Information Systems Business Analysis Program (With Experiential Learning Capstone)

at George Brown College

Required Courses

This is a three-semester program comprising case studies during which students will be engaged on an increasingly intense and independent basis with material of escalating complexity. Course-oriented delivery supports this learning process.

PRINTABLE CURRICULUM PLANNER 2022-2023

SEMESTER 1
 

• Foundations of Business Analysis
• Foundations of Business Analysis
• Business Analysis Competencies and Techniques 1
• IT Project Management
• Quantitative Research/Qualitative Research
• Business Analyst Case Study 1
• Advanced Communications
• Introduction to Information Systems

SEMESTER 2
 

• Business Analyst Case Study 2
• Business Analysis Competencies and Techniques 2
• Business Analyst Software Tools
• Portfolio Development and Work Search Preparation
• Trends and Perspectives in Business Analysis

ANALYSIS AND ANALYTICS SPECIALIZATION
 

• Introduction to Analytics Systems
• User Interface Design/ User Experience

FINANCE SPECIALIZATION
 

• Financial Systems in Canada
• Canadian Securities I

CYBER SECURITY SPECIALIZATION
 

• Introduction to Cyber Security
• Cyber Security Analysis

SEMESTER 3
 

• Co-op Work Placement
  
  OR
   
• Work-Integrated Project

Admission Requirements
 

• Two-year or three-year college diploma or bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Commerce, Engineering or related field from an accredited institution*.

• Minimum one year of relevant work experience (resumé required).

• Candidates will be accepted based on the combination of relevant education and work experience.

* Please note that domestic applicants who are submitting international transcripts require a Canadian equivalency evaluation.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
 

• Applicants with international transcripts who do not provide English proficiency test results must test at the college level in the George Brown College English assessment to be considered for admission.

Additional Costs
 

• *Amounts listed are the total of tuition, materials, student service and ancillary fees for the first two semesters of program starting in Fall 2021. Fees are subject to change for programs starting in Fall 2022 and at later dates.
• ‡ Semester 3 fees will consist of a flat fee of $500 for co-op placement or for the work-integrated project, fees are to be paid separately, both of which are not included in the total above.

Career Options

According to the Information and Communications Technology Council (2011), “the most rapidly growing information and communication technology (ICT) occupations are those which combine ICT skills with an understanding of business needs.”
 

• There are approximately 150,000 business analysts and related professionals in Canada.

• BA roles have been the fastest-growing ICT employment occupation in Canada from 2000 to 2010, growing approximately 120 per cent in that time.

• ICTC recognizes “pervasive shortages” for information systems analysts and consultant professionals through and beyond 2016.

Common job titles include:
 

• business analyst

• business systems analyst

• computer systems analyst

• informatics consultant

• information systems business analyst

• information systems quality assurance analyst

• Management Information Systems (MIS) analyst