The Graduate Certificate consists of four required three-credit courses and one three-credit elective course. As a person with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, which provides a solid academic background in business, this 15 credit program is designed to provide you with the specialized knowledge you need for today's changing business world in the shortest possible time.
In addition to the admission requirements for Graduate Certificates, students must have a Bachelor's degree in any discipline with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 or 3.2 out of 4.0 in the last two years of full-time academic studies. Applicants must also have a minimum of three years recent, relevant work experience in public relations or the communications industry. All applicants must provide their curriculum vitae and two letters of reference.
The schedule is tentative and subject to change.
| Number | Title | Prerequisites | Available Times | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2024 | Spring/Summer 2024 | Fall 2024 | Winter 2025 | |||
| 4 REQUIRED Courses | ||||||
| CPRL 510 | Fundamentals of P.R. | |||||
| CPRL 520 | Applied P.R. Communication | Corequisite: CPRL 510 | ||||
| CPRL 530 | Internal Stakeholder Communication | Corequisite: CPRL 510 and CPRL 520 | ||||
| CPRL 531 | Media Context and Applications | Corequisite: CPRL 510 and CPRL 520 | ||||
| 1 COMPLEMENTARY Course to be chosen from the following: | ||||||
| CGM2 510 | Project Management: Tools and Techniques | Not open to Special Students | ||||
| CPRL 515 | Fund-Raising and Philanthropy | |||||
| CPRL 532 | Public Relations Event Management | |||||
| CPRL 535 | Public Opinion and Public Policy | Corequisite: CPRL 531 | ||||