormal Psychology
- DSN2100: Design Thinking
- ENL0009: Introduction to Children's Literature
- ENL0010: Science Fiction
- ENL1798: Contemporary Canadian Issues
- ENV0002: Environmental Citizenship
- ENV5004: Waste-Free Ontario
- FAM1003: Psychology of Learning
- GED0021: Disability in Arts: Portrayals and Identity
- GED0022: Positive Psychology: the Science of Happiness and Well-Being
- GED2200: Free Speech and the Challenge of Social Media
- GED5007: Transatlantic Slavery and Its Abolition
- GED5010: The Fungus Among Us
- GED5301: On Death, Dying and Medical Assistance in Dying (Maid)
- GED7105: Professionalism and Ethics
- GEO0012: Foreign Landscapes and Their Inhabitants
- MGT2346: Introduction to E-Business
- PSI1702: Government of Canada
- PSY0001: Co-Dependency as an Addiction
- PSY0007: Cults and Terrorism
- PSY0010: Criminal Psychology - Psychopathic Minds
- PSY0014: Learning, Thinking, and Problem Solving
- SCI2200: Dynamic DNA: You Are Not Alone
- SSC5012: Racism and Discrimination
Program Outcome
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:
- Identify and discuss the impact of global issues on an organization`s business opportunities by using an environmental scan
- Apply principles of corporate sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and ethics to support an organization`s business initiatives
- Use current concepts/systems and technologies to support an organization`s business initiatives
- Apply basic research skills to support business decision making
- Support the planning, implementation, and monitoring of projects
- Perform work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations, and business practices
- Explain the role of the human resource function and its impact on an organization
- Use accounting and financial principles to support the operations of an organization
- Describe and apply marketing and sales concepts used to support the operations of an organization
- Outline principles of supply chain management and operations management
- Outline and assess the components of a business plan
- Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance in the business field
- Identify and apply discipline-specific practices that contribute to the local and global community through social responsibility, economic commitment, and environmental stewardship
Career Opportunities
Graduates of Business programs may work in a broad range of employment settings in all sectors of business and industry, both domestic and international, including manufacturers, retailers, medical facilities, financial institutions, government offices, consulting firms, and other large and small businesses. As this program is general in nature, it is designed to offer the widest possible choice of career opportunities upon graduation.
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