Diploma in Business - International Business

at Niagara College - Niagara on the Lake Campus Canada

This flexible, eight-month post-graduate program prepares learners for high-demand data management roles.

Graduates will be able to pull meaningful insights from large, complex data sets to support data driven decision making. Students will collect and analyze data and create visualizations to solve current and future problems. The ability to work with data and predict patterns will continue to be a critical management skill.

Program Highlights

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of ethical data management, predictive analytics, and visualizations.
• Suitable for individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, looking to add a layer of applied, analytical problem solving to their area of expertise.
• Work through case studies and interactive labs, using course competencies.
• Hybrid course delivery allows for greater flexibility.
• Applied research is present throughout the program, culminating with a capstone course in the final term.
• Software-based simulations provide competencies in team-based, real-time, competitive business scenarios.

Do you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for taking special events from idea to execution and want to build on your previous work experience?
From scouting locations to booking suppliers, as an Event Manager you have the organizational and logistical skills needed to plan and manage small- and large-scale events.

Program Highlights

• Award-winning program provides comprehensive training, builds professional competencies and develops project management techniques for the multi-faceted event industry.
• Gain skills in planning and logistics, public relations (PR), marketing and sponsorship strategies, and volunteer and risk management procedures via an experiential learning environment that includes field placements and live-event execution.
• Graduates can seek professional recognition from key national organizations.
• Graduates well-connected to the industry through valuable networking opportunities.
• Access to scholarships and awards, including an exclusive event management scholarship funded by the Many Hands Project.
• Growing use of events as a marketing approach.
• Training and Certifications in the digital marketing landscape.
• Discover the business of events and how to evolve with virtual and hybrid planning techniques.
• Integrated project management principles with event management.

Do you dream of working outdoors while contributing to the sustainability of one of the most important parts of our natural food system – the pollinator?
As a commercial beekeeper you will help meet the expected demand for pollination services by various agricultural crops in Canada and around the world.

Program Highlights

• Reflects Niagara College’s holistic approach to agri-food and commitment to helping meet the global demand for thousands of commercial beekeepers over the next decade including the need for over 3,000 commercial beekeepers across Canada by 2023.
• Eastern Canada’s first-ever Commercial Beekeeping program.
• Applied learning experiences via an on-campus apiary with 30 actively managed hives.
• Three-semester program coincides with the normal annual lifecycle of a honey bee.
• Reflective of a provincial focus on pollinator health strategies with an aim to create a highly skilled labour force to care for managed pollinators as wild pollinators continue to decline globally.
• Engaged Program Advisory Committee with representatives from sectors involved in the planning, implementation, regulation and promotion of ecological restoration activities.

Are you a service-oriented individual with keen attention to detail and a desire to work in a fast-paced environment?
As a Hospitality – Hotel and Restaurant Operations graduate you will efficiently handle the many moving parts of organizations in the vibrant hotel and restaurant industry.

Program Highlights

• The Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake is located in the heart of Canada’s hospitality and tourism market.
• Program shaped by industry leaders and focused on current market trends.
• Full-service living labs including the NC Teaching Spa and Benchmark – a student-led restaurant, integrate applied, hands-on learning into the program.

There is a new and overwhelming need for qualified and highly skilled professionals in this emerging industry. NC will prepare you with the expertise to begin working in the cannabis business.

The Commercial Cannabis Production program provides training in the biological and cultural practices of cannabis production including plant nutrition, environment, lighting, climate control, pest control and cultivar selection.

Program Highlights

• Design and implement plant nutrition, lighting programs and integrated pest management programs to support optimal crop growth and quality.
• Develop expertise to become a Master Grower and Micro Cultivator License holder.
• Learn craft cannabis growing skills.
• Analyze crop and adapt to growth conditions/pest management strategies.
• Comply with regulatory and trade requirements for safe and legal production and packaging.
• Create production plans for the procurement of raw materials and ensure a consistent supply of high-quality crops.
• Develop and implement a system to accurately document and track crop production costs. Interpret budgets and financial statements to inform efficient cannabis production operations.
• Plan and oversee the allocation of staffing and space to support the execution of production plans.
• Comply with and execute appropriate security protocols.
• Internship at a Health Canada Cannabis production License Holder.
   

Need a little help deciding which postsecondary path to pursue and want to explore your options?
Design your own interdisciplinary program by selecting what, when and how you learn, depending on your individual goals. You can also take this program at the Welland campus.

Program Highlights

• Flexibility to explore academic courses of interest before committing to a specific field of study.
• Work closely with an academic student advisor to determine your educational and career goals.
• Gain marketable skills with the possibility of receiving transferable credits to other college or university programs.
• Graduates are ready to pursue further postsecondary studies or enter the workforce.
• Explore common subjects of interest, including psychology; counselling; health and life sciences; sociology; global studies and current events; history; health and wellness; fitness; film; music; forensic sciences; and languages.

Are you a globally-minded individual with a desire to contribute to the growth and development of the world’s economy?
As a skilled graduate with expertise in international business and global development skills, you are well equipped for success as an international commerce specialist in the public or private sector or manager, project officer or development officer working in international development.

Program Highlights

• Highly marketable business degree.
• Proximity to one of the world’s busiest international borders provides opportunities to participate in co-op and applied research projects.
• Hands-on global education opportunities through study exchanges and International Field Studies.
• Nationally recognized co-op program for excellence.

Are you a critical thinker with a passion for justice who would like to play a key role on an integrated legal team?
As a Law Clerk graduate you will assist lawyers and other legal professionals with all aspects of case management, statutory research and document preparation, with accuracy and a high attention to detail.

Program Highlights

• Gain practical experience and connect with industry leaders via a co-op work term.
• Benefit from hands-on, experiential learning using the latest legal system technology.
• Graduates may apply for membership to the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario.
• Graduates may pursue further legal studies in alternative dispute resolution or paralegal studies.

Do you have a flair for baking and pastry arts and want to turn your talent into a successful career?
As a Baking and Pastry Chef you will be a patient and detail-oriented visionary who creates breads, cakes, cookies and pastries and is ready to meet the demand for qualified bakers in Canada’s thriving hospitality industry.

Program Highlights

• The 125-acre Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake is located in the heart of Ontario’s thriving hospitality industry and serves as a living lab for students including, leading-edge baking facilities, a 40-acre on-site vineyard, Teaching Brewery, Teaching Winery, Teaching Distillery, Teaching Spa, Greenhouse/Nursery, hop yard, and apiary. 
• Learning environment includes state-of-the-art equipment.
• Environmentally controlled chocolate and sugar lab.
• Program is housed at Niagara College’s Canadian Food and Wine and Institute and taught by world-class chef faculty.
• Access on-site training and employment opportunities at Benchmark, NC’s student-led restaurant, Bench-to-Go and the Bench-on-the-Go food truck.
• Community engagement through not-for-profit and catered events, recipe competitions, industry research and innovation

Are you process-oriented and interested in a career where you can maintain a high administrative standard within an organization?
As a graduate of the Office Administration – General program you will have the technical and administrative skills required to be a successful administrator in today’s fast-paced business environment.

Program Highlights

• Highly regarded curriculum meets current industry needs.
• Comprehensive computer training prepares students for the Microsoft Application Specialist certification.
• Simulated in-course office projects enable you to gain market-ready experience and administrative knowledge.