Bachelor of Business Administration (Trades Management) (Honours) (Pathway Business – Trades)

This pathway is designed for graduates of the Business – Trades Ontario College Diploma program. These graduates are granted credit for 12 courses in the degree program, allowing them to begin in semester 4. The program is ideal for students who thrive in leadership roles, adapt well to change, and possess an entrepreneurial mindset. It is particularly suited for those looking to integrate their existing skills with business management and who are comfortable with an online learning environment.

The Bachelor of Business Administration (Trades Management) (Honours) is a degree-completion program where the knowledge and skills gained through apprenticeship/journeyperson training, or trade-related diploma programs, provide the basis for advanced standing into the program.

The program focuses on the business administration, managerial, accounting, project management, leadership, communication, application of data to make decisions and applied research competencies needed by people working in or with the skilled trades to grow their own businesses, take on greater responsibilities in their current work environments, and/or pursue management careers in medium to large organizations.

Admission Requirements

• Building Renovation Technology Ontario College Advanced Diploma.
• Minimum of two years of related work experience.

What You’ll Learn

• Financial accounting, managerial accounting, and finance.
• Microeconomics, macroeconomics, and statistics.
• Principles of business management, professional practice, and risk management.
• Marketing, trades marketing, and managing small and medium enterprises.
• Human resource management, Canadian business law, and project management.
• Operations management, management information systems, and computer business applications.
• Applied research, negotiation strategies, and international business.
• Strategic thinking and management, and breadth electives in liberal studies and business.