The Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) is designed to provide individuals with breadth of knowledge across many key functional areas of business.

An advanced, cross-functional business focus
This program is comprised of five of the required credits in the existing Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Brock University and, therefore, includes at least one course from all main areas of business, such as accounting, finance, and marketing.

The academic emphasis of the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration is on assisting students to develop and integrate the broad-based, functional knowledge needed for career advancement. As a result, this program will be of particular interest to graduates from non-business disciplines and working professionals who are seeking the required business skills to aid them in a managerial position, the commercialization of innovation, or the expansion of an entrepreneurial endeavour.

Transferring to the MBA

Students who achieve a final overall average of 75% in the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration program may transfer directly to the Master of Business Administration degree program (MBA) with the approval of the Goodman Graduate Programs Office. Students who transfer into the MBA will relinquish their Graduate Diploma.