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Academic Credit – 24 Units

Diploma in Management Studies Requirements

Generalist Diploma

• all 5 core courses + any 3 elective courses

Diploma + Finance concentration

• all 5 core courses + 4 finance electives

Diploma + Human Resources concentration

• all 5 core courses + 4 human resources electives

Diploma + Marketing concentration

• all 5 core courses + 4 marketing electives

Diploma + Risk Management concentration

• all 5 core courses + 3 risk management electives

Diploma + Project Management concentration

• all 5 core courses + McMaster's Project Management Program (NEW!)

  -or-

• all 5 core courses + corresponding Global Knowledge program

Diploma + Business Analysis concentration

• all 5 core courses + corresponding Global Knowledge program

Diploma + IT Project Management concentration

• all 5 core courses + corresponding Global Knowledge program

 

 

Students who have earned a Management Studies Diploma in the past five
years who choose to obtain a concentration must take a minimum of two
additional concentration courses to receive a concentration. Transfer of
credit will not be permitted when obtaining a second concentration.

Students who complete a Management Studies Diploma with a
concentration and choose to pursue another Centre for Continuing Education
diploma (i.e.; Marketing, Human Resources or Accounting) may apply up to
five courses toward the second diploma.

Course List

Core Courses

• 570-819 Marketing I (3.0 units)
• 570-825 Business Administration I (3.0 units)
• 570-827 Communications (3.0 units)
• 570-925 Introductory Financial Accounting (3.0 units)
• 974-901 Human Resources Management (3.0 units)

Elective Courses

General Electives

• 570-830 Basic Bookkeeping (1.5 units)
• 610-852 Business Administration II: Strategic Management (3.0 units)
• 570-936 Business Law (3.0 units)
• 570-855 Business Statistics (3.0 units)
• 570-810 Effective Business English (3.0 units)
• 570-811 International Business (3.0 units)
• 570-932 Management Information Systems (3.0 units)
• 570-816 Operations Management Techniques (3.0 units)
• 570-829 Preparatory Mathematics (1.5 units)
• 570-847 Principles and Practice of Supervision (3.0 units)

 

Finance and Accounting

• 570-818 Economics (3.0 units)
• 570-817 Finance and Accounting for the Non-Accountants (3.0 units)
• 570-933 Financial Management (3.0 units)
• Financial Statement Analysis (coming soon)
• Financial Modeling (coming soon)

 

Human Resources

• 974-898 Compensation (3 units)
• 974-923 Human Resources Planning (3 units)
• 974-899 Labour Relations (3 units)
• 974-921 Occupational Health & Safety (3 units)
• 570-821 Organizational Behaviour (3.0 units)
• 974-897 Recruitment & Selection (3 units)
• 974-902 Training & Development (3.0 units)

 

Marketing Electives

• 319-006 Branding (3.0 units)
• 319-007 Business to Business Marketing (3.0 units)
• 319-002 Consumer Behaviour (3.0 units)
• 319-005 E-Marketing (3.0 units)
• 319-003 Integrated Marketing Communications (3.0 units)
• 319-001 Marketing Plans and Implementation (3.0 units)

• 319-004 Market Research (3.0 units)

• (462-011) Building Social Media Relationships (3.0 units)
• (462-013) Social Media Research and Techniques (3.0 units)

Risk Management

• 570-813 Risk Assessment (3.0 units)
• 570-814 Risk Control (3.0 units)
• 570-815 Risk Finance (3.0 units)