Advanced College Diploma - Business Administration - Marketing (0013)

As a student in this advanced diploma program, students will integrate academic studies with practical, creative and analytic skills integral to all types of businesses.

The program presents great career opportunities for those who are creative, intuitive, disciplined, problem solvers with above average analytical and communication skills. Graduates will be prepared for leadership roles and careers in advertising, brand development, selling, online marketing, entrepreneurship, new media marketing, research and many other rewarding choices.

This hands-on program takes a project-oriented approach and provides opportunities to work with real-world clients. Focus is placed on ensuring graduates can perform a number of more complex functions including applying principles of financial analysis and control, using analytical and evaluation skills to support a variety of management functions, development of integrated marketing plans that drive towards business goals and objectives and embracing new technology. Instructors are experts in their disciplines and use interactive approaches to enrich the learning environment.

The program provides marketable skills, validated by ongoing input from an advisory committee of marketing experts. The 3-year Marketing program has one of the highest direct employment rates in the College.

Conestoga College is an Accredited Partner of the Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA). This program is accredited by the CPSA Institute as providing all 35 hours pre-requisite education toward the Certified Sales Associate designation, the first level of the Graduated Certification Framework. Students successfully completing this program are eligible for their Sales Certificate from the CPSA Institute.