Business Administration – Marketing (BAM)

Campus

Seneca@York

Duration

6 Semesters (3 Years)

Credential Awarded

Ontario College Advanced Diploma

School

School of Marketing & Media

This program is offered in Seneca's hybrid delivery format with some courses available in Seneca's flexible delivery format. Some coursework is online and some must be completed in person. Students will need to come on campus to complete in-person learning requirements. For courses offered in the flexible delivery format, professors use innovative learning spaces and technology to teach students in a classroom or lab and broadcast in real time to students attending remotely. In flexible courses, students have the choice of coming on campus or learning online.

Learn more about Seneca’s program delivery options.

About the Program

This three-year advanced diploma program will prepare you to become a marketing leader. You will learn to develop, integrate and execute marketing strategies for new and existing products and services. You will be challenged to be creative, analytical and tactical to identify, build and sustain a loyal customer base through unique marketing approaches.

Your learning will be further advanced through the use of innovative and applied delivery techniques such as problem-based learning, real-life projects and case study analysis.

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

  • Technical proficiency
  • Analytical skills
  • Problem-solving
  • Critical thinking
  • Leadership skill

Work Experience

Optional Co-op

Students meeting all academic requirements may have the opportunity to complete an optional co-op work term(s) in a formal work environment. In most cases the work term(s) is a full-time paid position completed between Year 2 (semester 4) and Year 3 (semester 5). In programs with limited co-op opportunities, additional academic requirements and a passing grade on a communication assessment may be required for eligibility. Eligibility for participation does not guarantee a work position will be secured. Additional fees are required for those participating in the optional co-op stream regardless of success in securing a work position.

Review eligibility requirements for work-integrated learning

Your Career

When you graduate from this program, these are the types of career options that you can explore:

  • Marketing manager
  • Marketing co-ordinator
  • Account manager
  • Product manager
  • Brand manager
  • Digital marketing manager
  • Interactive marketing manager
  • Market researcher
  • Event and trade show marketer
  • Sports marketer
  • Sales account manager
  • Retail sales manager
  • Digital and traditional media buying and planning
  • Media sales manager
  • Small business owner
  • Search engine account marketing manager
  • Web content manager

Affiliations/Associations

  • American Marketing Association
  • Canadian Marketing Association
  • Canadian Professional Sales Association
  • Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada
  • Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance
  • Ontario Colleges Marketing Association