Certificate in Management

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.

a.Finance Certificate

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.

f.Marketing Certificate

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).