About Business Administration - Retail Program in George Brown College

FULL DESCRIPTION

This program is suspended for September 2019 intake.

The Business Administration – Retail 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 students 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 organization
• Performance of work in compliance with relevant statutes, regulations and business practices

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

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

YOUR CAREER

You will be prepared for a variety of administrative and management positions in the retail industry including store environment, online environment or corporate office. Positions may include:

• Buying Assistant
• Inventory Analyst
• Plan-o-grammer
• Retail Web Designer
• Store Designer
• Retail Logistics Specialist

Academic qualification equivalents 

• Have graduated from senior secondary school or equivalent (those applying for a postgraduate program must have graduated from a university or college).

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS             :            6.5, minimum 6.0 in each skill band
• TOEFL           :            88 (online) minimum 22 in each skill band
• PTE                :            60, overall minimum 55 in each skill band

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