Bachelor of Business Administration

at Capilano University Canada

The Bachelor program majoring in Jazz Studies is a four year long program that deals with various aspects of the said subjects such as jazz performances, composing music and theoretical knowledge about music pertaining to the field of jazz. This degree deals with the playing, composing, teaching and conduction of jazz music. 

The two-year diploma comprises the first two years of the Bachelor of Music and gives students the skills to develop a career as a self-employed music professional. Students are taught about the history of music, about the influential figures in Jazz Music, research, analysis and notation of jazz music. Students are required to produce scholarly work that shows a firm contextual understanding of music theory and history as well as exercise self-discipline and a strong work ethic in the development of performance and composition skills.

The Certificate program in Legal Administration Assistant is a one year long undergraduate certificate provided by the School of Legal and Professional Studies at Capilano University. Students who are even remotely interested in the field of law and paralegal studies but do not wish to pursue lawyering as a profession can go for this certificate. The Legal Administrative Assistant program helps the students develop traditional administrative skills as well as legal procedural courses, including: civil and family litigation, wills and probate, corporate law, convincing and mortgaging, and legal office procedures.

Along with complete theoretical knowledge about various practices and concepts underlying law students are guided by a group of expert, highly professional faculty members who supervise and counsel students at every step of the way throughout the program. Along with academic and career guidance, students also get to experience the legal and corporate world by means of a two-week work practicum in a law or government office.

The Advanced Business Administration is a one-year certificate program. In this program, students will gain the basic management skills to start a business career or launch your own business. In the program, you'll take classes in many areas, including business law, entrepreneurship, small business management and marketing.

Upon graduation, you'll be able to ladder your credits into the Business Administration diploma or Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

Do you wish you could design your own degree? The Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Interdisciplinary Studies program at CapU will let you do just that.

The world doesn’t fit into one neat subject area. Build your own bachelor's degree with courses chosen from across the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. Uncover the connections that reflect the world around you while developing skills modern employers consider essential.

In your final year, you will produce an impressive graduating project that will cap off your entire university experience. This Bachelor of Arts program is designed by you, for you.

Learning Outcomes

• Initiate, execute and take responsibility for an interdisciplinary research project.
• Describe and integrate concepts, theories, and practices from across core academic disciplines with an awareness of limits of knowledge.
• Apply foundational learning (knowledge, critical thinking, research skills, imagination, and judgment) and holistic problem solving skills in academic work.
• Synthesize knowledge to produce interdisciplinary work.
• Apply research methods while identifying and understanding the application of ethical reasoning with a particular emphasis on working appropriately with human subjects and conducting field work.
• Produce well-organized and coherent university-level materials, individually or in a group, which meet stated objectives and audience needs in written, oral, digital and/or visual forms.
• Consider and assess the potential impact of interpretative frameworks, decisions and actions on people and the environment, locally and globally.

Capilano University offers students a one year long Certificate program in Engineering for undergraduate students. It is a first year university transfer program and once students are thorough with this program they can seek admission in a post-secondary British Columbia institution. After finishing this course students gain direct admission in the second year of a four year Engineering program.

The said program is like a foundation stone for students who aspire to become engineers in various fields like mechanical, electronics and communications, civil, computer science, Nano technology, and electrical engineering and so on. Along with top notch equipment and facilities, the School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) is home to professional and highly trained faculty members who help students develop a clear understanding of concepts ad guide them at every step of the way. 

The Diploma in Acting for Stage and Screen provides students with the skills necessary to begin a professional acting career in theatre, television and film.

The first year is comprehensive and introduces students to acting for stage and screen, improv, voice, movement, history, and backstage work. In the final two years of the program, students concentrate on performance and professional skills as well as directing, acting in film projects and in Theatre department mainstage productions. The ASAS faculty are professional theatre and screen artists so the combination of this comprehensive training and studying with working professionals will increase the chances of success for the graduates of this program.

Learning Outcomes

• Vocal Development - Articulate clearly and appropriately to the context of the performance.
• Vocal Development - Use projection and vocal power in a range of performance genres.
• Vocal Development - Control and demonstrate skills for range, timbre and placement.
• Vocal Development - Understand and interpret the vocal requirements particular to the text.
• Physical Development - Master body awareness, coordination, posture, alignment and flexibility.
• Physical Development - Meet the physical requirements of various performance styles.
• Artistic Development - Understand and identify with the content of the text.
• Artistic Development - Focus energy, create and sustain the integrity of a performance.
• Artistic Development - Use well developed personal skills and an awareness of self in individual and group settings.
• Artistic Development - Integrate the techniques of acting, voice, and movement into a creative process.

Capilano University offers a one year long undergraduate diploma called Business Administration Pathway spear headed by the Faculty of Business and Professional Studies. The English for Academic (ESL) Program offers this course in collaboration with the School of Business. This program introduces students to the details and main principles of international business and business administration especially for international students. 

Along with providing credentials for business administration, this program also helps students to work on their English and improve it. This two semester program prepares students for a post-secondary degree in the said field. This program helps students earn a total of 15 points on their business credential.

The School of Motion Picture Arts at Capilano University offers a two year long undergraduate diploma in the field of Costuming for Stage & Screen. The aforementioned program is exclusively designed for students who wish to study the technical and creative aspects of costume designing and production for theatre and film. The course provides numerous opportunities for students to score jobs in the professional world owing to the practical experience provided in this program. 

Students learn a number of procedures and concepts involved in costuming such as costume history, textiles, wardrobe management and cutting and construction techniques. The college is also home to a number of campus theatre productions as well as student film projects, through these projects students gain practical experience. The graduates at Capilano University are well-qualified for entry-level positions in motion picture and theatre costuming departments. Students are also assisted with the construction of work specific portfolio in the costuming field. 

The School of Legal Studies at Capilano University offers an undergraduate diploma in paralegal studies which spans over a period of two years. This diploma is designed to equip the learner with paralegal skills to enable him/her to use the legal system effectively.  Paralegals are engaged by lawyers and law firms to assist them in various ways such as legal research, drafting, interviewing the clients etc. Various rights based NGOs also employ them in their organizations which can also be a great career for them. 

In the Paralegal Studies Diploma offered at Capilano University graduates work at reputable law firms, multinational corporations and government agencies under the supervision of a lawyer performing interesting and rewarding substantive and procedural legal work. The Faculty of Business and Professional Studies at Capilano University offers this diploma and has a wide range of highly professional, expert faculty members who have ample experience in legal studies and practice and guide the students effectively. 

The eight-month Accounting Assistant Certificate program trains students in accounting, bookkeeping, computer applications and office procedures; and prepares students for the workplace.

You'll also participate in a 2-week work practicum with a local company.

Learning Outcomes

• Prepare business emails, letters and memos using fundamental principles of grammar, punctuation, and written communication skills so that the message is clearly transmitted.
• Apply basic math skills in the computation of the numerical aspects of business situations.
• Analyze and record basic accounting transactions accurately and thoroughly for different types of business organizations.
• Operate Microsoft Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint as software tools to be used in a business setting.
• Record accounting transactions using a variety of computerized accounting programs.
• Produce an effective team project which links high-performance team and group concepts.
• Use their resume, letters of application, interviewing techniques and other job strategies to seek employment and complete a two week practicum placement.