Business Administration - Retail Program (with work experience) (B163)

The Business Administration – Retail (with work experience) advanced diploma program prepares students with the knowledge and skills to work in areas such as store design, merchandising initiatives, logistics, inventory, security planning and plan-o-gramming.

Graduates may choose to work for a large multinational company, national store chain, small chain or individual store outlet; take over a family operation; or open their own location or virtual storefront. This three-year program provides the student with the tools to grow within their chosen company to a number of positions related to retail functions.

This learning experience will enable graduates to demonstrate:

• Plans and strategies to support a retail environment (physical and online) including retail marketing, logistics and store design
• Development of a business plan
• Assessment of marketing and sales concepts and strategies and the application of them to the needs of the organization
• Application of human resource practices to support management objectives and the organizations
• Performance of work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations and business practices

This program (B163) is offered with Work Experience. Students wishing to apply for Business Administration – Retail without work experience should apply to B123.

Work Experience (Co-op or Internship) Work Term

This program requires the successful completion of two semesters of work experience to graduate. This work experience is either Co-op (paid) or internship (unpaid). Either one will give you the practical experience employers value.

George Brown works with employers and industry partners to identify potential work experience opportunities. Students are also strongly encouraged to pursue self-directed industry work experience to provide valuable learning experiences that meet the learning outcomes of the program. This work experience can in turn be added to your resume.

In addition to on-the-job work experience, George Brown College endeavours to provide field education opportunities with real world challenges and clients. Find out more about field education at the Centre for Business.

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

1. Evaluate the impact of global issues on an organization’s business opportunities by using an environmental scan.
2. Apply principles of corporate sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics to support an organization’s business initiatives.
3. Assess and use current concepts/systems and technologies to support an organization's business initiatives.
4. Conduct and present research to support business decision making.
5. Plan, implement and evaluate projects by applying project management principles.
6. Perform work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations and business practices.
7. Apply human resource practices to support management objectives and the organization’s goals.
8. Use accounting and financial principles to support the management and operations of an organization.
9. Assess marketing and sales concepts and strategies and apply them to the needs of an organization.
10. Outline principles of supply chain management and operations management and assess their impact on the operations of an organization.
11. Participate in the development of a business plan.
12. Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance in the business field.
13. Outline strategies used to manage risks in an organization's business activities.

*Amounts listed are the total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first two semesters of programs starting in fall 2017. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in fall 2018 and at later dates.

†This program includes 2 Work Experience semesters. The tuition fee for this program does NOT include the cost of Work Experience semesters. The first Work Experience fee of $450 covers the cost of the Work Experience Preparation course and the first Work Experience semester. There is an additional fee of $450 for the second Work Experience semester.

International students: Visit the International Fees and Related Costs page for more information.