Business Placements
Students can complete up to 520 hours of work placement for credit through three courses. The specific details of the individual placement requirements for each course are outlined below.
Meet with your Career and Placement Coordinator in the semester prior to the start of your placement course if you need assistance sourcing opportunities. Students can find opportunities for placements by accessing our Career and Placement portal, GHworks, external sources, and through networking.
BADM 3300 (restricted business elective course)
- Minimum 420 hours of placement
- 12.0 credits are required to register. Students must apply and be chosen by a selection committee to be enrolled into this course. It is not an open course on Webadvisor
- The course is offered in the summer semester only
- A full-time position is required
- Students must self-select a placement that specializes in the field of business (it does not have to be related to your specialization)
- To be completed in any organizational context (i.e., profit, non-profit, small or large firm)
- Approval forms must be submitted to GHworks and approved by Career & Placement Services prior to the start of placement
- Placement hours must be completed, and remaining forms submitted online to Ghworks
BADM 3500 (restricted business elective course)
- Minimum 200 hours of placement
- 11.0 credits are required to register
- Roles can be paid or unpaid
- The course is offered in the winter semester only
- Students must self-select a placement that specializes in the field of business (it does not have to be related to your specialization)
- To be completed in any organizational context (i.e., profit, non-profit, small or large firm)
- Approval forms must be submitted to GHworks and approved by Career & Placement Services prior to the start of placement
- Placement hours must be completed, and remaining forms submitted to GHworks
BADM 4400 (required core course OR core course)
- Minimum 100 hours of placement
- 15.0 credits are required to register
- The course is offered in the summer, fall, & winter semesters
- Roles can be paid or unpaid
- Students must self-select a placement that specializes in the field of business (It does not have to be related to your specialization)
- To be completed in any organizational context (i.e., profit, non-profit, small or large firm)
- Approval forms must be submitted to GHworks and approved by Career & Placement Services prior to the start of placement
- Placement hours must be completed, and remaining forms submitted to GHworks
FIELD PLACEMENT DOCUMENTATION, FORMS & DEADLINES
Your Field Placement Coordinator will provide you with the document deadlines, access to the required forms and GHworks upon registration into the placement course(s). To upload documents please go to GHworks and sign in using your GuelphHumber Email login.
For more information, please connect with your Field Placement Coordinator.