Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Commerce

Program Overview

This undergraduate business program enhances knowledge in accounting, management, commercial law, and economics for graduates in non-business fields. Students can specialize in six concentrations: accounting, finance, general management, human resources, leadership, or marketing. The program accommodates students with prior credits, requires a minimum of nine TRU credits, and has admission requirements that include a non-business baccalaureate degree.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Graduates of recognized degrees in fields other than business or commerce can choose from one of six concentrations: accounting, finance, general management, human resources, leadership and marketing. Build from core knowledge in accounting, management, commercial law and economics.

Outline:

• Core Knowledge Requirements (3 credits)
• ACCT 2211, Financial Accounting, or equivalent
• Elective Requirements (12 credits)
• These 12 credits are selected to ensure that all course prerequisites for each concentration are satisfied.
Any remaining credits bringing the total elective credits to 12 are to be chosen in consultation with a Program Advisor and must include courses in business, management or economics.
• You are encouraged to select courses from the following to complete your elective requirements:
• ACCT 2251, Management Accounting (3)
• MNGT 3711, Business Ethics and Society (3)
• MNGT 4711, Decision Analysis (3)
• BLAW 2911, Commercial Law (3)
• One of ECON 1901, Principles of Microeconomics (3) or MNGT 1211, Management Principles and Practices (3)
• Concentration Requirements (15 credits)
• Accounting Concentration
• ACCT 3201 Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 (3 credits)
• ACCT 3211 Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 (3 credits)
• ACCT 3221 Income Taxation 1 (3 credits)
• ACCT 3251 Intermediate Management Accounting (3 credits)
• One course from the following:
• ACCT 4201 Advanced Financial Accounting (3 credits)
• ACCT 4231 Assurance (3 credits)
• ACCT 4251 Advanced Management Accounting (3 credits)
• Finance Concentration
• FNCE 3151 Portfolio and Equity Analysis (3 credits)
• FNCE 3171 Fixed Income and Alternative Investments (3 credits)
• One course from the following:
• FNCE 3180 Derivative Securities (TRU on-campus) (3 credits)
• FNCE 403 Risk Management (Athabasca University) (3 credits)
• Two of the following:
• MKTG 3451 Professional Selling (3 credits)
• ACCT 3221 Income Taxation 1 (3 credits)
• One course from the following:
• FNCE 4130 Advanced Financial Management (TRU on-campus) (3 credits)
• ADMN 3117 Financial Management II (Nipissing University) (3 credits)
• One course from the following:
• FNCE 4160 Portfolio Management (TRU on-campus) (3 credits)
• FNCE 470 Portfolio Management (Athabasca University) (3 credits)
• One course from the following:
• FNCE 4180 International Financial Management (TRU on-campus) (3 credits)
• ECON 3127 International Financial Management (Nipissing University) (3 credits)
• One course from the following:
• FNCE 4190 Financial Institutions Management (TRU on-campus) (3 credits)
• ADMN 2116 Management of Financial Institutions (Nipissing University) (3 credits)
• General Management Concentration
• ORGB 2811 Organizational Behaviour (3 credits)
• FNCE 2121 Financial Management (3 credits)
• MKTG 2431 Marketing (3 credits)
• HRMN 2821 Human Resource Management (3 credits)
• One additional approved 3000- or 4000-level ACCT, BLAW, BUSN, ENTR, FNCE, HRMN, IBUS, MIST, MKTG, MNGT, ORGB or SCMN course
• Human Resources Concentration
• HRMN 2821 Human Resource Management (3 credits)
• HRMN 3841 Employee and Labour Relations (in development) (3 credits)
• BBUS 3661 Strategic Human Resource (3 credits)
• Six credits of approved 4000-level business courses, such as:
• ORGB 4871 Organizational Development and Change (3 credits)
• MNGT 4751 Project Management (6 credits)
• BBUS 4135 Motivation and Productivity (3 credits)
• BBUS 4833 Effective Leadership (3 credits)
• Or approved 3000 or 4000 level HRMN courses
• Leadership Concentration
• MNGT 3731 Leadership (3 credits)
• BBUS 3671 Contemporary Leadership (3 credits)
• BBUS 4833 Effective Leadership (3 credits)
• Six credits of approved 4000-level business courses from the following:
• ORGB 4871 Organizational Development and Change (3 credits)
• MNGT 4751 Project Management (6 credits)
• LEAD 4901 Strategic Thinking for Leadership (3 credits)
• Marketing Concentration
• MKTG 3481 Marketing Research (3 credits)
• Four of the following:
• MKTG 3451 Professional Selling (3 credits)
• MKTG3471 Consumer Behaviour (3 credits)
• IBUS 3511 International Business (3 credits)
• MKTG 4411 Services Marketing (3 credits)
• MKTG 4431 Retail Marketing (3 credits)
• MKTG 4471 International Marketing (3 credits)
• MKTG 4481 Integrated Marketing Communications (3 credits)
• MKTG 4491 Business-to-Business Marketing (3 credits)

Other:

• Diploma Requirements: Students with prior credit for courses equivalent or similar to some of the diploma courses must complete alternative coursework approved by Open Learning.
• Residency Requirements: A minimum of nine TRU credits (distance or on-campus)
• Admission Requirements: A recognized baccalaureate degree in a field other than business
• Program and Pathways: This chart shows how credits gained in one credential can count toward another:
• Related Programs:
• Post-Baccalaureate Diploma, Accounting
• Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Business Administration
• Bachelor of Business Administration (General)