Objectives

The 15-credit Graduate Certificate in Advanced Business Management delves into the competencies and tools needed to identify, evaluate, and provide solutions for challenges throughout key areas of business management. Using a combination of academic and applied learning, the program examines subjects such as business intelligence and analytics, contemporary finance, and strategic management. Completing both the Graduate Certificate in Business Management and the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Business Management fulfils the Canadian Institute of Management’s academic requirements for the Chartered Manager designation.

Courses

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Available Times
			Spring/Summer 2025	Fall 2025	Winter 2026	Spring/Summer 2026
1 CO-REQUISITE COURSE (3 CREDITS) - this course must be taken at the beginning of the program
CMS2 500	Mathematics for Management	CMSC 000 (or the Exemption by Examination)	WED	WED
*Or the exemption by examination test
3 REQUIRED COURSES (9 CREDITS)
CCFA 620	Contemporary Finance 1	CMS2 500 or exemption by examination.	SAT	SAT	SAT
CPL2 652	Strategic Management		TUE/THU SAT	TUE	MON TUE
2 COMPLEMENTARY COURSES (6 CREDITS) - from the following choices
CCLW 611	Business Law Concepts		TUE/THU	THU
CGM2 620	Agile Project Management: Theory and Pra ...		SAT	SAT
CMS2 621	Applied Management Statistics	CMS2 500 or the Exemption by Examination Test **NOTE: Not open to students who have taken CMS2 521: Applied Management Statistics	WED	WED
CPL2 610	Practical Communication and Presentation ...		TUE/THU		SAT
CMIS 641	Information Systems for Managers				FRI
*Or another 600-level course offered by the School of Continuing Studies and approved by the academic unit.