Business (Online)
Description
Program Details
Program Code BUS1
Credential: Ontario College Diploma
Duration 2 years
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:
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
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 -
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
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
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.
Related Courses
- Principles of Accounting 2
- Principles of Accounting 1
- Introduction to Business Processes
- Strategies for Success
- Small Business Ownership
- Customer Relations
- Excel for Business Adv
- Economics 1
- Economics 2
- Financial Management Applications
- Business Math
- Financial Math
- Business Statistics
- Corporate Social Responsibility & Ethics
- Strategic HR Management
- Organizational Behaviour
- Project Management
- Principles of Marketing 1
- Business Law
- Sales, Marketing & Digital Channels
- Innovation Applications
- Reason & Writing Business 1
- Professional Communication
Overview

- Institution: Fanshawe College
- Program type: Diploma
- Language: English
- Program Code: BUS1
- Delivery Method: Fully Online/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.