Diploma in Business (General)

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

Develop industry leading knowledge, skills, methods and behaviours that are required in the dynamic career path of Protection, Security and Investigation.

Program Highlights

• Learn from protection, security and investigation industry professionals.
• Participate in industry workshops, seminars and/or obtain certificates and licenses specific to your own career goals to prepare for employment.

What you'll learn

• Complete the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services required curriculum to become eligibility to write the security guard test and apply for licensing. (Optional provincial private investigator curriculum and test eligibility also offered).
• Explore techniques relevant to physical and cyber security risks and challenges.
• Understand the steps in various forms of investigations.
• Develop health, fitness and stress reduction skills relevant to emergency service careers.

Program Highlights

• Study emerging multimedia platforms including video sharing networks, podcasts, social media and other digital media platforms.
• Work with industry experts to create professional multimedia content that integrates online, video and audio material.
• Diversify your content creation skills and abilities across multiple platforms and for a variety of clients.
• Develop storytelling skills and research techniques to create concepts that can be applied to a variety of media platforms.
• Learn specialized writing practices that apply to key industries including media, marketing and sales.
• Participate in a collaborative environment focused on developing the skills needed to succeed in a variety of careers within media, marketing and sales.
• Create your own digital portfolio.
• Courses developed and taught by industry professionals.
• Sequential course delivery with additional Master Class workshops.

What you'll learn
Over two semesters, you will work with industry professionals to:

• Writing, video and audio production skills to create appealing digital content including videos, podcasts, digital layout, online journalism and blogs.
• Effective client-based multimedia content for engaging targeted audiences.
• Content compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
• Career opportunities as professional multimedia content creators.

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.

Protect the digital systems of today and beyond. Graduate with the essential skills for cyber threat detection and mitigation. Combine experiential learning in our cyber labs with independent online learning.

Program Highlights

• Design cyber security solutions to protect business resources.
• Create best practices in protecting mobile devices, smart homes and Industry 4.0 factories from cyber attacks.
• Participate in simulation labs where you will defend against cyber attacks.
• Engage in hands on experiential learning in our state of the art cyber labs facilitated by our expert faculty
• Study using extensive online learning and night classes to fit your busy schedule

What you'll learn

• Develop, implement and evaluate cyber security strategies and solutions for various operating systems, networks, application software, and packages.
• Respond to the cyber security needs of internal stakeholders.
• Recommend processes and procedures for maintenance and deployment of cyber security solutions.
• Design and implement cyber security solutions in compliance with current security policies, ethical standards, and industry regulations.
• Design and implement project management principles throughout the organization’s information security processes.
• Risk mitigation and auditing of information systems.
• Develop and deliver appropriate internal cyber security training.
• Communicate security policies, audit results and related documentation to any level of the organization.
• Monitor and analyze various attackers’ tactics, strategies and techniques to design vulnerability assessment procedures. 
• Implement vulnerability assessment procedures to find and solve existing security issues in a network.

Program Highlights

• Mohawk is approved by both the FP Canada and Moody’s/Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) as an educational provider for students pursuing the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Personal Financial Planner (PFP) designations.
• Upon completion of a common first semester, you may choose to transfer into second semester of one of the following programs:
  • Business - Accounting (316) 
  • Business Administration (632)
  • Business Administration - Accounting (364)
  • Business Administration - Human Resources (363)
  • Business Administration - Marketing (non co-op 362 or co-op 366)
  • Business (General) (320)
  • Business - Marketing (319)
  • Insurance (non co-op 318 or co-op 368)

Note:- An additional requirement based on overall grades may be required to proceed into some programs.

What you'll learn

• How to build your career in the financial services sector, personal banking and life insurance field.
• Understanding what is required to be a mutual fund representative.
• Pursue your mutual fund license by completing the Canadian Investment Funds Course (CIFC) Exam which meets the proficiency requirement set by the provincial securities commission. Additional fees apply.
• You will have the opportunity to complete the LLQP (Life License Qualification Program)*

Supply Chain Management
Learn the fundamentals of supply chain and advance your skill set in this complex and fast-paced business environment.

Program Highlights

• Partnership with Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority.
• Program is offered in the Golden Horseshoe, home to the largest port in Ontario, the Welland Canal and the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.
• Build a capstone project that supports industry challenges.

What you'll learn

• How companies build competitive advantages using a supply chain.
• The processes and requirements to acquire goods and services.
• How functional areas within an organization interact to design, make, buy and deliver goods and services for consumers.
• Examine supply chain within the goods and services sectors to help companies build a competitive advantage.
• Classroom instruction using real supply chain examples.

Project Management
Learn the latest tools, techniques, and mindset that will prepare you for a fulfilling career as a project manager.

Program Highlights

• Study in a field that is both highly sought after and relevant to today’s business problems and opportunities. ?
• Learn from industry-experienced professionals. ?
• Considered the cornerstone in many organizations, Project Managers are highly sought after in a wide range of industries. ?
• This program addresses emerging trends in project management through courses in Agile project management ?
• Earn micro-badges in Process Mapping and Analytics with the Mohawk/IBM partnership ?
• Upon completion of the first semester of the program, you’ll be eligible to write the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification (an entry-level designation offered by the Project Management Institute, PMI). ?

What you'll learn

• Use a variety of project management techniques, skills, and knowledge to support improved business outcomes. 
• Develop strategies to bridge the gap between business needs and the desired outcome using appropriate project management tools, techniques, and mindset. 
• Assess approaches to solving business problems using established evidence-based decision-making techniques. Understand what the project performance data that you are collecting is telling you and how to guide projects to successful completion. 
• Use a project management approach to communicate technical and business information to a variety of stakeholders. 
• This is a BYOD (Bring your own device) program. See Laptop Requirements under Additional Information.

Learn intervention, protection and rehabilitation skills to help victims of crime, at-risk youth and incarcerated adult offenders.

Program Highlights

• Upon completion of a common first year, you may choose to transfer into second year of one of the following programs:
  • Police Foundations (218-258)
  • Protection, Security and Investigation (293-294)
• Focus on physical fitness will prepare you for the fitness testing required for a career in corrections, Canada border security and/or policing.

What you'll learn

• Explore both the community and institutional sectors of the criminal justice system.
• Work toward rehabilitation of those in conflict with the law.
• Intervene with clients to address and manage problems constructively to change behaviour.
• Obtain public protection skills and learn to secure staff and clients in institutional, residential, community correction and group home settings.
• Train in the legal aspects of crime and behaviour, security measures and techniques including interviewing and intervention skills for young offenders, adult offenders and victims.
• Understand issues related to female and Indigenous offenders, addiction, group dynamics, behaviour management and victims within the criminal justice system.
• Explore community programs, restorative justice initiatives and preventative measures.
• Receive specialized training in correction systems enforcement, safety restraints and rehabilitation strategies including tactical communication.

Learn about marketing and its role in the business environment. Enhance your skills in advanced digital marketing, solve marketing problems for real clients and practice your knowledge with an optional co-op placement.

Program Highlights

• Study with professors who have worked as marketing professionals and bring their expertise to the classroom.
• Upon completion of a common first semester, you may choose to transfer into the second semester of one of the following programs:
  • Business - Accounting (non co-op 316 or co-op 356)
  • Business - Administration (632)
  • Business Administration-Accounting (364)
  • Business Administration - Human Resources (363)
  • Business - Marketing (319)
  • Business - Financial Services (303)
  • Business - General (320)
  • Insurance (318) (non co-op 318 or co-op 368)

What you’ll learn

• How to conduct market research and create marketing strategies for real clients.
• Verbal and written communication skills as you prepare reports and presentations.
• Web marketing strategies and tools.
• Use computer simulation to model an international product launch.
• Ethics and sustainability practices.
• Project management techniques.
• Adobe Creative Suite for Business, graphic and web design.
• Business-to-business marketing.
• Prepare a comprehensive marketing plan for an external business start-up..

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.

Develop accounting skills in advanced financial accounting, management control, corporate taxation and audit.

Program Highlights

• Learn from faculty with professional designations including members of the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of Ontario, who bring their real-life experiences to the classroom.

What you'll learn

• Accounting theory and practical applications with integrated computer technologies.
• Specialize in financial accounting, cost and management accounting, taxation, business finance and applied accounting systems.
• Business management techniques such as strategic planning, project management and professional ethics.
• Analyze financial statements to assess the financial position of a company.
• Case analysis course will allow you to apply your accounting and management skills to make sound business decisions.