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Human Resources – Business Administration (Co-op option available)

Ministry-approved title: Business Administration - Human Resources


Credential
Ontario College Advanced Diploma
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Oshawa
OCAS Code
BHRM
Next Intake
September 2025
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Business Administration – Human Resources Program Overview

Human Resources (HR) professionals work in partnership with business managers to take care of a company’s most important asset – its employees. To help a business run effectively and achieve its objectives, HR staff provide advice on a range of employee-related issues and design and deliver a host of programs and services focused on individual, team and organizational needs. When you study human resources, you will have the opportunity to interact directly with industry professionals and participate in hands-on learning opportunities.

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Admission Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
    AND
  • Grade 12 English (C or U)
  • Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)

September or January Start

  • You may enter Year 1 of the Business or Business Administration program in September or January
  • If you begin classes in January, you will complete semesters 1 and 2 from January to August and start Year 2, Semester 3 immediately in September.

Are you missing admission requirements? We are here to help.

Durham College (DC) offers pre-admission assessment testing to mature domestic applicants to meet admission requirements in English and/or math. Domestic applicants that are 19 years of age or older as of the start date of their program, and who do not have the required program credit(s) i.e., Grade 12 English and/or Grade 12 math are eligible to take an admissions assessment test.

Learn more about how to book Pre-Admission Assessment Testing here.

DC also offers Academic Upgrading. Courses are FREE and designed to help you meet the admissions requirements for this program. Available to individuals 18+, these courses are offered on-campus at DC. Boost your qualifications with:

  • Grade 12 Math (MAP4C equivalent)
  • Grade 12 English (ENG4C equivalent)
  • Grade 11 Biology (SBI3C equivalent)
  • Grade 12 Chemistry (SCH4C equivalent)

Learn more about Academic Upgrading and connect with our team to get started.


Tuition

  • Year one domestic: $2,722 (CAD)
  • Year one international: $15,309 (CAD)

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Semester 1 Courses

  • Introduction to Accounting (ACCT 1101)
  • Business Computer Applications 1 (COMP 1112)
  • Financial Planning (FINC 1100)
  • Human Resource Management 1 (HURM 1100)
  • Marketing 1 (MKTG 1100)
  • Supply Chain Management (SCMT 1100)

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Co-operative Education (co-op)

The best way to succeed in your field is to immerse yourself in it! Co-op is an excellent way to build your professional network, explore career paths and apply in-class teachings to real work situations. Co-op is a model of education that integrates academic learning with workplace learning in fields relevant to our students’ academic and personal goals.

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Career Options

Graduates of the Business Administration – Human Resources program are prepared for a variety of rewarding careers in the HR field. With training in recruitment, employee relations, training and development, and labour relations, you’ll be equipped to pursue roles such as HR coordinator, payroll specialist, or recruitment officer. These positions allow you to contribute directly to the success of organizations by managing and supporting their most valuable asset—people.

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

  • Coordinator of volunteer resources
  • Talent management specialist
  • Human Resources assistant or generalist
  • Occupational health and safety associate
  • Compensation and benefits associate
  • Recruiter and staffing coordinator
  • Training coordinator
  • Labour relations administrator

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Business Administration – Human Resources Program Details

As companies grow and adapt to changing market demands, the need for skilled HR professionals who can align workforce strategies with business goals has become more critical than ever. HR specialists are essential for managing recruitment, fostering employee development, resolving workplace conflicts, and ensuring organizations comply with labour laws and regulations. The Business Administration – Human Resources program at Durham College prepares students to meet this demand by equipping them with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively manage the most important resource in any organization—its people.

You will acquire skills in the effective use of industry-standard software and learn from professors who are connected to the industry. These experienced instructors bring real-world expertise into their HR classes, providing valuable insights into the evolving landscape of human resources management. As a student, you will have the opportunity to interact directly with industry professionals and to participate in hands-on learning opportunities such as case competitions and either a field placement or co-operative education (co-op) experience. These practical experiences allow you to apply your knowledge from your HR classes in real business environments, helping you build confidence and develop critical problem-solving skills as you study human resources.

Human Resources (HR) professionals serve as strategic partners in today’s business environment. Their expertise fosters positive workplace cultures, enhances employee satisfaction, and aligns human resource strategies with organizational goals. They work closely with management colleagues at all levels of a company on a variety of project-based and proactive initiatives. Many roles are performed by HR professionals, including the following:

  • Advocating on a variety of staff issues
  • Developing and implementing company policies, procedures, programs and services
  • Giving advice and counsel to corporate executives, line managers and employees

The Business Administration – Human Resources program will develop your skills, knowledge and abilities in the following areas:

  • Conflict resolution
  • Computer applications for HR professionals
  • Introduction to HR management
  • Organizational behaviour for HR professionals
  • Recruitment and selection
  • Training and development
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Labour relations
  • Career development for HR professionals

Students will gain hands-on experience with the full version of eNETEmployer from CanPay Payroll Software. This payroll platform provides students with practical knowledge of payroll processing, compliance, reporting, and other critical HR functions. eNETEmployer is used across the country to produce more than 10 million pay cheques, EFT and other payments each year.

As a successful graduate of the human resources program you will qualify for approved credit towards the academic component of the Certified Human Resources Professionals (CHRP) designation granted by the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA). Students who receive an average grade of 70 percent in these courses and maintain a minimum grade of 65 percent in each course meet the coursework requirement to write the Comprehensive Knowledge Exams – a significant step towards becoming a CHRP. Please visit www.hrpa.ca for full details.

Graduates with a diploma in human resource management have secured jobs in their field of study and after achieving this all important first step in their professional career may, at a future point, decide to continue the path toward HRPA certification. They are well-prepared to pursue entry-level roles in recruitment, employee relations, training coordination, or HR administration.

Business Administration – Human Resources Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Contribute to the planning and implementation of employee recruitment, selection, and retention strategies.
  2. Administer and facilitate the performance management program.
  3. Coordinate and support the development, implementation, and evaluation of employee orientation, training, and development programs.
  4. Implement and support effective employee and labour relations strategies in both non-union and union environments.
  5. Administer and communicate the organization's total compensation plan.
  6. Collaborate with others, in the implementation and monitoring of organizational health and safety policies and practices.
  7. Contribute to the identification of information needs and apply current and emerging information technologies to support the human resources function.
  8. Contribute to organizational development strategies aimed at promoting organizational effectiveness.
  9. Present and evaluate communication messages and processes related to the human resources function of the organization.
  10. Develop, implement, and evaluate personal professional development plans to achieve ongoing competence in human resources professional practice.
  11. Identify and communicate the human resources component of the organization's business plan.
  12. Contribute to the collection, analysis, and utilization of human resources data.

Admission Requirements for the Business Administration - Human Resources Program

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
    AND
  • Grade 12 English (C or U)
  • Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)

September or January Start

  • You may enter Year 1 of the Business or Business Administration program in September or January
  • If you begin classes in January, you will complete semesters 1 and 2 from January to August and start Year 2, Semester 3 immediately in September.

Are you missing admission requirements? We are here to help.

Durham College (DC) offers pre-admission assessment testing to mature domestic applicants to meet admission requirements in English and/or math. Domestic applicants that are 19 years of age or older as of the start date of their program, and who do not have the required program credit(s) i.e., Grade 12 English and/or Grade 12 math are eligible to take an admissions assessment test.

Learn more about how to book Pre-Admission Assessment Testing here.

DC also offers Academic Upgrading. Courses are FREE and designed to help you meet the admissions requirements for this program. Available to individuals 18+, these courses are offered on-campus at DC. Boost your qualifications with:

  • Grade 12 Math (MAP4C equivalent)
  • Grade 12 English (ENG4C equivalent)
  • Grade 11 Biology (SBI3C equivalent)
  • Grade 12 Chemistry (SCH4C equivalent)

Learn more about Academic Upgrading and connect with our team to get started.

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Certifications

Students will have the opportunity to earn a certificate in Mental Health First Aid.

ACCREDITATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Students entering their first year of studies in a Faculty of Business and Information Technology program will receive a membership to all of Durham Region’s Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade for the duration of their studies, plus an additional year following graduation. As one of the only colleges in Ontario with this offering, DC is proud to provide students with access to local businesses at a regional level. 

The Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade include:

  • Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade
  • Brock Board of Trade
  • Clarington Board of Trade
  • Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce
  • Newcastle and District Chamber of Commerce
  • North Durham Chamber of Commerce
  • Whitby Chamber of Commerce 

Membership benefits:

  • Opportunities to connect with over 2,500 local businesses and jumpstart your career by networking with potential future employers;
  • Access to professional development events across the Durham Region to gain unique business insights and learn from industry leaders; and
  • Learning opportunities to develop the in-demand skills to launch a successful career.Image for bitm-chamber-partnership-programpg.

Business Administration - Human Resources Courses

The courses listed below are for incoming students. If you are a current student, please refer to your program of study for the year you began your program. Your program of study can be found on MyDC. Students are responsible to ensure they are not duplicating their GNED or FNMI selections as per their diploma requirements. For a successful program completion, students must have successfully completed three unique elective courses as per their program of study.

Semester 1

  • Introduction to Accounting (ACCT 1101)
  • Business Computer Applications 1 (COMP 1112)
  • Financial Planning (FINC 1100)
  • Human Resource Management 1 (HURM 1100)
  • Marketing 1 (MKTG 1100)
  • Supply Chain Management (SCMT 1100)

Semester 2

  • Communication Foundations (COMM 1100)
  • Business Computer Applications 2 (COMP 1214)
  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  • Human Resource Management 2 (HURM 1200)
  • Organizational Behaviour for HR Professionals (HURM 1201)
  • Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Mental Health (HURM 1202)
  • Business Mathematics (MATH 1207)

Semester 3

  • Computer Applications for HR Professionals (COMP 2205)
  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  • Recruitment and Selection (HURM 2100)
  • Training and Development (HURM 2101)
  • Career Development for HR Professionals (HURM 2202)
  • Statistics for Business (STAT 2200)

Semester 4

  • Macroeconomics (ECON 1202)
  • Critical Thinking and Ethics for HR (ETHC 2201)
  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  • Occupational Health and Safety (HLTH 3200)
  • Introduction to HRIS (HURM 2200)
  • Data Analytics for HR (HURM 2201)
  • Employment Law (LAWW 2201)

Semester 5

  • Labour Economics (ECON 3201)
  • Field Placement Seminar - HR (FDPL 3102)
  • Compensation Management (HURM 3101)
  • Human Resources Planning (HURM 3102)
  • Organizational Change and Leadership (MGMT 3101)
  • Project Management for HR (MGMT 3102)

Semester 6

  • Managerial Accounting (ACCT 3202)
  • Field Placement - HR (BHRM 3200)
  • Advanced Computer Applications for HR (COMP 3209)
  • Employee and Labour Relations (HURM 3201)
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration (MGMT 3211)

Courses, course descriptions and delivery formats are subject to change.

Course delivery

In person

Students will come to campus to complete in-person learning requirements. Detailed schedules, with course-specific delivery information, will be available after registration. Courses, course descriptions and delivery formats are subject to change.

In person:
Course is delivered in person, on campus within a classroom, lab, shop or studio.
Hybrid:
Part of the course is delivered online, remotely, and part is in-person on campus within a classroom, lab, shop or studio.
Online:
Fully remote course delivery.

Costs for the Business Administration - Human Resources Program

This program contains a co-op option. Click here for information on program costs for co-op students.

Career Options with a Diploma in Business Administration – Human Resources

The demand for skilled human resources professionals continues to grow as businesses recognize the importance of effective workforce management in achieving their goals. Graduates with a diploma in human resource management are well-prepared for diverse career paths in the HR field, including roles such as HR coordinator, training and development specialist, recruitment officer, or payroll administrator. With a strong foundation in organizational behaviour, conflict resolution, labour relations, and other key areas, you’ll have the tools needed to address complex workplace challenges and support employee well-being. Whether helping organizations attract top talent, enhance employee engagement, or navigate employment laws and compliance, you’ll play a key role in fostering productive and positive work environments.

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

  • Coordinator of volunteer resources
  • Talent management specialist
  • Human Resources assistant or generalist
  • Occupational health and safety associate
  • Compensation and benefits associate
  • Recruiter and staffing coordinator
  • Training coordinator
  • Labour relations administrator

WHERE YOU CAN WORK:

  • Government agencies
  • Employment agencies
  • Municipal, regional, provincial and federal governments
  • Not-for-profit and community service organizations
  • Pharmaceutical/cosmetics companies
  • Retail corporations
  • School boards
  • Manufacturing

Experiential Learning

Field placement

Students will have the opportunity to complete a field placement in their final semester. This placement will enable you to apply the theories and concepts studied in your program in a real work setting, giving you hands-on HR management-related work experience.

Program Transfer, Degree Completion and Additional Credentials

Qualified graduates may go on to a number of graduate certificate programs at Durham College.  To review these programs, please visit https://durhamcollege.ca/programs-and-courses. You may also be eligible to apply your academic credits towards further study through Durham College’s partnerships with many Canadian and international colleges and universities. Please visit www.durhamcollege.ca/pathways to learn more about how you can transfer your credits towards a degree.

  • Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) – Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management major – Ontario Tech University (Ontario Tech)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Management) Davenport University
  • BBA/MBA (Strategic Human Resource Management) Davenport University
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Management (Taught Route) - Robert Gordon University
  • Bachelor of Business - Griffith University
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) - Trent University
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Business and Human Resource Management - University of the West of England, Bristol
  • Institute of Technology – Carlow, Ireland

Please visit our pathways page to learn more about how you can transfer your credits towards a degree.

Looking for more pathway opportunities or to transfer to Durham College? Click here for more information.

Tech Requirements for the Business Administration - Human Resources Program

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program are required to purchase their own laptop.

MINIMUM RECOMMENDED HARDWARE

  • Laptop: Personal computer (PC). A Mac is not recommended – see notes below*
  • Operating System: Windows 10 Professional (64-bit only) and later
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 or better
  • Memory: 4 GB of RAM (8 GB preferred)
  • Hard Drive: 250 GB or larger (Solid State Drive (SSD) preferred)
  • Warranty: 3 years parts and labour (On-site preferred)
  • 2 USB ports
  • Webcam
  • Microphone (headset preferred)

*Mac Computers

  • Some required software applications are not available for Mac.
  • Students who choose a Mac may need to purchase additional software to complete assessments and class exercises at their own cost.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

  • Windows 10 Professional (64-bit only)
  • Microsoft Office 2019 or 365 (Students will be provided access to Microsoft Office 365 through the College’s Microsoft Office account)
  • Internet Explorer
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Adobe Flash Player and Browser Plug-in

Optional

  • AVG
  • Avira

Co-operative education (co-op)

The best way to succeed in your field is to immerse yourself in it! Co-op is an excellent way to build your professional network, explore career paths and apply in-class teachings to real work situations. Co-op is a model of education that integrates academic learning with workplace learning in fields relevant to our students’ academic and personal goals.

Students in the Business Administration – Human Resources Management Advanced Diploma program will be invited to apply to the co-op option during their first year of study. Entrance to the co-op option is limited, and the processes for securing a work term are competitive. Students enrolled in the co-op option who qualify for co-op will be eligible to complete a four-month, paid work term between the second and third years of their program.

Supports are available through the Experiential Learning office to assist students with securing their work terms. In addition, the Experiential Learning office is in contact with co-op students and their employers during the work terms to help with any questions. Upon completing the work term, co-op students return to campus to complete their final two academic semesters of the program before graduating.

Program sequence

September intake:

Fall
(September to December)
Winter
(January to April)
Summer
(May to August)
Year 1 Academic semester 1 Academic semester 2 Summer break
Year 2 Academic semester 3 Academic semester 4 Co-op work term 1
Year 3 Academic semester 5 Academic semester 6

January intake:

Fall
(September to December)
Winter
(January to April)
Summer
(May to August)
Year 1 Academic semester 1 Academic semester 2
Year 2 Academic semester 3 Academic semester 4 Co-op work term 1
Year 3 Academic semester 5 Academic semester 6

Courses

CO-OP Option

Semester 1

  • Introduction to Accounting (ACCT 1101)
  • Business Computer Applications 1 (COMP 1112)
  • Financial Planning (FINC 1100)
  • Human Resource Management 1 (HURM 1100)
  • Marketing 1 (MKTG 1100)
  • Supply Chain Management (SCMT 1100)

Semester 2

  • Communication Foundations (COMM 1100)
  • Business Computer Applications 2 (COMP 1214)
  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  • Human Resource Management 2 (HURM 1200)
  • Organizational Behaviour for HR Professionals (HURM 1201)
  • Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Mental Health (HURM 1202)
  • Business Mathematics (MATH 1207)

Semester 3

  • Computer Applications for HR Professionals (COMP 2205)
  • Co-op and Career Preparation (COOP 1000)
  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  • Recruitment and Selection (HURM 2100)
  • Training and Development (HURM 2101)
  • Career Development for HR Professionals (HURM 2202)
  • Statistics for Business (STAT 2200)

Semester 4

  • Macroeconomics (ECON 1202)
  • Critical Thinking and Ethics for HR (ETHC 2201)
  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  • Occupational Health and Safety (HLTH 3200)
  • Introduction to HRIS (HURM 2200)
  • Data Analytics for HR (HURM 2201)
  • Employment Law (LAWW 2201)

Co-op Work Term

  • Co-op Work Term 1 (BHRC 1000)

Semester 5

  • Labour Economics (ECON 3201)
  • Compensation Management (HURM 3101)
  • Organizational Change and Leadership (MGMT 3101)
  • Project Management for HR (MGMT 3102)

Semester 6

  • Managerial Accounting (ACCT 3202)
  • Advanced Computer Applications for HR (COMP 3209)
  • Human Resources Planning (HURM 3102)
  • Employee and Labour Relations (HURM 3201)
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration (MGMT 3211)

Courses and course descriptions are subject to change.

Co-op administrative fee

Once transferred to the co-op option of the human resources program, students will have a co-op administrative fee of $475 assessed to their accounts during the academic semester(s) prior to scheduled work term(s). The administrative fee goes to support the broad array of support services provided to co-op students. These services are dedicated to supporting student success.

Learn more

Find more information about the benefits of becoming a co-op student.

Find more information about the benefits of becoming a co-op employer.
E: co-op@durhamcollege.ca

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