Business
BA Business & Society
York University, Canada
- Degree
- Bachelor's
- Next intake
- Fall, Winter, Summer
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Disaster & Emergency Management is a BDEM taught at Keele Campus that trains students to plan for and manage crises such as natural-hazard and technological disasters, public health emergencies and security threats. Students study risk management, crisis communication and business continuity while building decision-making and problem-solving skills. Courses are taught by research-active faculty and practitioners including emergency managers.
Faculty: Liberal Arts & Professional Studies | Intake: Fall, Winter and Summer entry, first and upper year; Keele Campus | Study mode: full-time, part-time, co-op | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Topics include risk management, crisis communication and business continuity. Hands-on learning includes optional paid co-op, placements with government agencies, NGOs and private-sector organizations, and simulations including virtual reality through the ADERSIM Lab.
Business continuity advisor, disaster recovery coordinator, emergency manager, public safety and security manager, policy analyst, risk management specialist, security analyst.
Ontario high school applicants: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U MHF4U or MDM4U And four additional 4U or M courses Applicants with averages in the low-to-mid 70s or higher may be considered for admission. Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 70%. Requirements for other curricula are listed on the programme page.
Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
Undergraduate classes begin in Winter (January), Summer (May) and Fall (September); Fall 2027 (September) is the main intake with the January 2027 and May 2027 starts also listed.
Application deadlines for most programmes: Winter 2027 (January) entry November 18, 2026; Summer 2027 (May) entry April 1, 2027; Fall 2027 (September) entry January 15, 2027 for Ontario high school students and March 24, 2027 for out-of-province high school, international and university/college transfer and mature applicants. Applications are accepted until each programme is full.
Exceptions: Direct Entry Nursing and Nursing Second Entry apply by February 1; Nursing Post-RN for Internationally Educated Nurses by June 1; Schulich BBA and Social Work (BSW) accept no applications after January 15. Supplementary application deadlines for Fall 2027: Schulich BBA February 1, 2027; Creative Writing February 5, 2027; AMPD BFA/BDes programmes February 5, 2027; Concurrent Education March 19, 2027; Glendon International Studies & Business Administration March 31, 2027; Social Work February 16, 2027.
Applications are made through OUAC, or through the York University application for mature, international and transfer applicants, visiting students and certificate applicants; the York University application fee is $140 (non-refundable, Visa, Visa Debit or MasterCard). AMPD BFA/BDes programmes require a $20 supplementary application fee within the OUAC application.
Apply through the official page: https://futurestudents.yorku.ca/requirements/apply
Business
York University, Canada
Business
York University, Canada
Business
York University, Canada
Business
York University, Canada
Business
York University, Canada
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