In today's competitive job market students need an advantage. As a student in this advanced diploma program, you 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. As an advanced diploma, 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.
Program Outcomes
Careers
This program prepares graduates for work in marketing, social media marketing, professional sales, retail and general business administration positions in a wide variety of technology, industrial, commercial, retail, and service organizations in domestic and international locations.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
3 September 2024, 6 January 2025
Conestoga College
Doon (Kitchener) Campus,
299 Doon Valley Drive,
KITCHENER,
Ontario (ON),
N2G 4M4, Canada
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or 19 years of age or older with mature student status.
Students must have 6.0 IELTS (with no band less than 5.5); and TOEFL iBT score of 80.
Effective September 2021, applicants with transcripts from institutions where the language of instruction is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency with a minimum test score on one of the following language proficiency tests or equivalent scores from another internationally recognized English language test:
IELTS overall band of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0
TOEFL iBT 88
CAEL 70, no sub-test band score less than 60
PTE Academic 58
Conestoga English Language Test (CELT) Band 6
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
As one of the most popular Canadian institutions for international students, Conestoga is the place for aspiring professionals and applied learners.