Centennial College Masters Degrees in Business

In the Global Business Management program, you gain the skill set to embark on a borderless career.

The two-year program, facilitated by the School of Business, delivers a unique blend of management and international concepts to train you to effectively lead in the global business environment.

Global Business Management courses cover core business topics such as project management and business communications to ensure you can navigate any business environment. In addition to specialized global business topics, you gain knowledge in:
-Financial and managerial accounting
-International business law
-International entrepreneurship and innovation
-Global business research and analysis
-International business planning
-Operations management
-International marketing
-International sales and negotiation
-International finance and banking
-Management and leadership
-Project management
-Human resources management
-Corporate social responsibility and international development
-Business networking

To help you retain information, you learn these topics in small seminar classes, listen to lectures by guest speakers, partake in external competitions and industry visits, present research reports and more.

Upon graduation from the Global Business Management program, you will have the skills and knowledge to confidently pursue entry-level management roles. Your knowledge and practical skills will be transferable across several industries.

Career Opportunities

Program Highlights
-The Global Business Management program challenges you to grow and make connections through various networking opportunities throughout the program.
-Students who are successful in the program possess strong analytical and numeracy skills, are highly organized with an ability to plan and prioritize, thrive under pressure and have the ability to meet deadlines.
-Successful graduates develop strong interpersonal skills, are innovative problem solvers and decision makers, are comfortable working within a team environment, and have a willingness to learn new things.
-International students who successfully complete Centennial’s Global Business Management program may be eligible to apply for a work permit (up to three years) upon graduation.

Professional Associations
Upon successful completion of the Global Business Management program, you may be eligible for the Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) designation, in accordance with the process prescribed by the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT). You are also eligible for the Canadian International Freight Forwarding Association (CIFFA) certificate, in accordance with the process prescribed by CIFFA. Please visit the organizations' websites for more information on these designations.

You will be exempted from the academic requirements leading to the Certified in Management (CIM) professional designation. After graduation from this School of Business program, you will have met all of the requirements for the CIM designation once you have completed two years of managerial work experience. For complete information, please visit http://www.cim.ca/prodev/accredited.

Please note: These designations and credentials will incur costs in addition to the regular tuition.

Career Outlook
-Entrepreneur in import/export
-Product broker
-International marketing manager
-Foreign investment analyst
-Logistics/transportation manager
-Corporate social responsibility manager
-Commercial bank officer
-Customs broker
-Trade representative
-Business consultant

Areas of Employment
-International business development
-International development
-Importing
-International services such as consulting and education
-Exporting
-Small to medium-sized international entrepreneurship and innovation
-Trade and investment
-Global management
-Customs brokerages
-Global logistics/transportation
-Business consulting
-Non-profit and government sectors
-Freight forwarding

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Centennial College's Advanced Business Management - Alcoholic Beverages program was launched in response to the demand for savvy businesspeople to take the reins in Canada's $40-billion wine, beer and spirits industry.

Through courses taught by industry experts, you gain practical experience and insight into how the business of alcoholic beverages is managed. This Alcoholic Beverages business program covers topics like category management and supply chain, accounting and marketing. There is also a key focus on the global regulatory framework and good corporate social responsibility.

Upon completion of the program, you will have developed the analytical skills, business acumen, and core industry knowledge necessary for a successful career in a dynamic and growing field.

Program Highlights

-This program employs a flexible blended format that allows you to work while you study
-Taught in convenient downtown Toronto, on the subway line at our Yonge and Eglington location
-Optional Co-op program offered to gain valuable industry work experience*
-Small class environment taught by industry experts
-Hands on training in understanding how to use industry customer analytics tools

*Subject to qualified candidates.

Learning Outcomes

-Manage and control different aspects of an alcohol-related enterprise by accounting, finance, analytics and general business best practices
-Plan and manage product distribution and retail systems to achieve business success, comply with legislative requirements and meet social responsibility obligations
-Analyze local and global markets to position products using appropriate sales and marketing strategies
-Interpret import and export regulations to determine opportunities and challenges within the business structures of the alcoholic beverages industry
-Develop strategies to optimize product and market opportunities including brand development and positioning
-Conduct business in compliance with relevant national and international law, regulations, ethical standards and corporate social responsibility
-Use human resources best practices to recruit, motivate, resolve labour relations issues and manage culturally sensitive situations
-Act entrepreneurially by researching and operationalizing business opportunities within the alcoholic beverages industry
-Develop strategies to assess the impact and opportunities associated with the globalization of the alcoholic beverages industry
-Develop personal and professional development strategies and plans to enhance leadership, management skills and expertise

Career Opportunities

Career Outlook
-Product and category manager
-Buyer
-Inventory replenishment
-Planning professional
-Brand and retail marketer
-Key account manager
-Sales Representative (commercial inside and territory)
-Areas of Employment

Private and government retailers
-Alcohol beverage suppliers: from large multinational to small craft producers
-On-premise businesses such as restaurants, bars and private clubs
-Trade agencies

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A global education program for global leaders. A journey across Italy-India-Canada grounded in diversity, inter-connectedness of cultures and disciplines, academic rigor, continuous innovation, and commitment to creating a social impact.

Designed by University of Milano-Bicocca (Milan, Italy) in partnership with Centennial College (Toronto, Canada) and Alliance University (Bangalore, India), MAIB gives you a hands-on global management experience by living and studying in 3 Global cities – Milan, Italy; Toronto, Canada and Bangalore, India – across 3 Different Continents.

MAIB is a 14 months, full time course of 90 ECTS credits where you attain two internationally recognized degrees: 1 st Level European Master Degree and a Canadian Graduate Certificate in International Business Management (IBM), with an option of a 3rd MBA Degree from Alliance University (India), with an additional study period of 4 months.

The program is spread over 3 academic terms, with a total of 580 class hours, followed by 3 months Internship equivalent to 500 hours.

The course is taught in English. Students are required to be proficient with the English language.

Students are required to spend the first three quarters in three different countries/cities (Milan, Bangalore, Toronto), thus gaining a broad international perspective. They will select the country in which they will spend the fourth and last quarter, which is dedicated to internship.

Pathways

The Program offers the following paths:

a) MAIB + IBM – 14 months
MAIB + IBM is a double credential, rigorous, full-time program of 14 months duration (including Internship), with a total of 90 credits. There are no part-time students in the program. The students earn European First Level Master Degree, awarded by the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy and Ontario College Graduate Certificate from Centennial College, Toronto in International Business Management (IBM).

b) MAIB + IBM + Internship Period in Canada (for exploring work in Canada Option) – 15 months
The city of Toronto, a multi-cultural and globally competitive city is home to some of the world’s largest global multi-nationals, banks, business, consulting and financial firms offering students a plenty of opportunities to work and live in Canada.

MAIB students interested in exploring the option of working in Canada will have to enrol at Centennial College for the internship period of 15 weeks: a must in order to comply with the work visa norms of Canadian Government, which may allow up to one year work permit after completing the IBM with an in-Canada internship. Our partner Centennial College will provide all information to students interested in living and working in Canada.

c) MAIB + IBM + MBA – 18 months
MBA Degree from Alliance Business School, Bangalore, India can be achieved with only an additional study period of 4 months with a of total of 30 credits. Additional costs of euro 4.900 apply.

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This Marketing - Corporate Account Management program prepares you for an exciting and financially rewarding career as a corporate account management professional in the business-to-business (B2B) marketplace.

In Centennial College's Corporate Account Management program, you learn that because today's customers are well informed and expect more customized solutions, corporate account management professionals must have a solid foundation in all areas of marketing, sales and service. This includes prospecting, networking, relationship building, closing and post-sales activities.

As such, in interactive and practical courses, you learn how to put the customer first with an entrepreneurial mind-set that adapts to diverse customer needs while you develop and practice skills specifically in:
-Conducting competitive and marketplace analysis
-Understanding customer behaviour
-Engaging in interpersonal communications that are trust based
-Analytics that prompt sales utilizing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools
-Business financial literacy to create compelling customer value propositions
-Educating and informing buyers through digital content and omni channel marketing practices
-Cross-cultural and team based problem solving
-Negotiations that are buyer value-based

Career Opportunities

Program Highlights
-Thanks to the Corporate Account Management program's hands-on training in Salesforce automation software, you will be able to make a smooth transition into the workplace.
-School of Business professors have extensive experience in sales and account management in the business-to-business settings
-Small class environments allow you to interact with faculty members and your fellow peers.
-Learn to thrive under pressure and develop excellent interpersonal, listening and oral communication skills.

Articulation Agreements
Start with a graduate certificate, and continue to a master of business administration through our degree completion partnership. Successful graduates of this program may choose to continue with courses leading to a graduate degree.

Career Outlook
-Key account manager
-Account executive
-Business development lead
-Commercial sales representative
-Sales and service specialist
-Technical sales representative
-Inside sales representative
-Territory sales representative

Areas of Employment
-Medical and dental technology firms
-Hardware and software sales
-Pharmaceutical companies
-Packaged goods companies
-Mid-to-large sized business-to-business (B2B) organizations with their own sales force

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Centennial College's Marketing Research and Analytics program positions you at the forefront of a cutting edge job market in which organizations have oceans of data available to them but struggle to make sense of it as marketing becomes increasingly data-driven. As a result, there is a large and growing demand for trained researchers who can harness the power of big data using the latest tools and analytical techniques to uncover new insights and drive businesses forward.

This Marketing Research and Analytics program combines advanced courses in marketing research and big data analytics with training on leading commercial technologies and platforms and the opportunity to gain in-demand industry certifications.

This program equips you with knowledge, skills and training in leading business intelligence and marketing research technologies and tools used in the field. Among them are SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Enterprise Miner, Environics Analytics Envision (used to develop comprehensive profiles of selected target markets), SPSS, Tableau (the leading data visualization software), Excel, XL Miner, Dell Factiva and NVIVO (qualitative research and text analysis software).

Upon graduation, you receive an Ontario Graduate Certificate from Centennial College, plus certificates of recognition from SAS and Environics Canada. In addition, you are put on an accelerated track to earning the Certified Marketing Research Professional (CMRP) designation, the premier credential in Canadian marketing research from the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA).

Career Opportunities

Program Highlights
-The Marketing – Research and Analytics program combines marketing research principles and skills with cutting edge "big data" analytics techniques to equip you with the training required to deliver insights and strategies to help organizations make smarter and more impactful business decisions.
-Employed is an extensive use of learner-centered approaches such as case studies, simulations and project-based learning, with a focus on developing project management, teamwork, analytical thinking, and report writing and presentation skills.
-Hands-on learning covers areas such as questionnaire design, data manipulation, quality control, statistical output and program development.
-There is a strong focus on applying marketing research and analytics to strategic marketing decision-making.
-In the second semester, you develop and implement a capstone project that will integrate and apply your learning.
-In addition to market research technologies, you also have access to the full suite of Microsoft products, including Microsoft Excel, XL Miner, Access and PowerPoint.
-Once you graduate, you have the option to take the Comprehensive Marketing Research Exam (CMRE) on campus at Centennial College, which leads to the Certified Marketing Research Professional (CMRP) designation.

Articulation Agreements
Start with a graduate certificate, and continue to a master of business administration through our degree completion partnership. Successful graduates of this Marketing – Research and Analytics program may choose to continue with courses leading to a graduate degree.

Career Outlook
-Marketing research specialist or analyst
-Research analyst
-Marketing research and intelligence coordinator
-Market intelligence specialist or analyst
-Customer insights analyst
-Consumer research manager
-Business intelligence analyst
-Market research analytics manager
-Web marketing analyst
-Customer experience analyst
-CRM analyst
-Direct response analyst
-Digital marketing analyst
-Social media analyst
-Data and analytics specialist
-Business analytics specialist
-Loyalty program analyst
-Sales analyst
-Marketing strategy analyst

Program Outcomes
-Optimize the financial results produced by interactive marketing programs through the application of marketing analytics
-Contribute to the design of a marketing analytics team project (develop charter, business case financials, technical requirements, design, test plan, test results, approval to proceed) and the management of the resulting project
-Create, manage and mine, and apply modelling and decision making functions to a database
-Utilize data auditing techniques and quality control processes that are consistent with current marketing research codes of conduct and Canadian privacy principles to ensure the integrity of the data collection, storage, analysis and presentation processes
-Compare and contrast, evaluate and select appropriate data sources to meet specific marketing objectives
-Conduct industry, competitor and customer analyses using a wide variety of secondary research sources
-Produce reliable and analyzable data through the application of sound questionnaire design principles to marketing research projects
-Design marketing research projects and interactive marketing programs that are founded in sound sampling techniques, hypothesis testing and research design
-Solve business and marketing problems by identifying, selecting and applying effective, current and relevant techniques such as descriptive and inferential analysis
-Prepare provisional output of analyses including cross-tabulations and pivot tables that address the needs of analysts and prepare final output, including research reports, presentation sides and visual representations of data that address the needs of management
-Develop actionable recommendations based on situation analyses and research findings

Areas of Employment
-Retail corporations
-Organizations with in-house analytical and research functions
-Marketing research firms

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The Supply Chain Management - Logistics program provides you with the necessary skills and business knowledge to be successful in the world of supply chain and logistics.

With the business world stretching into the global marketplace, employers are actively seeking professionals with a combination of supply chain and logistics knowledge. As such, the Supply Chain Management - Logistics courses at Centennial College teach you how to:
-Formulate strategies
-Understand transportation economics
-Lead effectively
-Develop and execute key decisions

Once you graduate from the Supply Chain Management - Logistics program, you will be able to contribute logistics expertise to ensure business success. You will also have the academic credentials necessary to pursue the Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation (CITT) designation, allowing exemptions from specific CITT courses. The CITT designation is highly regarded in Canada by supply chain and logistics professionals. By attaining this designation, you will prove to employers that you have achieved a high standard of learning.

Career Opportunities

Program Highlights
-You learn in small class environments that use technology systems that support Supply Chain Management and Logistics objectives.
-Best practices in supply chain management advance your knowledge.
-The Supply Chain Management - Logistics program helps you to develop strong communication, analytical and problem solving skills.
-As you learn from faculty members with business world experience and up-to-date knowledge of current trends and related technology requirements, you build your skills portfolio.

Professional Associations
To become fully accredited with the CITT designation, you must also fulfill the following requirements:
-Attain five years of industry experience
-Provide proof of continuous professional development
-Accept the CITT Code of Ethics
-Pay CITT membership dues

The qualification requirements and costs for each external accreditation, designation, certification or recognition are set by the granting body — not by Centennial College. In order to qualify for any external accreditations, designations, certifications or recognitions, you will need to follow the processes and meet the applicable requirements listed on the websites and in the materials of those external bodies.

Career Outlook
-Production coordinator
-Consultant
-Supply chain analyst
-International logistics manager
-Supply chain software manager
-Warehouse operations manager
-Customer service manager
-Fulfillment supervisor
-Transportation coordinator
-Purchasing manager
-Inventory specialist
-Distribution clerk

Areas of Employment
-Manufacturing
-Factory
-International
-Logistics
-Production
-Consumer packaged goods
-Freight forwarding
-Export operations
-Import operations
-Distribution warehousing
-Transportation sector

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Marketing – Digital Engagement Strategy is a graduate certificate program, which provides students with digital marketing skills required in the business world today. Students will learn to analyze trends in technology, derive insights from data, design content management strategies, and execute plans across paid, owned and earned media. Students will also learn how to develop and evaluate digital marketing strategies to maximize customer engagement and create meaningful interactions in support of business growth.

Included are experiential learning opportunities with a marketer, a retailer or an agency serving clients, allowing students to improve their leadership, entrepreneurial, organizational, project management and teamwork skills, while effectively applying learning in a real-world environment. As part of the course work, students are eligible to earn industry certifications such as Google AdWords, Google Analytics and Facebook Blueprint. This program will make use of blended delivery method and will encourage accessing online tools through BYOD. This program also allows students to develop core skills that may be converted into PDU credits towards an Online Marketing Certified Professional (OMCP) designation.

Optional Co-op
This program includes an optional co-op stream. All students are initially admitted to the non-co-op program stream. At the end of semester one, students may apply for the optional co-op (3rd semester).

Career Opportunities

Career Outlook
-Marketing Manager
-Online Marketing Professional
-Digital Marketing Specialist
-Digital Media Planner
-Manager Performance Marketing
-Web Analytics Specialist

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The Financial Planning program at Centennial College is for you if you have already completed a post-secondary education and wish to enter the financial planning field in just two semesters.

The program uses instructional materials from professional bodies to deliver the Financial Planning courses. A balance of theory and hands-on training in small sized classes allows for much interaction. This offering also provides you with most of the educational requirements to challenge the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) exam and is a pathway to the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) credential.

Career Opportunities

Program Highlights
Upon completion of this Financial Planning program, you will be able to:
-Integrate economic and personal information necessary for effective financial planning decisions
-Compare, contrast and select financial products and services, investment planning and counselling services for clients, while adhering to industry standards
-Effectively market financial services to clients to renew and gain new business
-Recognize potential tax and legal implications within a financial planning situation
-Integrate ethical decision-making processes into all aspects of the financial planning profession
-Successfully adhere to financial planning principles and industry standards
-Manually and electronically prepare accurate and relevant financial plans

Articulation Agreements
Start with a diploma, end with a degree! Successful graduates of this Financial Planning program have the opportunity to apply their credits towards further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering universities that are available for this program. Please note that each partnership has a specific minimum grade requirement in order to qualify for transferring credits.

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The Centennial College Financial Planning program at the Pickering Learning Site builds on your post-secondary education and helps you enter the financial planning field in just two semesters.

The program uses instruction materials from professional bodies to deliver the Financial Planning courses with a balance between theory and hands-on training. Because all of your classes are small in size, the environment allows for interaction with your instructors and fellow peers.

Financial Planning at Centennial College also provides you with most of the educational requirements to challenge the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) exam and is a pathway to the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) credential.

Career Opportunities

Program Highlights
Once you successfully finish the Financial Planning program, you will be able to:
-Integrate economic and personal information necessary for effective financial planning decisions
-Compare, contrast and select financial products and services, investment planning and counselling services for clients, while adhering to industry standards
-Effectively market financial services to clients to renew and gain new business
-Recognize potential tax and legal implications within a financial planning situation
-Integrate ethical decision-making processes into all aspects of the financial planning profession
-Successfully adhere to financial planning principles and industry standards
-Manually and electronically prepare accurate and relevant financial plans

Articulation Agreements
Start with a certificate, end with a degree! Successful graduates of this Financial Planning (Pickering Learning Site) program have the opportunity to apply their credits towards further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering universities that are available for this program. Please note that each partnership has a specific minimum grade requirement in order to qualify for transferring credits.

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The focus of the Human Resources Management program at Centennial College is on teaching you that a successful organization is only as good as its people. As a graduate of this program, you will responsible for ensuring this occurs — across a range of industries and organizations.

During the one year of Human Resources Management courses, you become prepared to interact, as a strategic partner, with management at all levels of an organization. Among the human resources (HR) strategies, which align with overall organizational strategies, and the knowledge you gain to carry out your duties are:
-Hiring
-Compensation
-Performance management
-Training and development
-Health and wellness
-Managing diversity and alternative dispute resolution
-Pensions and benefits
-Human resource management systems

Through participation in the program's in-depth Human Resources Management courses, which are accredited by the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA), you will be prepared to confidently launch your career.

Career Opportunities

Program Highlights
-In this Human Resources Management program you learn in small class environments.
-Courses within this School of Business offering make extensive use of case studies, simulations and project-based learning to help prepare you for real workplace situations.
-Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS) training using the industry-valued SAP application builds your skills portfolio.

Articulation Agreements
Start with a graduate certificate and continue to a degree through our degree completion partnership. Successful graduates of this Human Resources Management program may choose to continue with courses leading to a degree.

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