The Dhillon School of Business offers a Certificate in Management program with a focus in Finance; General Management; Human Resource Management and Labour Relations; Indigenous Governance and Business Management, International Management; and Marketing.
Please contact an academic advisor before applying to this program for information on course sequencing and possible waivers for equivalent courses already taken.
The Certificate in Management is composed of a series of 10 required courses designed to provide a suitable combination of breadth and depth of knowledge in a specific area of study. This program is designed to be completed on a part-time studies basis, and many of the certificate courses have prerequisite, corequisite, and/or recommended background requirements that are above and beyond the 10 courses in the program. As a result, completion of this program will take more than one year of study. Please contact an academic advisor before applying to this program to discuss your specific program requirements.
Minimum Grade Requirement
A minimum grade of ‘C-’ is required in all courses taken towards a Certificate program.
Accounting 2100 - Introductory Accounting
Accounting 2400 - Management Accounting
Finance 3040 - Finance
Finance 3412 - Fundamentals of Investments
Finance 3470 - Corporate Finance
Finance 4430 - Financial Management
Economics 1010 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Statistics 1770 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
One of:
Economics 2900 - Economics and Business Statistics
Statistics 2780 - Statistical Inference
One of:
Finance 3406 - Entrepreneurial Finance
Finance 3441 - Financial Analysis
Finance 3460 - Global Financial Management
Finance 3475/Agricultural Enterprise Management 3475 - Agricultural Finance and Markets
Finance 3480 - Personal Finance I
Finance 3490 - FinTech
Finance 3600 - Machine Learning in Business and Finance
Finance 4421 - Financial Institutions and Markets
Finance 4451 - Derivative Securities Markets
Finance 4460 - Trading and Portfolio Management
Finance 4470 and Finance 4471 - Student Managed Investment Fund
1Finance 4480 - Personal Finance II
1 Students should be aware that this course has prerequisites which may require taking courses extra to their program requirements.
Note: Refer to Residence Requirement for the Finance residence requirement.
b.General Management Certificate
Accounting 2100 - Introductory Accounting
Human Resources and Labour Relations 2030 - Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
Human Resources and Labour Relations 3050 - Human Resource Management
Management 3031 - Managing Responsibly in a Global Environment
Management 3062 - Information Systems and Data Analytics
Economics 1010 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Any four 3000 or 4000-level courses from disciplines offered by the Dhillon School of Business, which may include either one Management Applied Study or Management Independent Study
c.Human Resource Management and Labour Relations Certificate
Human Resources and Labour Relations 2030 - Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
Human Resources and Labour Relations 3050 - Human Resource Management
Human Resources and Labour Relations 3305 - Managing Employee Health and Safety
Human Resources and Labour Relations 3310 - Collective Labour Relations
Human Resources and Labour Relations 3312 - Strategic Compensation
Human Resources and Labour Relations 4305 - Canadian Labour and Employment Law
Human Resources and Labour Relations 4350 - Staffing
Human Resources and Labour Relations 4355 - Training and Development
Management 1500 - Fundamentals of Business
Management 2700 - Business Research Methods
d.Indigenous Governance and Business Management Certificate
Accounting 2100 - Introductory Accounting
Indigenous Governance and Business Management 2500 - Introduction to Indigenous Governance and Business Management
Management 1500 - Fundamentals of Business
Management 2081 - Professional Communications Skills
One of:
Human Resources and Labour Relations 2030 - Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
Human Resources and Labour Relations 3050 - Human Resource Management
Marketing 2020 - Marketing
Five of:
Indigenous Governance and Business Management 3250/Indigenous Studies 3250 - Financial Management in Canadian Indigenous Communities
Indigenous Governance and Business Management 3280/Indigenous Studies 3280 - Indigenous Peoples and Natural Resources
Indigenous Governance and Business Management 3506/Indigenous Studies 3506 - Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship in Canada
Indigenous Governance and Business Management 3515/Indigenous Studies 3515 - Canadian Indigenous Negotiations
Indigenous Governance and Business Management 3522/Indigenous Studies 3522 - Canadian Indigenous Project Management
Indigenous Governance and Business Management 3590/Indigenous Studies 3590 - Current Practices in Canadian Indigenous Governance
Indigenous Governance and Business Management 3592/Indigenous Studies 3592 - Applied Indigenous Management Issues (Series)
Indigenous Governance and Business Management 4120/Indigenous Studies 4120 - Historical and Legal Aspects of Canadian Indigenous Governments
Indigenous Governance and Business Management 4150/Indigenous Studies 4150 - Administrative Aspects of Canadian Indigenous Governments
Indigenous Governance and Business Management 4570/Indigenous Studies 4570 - Indigenous Leadership and Management
1Political Science 3215 - Indigenous Peoples and Local Government in Canada
Notes
1Students should be aware that these courses have prerequisites which may require taking courses extra to their program requirements. Students are strongly advised to discuss their program with an academic advisor. A minimum grade of ‘C-’ is required in these courses to meet degree requirements.
e.International Management Certificate
International Management 3640 - Cross-Cultural Management Practices
International Management 3650 - Introduction to International Management
International Management 4650 - Integrated Trade and Supply Chain Management
Management 2070/Economics 2070 - Operations and Quantitative Management
Management 3070 - Supply Chain Management and Sustainability
Economics 1010 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Statistics 1770 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Three of:
Agricultural Enterprise Management 3635 - International Trade
1Finance 3460 - Global Financial Management
1International Management 3170/Political Science 3170 - The Politics of Canadian Trade Policy
1International Management 3225/Geography 3225 - Industrial Location and Globalization of Enterprise
International Management 3665 - Leading in the Globalized Environment
International Management 3670 - Comparative Crises Management
International Management 3685 - Issues in International Management (Series)
International Management 3815 - Regional Aspects of International Management (Series)
International Management 3860 - Law and Institutions of International Trade
International Management 4640 - Cross-Cultural Work Study (Series)
1Marketing 4220 - Cross-Cultural Marketing
1Political Science 2110 - International Relations
Economics 4590 - Economics of Globalization
Notes
1Students should be aware that these courses have prerequisites which may require taking courses extra to their program requirements. Students are strongly advised to discuss their program with an academic advisor.
1.Core Requirements (10 Courses)
Marketing 2020 - Marketing
Marketing 3210 - Consumer Behaviour
Marketing 3215 - Introduction to Marketing Communications and Social Media
Marketing 3220 - Marketing Research
Marketing 4230 - Marketing Management
Economics 1010 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Statistics 1770 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Three of:
Management 2081 - Professional Communications Skills
Marketing 3205 - Sports Marketing
Marketing 3225 - Brand Management
Marketing 3230 - Retailing Management
Marketing 3240 - Business-to-Business Relationship Sales
Marketing 3250 - Social Marketing
Marketing 3260 - Not-for-Profit Marketing
Marketing 3280 - Services Marketing Management
Marketing 3290 - Marketing and Society
Marketing 3806 - Small Business Management
Marketing 3862 - Digital Marketing
Marketing 4215 - Advanced Marketing Communications and Social Media
Marketing 4220 - Cross-Cultural Marketing
2.Marketing Concentrations (optional)
If students wish to further specialize within the field of Marketing, they may choose a concentration in Marketing Communications or Socially Responsible Marketing. Concentrations are not required. Students who choose a concentration will replace the ‘Three of’ requirement above with the courses in the chosen concentration, listed below. Note that completing a concentration may require a student to complete extra courses.
a.Marketing Communications
Marketing 3862 - Digital Marketing
Marketing 4215 - Advanced Marketing Communications and Social Media
Two of:
Management 3980 - Applied Studies/Field Experience I (with a marketing communications focus)
Management 3990 - Independent Study (with a marketing communications focus)
Marketing 3225 - Brand Management
1New Media 2005 - Design Fundamentals for New Media
1New Media 2010 - Visual Communications for New Media
New Media 3250 - Media, Advertising, and Consumer Culture
New Media 3700 - Event and Exhibition Design
b.Socially Responsible Marketing
Two of:
2Marketing 3250 - Social Marketing
2Marketing 3260 - Not-for-Profit Marketing
2Marketing 3290 - Marketing and Society
Two of:
International Management 3552 - Sustainable Tourism
3International Management 4640 - Cross-Cultural Work Study (Series)
Management 3710 - Managing Not-for-Profit Organizations
Management 3980 - Applied Studies/Field Experience I (with a not-for-profit organization)
Management 4580 - Environmental Management
2Marketing 3250 - Social Marketing
2Marketing 3260 - Not-for-Profit Marketing
2Marketing 3290 - Marketing and Society
New Media 3250 - Media, Advertising, and Consumer Culture
Notes
1Students should be aware that these courses have prerequisites which may require taking courses extra to their minimum degree requirements. Students are strongly advised to discuss their program with an academic advisor early in their program.
2Students cannot use Marketing 3250, Marketing 3260, and Marketing 3290 to fulfill requirements from both “Two of:” lists.
3The work study placement must have a primary focus on social responsibility, social marketing, or it must be housed within a non-for-profit organization in order to receive credit for the Socially Responsible Marketing Concentration.
For further information regarding certificate programs, please contact the Dhillon School of Business (M2060; tel. 403-329-2153).