Business Management Diploma - General Management Major at Olds College

What can you expect from the program?

Develop your business skills to the next level with the Business Management diploma. After completion of the first year in the Business Management certificate, students have the option of returning to complete the second year of the Business Management diploma.

Olds College provides business students with a unique learning opportunity and experience. It is one of the first Colleges in Canada to offer students such a progressive project based learning program.

What will you learn?

Project based learning is about taking theory to practice and learning about different subjects simultaneously.  This is achieved through the completion of semester long, real-world projects where students work alongside of business owners and clients identifying business problems through research and the development of meaningful and effective solutions supported by evidence. This type of learning provides the learning environment that assists in effective knowledge transfer into the workplace and promotes “in demand”, 21st century skills.  It also provides the students with invaluable hands-on learning experience and mentorship from business owners.  “In project-based learning, the learning is the project.”

Upon successful completion of this program, students will have a firm understanding of:

• Communicating with stakeholders
• Strategic leadership skills
• Analyzing business information to make strategic decisions
• Resource management skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Professional and ethical standards
• Marketing processes
• Utilizing business technologies
• Project management principles

Your future

Job opportunities include:

 project-based learning will prepare graduates for a variety of career possibilities including accounting, consultation and management duties, entrepreneurship, event management, marketing and sales.