Business Management

Degree Offered: AEC - LCA.FK

Method of Instruction: Onsite or Online

Language: English or French

Establishment: Cestar Collège, Campus LaSalle

Registration is now open for Fall 2024 and Winter 2025. Enroll today to start your future!

APPLY NOW I NEED MORE INFO
Program Description Program Details Admission Requirements Technical Requirements Course List After Graduation

Program Description

A student who obtains an AEC in Business Management is known as a business management technician. At the end of the program, you will be trained in customer service, marketing, communications, accounting, computing and finance. This allows you to work in retail or wholesale as a salesperson, supervisor, manager, business owner or entrepreneur.

Program Details

Completion of this program leads to an Attestation of collegial studies (AEC).

The AEC diploma is a qualification awarded in Quebec by CEGEPs and some private colleges following successful completion of a programme authorised by the Ministry of Higher Education, created specifically for an adult clientele and reflecting the current realities of the labour market.

 

Course Duration: 1215 hours 

Internship: 180 hours

2 Years | 6 Academic Semesters including Internship

1 Year (11 months + 7 weeks internship) | 3 Academic Semesters (locals full time) Fast Track

 

Number of units: 41.66

Number of program competencies: 22

Admission Requirements

Canadian Students

You are eligible to apply for this program if you satisfy the education requirements of the college and you meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • You have interrupted your full-time studies or pursued full-time post-secondary education for at least two (2) consecutive semesters or a school year
  • You are covered by an agreement concluded between the college and an employer, or you benefit from a government program
  • You have interrupted your full-time studies for one (1) semester and have continued your full-time postsecondary studies for one semester
  • You have a Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES)
  • You have a 4th year CST: Mathematics; secondary 4 level Culture, society and technique (063414) or equivalent

International Students

You are eligible to apply for this program if you satisfy the education requirements of the college and you meet all of the following criteria:

  • Grade 12 or Equivalent
  • IELTS 6.0 overall score. No band score less than 5.5 (in one module only) or Duolingo* testing score 105-110
  • Language Requirements: a minimum TOEFL score of 79 (internet based with no single band score below 20), or PTE Academic: a minimum score of 53 - Post Secondary Programs
  • Must have scored at least 55% in core subjects

 

Fast Track

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent
  • IELTS 6.5 overall score with no band score less than 5.5 in one module OR IELTS 6.0 overall score with no band score less than 6.0 or Duolingo* testing score 125-130
  • Language Requirements: a minimum TOEFL score of 88 (internet based with no single band score below 20), or PTE Academic: a minimum score of 59 - Post Graduate/Fast Track Programs
  • Must have scored at least 55% in previous academic studies

*Duolingo testing has been put in place to address the closures of IELTS testing centers and to promote safe social distancing for our prospective students

Technical Requirements

Starting with Fall 2024, Cestar Collège is implementing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy.

Here are the minimum suggested technical requirements for laptops at Cestar Collège: 

The College has established that a Windows-based PC is required. Apple or Chromebook devices are not suitable for Cestar Collège programs.  The College provides registered students with wireless Internet access and access to O365 software downloads.

Course List

Term 1

Introduction and Job Function Analysis

Sales Products/Services, and Customers

Communication and Interaction

Statistics

Term 2

Commercial Research

Law

Mass Communication, Advertising and Promotion

Sales and Representation

Term 3

Marketing

International Trade

The World of Work in Commercial Management

Finance

Term 4

Visual Promotion and Presentation

Supervision of a Sales Team

Accounting

Professional Training

Term 5

Customer Service

Commercialization Project

Information - Excel

Budget

Term 6

Team Collaboration Internship 2 Integration

Internship - Business Management

After Graduation

Career prospects are pretty favorable throughout Quebec – specially in sales which represents about one in five jobs in the local economy. However, there is also a need for business management technicians in tourism, hospitality, foodservice, agribusiness, as well as other primary and secondary industries where an ability to sell is essential.

I AM READY TO APPLY NOW

Apply Now

SPEAK TO AN ADVISOR