Business Administration - Leadership and Management (Optional Co-op)
How To Apply
Program Details
- Program Code2406
- SchoolThe Business School
- CredentialOntario College Advanced Diploma
- Program TypePost-secondary program
- Program Length3 years/ 6 semesters
- LocationProgress Campus
- Emailbusiness@centennialcollege.ca
- Telephone416-289-5000 ext. 52280
- Program Overview
- Courses
- Career Options and Education Pathways
- Admission Requirements
- Co-op Option
- How to Apply
- Tuition and Fees
- Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
- The Business School Student Success Guide
- Advising
- See how you can complete a Nipissing Business Degree at Centennial!
The Business Administration, Leadership and Management program focuses on helping students identify and develop their leadership potential in management and leadership practices through industry and competitive analysis and by helping students to become confident in decision-making; resilient and adaptable when change is required, and along with the ability to develop their personal and social responsibilities to stakeholders.
Students will enhance their ability to manage projects, find efficiencies, identify the best hires, and leverage their financial knowledge into smart, innovative and strategic business decisions. Through experiential learning and practical assignments that will simulate real business situations, they will focus on their growth as leaders and decision-makers. Experienced and knowledgeable professors will help students fine-tune their business expertise and new essential skills.
Additional benefits will include program opportunities for experiential learning through clubs and competitions, articulation agreements with various universities, and flexible learning options such as traditional classroom settings, hybrid and online offerings.
A Program Advisory Committee, consisting of a team of employers, provides input to ensure the program contains curriculum that includes topics on business trends, new technologies, and employer expectations.
The Business School offers a variety of delivery modes for new students in all programs, including asynchronous learning, synchronous learning, hybrid, and on-campus deliveries, which may be scheduled days, evenings and/or weekends.
Completion of formal assessments in some courses requires proctoring. Proctoring methods vary based on course delivery mode and course objectives. Proctoring information and options will be shared in class. Most colleges offer the following proctoring options.
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Students attend assessment on campus with the professor as scheduled
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Students attend assessment online synchronously with the professor as scheduled (no proctoring fee, unless otherwise stated)
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Students schedule proctoring for assessment at another institution as approved by Centennial College, which must be approved by the College).
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Students schedule and use a third-party proctoring service online to complete assessment as approved by Centennial College, which must be approved by the College).
Accreditation
Canadian Institute of Management
The Canadian Institute of Management has approved the program as meeting the academic requirements within the Institute’s Chartered Management Program (CMP), which can be used towards the Certified in Management (CIM) or Chartered Manager (C.Mgr.) professional designations. For more information, please visit the Canadian Institute of Management website or speak with your success advisor at The Business School.
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification
If you successfully complete the COMP106 and/or COMP126 course(s) at Progress Campus, you'll have an opportunity to acquire the MOS credential. The Business School operates a Certiport Authorized Test Center for students, graduates, employees and community members who may elect to pursue MOS certification. For more information regarding MOS certification, please contact your success advisor or visit the Centennial College, Certiport Authorized Test Centre.
Program Overview
The Business Administration, Leadership and Management program focuses on helping students identify and develop their leadership potential in management and leadership practices through industry and competitive analysis and by helping students to become confident in decision-making; resilient and adaptable when change is required, and along with the ability to develop their personal and social responsibilities to stakeholders.
Students will enhance their ability to manage projects, find efficiencies, identify the best hires, and leverage their financial knowledge into smart, innovative and strategic business decisions. Through experiential learning and practical assignments that will simulate real business situations, they will focus on their growth as leaders and decision-makers. Experienced and knowledgeable professors will help students fine-tune their business expertise and new essential skills.
Additional benefits will include program opportunities for experiential learning through clubs and competitions, articulation agreements with various universities, and flexible learning options such as traditional classroom settings, hybrid and online offerings.
A Program Advisory Committee, consisting of a team of employers, provides input to ensure the program contains curriculum that includes topics on business trends, new technologies, and employer expectations.
The Business School offers a variety of delivery modes for new students in all programs, including asynchronous learning, synchronous learning, hybrid, and on-campus deliveries, which may be scheduled days, evenings and/or weekends.
Completion of formal assessments in some courses requires proctoring. Proctoring methods vary based on course delivery mode and course objectives. Proctoring information and options will be shared in class. Most colleges offer the following proctoring options.
-
Students attend assessment on campus with the professor as scheduled
-
Students attend assessment online synchronously with the professor as scheduled (no proctoring fee, unless otherwise stated)
-
Students schedule proctoring for assessment at another institution as approved by Centennial College, which must be approved by the College).
-
Students schedule and use a third-party proctoring service online to complete assessment as approved by Centennial College, which must be approved by the College).
Accreditation
Canadian Institute of Management
The Canadian Institute of Management has approved the program as meeting the academic requirements within the Institute’s Chartered Management Program (CMP), which can be used towards the Certified in Management (CIM) or Chartered Manager (C.Mgr.) professional designations. For more information, please visit the Canadian Institute of Management website or speak with your success advisor at The Business School.
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification
If you successfully complete the COMP106 and/or COMP126 course(s) at Progress Campus, you'll have an opportunity to acquire the MOS credential. The Business School operates a Certiport Authorized Test Center for students, graduates, employees and community members who may elect to pursue MOS certification. For more information regarding MOS certification, please contact your success advisor or visit the Centennial College, Certiport Authorized Test Centre.
Courses
Career Options and Education Pathways
Program Highlights
- Leadership and Management courses ensure you gain comprehensive, value-added knowledge of all areas of business and management.
- The use of extensive case analyses, directed research and experiential learning prepares you for a smooth transition to the workplace.
- You expand your interactive and online skills with technology-supported learning.
- Small class environments give you ample opportunities to work on team projects that will stimulate your innovative thinking.
- This Business Administration program develops your skills portfolio as you become familiar with the management practices of leading global companies and organizations.
- You learn from a team of professors with strong academic backgrounds, deep subject matter expertise and extensive business and management experience.
Global Citizenship and Equity (GCE)
Employers are increasingly expecting candidates to become job-ready, able to skillfully navigate across multiple identities, cultures and countries in a globalized economy. At the same time, the public is insisting on greater social accountability and environmental sustainability from businesses, governments and service providers. Centennial’s Signature Learning Experience (SLE) integrates the principles of Global Citizenship and Equity (GCE) Education into the curriculum and provides co-curricular and global education opportunities to support students to excel in a diverse world. For more information on Global Citizenship and Equity, the GCE Portfolio, opportunities for international travel and the available supports, please visit the Centre for Global Citizenship, Education and Inclusion.
Career Outlook
- Office coordinator/manager
- Business officer
- Small business owner
- Franchise manager
- Project coordinator
- Service or sales manager
- Management trainee/assistant manager
- Claims administrator/investigator
Education Pathways
Start in a diploma program, end with a degree! Graduates of this Business Administration - Leadership and Management (Optional Co-op) advanced diploma program have the opportunity to apply learning achieved at Centennial for credits toward further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for this program.
Please note that each partner has minimum admission requirements in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the receiving partner institution.
| Partner Institution | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Algoma University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in Multiple majors |
| Bachelor of Computer Science | |
| Bachelor of Science in Multiple majors | |
| Athabasca University | Bachelor of Commerce post diploma |
| Bachelor of Commerce with major post diploma | |
| Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations post diploma | |
| Bachelor of Management, (3-year) post diploma | |
| Carleton University | Honours Bachelor of Arts in Arts, Fine Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities |
| Conestoga College | Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business Management |
| Fanshawe College | Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Management |
| Guelph-Humber, University of | Honours Bachelor of Business Administration |
| Humber College | Honours Bachelor of Commerce in multiple majors |
| International Business University | Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Business and Technology |
| Lakehead University | Honours Bachelor of Commerce - Business Administration |
| Bachelor of Business Administration (3-year) | |
| Bachelor or Honours Bachelor degree in multiple majors | |
| Laurentian University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts - multiple majors |
| Honours Bachelor of Business Administration | |
| Munster Technological University | Honours Bachelor of Business in Management |
| Nipissing University | Bachelor of Commerce (General Business) 3-year |
| Honours Bachelor of Commerce | |
| Bachelor of Business Administration | |
| Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in Multiple majors | |
| Ontario Tech University | Honours Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies |
| Honours Bachelor of Commerce | |
| Ottawa, University of | Honours Bachelor of Commerce |
| Royal Roads University | Bachelor of Business Administration in Innovation and Sustainability |
| Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management | |
| Seneca Polytechnic | Honours Bachelor of Commerce - Business Management |
| Honours Bachelor of Commerce - Business Technology Management | |
| Honours Bachelor of Health Administration | |
| Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies | |
| Sheridan College | Honours Bachelor of Business Administration in multiple majors |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Bachelor of Commerce - Business Technology Management degree completion |
| Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management | |
| Trent University | Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) |
| Waterloo, University of | Bachelor of Global Business and Digital Arts |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors |
| Windsor, University of | Honours Bachelor of Commerce |
| Bachelor of Arts in General Labour Studies | |
| York University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors |
| Honours Bachelor of Administrative Studies | |
| Honours Bachelor of Public Administration | |
| Honours Bachelor of Business (undecided major) | |
| Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Science |
Please visit our website at //centennial.adv-pub.moveonca.com/outgoing-home/ for more information on articulation agreements.
For pathways to other Ontario post-secondary institutions, please visit ONTransfer.
Areas of Employment
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Service organizations
- International business
- Large corporations/small enterprises
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent; or mature student status (19 years or older)
- Grade 12 English College or University preparation, or equivalent (minimum grade required); or take the Centennial English Admission Test
- Grade 11 Mathematics College, Mixed or University preparation course or Grade 12 Mathematics College or University preparation course, or equivalent (minimum grade required), or take a Centennial College Business Math Skills Assessment for Admission
Additional Requirements
Co-op Option
The co-op option in this program will provide you with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while you complete two co-op work terms as an employee in the field. This experience not only allows you to put classroom learning into practice, but will also provide valuable contacts for your future career.
To participate in this co-op option, you will need to complete an application process in the second semester. If academically qualified, you may be admitted to the co-op program. Academically qualified students who are accepted into the program will register for the co-op preparation course as scheduled.
Co-op Requirements
- Minimum of 80% of courses completed from semester one and two combined
- Completion of COMM-160/161 by the end of semester 2 with a C grade (60%) or higher
- A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher (this must be maintained for the duration of the program)
- Students must be legally eligible to work in Canada
- Students who meet the above prerequisites will submit their application for co-op to the Career Services & Cooperative Education Department in semester 2
Note: Meeting the minimum co-op program requirements does not guarantee admission into the co-op program.
How to Apply
1. Apply Online
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Better Jobs Ontario Program, please apply at the Employment Training Centre (Progress Campus). The Better Jobs Ontario Program is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Better Jobs Ontario Program.
If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.
All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $125 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.
International Students
Apply directly to Centennial College here.
2. Submit Documents
Domestic Applicants
Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.
Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.
Domestic applicants who attended school outside of Canada: If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS). For more information go to Submitting your Transcripts.
International Applicants
Please refer to the International Education Application Guide.
3. Confirm Your Offer of Admission
Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.
You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.
You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.
When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.
4. Pay Fees
Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.
You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.
5. Build Your Timetable (Register for Courses)
Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.
Fall registration begins mid-July
January registration begins mid-December
May registration begins mid-April
Your web-registration will not open if:
You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.
Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.
Tuition and Fees
Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2024.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $2,721.00 | $1,235.34 | $3,956.34 |
| International | $16,649.00 | $1,723.52 | $18,372.52 |
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Evaluate 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.
- Assess and use current concepts/systems and technologies to support an organization's business initiatives.
- Conduct and present research to support business decision-making.
- Plan, implement and evaluate projects by applying project management principles.
- Perform work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations and business practices.
- Apply human resource practices to support management objectives and the organization’s goals.
- Use accounting and financial principles to support the management and operations of an organization.
- Assess marketing, sales and customer service concepts and strategies and apply them to the needs of an organization.
- Outline principles of supply chain* management and operations management and assess their impact on the operations of an organization.
- Participate in the development of a business plan.
- Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance in the business field.
- Outline strategies used to manage risks in an organization's business activities.
- Identify and implement leadership strategies designed to motivate others to achieve personal and organizational goals.
- Develop and implement leadership strategies that influence business decisions and change management to leverage differences among people and workplace environments.
- Develop and implement leadership and management strategies which influence various elements and processes within an organization in an ethical manner.
- Develop and implement leadership and management strategies that inspire and leverage innovation and creativity within existing organizational structures.
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