• Dalhousie University offers a Diploma in Business Management for a duration of 2 years.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • Every student in the Business Management Diploma program receives a broad business education.
  • Students in the program can obtain a specialization in one of three areas that are Dairy Farming, Agriculture, and  Equine Studies.
  • In this program, students will take courses in Business, Math, and Writing for Business and Accounting while learning in detail about their chosen field (Agriculture or Dairy Farming) both inside and outside the classroom.
  • Some sample courses in Agriculture program that student study are:
    • Utilization of Plant Resources
    • Forage-Based Cropping Sytems
    • Agricultural Manager I
  • Some sample courses in Dairy Farming program that student study are:
    • Dairy Industry I
    • Animal Feed and Nutrition Management
    • Managing Dairy Milking Systems and Housing Facilities
  • Students will also be required to take Workplace Readiness certificates, including Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), First Aid, Occupational Health and Safety (OH and S), and a Farm Health and Safety Management Certificate.
  • In Future Studies, students may also include completing a Bachelor of Science with a major in Agricultural Business.
  • The faculty members are actively engaged in research and many have been nationally and internationally recognized for their achievement, research and teaching.
  • The average salary of the program goes up to 38,000 USD.