Post-Diploma Bachelor of Business Administration in Global Business

Business is now recognized as a global practice, even if products and services never leave a local market. Global events and competition affect almost all companies and industry sectors. Therefore, it is important to understand the global environment as companies operate in more complex and diverse environment where international factors come into play. Global Business is the practice of managing business, not-for-profit, governmental, or other entity's operations across countries. Global Business professionals are familiar with the culture, business practices, economic and political environment of countries in which multinational firms andor other organizations operate. They have the skills needed to formulate effective management strategies in today’s globally complex and competitive environment. As a Global Business major, you’ll have courses on supply chain management, global finance, innovation in emerging markets and industrial location of multinational activities. As well, you’ll take courses on cross-cultural management, global leadership, crisis management, and regional aspect of Global Business. You’ll also draw from fields such as history, geography, political science, psychology, economics and sociology. This will allow you to enhance the skills needed to meet the challenges of doing business in an organization that faces different international pressures or that operates globally.

​For admission, Canadian high school students in Alberta must have completed five of the following courses with a minimum 65% average across them: This course is required: English Language Arts 30-1 Three of these courses are required: Aboriginal Studies 30 Art 30 or Art 31 Biology 30 Chemistry 30 Choral Music 30, General Music 30, or Instrumental Music 30 Dance 35 Drama 30 Mathematics 30-1 or Mathematics 30-2 Mathematics 31 Physics 30 Science 30 Social Studies 30-1 or Social Studies 30-2 Five credits in Advanced-level CTS Computer Science (CSE) One or more distinct languages at the 30 level One additional requirement from this list: That has not already been used May be from the list above Must be at the 30 level Must be worth at least five credits (multiple courses worth a total of five or more credits can be used) Cannot be a Special Project