Bachelor of Business Administration (Trades Management) (Honours) (Pathway Motive Power Technician)

The Bachelor of Business Administration (Trades Management) (Honours) is a degree-completion program designed for graduates of the Motive Power Technician Ontario College Diploma program or those with similar apprenticeship, journeyperson training, or trade-related diplomas. This pathway allows students to build on their existing technical knowledge while acquiring valuable business skills to advance their careers. With a self-paced online delivery, students can balance their studies with personal and professional commitments, while gaining practical experience through work-integrated learning. Graduates receive credit for 10 courses, entering directly into semester 4 of the degree.

The program is ideal for students who excel in leadership, adapt to change, and possess an entrepreneurial mindset. It focuses on essential business administration, managerial, accounting, project management, and leadership competencies, enabling students to take on greater responsibilities, grow their own businesses, or pursue management roles within larger organizations.

Admission Requirements

• Motive Power Technology Ontario College Advanced Diploma or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• 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.
• Computer business applications, management information systems, and project management.
• Marketing, trades marketing, and managing small and medium enterprises.
• Human resource management, Canadian business law, and operations management.
• Applied research, international business, and negotiation strategies.
• Strategic thinking and management, along with breadth electives in liberal studies and business.