Advance your marketing skills through electives and experience.
Program Overview
Broaden or specialize your marketing expertise
Customize your education by choosing courses that fit your goals and interests! Third-year electives include business innovation, content marketing, leadership development, search engine marketing, entrepreneurship, sales account management and more. Specialize in certain areas or broaden your marketing knowledge — the choice is yours. Electives are constantly updated to reflect industry demands. Gain experience and build industry connections
Experiential learning is at the core of our Business Administration - Marketing advanced diploma. You’ll work with your peers on various activities, case studies and projects, including development of a marketing plan for a real-world industry client. You can also gain additional experience through an optional co-op placement, which may lead to employment opportunities after you graduate. Work towards your marketing degree and other certification
Many students use this program as a springboard towards their degree. Your diploma credits can be applied towards our Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing Management) degree. You can also apply for a Professional Sales Certificate from the Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA) if you've completed five core courses that align with the CPSA's Competency Framework. Get access to resources from the Canadian Marketing Association
All Sheridan students can sign up for membership with the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) by using their Sheridan email address. The CMA provides access to:
Exclusive events and member pricing
Professional development opportunities
Exclusive content, including guides, whitepapers and research reports
Networking opportunities with the top marketing talent in Canada
CMA NXT postsecondary career planning resources
This program meets the educational prerequisite needed for entry to the CMA's Chartered Marketer program.
Career Opportunities
In addition to building a strong foundation of general marketing knowledge, our Business Administration - Marketing advanced diploma also teaches you specialized marketing concepts. Industry projects, case-based learning and optional co-op prepare you for employment in roles such as:
Associate Brand Manager
Sales Account Manager
Business Development Analyst
Digital Marketing Analyst
Content Marketing Manager
SEO/SEM Manager
Insights Analyst
Direct Marketing Manager
Pathway
If you have a two-year Ontario business diploma or a three-year Ontario business advanced diploma with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, you may be eligible for one of our Degree Completion programs.
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to apply your diploma credits toward a Sheridan degree.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
January 2025
Hazel McCallion Campus
4180 Duke of York Boulevard,
Mississauga,
Ontario,
L5B 0G5, Canada
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
January 2025
Sheridan College (Ontario)
Davis Campus,
7899 McLaughlin Road,
BRAMPTON,
Ontario (ON),
L6Y 5H9, Canada
Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, including these required courses:
One English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U), minimum 60% plus
One Mathematics, Grade 12 (C or U) or mathematics, Grade 11 (M or U*) *MBF3C does not meet this requirement.
Minimum 65% overall average required for PBUSP, PBAMK, PBUMK
Minimum 70% overall average required for PBAMC or
Mature student status.
English Proficiency Requirements
IELTS - overall score 6.0 with no individual band below 5.5
TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and TOEFL iBT Home Edition (DI Code: 9117) - overall score 80 with no individual section below 20
iTEP Academic - overall score 3.7
PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) online or in person - overall score 58 with no individual section below 49
Duolingo English Language Test - overall score of 105 with no individual subscore lower than 85
Cambridge English Test Exams (B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency score) - overall Cambridge English Scale score 169 with no individual score below 162
CAEL (Canadian Academic English Language) online or in person - overall score 60 with no individual section below 50
Sheridan EPA test - Listening Band - 4.0 Reading Combined Band - 4.0 Writing - CLB 7
Sheridan's ESL program EAP level - A minimum score of 70% in listening and speaking and 70% in reading and writing. General Education courses and Navigating Digital Environments (INFO) minimum required grade of 50%.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Career-focused curricula ensure that 100 percent of Sheridan College’s full-time study programs offer an element of experiential learning.