Graduate Certificate in Technical Communication

at Seneca College- Seneca at York Campus Canada

This twelve-month diploma program will enable you to acquire the relevant administrative and technological skills to meet the demands of the current and emerging legal office environment. Through practical, hands-on training you will acquire a knowledge of legal office procedures, document production, specialized legal software, professionalism and ethics. Areas of study include litigation, family, corporate, real estate and estate law.

In three consecutive semesters, you will acquire the skills and knowledge usually offered in a four-semester program. This format allows you to complete the program and access the job market at a non-traditional time. Fluency in English, verbal and written, is critical to your success in the program and the legal environment, and there is a strong focus on communicating effectively from the beginning of your program to graduation.

Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Familiarity with legal procedures and terminology
• Written communication, drafting and proofreading
• Organization and time management
• Problem-solving
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, and specialized legal software

Field Placement
If you meet all the necessary academic requirements, you will be able to participate in an unpaid field placement that will allow you to acquire hands-on experience in a formal legal environment. You may have a shared responsibility for securing a placement. The placement may take place after the third semester of classroom studies, extending the length of the program by one month.

This two-year diploma program will provide you with a solid foundation of marketing. You will have a detailed understanding of integrated marketing communications, selling, strategies and analysis, web design, research and channel management.
You will be equipped with tools and techniques to create multi-objective marketing strategies, including promotional campaigns, pricing, packaging and distribution of products, services and ideas. You will also benefit from problem-based learning, real-world projects and case studies.

Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Leadership
• Brainstorming ideas
• Management techniques
• Critical thinking
• Planning
• Project management

In this three-year advanced diploma program, you will be training for an exciting career as a chemical technologist with specializations in chemical analysis, applied chemical engineering and environmental chemistry. This program will provide you with hands-on experience and a solid background in basic biology, chemistry and mathematics. You will further focus on analytical and instrumental chemistry, organic, industrial and polymer chemistry, metallurgy, ceramics, composites and environmental analysis, health and chemistry.

Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Implement and evaluate quality control procedures
• Perform and validate laboratory procedures to conduct tests
• Improve industrial or chemical processes and laboratory equipment
• Prepare and purify compounds using standard chemical procedures

Optional Work Term
Students meeting all academic requirements may have the opportunity to complete an optional work term(s) in a formal work environment. The work term(s) is similar in length to an academic semester and typically involves full-time work hours that may be paid or unpaid. In programs with limited work term opportunities, additional academic requirements and a passing grade on a communication assessment may be required for eligibility. Eligibility for participation does not guarantee a work position will be secured. Additional fees are required for those participating in the optional work term stream regardless of success in securing a work position.

Drawing on Seneca’s strength and reputation in digital media education, this program will equip you with in-demand knowledge and skills for the growing field of user experience (UX). The program will focus on business skills along with the technical and design capabilities needed to create dynamic interactive experiences in video games, mobile apps and other online environments. The curriculum will be complemented with courses that address critical thinking, global awareness and research methods to develop evidence-based, rich interactive design.

The program will also equip you with entrepreneurial skills to explore small-business opportunities and, in the fourth year of the program, you will work on a final capstone project about launching an idea from inception.

Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• UX design
• Digital media production
• Imaging and graphics
• 3D modeling and animation
• Creative coding
• Scripting techniques
• Business and entrepreneurial skills

This eight-month graduate certificate program prepares you for an exciting marketing management career within the rapidly growing industry of esports and competitive gaming. Revenue in this sector is currently valued at more than $1 billion globally with a high demand for marketing professionals who specialize in sponsorship and branding. Your learning in this program will focus on that specific need with a curriculum that centres on developing business strategies and marketing plans for branding, advertising and sponsorship opportunities.

Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Advertising
• Branding
• Business strategy
• Market research
• Marketing plans
• Sponsorship

Optional Work Term
Students meeting all academic requirements may have the opportunity to complete an optional work term(s) in a formal work environment.  The work term(s) is similar in length to an academic semester and typically involves full-time work hours that may be paid or unpaid. In programs with limited work term opportunities, additional academic requirements and a passing grade on a communication assessment may be required for eligibility.  Eligibility for participation does not guarantee a work position will be secured. Additional fees are required for those participating in the optional work term stream regardless of success in securing a work position.

In this two-year diploma program, you will benefit from practical training and learn the essential principles and techniques used in the biochemical sciences. You will gain hands-on experience needed to perform experiments and determinations with the precision required in a broad range of industries. That means getting hands-on training in the proper care and use of laboratory apparatus for wet and instrumental methods.

The program covers a broad range of topics, including organic and analytical chemistry, biochemistry, industrial microbiology, as well as pharmaceutical and instrumental methods.

Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Perform assays and determinations with speed, precision and accuracy
• Care of laboratory apparatus for wet and instrumental methods
• Physical, chemical and microbiological analysis
• Conduct basic manual analysis
• Prepare organic and inorganic compounds
• Perform instrumental chemical analysis and report results

With this eight-month graduate certificate program, you will gain enhanced knowledge and training in the growing fields of sports, entertainment, event and experiential marketing. This program will demonstrate how to apply the fundamental principles of strategic marketing to event properties through case analysis, field projects and client proposals.
This program will challenge your creativity and equip you to explore a career in event marketing that involves sponsor brand activation and developing live experiences that are amplified by digital and social media.

Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Problem-solving
• Collaborating
• Building Relationships
• Leadership skills

Optional Work Term
Students meeting all academic requirements may have the opportunity to complete an optional work term(s) in a formal work environment.  The work term(s) is similar in length to an academic semester and typically involves full-time work hours that may be paid or unpaid. In programs with limited work term opportunities, additional academic requirements and a passing grade on a communication assessment may be required for eligibility.  Eligibility for participation does not guarantee a work position will be secured. Additional fees are required for those participating in the optional work term stream regardless of success in securing a work position.

This two-year diploma program prepares you to work in various library environments, performing essential day-to-day library operations and working alongside librarians.  Learn to provide materials, information and services to library clients. Become an expert in acquiring, preparing and organizing all types of library materials, using software specific to the library and information industry.

Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Deliver services including circulation, reference, interlibrary loan and programs to library clients
• Find information from countless sources for clients
• Acquire, prepare and organize all types of library materials
• Use software specific to the library and information industry
• Supervise circulation and acquisitions staff
• Promote libraries through the development of materials and advocacy in the profession

Field Placement
There are two three-week field placements in special libraries, public libraries and/or in school or academic libraries. The program assigns placements with input from the student. A police check is required for many libraries.  

Seneca is the only post-secondary institution offering the accelerated Real Property Administration program (Assessment and Appraisal). In this eight-month diploma program, you will develop expertise in all aspects of property valuation and property tax sectors.  You will advance expertise in all aspects of property valuation – in both the property appraisal and property assessment fields, including all aspects of the property assessment system, the assessment appeals process, and property tax calculation and administration.

Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Property valuation techniques
• Data collection and analysis
• Math and spreadsheet analysis
• Effective communication
• Conflict resolution
• Leadership and team building

In this one-year graduate certificate program, you will learn from a team of award-winning filmmakers and industry professionals and be immersed in rigorous, intensive, hands-on training in the art and craft of documentary filmmaking. Built on three pillars — creative, technical, industry — you will learn every aspect of documentary production, from story idea to pitching, shooting and editing, and market and distribution.

As a graduate of this program, you will be engaged in pre-production (research and development,) production (principal photography,) and post-production (editing) as you wear multiple hats as a director, producer, cinematographer and editor to make your first documentary film.

Skills
This program will equip you with industry-focused skills that are rapidly growing in demand, and the tools and resources essential to be versatile and agile in an industry that thrives on great story ideas.