Advanced Diploma In Business Administration (Finance)
DURATION
6 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
CAD 16,539 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for 2 semesters for international students / fees include incidental fees and health insurance for the first year of study
Introduction
- Program Code: 2493
- School: The Business School
- Credential: Ontario College Advanced Diploma
- Program Type: Post-secondary program
- Program Length: 3 years/ 6 semesters
- Location: Progress Campus
The Business Administration – Finance program will help to open doors to more career options by preparing you for specialized financial services areas, such as retirement planning or investment advising, while you continue on the path towards the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation and a pathway to the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) credential. As a result, a wider variety of financial services careers will be available to you when you graduate.
In this three-year advanced diploma program, you'll study the functional areas of business (accounting, finance, marketing, information systems, human resources, production, operations management), and take management-oriented courses that will provide an integrated perspective of business. Because this offering will ensure you have a strong educational base in business, it will prepare you to effectively function in your chosen career, leading to supervisory and management positions in business, government and service organizations.
As a graduate of this Business School program, you'll acquire a specialized knowledge of how finance functions in the corporate entity and of the financial services sector of the economy.
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Curriculum
Program Outline
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Program Outcome
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.
- Coordinate the processing and maintaining of financial records in compliance with relevant policies, procedures, and regulations for individuals and/or organizations.
- Coordinate the preparation and presentation of financial information in compliance with relevant legislation and regulations for individuals and/or organizations.
- Analyze financial reports for individuals and/or organizations by applying financial mathematics and statistics.
- Develop and evaluate a financial plan to meet individuals’ and/or organizations’ needs and objectives.
- Develop, implement, evaluate and coordinate marketing strategies to promote financial products and services, and to enhance customer service.
- Develop, implement and evaluate strategies to establish and maintain professional networking and business relationships in the finance sector.
- Analyze and evaluate, within a Canadian context, the impact of economic variables, legislation, ethics, technology, and the environment on individuals and/or organizations’ operations.
- Develop, implement and evaluate ongoing strategies for personal and professional development, highlighting ethics, values, and standards in the finance sector.
Career Opportunities
Program Highlights
- This program, which includes a CIFP capstone course, builds a complete skill set for financial services, including IIROC license, Life License Qualification Program (LLQP), Retirement Consulting Certificate, and CFP designation academic requirements.
- Business Administration – Finance is also a pathway to the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) credential, and completion of this program will allow you to write the CSC exams.
- You will be eligible to write the Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC) Level 1 exam and will have Level 1 certification in financial planning (CFP).
- If you complete the CIFP capstone course, you will be eligible to write the Level 2 exam for full CFP certification.
Career Outlook
- Financial analyst
- Investment advisor
- Sales agent
- Mortgage specialist
- Personal banking officer
- Teller
- Mutual fund advisor
- Financial planner
- Retirement planning analyst
Education Pathways
Start in a diploma program, end with a degree! Successful graduates of this Business Administration – Finance program have the opportunity to apply their credits towards 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 pathway has a specific minimum grade requirement in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the partner institution.