Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Operations Management

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Operations Management is a 30-credit program designed for students with a recognized bachelor's degree in business. It focuses on enhancing knowledge in operations management, covering efficient business processes and value creation. Key outcomes include understanding operations management, supply chain management, and process improvement.

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  • Kelowna
  • Vernon
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Credential

Certificate

Delivery options

Full-Time

Tuition and fees

2023-24: $5,423.93

  • Fees include all mandatory fees: Activity fee, Health & Dental, Student Association fee, Education Technology fee, Development fee.

  • All amounts are approximate and are subject to change.

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Program details

This 10-course (30 credit) post-baccalaureate certificate is aimed at students with a recognized bachelor's degree in business, who wish to expand their knowledge of operations management. Graduates of this program will explore business practices aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes used to create value for organizations. Students entering the program will require successful completion of Statistics 121/124 or equivalent. Students cannot be granted more than two course exemptions within this program and must take appropriate alternative business courses to ensure certificate completion. To be granted exemption an equivalent course must have been successfully completed within 10 years. Students who have graduated from Okanagan College with a BBA Management Specialty are not eligible for this credential.


Key Program Learning Outcomes:

Students who complete the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Operations Management will:

  1. Understand operations management and its application for creating business value
  2. Develop skills and ability to manage supply chain resources in organizations
  3. Develop knowledge and skills in methods for improving business processes

Students could apply for course-by-course advanced standing with Supply Chain Canada towards receiving a professional designation.


Campus Start date Schedule
Kelowna Sep. 04, 2024
Vernon Sep. 04, 2024

Admission requirements

  • Complete all of the following:
    • Students must have successfully completed a recognized business degree that is not in Operations Management.
    • Students with degree transcripts from outside of Canada must provide a World Education Services assessment (WES) with an ICAP evaluation as part of their admission requirements for this credential.
    • Students must also provide proof of completion of an introductory statistics course transferable to Stat 121 or Stat 124

Program outline

Semester 1

BUAD 289 - Purchasing and Materials Management
BUAD 283 - Management Information Systems
BUAD 305 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
BUAD 315 - Management Science
Plus 1 of the electives below:

Semester 2

BUAD 340 - Strategic Management I
BUAD 382 - Operations Management
BUAD 346 - Sustainable Management
Plus 2 of the electives below:

Electives

BUAD 176 - Professional Sales
BUAD 201 - Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
BUAD 331 - Project Management
BUAD 339 - Selected Topics: Management
BUAD 401 - International Trade Management

Notes

Students cannot be granted more than two course exemptions within this program and must take appropriate alternative business courses to ensure diploma completion. Exemptions (and replacements) must be approved by the Department. To be granted exemption an equivalent course must have been successfully completed within 10 years.

Successful completion of the prescribed and elective courses as listed in the program outline with a minimum graduating grade average of 60%.



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