Diploma in Business Administration

Developed in collaboration with the renown DeGroote School of Business, the Business Administration program offers the skills, knowledge and credentials employers are looking for.

Our courses will help you build the essential skills that range from business process, strategic and leadership thinking to key business areas accounting, human resources and marketing.

• an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent;
• be a mature student as defined in the Undergraduate Calendar of McMaster University; or
• be deemed an exceptional case.

Diploma in Business Administration Requirements (Generalist)
 

To earn a Business Administration Diploma, you must complete the five core courses plus three of the elective courses below.  Upon completion of the diploma, students can apply up to 24 units towards degree studies depending on the Faculty.  Please contact the Faculty for further information.

 

•    BUS 860 Foundations of Business Finance 
•    BUS 850 Business Communications 
•    BUS 825 Business Foundations 
•    HRM 821 Organizational Behaviour
•    MKT 819 Introduction to Marketing 

Finance Electives
•    ACC 855 Business Statistics 
•    ACC 818 Economics 
•    ACC 933 Financial Management
•    BUS 490 Financial Modelling & Analysis

Human Resources Electives
•    HRM 941 Wellness in the Workplace 
•    HRM 898 Compensation 
•    HRM 923 Human Resources Planning 
•    HRM 899 Labour Relations
•    HRM 921 Occupational Health & Safety 
•    HRM 897 Talent Acquisition*
•    HRM 902 Training & Development
•    HRM 901 Human Resources Management

Management Electives
•    BUS 436 Business Law 
•    ACC 855 Business Statistics 
•    BUS 852 Business Strategy
•    ACC 818 Economics 
•    ACC 933 Financial Management 
•    ACC 932 Management Information Systems 
•    BUS 816 Operations Management Techniques 
•    BUS 847 Principles & Practices of Supervision
•    HRM 901 Human Resources Management 

Marketing Electives
•    MKT 106 Branding & Image 
•    PUB 111 Building Social Media Relationships 
•    MKT 107 Business-to-Business Marketing
•    MKT 102 Consumer Behaviour
•    MKT 103 Integrated Marketing Communication
•    MKT 101 Marketing Plans & Implementation 
•    MKT 104 Market Research 
•    PUB 113 Social Media Research & Techniques 
•    CCD 103 Design Thinking 
•    MKT 303 International Marketing 

Risk Management Electives
•    RSK 713 Risk Management Principles & Practices
•    RSK 714 Risk Assessment & Treatment 
•    RSK 715 Risk Financing

Creative, Critical & Design Thinking
•    CCD 102 Critical Thinking for Problem Solving 
•    CCD 101 Cultivating Creative Thinking 
•    CCD 103 Design Thinking 

 

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