Advanced Diploma in Business Administration

at Loyalist College - Belleville Campus Canada

Gain the knowledge and in-demand skills needed to become an industry-ready IT security professional. Graduates of this two-year post-graduate program will be equipped to help organizations prevent fraud, data breaches and other vulnerabilities. As a graduate of Loyalist's full-time Cyber Security post-graduate program, you may be eligible to advance your profession through the following certification pathways: CompTIA Security+, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Cyber Security, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Certified Associate in Python Programming (PCAP).

How You'll Learn
Experiential Learning, including a semester-long co-op experience

• With this hands-on program, gain the knowledge and skills needed to protect and support organizations’ cyber security needs:
  • Learn how to develop, implement and evaluate cyber security solutions to protect organizations from internal and external threats.
  • Practise assessing defensive programming and cyber security strategies, and gain experience recommending security controls for the effective maintenance and deployment of cyber security solutions to protect systems and information.
  • Acquire skills for designing and implementing cyber security polices and strategies using project management principles.
  • Develop strategies for optimizing the effectiveness of the information security in a business environment through risk mitigation and information systems auditing.
  • Explore designing and implementing vulnerability assessment procedures to identify and solve existing network security issues.
  • Get first-hand workplace experience during a co-op in semester four.

While completing this program, students will have the opportunity to acquire in-demand industry certifications concurrently with their studies.

Before products hit the shelves, there’s a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes — from purchasing materials and coordinating inventory to the distribution of finished goods. As global trade widens and deepens, demand continues to rise for skilled workers in the areas of supply chain logistics and international trade compliance.

Experiential learning
Prepare hands-on for a career in supply chain management concentrating on trade compliance and logistics planning:

• Gain a depth of knowledge in customs, including compliance, risk management and the global movement of goods.
• Navigate international customs and business practices.
• Get applied knowledge of project management including planning and reporting, scheduling techniques, element interdependencies, and project costing and crashing.
• Explore consultative selling and marketing intelligence.
• Learn first hand during local field trips and presentations by guest speakers.
• Gain critical workplace experience with a four-week field placement.

Biotechnology plays a critical role in the battles against hunger, disease, and pollution. It is used in developing precision medicines and gene therapies, environmental decontamination to restore polluted spaces, and engineering crops to improve their yield and nutrition.

Experiential learning
Study in the newly equipped Bay of Quinte Skills Centre:

• Hands-on learning combines classroom theory and practical, lab-based instruction.
• Work in state-of-the-art Instrumentation and Molecular Biology labs equipped with PCR and DNA sequencing technology.
• Get experience with a wide variety of instrumentation used in genetics, microbiology, fermentation and forensics.
• Get on-the-job, practical experience with field placements in the second and third year.

Expand your knowledge in Biotechnology – Advanced:

• The third year focuses on intensive, laboratory-based instruction and project-based learning in molecular biology, microbiology, analytical instrumentation, tissue culture and cutting-edge extraction technologies.
• A placement in your final semester can be a foot in the door to your next job.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The precision work of welders and fabricators holds up bridges and delivers miners safely underground. Gain skills in welding, fabrication, detailing and millwrighting that you can use across the country, from coast to coast, in virtually any industry.

Experiential learning
Prepare to meet increasingly complex industry standards through hands-on learning in Loyalist’s newly equipped The Bay of Quinte Skills Centre:

• Follow projects from the engineering drawings stage, through cutting and forming processes, to the completion of the job and quality inspection.
• Create with new and evolving technologies such as CNC press brakes, CNC plasma cutting and 3D designing.
• Practise welding techniques such as gas metal arc welding, shielded metal arc welding and gas tungsten arc welding.
• Participate in the Ontario Skills Competition and field trips to the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show.
• Expand your theoretical and practical skill set, along with in-depth trade practices and job planning skills, in the two-year diploma program.

Early childhood education is a profession that offers a rewarding career and a wide range of employment opportunities. Registered early childhood educators are committed to supporting young children, their families and communities in settings designed to build and maintain inclusive, responsive relationships that support holistic development, optimal learning and well-being.

Experiential learning
Loyalist’s ECE program consistently ranks high in student and graduate satisfaction, combining theory with practice:

• Design and implement curriculum to meet the diverse learning needs of children at different stages.
• Learning emphasizes inclusive practices, partnerships with families, multiple intelligences and evidence-based practices.
• Get a range of experiences in community early learning programs for infants , toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children.

Construction engineering technicians work in the construction industry with contractors, government building departments and engineers on a range of building construction projects. Learn how to integrate science and engineering concepts with industry-specific technologies to assist in the development and implementation of project goals in accordance with project plans, sustainability practices, and industry laws, codes and standards.

Experiential learning
Enjoy a mix of learning experiences, indoors and out, with lots of personal attention from faculty:

• Work with current versions of industry software, including AutoCAD, to create engineering drawings for land development applications and building engineering according to provincial and municipal standards. 
• The program combines classroom instruction, hands-on learning in the field and lab work in Loyalist’s Building Sciences Lab.
• Gain experience in surveying, structural drafting, testing and inspection of construction materials, project supervision and estimating.
• Apply your skills on a construction site while working one day a week during a semester-long on-the-job field placement.
• Year one is common with the Civil Engineering Technician program, allowing for ease of transfer.

People with sales and marketing expertise are revenue generators — making an impact on the bottom line, a talent that’s in demand in virtually every sector. Apply your skills to a career in commerce, health care, IT, manufacturing, advertising, telecommunications or sports and entertainment.

Experiential Learning
Classroom instruction uses a wide range of dynamic tools and techniques:

• Learn through case studies and competitive simulations.
• Create and deliver executive-style presentations.
• Refine your rapport-building and selling techniques with role-playing exercises that are videotaped and critiqued.
• Gain experience with cutting-edge customer relationship management (CRM) software – an essential business tool to manage sales territories and prospective clients.
• Prepare for success with simulated job interviews conducted by managers from the business community.
• Develop a professional portfolio in any format from a web page to an audio commercial.
• Get a feel for different industries during six full-day job shadow placements.
• Past job shadows include Boston Pizza’s marketing office, Ontario Hockey League, The FAN 590 radio station, ALDO’s head office, Canarm Ltd. and the Ottawa Senators.
• Past placements include integrated Displays, Cimco Refrigeration, Canarm Ltd., Findlay Foods, Trenton Golden Hawks, Division 9, Shnier, and Weston Premium Woods, to name a few.

This program prepares participants to monitor and control radiation exposure and to implement safety measures. Radiation safety technicians and specialists work together with physicists, occupational safety and health specialists and public health officials in various nuclear, health care and natural environments.

How You'll Learn
The Radiation Safety program will include instruction in the following:

• Radiation physics
• Environmental radioactivity
• Radiological instrumentation
• Electronics of radiation detection equipment
• Radioactive waste management and control
• Safety and handling procedures
• Decontamination procedures
• Radioactivity testing and analysis
• Communication skills

Being a top chef goes beyond loving food. It’s about appreciating the soil and sunshine, how food is grown and what it takes to run a business. It means taking creative risks and constantly adapting. If this is the career of which you’ve been dreaming, start creating now in Loyalist’s on-campus gourmet restaurant, Resto 213.

Experiential learning
Create and innovate under the guidance of distinguished chefs with a rich appreciation of farm-to-table cuisine.

• Work in the kitchen and dining room of Resto 213, Loyalist’s on-campus student-run gourmet restaurant.
• Students participate in The Art of Flavour dinners throughout the year, which provides exposure to different styles of cuisine and winemaking, as well as potential job connections. 
• Earn first-hand experience in all aspects of culinary management — from hosting and service, food preparation, pricing and menu design, to developing marketing strategies.
• Students also prepare food for the Loyalist Market, a retail outlet offering an amazing variety of fresh and frozen products designed and created by Culinary students.
• Optional field trips provide invaluable experience in food and culture. Recent destinations include New York City, Paris, Switzerland and Portugal.
• Receive individual attention from licensed chefs and Red Seal pastry chefs.

Spas and salons are increasingly popular destinations for people wanting to reduce stress and feel younger. Train in a full range of spa services to help people look and feel their best. Then, put those skills to work, both in our on-campus, student-run day spa and during two field placements.

Experiential learning
In this hands-on program, students operate The Spa at Loyalist, a busy wellness retreat and retail boutique delivering full esthetic services in a supervised environment:

• Train in a full range of spa services in a safe learning environment, including manicures, pedicures, facials, hair removal, make-up artistry, aromatherapy and hot stone massage.
• Get the highest technical skills in Loyalist’s lab using the latest in skincare technology, including microdermabrasion and facial machinery.
• Work with new state-of-the-art medical spa equipment, including the Sonicator 740, an anti-aging skincare system that applies ultrasound technology, and the IPL Angelite, an Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) machine used for photo facials and permanent hair reduction.
• Deliver high-end customer service as you interact with clients.
• Develop important skills in front desk management and the latest point-of-sale software.
• Learn the business side of spa management with instruction in visual display, retail sales, marketing, personal finance, business communications and entrepreneurship.
• Create a business plan including a spa design layout and creative spa menu showcasing a variety of skills learned in the program.
• Earn 180 hours of clinic time in our state-of-the-art, full-service spa.
• Network and showcase your skills to industry, with two field placements.
• Learn from reputed guest-speaker educators.
• Participate in community outreach events to support local women and children.
• Be proficient and fast with skills by practicing skills throughout the two years.