Business Administration – Project Management Program (B126)

Program Description

Program Overview

As a student in the Business Administration – Project Management program at George Brown College in Toronto, you will be prepared to manage project scope and change, project control, project staffing and risk management, provide motivation and goal-setting, utilize project management tools and perform other functions in careers that incorporate project management or in stand-alone project manager positions. As a graduates of this program, you will have demonstrated your knowledge, skills and abilities related to business in general and project management in particular.

Full Description

As a student in the Business Administration – Project Management advanced diploma program, you will be prepared to manage project scope and change, project control, project staffing and risk management, provide motivation and goal-setting, utilize project management tools and perform other functions in careers that incorporate project management or in stand-alone project manager positions. As a graduate of this program, you will have demonstrated your knowledge, skills and abilities related to business in general and project management in particular.

This learning experience will enable you to:

  • Analyze of the impact of an organization's project management initiatives on its human resources, management, financial and business strategies, policies and practices.
  • Implement a project plan, including making tradeoffs among competing objectives and taking timely action to deal with problems and opportunities.
  • Apply accounting and financial knowledge to the management of projects.
  • Allocate human resources required to manage project tasks using leadership and teamwork skills.
  • Work with teams and stakeholders effectively and in a professional manner, respecting differences.

This Centre for Business program is part of our School of Management.

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George Brown College's Centre for Business programs has earned international recognition from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Centre for Business diplomas, advanced diplomas, and degree programs, 14 in total, have been accredited globally at our Schools of Accounting & Finance, HR, Management, and Marketing. George Brown is now one of only two colleges in Ontario to have earned ACBSP accreditation. 

Note: George Brown College has adopted a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative. As a result, Centre for Business students registered in this program are required to bring their own laptops. Our Library Learning Commons offers open access computers, as well as equipment that can be borrowed on a short-term basis. For more information, please contact the Centre for Business at business@georgebrown.ca.  

Your Field Education Options

Employers have told us that they are more likely to hire a student with work experience than a student without experience. Field education gives you the real-life experience that employers demand.

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.

Career & Postgraduate Study Opportunities

Career Options

Graduates of this program will have demonstrated their knowledge, skills and abilities related to both business in general and project management in particular.

Potential positions may include:

  • assistant project manager
  • junior project manager/co-ordinator
  • project manager
  • project co-ordinator
  • business project manager

Industry

George Brown College is recognized as a Global Registered Education Provider with the Project Management Institute (PMI®). Graduates of any of the George Brown College courses listed on PMI’s Registered Education Provider portal will have satisfied the education requirements necessary to apply to the Project Management Institute (PMI®) for either the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) or the Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification.

PMI®, PMP® and CAPM® are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

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