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PROGRAM INFORMATION

Gain traction in the career you’ve always dreamed of with Northern’s two-year Business diploma.

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

Academic Year:

2025-2026

Credential:

Ontario College Diploma

Program Delivery:

Full-Time

Duration:

2 Years

Length:

4 Semesters

Program Code(s):

B005 - PC Timmins Campus

B205 - CK Distance

DESCRIPTION

Gain traction in the career you’ve always dreamed of with Northern’s two-year Business diploma.

Year one focuses on Business Fundamentals. In year two you’ll expand your skill set thanks to a comprehensive range of courses to explore everything from statistics and business law to operations, macroeconomics, and project management.

You’ll learn the importance of building relationships, the art of closing the deal, and even get a crash course in entrepreneurship to maximize your chances for success. Advanced business simulations and work-integrated learning opportunities put your new skills to the test.

It all adds up to a well-rounded big-picture graduate who’s ready to take on the world.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Entry-level career in a variety of business settings or entrepreneurial role

VOCATIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES

  1. Identify and discuss 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. Use current concepts/systems and technologies to support an organization’s business initiatives.
  4. Apply basic research skills to support business decisions making.
  5. Support the planning, implementation, and monitoring of projects.
  6. Perform work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations, and business practices.
  7. Explain the role of the human resource function and its impact on an organization.
  8. Use accounting and financial principles to support the operations of an organization.
  9. Describe and apply marketing and sales concepts used to support the operations of an organization.
  10. Outline principles of supply chain management and operations management.
  11. Outline and assess the components of a business plan.
  12. Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance in the business field.

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Business

Program Outline 2025-2026

PROGRAM COURSES

The following reflects the planned course sequence for full-time offerings of the program. Programs at Northern College are delivered using a variety of instruction modes. Courses may be offered in the classroom or lab, entirely online, or in a hybrid mode which combines classroom sessions with virtual learning activities.

| Semester 1 | | Hours | |

Source: https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/08/Business-2025.pdf