Diploma in Business Administration

The Diploma in Business Administration (DBA) program is a post-secondary diploma designed for non-business degree graduates and professionals seeking to boost their careers. The program will provide a solid overview of essential skills in business administration, financial accounting, human resources, communications, small business management, marketing and other key business areas. Our program not only prepares you to contribute effectively to organizational success but it also ensures you benefit from UVic’s reputation as a top-ranking university.Program outcomesAfter completing the Diploma in Business Administration, you will gain the knowledge to effectively work with analytical tools and management concepts used in modern business, along with having the practical skills, values and perspectives required for success in a changing world.You will also be able to: describe and analyze how organizational and functional business units successfully integrate including marketing, accounting, finance, human resources and others apply essential skills and tools in administration, finance, human resources, communication and marketing to support the management and business operations of an organization develop and use effective communication, teamwork and analytical skills and competencies in a variety of specialized and functional business disciplines using a variety of mediums apply international, cross-cultural and Indigenous perspectives to business strategies, functions and operations evaluate and apply principles of ethical, social and sustainable responsibility to business strategies, functions and operations articulate, evaluate and effectively apply decision-making and problem-solving frameworks to recommend initiatives in line with strategic goals describe, analyze and apply strategic leadership and management concepts and skills apply basic research skills to support business decision making analyze and apply concepts and methods of planning, implementation, organization and monitoring to various business operations understand and apply foundational leadership skills, in both informal and formal settings, to effectively support and lead individuals and teams in an inclusive and diverse workforce

completion of four years of full-time academic studies in which all language of instruction is English, at a high school or post-secondary institution in a recognized English-speaking countryHigh school diploma or equivalent (academic stream) with high-level results / minimum GPA 3.0 or equivalentcompletion of Grade 12 English or its equivalent in Canada with a final grade of 86% or higher within the last three years prior to admissiona score of 86% or higher on the BC Provincial Grade 12 English Examination within the last three years prior to admissiona score of 4 or higher on the Advanced Placement Exam in English Language and Compositiona score of 4 or higher on IB Higher Level English A