Advanced Diploma in Business Administration

at Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology - Fennel Campus Canada

Essential office skills are covered in a program that can open doors to new career opportunities.

Program Highlights

• Develop advanced skills to give you a competitive edge in diverse business environments.
• Common semester 1 and 2 with Office Administration - General (380).

What you'll learn

• Specialized skills in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Project, Visio
• Web page design and Adobe software.
• Train in accounting fundamentals and specialized accounting software.
• Essential office skills including time management and organization, travel arrangements, coordinating meetings, planning events, taking and transcribing minutes.
• How to develop a professional portfolio and formulate a career plan.

Use behaviour analysis to teach socially significant skills to improve quality of life for individuals with autism and their families.

Program Highlights
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neuro-developmental disorder that affects 1 in 66 individual in Canada. ASD can affect an individual’s ability to communicate, socially interact and will often engage in repetitive/ restricted behaviours. ASD is a spectrum therefore the degree to which an individual experiences these challenges will vary.

What you'll learn

• Apply evidence-based treatments and how they are used to teach individuals with autism.
• Design, implement and evaluate treatment plans using behavioural strategies.
• Comprehend and respond to needs of family members.
• Train caregivers to implement techniques with their children.
• Develop an understanding of the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), in the intensive behaviour intervention application with children with autism.

Orchestrate your musical future with practical and theoretical training in classical, jazz and contemporary genres.

Program Highlights

1. Personalized instruction by passionate professional musicians.
2. Perform at the 1,000 seat McIntyre Performing Arts Centre at Fennell Campus.
3. Clinics and workshops with world-renowned musicians.

What you'll learn

• Perform in a variety of ensembles, coached by faculty.
• Use the latest music technology in a state-of-the-art facility.
• Compose your own arrangements and works and have them performed by student groups under your direction.
• Participate in professional recording studio experiences.
• Write musical scores for various productions.
• Explore the business side of the music profession
• Gain the advice of industry experts.

Develop foundational skills and learn best practices essential to the gas and oil-fired heating industry. Gain foundational knowledge of low-pressure steam boilers, refrigeration, and water treatment systems.

Program Highlights

• Accredited by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
• Gain hands-on experience building, wiring, and troubleshooting gas and oil-fired equipment
• Prepares participants for provincial testing by the TSSA for Oil Burner Technician 3 (OBT 3) and Gas Technician 3 (G3) certification.
• Gain industry experience through field placement 
• Students have the option to transition into the second semester of the Gas and Oil Burner Technician || (049) program, in order to obtain their Oil Burner Technician 2 (OBT 2) and Gas Technician 2 (G2) certification. 

What you'll learn

•   Foundational skills and best practices essential to the heating industry including:
  • Safe operation of tools and equipment
  • Electrical wiring
  • Piping, soldering, and brazing
  • Equipment installation, commissioning, troubleshooting and servicing
• Knowledge of low-pressure steam boilers, water treatment, and refrigeration processes
• Optional training includes Ozone Depletion Prevention, Gastite and IPEX Certification 

Gain a critical understanding of the important elements of global business, a cultural orientation to Canada, and the language and communication requirements to be effective in a global business setting.

This comprehensive 2-year post-graduate program will prepare you for a wide variety of business management careers.  Learning from experienced international business professionals you will gain a critical understanding of the important elements of supporting a global business while gaining a cultural orientation to Canada and the communication skills necessary to be effective in a global business setting.  

The program will expose you to foundational international and Canadian business practices and help you strengthen your English communication, math, and statistical skills, within your first year of studies. Advanced international business practices will be covered in your second year, including Supply Chain, Marketing, Sales and Negotiation, E-Commerce, Finance, Business Analytics and Project Management, leading you to the development of an international business capstone project. 

Program Highlights

• Advance your global business, language, and cross-cultural competency skills needed to launch a successful international management career.
• Apply your learning through experiential learning opportunities with online decision-making simulations, role-plays, and case analyses.
• Benefit from entrepreneurial perspectives and insights from leading industry professionals.
• Mohawk College is located in Hamilton, Ontario, amid the Toronto- Waterloo Innovation Corridor, home to more than 15,000 technology companies and thousands of start-ups that require talented people to help them turn their research strength into global commercial success. 

What you'll learn

• Use industry-standard tools and techniques to transform raw data into meaningful information to support business decision-making.
• Research potential business opportunities with an understanding of cultural, financial, legal, and distribution issues.
• Take your business strategy global by understanding customer needs and gathering business requirements.
• Identify the risks and financial rewards of different international investment alternatives.
• Create strategies and business plans to develop and support the global business presence of a company.
• Develop B2B sales and negotiation skills as well as a personal brand to launch a successful professional career in Canada or abroad.

Develop an advanced level of skills and knowledge in the ever-changing industries of protection and crisis management.

Program Highlights

• Training embedded within the program includes:
  • Canadian Firearms Safety and Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety courses (PAL/RPAL)
  • ASP Baton and Handcuffing
  • Characteristics of Armed Persons seminar provided by members of the Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit
• Simulated judgmental training systems and tactical scenario-based learning.
• Work within a fully functional Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).
• Work towards designations and acquire certification in industry recognised and desired skills
• Gain a personalised understanding of fitness, health and general wellness needs for a successful career in the protection industry, while having the opportunity to prepare for industry standard fitness testing with experienced and respected trainers. 

What you'll learn

• Examine computer forensics, risk management, executive protection, threat assessments, intelligence gathering and analysis, and corporate asset protection.
• Work towards designation as a Certified Fraud Examiner and Business Continuity Professional.
• Experience practical exercises in advanced surveillance, close protection, intelligence gathering and event management.
• Research the extensive, professional career opportunities available in a rapidly expanding industry to career and professional development.

Orchestrate your musical future with practical and theoretical training in classical, jazz and contemporary genres.

Program Highlights

• Personalized instruction by passionate professional musicians.
• Perform at the 1,000 seat McIntyre Performing Arts Centre at Fennell Campus.
• Clinics and workshops with world-renowned musicians.

What you'll learn

• Perform in a variety of ensembles, coached by faculty.
• Use the latest music technology in a state-of-the-art facility.
• Compose your own arrangements and works and have them performed by student groups under your direction.
• Participate in professional recording studio experiences.
• Write musical scores for various productions.
• Explore the business side of the music profession
• Gain the advice of industry experts.

Work with real clients to gain valuable skills that will prepare you for a role in the expanding visual communications industry.

Program Highlights

• Work on real-world projects with actual clients.
• Attain your Avid Learning Partner – Media Composer Certification.
• Produce sports content with Ontario Colleges Athletic Association, Ontario University Athletics, and Ontario Hockey League partners.

What you'll learn

• Content creation and distribution for traditional and new media platforms.
• Sport and event production skills with professional HD mobile facilities.
• Camera, lighting and sound techniques for location production.
• Live and scripted studio production operations.
• Production management and direction.
• Edit video, sound and graphics.

Delve into the processes and technologies used for modern, sustainable urban and regional land use planning and development.

Program Highlights:

• From looking up planning policies to establishing graphic layouts in CAD, you will be involved with real-life planning processes.

What you'll learn:

• Learn land use planning principles, planning law, process and documentation necessary to create active and sustainable communities.
• Acquire CAD, plan reading, graphics and visualization skills needed to create plans for today's modern infrastructure.
• Develop surveying skills and geographic information systems (GIS) applications.
• Explore subdivision development and design, site planning and detailed design.
• Understand official plans, zoning by-laws, and provincial legislation.
• Produce planning reports and make public presentations.

Program Highlights

• You will gain hands-on experience with various expressive arts modalities, including:
  • Drumming, Story-telling, Drama, Dance, Journaling, Painting, Sculpting, and more.
• Study various populations and communities focusing on their strengths and specialized needs.
• Learn to develop, implement and facilitate programming within various communities.
• You will join the growing field of expressive arts practitioners and can choose to set up your own practice or incorporate this specialization into your current career path.
• As a graduate of the program, you can join the Ontario Expressive Arts Therapy Association (OEATA) as an Expressive Arts Practitioner.

What you’ll learn

• Design, organize, facilitate and manage expressive arts programs.
• Explore, participate in and facilitate various expressive arts modalities including:
  • Drumming, Storytelling, Theatre, Movement and Dance, Journaling, Painting, Poetry, and Sculpture.
• Propose programs, create budgets and funding applications, and consider long-term program growth strategies and staffing needs.
• Analyze differences within the population and methods for best catering programming to address the needs of client groups.
• Field placement offers real-programming experience and hands-on experience with client groups.