COURSE CURRICULUM

Management Option of North Island College’s Business Administration Diploma is designed to prepare students for leadership roles in management, entrepreneurship, and human resources. Core courses include Management Accounting (BUS 217), Commercial Law (BUS 221), Introduction to Non-Profit Management (BUS 248), Entrepreneurship (BUS 253), Human Resources Management (BUS 255), and Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO 111), providing students with advanced knowledge in financial, legal, operational, and strategic aspects of business management. In addition, students choose one elective from a wide selection of courses focused on Indigenous studies, governance, community development, and social sciences. Options include Histories and Impacts of Colonization (ABG 100), Governance and Organizational Structures (ABG 102), Vision, Values, Philosophies and Ethics (ABG 103), Politics, Policy and Practice (ABG 105), Community Development & Planning (ABG 110), Economic Development (ABG 111), Ethnology of North America (ANT 250), Indigenous Literatures in Canada (ENG 127), First Nations Education: Traditional and Contemporary (FNS 160), Fishing, Indigeneity and the Asia Pacific I & II (GLS 140/240), Field School: Fishing, Indigeneity and the Asia Pacific (GLS 241), Domination and Resistance: A History of Imperialism and Colonialism (HIS 246), and First Nations Sociology (SOC 130). This combination of business-focused and culturally aware coursework equips graduates with both the technical skills and social understanding necessary for effective leadership in diverse organizational environments.