Business Management Course - DEC Program | LaSalle College Montreal

DEC in Business Management

DEC | 410.D0
DEC | 410.D0 | DEC in Business Management

With the growth of service and retail businesses, management specialists in these domains are more in demand than ever. The three-year Business Management program (DEC) meets these needs.

This program is geared towards training generalists who will master all aspects of business and sales-force management for companies. It aims to develop three aspects for its future business manager technicians: managing a retail business, representing commercial or industrial products or services, and managing one’s own business.

From Fall 2022, Business Management students will have the option to divide their time between the College and an employer to receive practical, concrete and paid field training. LaSalle College’s Work-Integrated Learning – Remunerated option is unique in Montréal.

Graduates will be able to put their knowledge to work in various types of commercial establishments or businesses.


Program availability

Present your business projects during CEO

A Dragon’s Den-Style Competition where students in their final year of the Business Management program present their innovative business projects before a panel composed of industry personalities.

Entrepreneurship can be learned!

The Bootcamp is a series of activities organized for our students and mainly focuses on the understanding of management tools to start a business and succeed.

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On-campus

  • At the Montréal campus

Real-time remote learning

  • Training provided entirely in distance mode, with a teacher and in real time (synchronous)
    • The internship (semester 6) could be done in a company with the virtual supervision of a teacher

Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) - Hybrid (only in French)

  • Training combining on-campus (on-site) and live remote (synchronous) courses, and practical workplace courses

Graduates will be able to put their knowledge to work in business and sales-force personnel management, as well as marketing and communications.

This program leads to a Diploma of College Studies (DEC).

LaSalle College has signed equivalence-granting agreements with various universities, from which our graduates can benefit to lighten course loads.

  • Careers in management
  • Retail sales
  • Inventory management
  • Advertising and promotion
  • Accounting, budget planning and control
  • Administrative and commercial law

Have obtained a Secondary School Diploma (DES) and completed the following program prerequisite:

  • Mathematics CST 4 (or Math 436)

or

Have obtained a Professional Studies Diploma (DEP) and completed the following courses:

  • Language of Instruction from Secondary V
  • Second Language from Secondary V
  • Mathematics CST 4 (or Math 436)

or

Have obtained an equivalent education or an instruction deemed sufficient. Every case will be analysed by the College.

  • Careers in Management (45 h)
  • Introduction to eBusiness (45 h)
  • Organizational Communication (45 h)
  • Accounting I (60 h)
  • Computer Management I (45 h)
  • Management (60 h)
  • Accounting II (60 h)
  • Marketing (60 h)
  • Computer Management II (45 h)
  • Statistics for Management (60 h)
  • Business Law (45 h)
  • Financial Analysis (45 h)
  • Français des affaires (60 h)
  • Human Resources Management (60 h)
  • Budget Planning and Control (45 h)
  • Macroeconomics (60 h)
  • Commercial Inventory Management (45 h)
  • Marketing Research (60 hrs)
  • Advertising and Promotion (45 h)
  • Retail Sales (45 h)
  • International Trade (45 h)
  • Supervising and Training a Salesforce (60 h)
  • Sales and Communication (60 h)
  • Business Management Project (60 h)
  • Consumer Service (45 h)
  • Project Management (45 h)
  • Strategic Marketing (45 h)
  • Merchandising (45 h)
  • Ecommerce (45 h)
  • Internship in Business Management (120 h)

* The College reserves the right to substitute some courses.

  • 3 Physical Education courses (90 h)
  • 3 Humanities courses (150 h)
  • 4 Language and Literature courses (240 h)
  • 2 Second Language courses (90 h)
  • 2 complementary courses (90 h)

Work experience is recognized and in high demand by employers. The Work-Study Program (WSP) is an educational model that allows you to undertake two paid internships during your studies to gain work experience related to your field of study. Please consult the Work-Study Program section for more details. Not available to students who begin in the Winter semester.


Get work experience and the salary you deserve for your DEC program!

  • Receive practical, paid field training throughout your entire academic track
  • Choose a dynamic and concrete approach, dividing your learning between the campus and renowned companies 
  • Consolidate and validate your skills in real-life situations
  • Acquire experience that will soon be recognized

The use of a laptop computer is mandatory (learn more). This laptop must be equipped with the Windows operating system to work with all software. Standard or student license software must be installed when requested by teachers.

The following features are required for PCs:

  • Processor: Intel I5 minimum
  • Memory: 8 GB recommended
  • Hard drive: 500 GB minimum
  • Screen: 14 inches minimum
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi and LAN
  • Ports: minimum of one USB 3.0 port

We recommend purchasing an external numeric keyboard if your laptop does not already have one.

Required software: Sage 50, MS Office suite (Word, PP, Excel) + specialized software: MS Access and MS Visio, Dreamweaver CC, Adobe Acrobat Reader.