Diploma in Justice Studies - Correctional Studies (Specialization)

at Bow Valley College Canada

The Child and Youth Care Diploma offered at Bow Valley College are suited for the students who wish to work toward the social and emotional wellbeing of the youth and young people by working in community, educational, organizational and familial settings. The program prepares the students to work with the youth and children undergoing emotional and behavioral changes. They also assist learners in understanding the scope of Child and Youth Care Counselors, including how to make therapeutic relationships to foster healthy children, youth and families, within their life-space.

On the completion of their graduation, the students can find themselves working in residential settings, community centers, schools, programs for street-involved youth, addiction services, parent-child education settings, etc.

Dental Business Assistant Certificate prepares the students to manage and maintain the workflow in the office of a dental practitioner smoothly. The graduates learn about business communication, billing, bookkeeping, computer skills, financial management, dental science, maintaining patient records and charting. 

The one year (thirty weeks) certificate program provides the graduates excellent employment opportunities with a high recruitment rate at the end of the course. 
 

The two-year diploma program focuses on teaching the students how to engage with people in order to assist them under various circumstances. Social Work Diploma teaches the students to work towards enhancing the well-being of individuals, families and communities and learn the skills for social work practice and develop a multicultural focus.

Disability Studies Diploma is a sixteen-month course that prepares the students to support people with disabilities and create diverse and inclusive communities. The students on the completion of their graduation can work in multiple services that assist people with disabilities like not-for-profit agencies, educational institutions or families. 

Organizing a meeting, trade show, conference, or throwing a corporate party requires expertise. Get the practical skills and knowledge to successfully plan, organize, manage, promote, and evaluate special events. Learn how to effectively work in a variety of roles associated with event planning.

This is a one-year (two terms/30 weeks total) certificate program. A full course load per term includes five courses. Students may elect to take fewer courses each term; however it will take longer to complete the program.

The Pharmacy Technician Diploma has full accreditation status with the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP) and prepares the graduates for the pharmacy examining board of Canada’s national certification exam. Registered Pharmacy Technicians have a broad work scope that includes responsibilities like performing final checks on prescriptions, receiving verbal orders from prescribers, compounding mixtures, preparing sterile products such as eye drop compounds, dispensing medications or intravenous mixtures. 

The program includes 350 lab hours at their state-of-the-art facility, integrates cutting-edge technology, emphasizes on hands-on training to produce competitive dispensary-ready graduates and teaches the students to prepare sterile products in authentic certified sterile production hoods and operate a PACMED® high-speed automated medication packager. All the students registered under this program have to write the Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES) assessment in term one of their programs. 

Graduates will gain a fully integrated marketing and communications approach that effectively evaluates, plans, and implements an organization’s promotional activities and business objectives. This major focuses on a digital and omnichannel world where shifting media consumption trends, global digital networks, and rapid growth of mobile communications has resulted in a need for marketing and communications professionals who can create cohesive and compelling brand messages that engage consumers while building brand equity. 

Time commitment

• This is a two year (four term) diploma program. A full course load is five courses per term. Students may elect to take fewer courses each term; however it will take longer to complete the program.

Learning Options

• The Business Administration diploma program consists of core business courses and major specific courses to develop industry specific skills. Core courses are available both in class and online. All major courses are available in class with only some courses available online.  

Co-operative Education Program (Optional)

• Co-op provides eligible Business Administration Diploma students with an opportunity to gain work-related experience for one term through an assisted job search. Co-op offers students relevant experience to boost employment opportunities, develop professional skills and experience, network with employers, and earn money.  
• The Co-op Work Term process aligns with the competitive nature of job search. To be accepted into the Co-op Program, applicants must meet all eligibility criteria and follow the application process. Candidates are responsible for demonstrating a high level of professional and program expectations. Not all students accepted into the Co-op Program are guaranteed a Co-op Work Term position.

Interior Decorating Diploma is a two-year diploma program that is recognized by the Decorators & Designers Association of Canada (DDA) and teaches the students the practical techniques and skills to manage the interior decorating projects and work efficiently and effectively in business environments in a variety of roles related to interior decorating.
 

The graduates of this program work in classrooms and support children with different learning needs. The program trains the students to b education assistants via practical training and classroom learning in a school.

Education assistants work in a classroom and support children with diverse learning needs. In this program, you'll train to be an education assistant through classroom learning and practicum experience in a school.

You can also take the Education Assistant Certificate part-time, online. If you take the program online, you can only take online courses. Learners in the face-to-face full-time program write the Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES) in semester one.

Do you plan on extending your education? Transfer your courses and complete the Disability Studies Diploma in over a year.