Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting (Co-op)

at Sheridan College - Hazel McCallion Campus Canada

International Business Management
The professors who teach Sheridan's International Business courses are personally experienced in international business. They are continually updating the program so that it accurately reflects current international market conditions, challenges and regulations.

Things you'll do and learn

• Develop a foreign market entry strategy for a specific product or service.
• Research and analyze potential international opportunities.
• Create a customized international business plan to support the global initiative of a real company.
• Learn to navigate cultural differences among trading partners and clients.

Marketing Management
The Marketing Management program at Sheridan provides students with the digital marketing expertise that employers are looking for. During this course, students will learn how to:

• Apply search engine marketing, social media promotion and marketing analytics principles to optimize your organization's marketing efforts.
• Learn basic marketing graphics skills to create support materials such as brochures, newsletters and web page updates.
• Write marketing and communications plans.

This program prepares you to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control a project to ensure its success. That's true whether your area of interest is the arts, community or social services, business or government administration. If you're a seasoned professional, this program provides the opportunity to learn new skills to advance your career faster.

Things you'll learn to do

• Identify clear project objectives and detailed project requirements.
• Develop and monitor performance measures.
• Create valuable project management plans.
• Manage communication with all team members and project stakeholders.
• Arrange and control finances.
• Manage project constraints including scope, quality, cost and time.

Additional information
The program gives you a comprehensive foundation in project management and organizational management that applies to not-for-profit, for-profit and government organizations of all sizes. The activities, cases and projects are focused on small–medium sized projects, and are uniquely non-technical in their objectives and learning outcomes.

Under the direction of professors who are both outstanding educators and well-experienced in the project management field, you'll learn through:

• Interactive classroom activities and numerous case studies.
• Extensive assigned teams and collaborative activities.
• Your initiative engaging the local community throughout the program.
• The Capstone experience working with an actual charity, government, or business organization on a real project that is valuable to them.
• Mobile computing – using your laptop you'll have 24/7 access to all course materials.

Cooperative Education
You have the option to work for one work term at the end of the program’s eight-month academic portion to gain further valuable real-world experience that is highly regarded by employers. This paid co-op/unpaid internship experience allows you to explore different career paths and apply classroom learning to additional actual business situations.

Marketing Management

Things you'll learn to do

• Apply search engine marketing, social media promotion and marketing analytics principles to optimize your organization's marketing efforts.
• Learn basic marketing graphics skills to create support materials such as brochures, newsletters and web page updates.
• Write marketing and communications plans.

Co-op experience
Following eight months of classroom instruction, eligible students will have the opportunity to participate in a four-month cooperative education placement. Note that this is a competitive process and only qualified students are accepted. Working in the marketing field, you’ll apply your in-class learning and gain valuable work experience that may boost your career—and help you land a great job.

Project Management
This program prepares you to initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control a project to ensure its success. That's true whether your area of interest is the arts, community or social services, business or government administration. If you're a seasoned professional, this program provides the opportunity to learn new skills to advance your career faster.

Things you'll learn to do

• Identify clear project objectives and detailed project requirements.
• Develop and monitor performance measures.
• Create valuable project management plans.
• Manage communication with all team members and project stakeholders.
• Arrange and control finances.
• Manage project constraints including scope, quality, cost and time.

Cities need designers who understand the built environment. This eight-month graduate certificate responds to that demand, teaching you to design inclusive and sustainable solutions that connect and integrate urban landscapes. Sheridan is one of the few colleges in Canada to offer this niche training, which is traditionally taught in master's level studies.

Real-world inspiration and learning
Our state-of-the-art Hazel McCallion Campus is a living lab for urban designers, surrounded by new development in the heart of Mississauga. Be inspired by the blank canvas of opportunity around you or make the short trip to Toronto to generate more ideas. You'll also have the chance to propose real-world solutions during a field placement with an urban design firm or industry partner.

Learn from urban design experts
Sheridan is well-known as a leader in design education. Learn from professors who have strong academic backgrounds and extensive industry experience in built environments. They'll teach you how to apply software skills to create visualizations of urban environments. You'll also study concepts of mobility, wayfinding, placemaking, ecology and more.

Sheridan’s Business Administration – Finance program offers you skills that are highly valued by employers in this competitive marketplace

Exceptional educators
Sheridan's business professors are not only seasoned educators, but also experienced professionals who are respected in the business community. This combination has led to high respect for our Business Administration – Finance program and greater co-op and employment opportunities for our students and graduates.

Innovative learning
Investment portfolio games, in-depth case studies of actual corporate financials and collaborative assignments will help you apply financial and wealth management techniques and strategies in personal and corporate situations.

The role of the HR manager has grown steadily in importance. Today's HR management professionals contribute on a strategic level, dealing with talent acquisition, total rewards management, training and employee development, employment law, health and safety, labour relations, change management and HR metrics. At Sheridan, you'll learn to navigate the complexities of this role.

Co-op experience
You'll take part in one term (three to four months) of co-op placement, which may be paid or unpaid. This opportunity for real-world experience in an HR environment can be an invaluable asset to your career.

Sheridan’s Business Administration – Finance program offers you skills that are highly valued by employers in this competitive marketplace

Exceptional educators
Sheridan's business professors are not only seasoned educators, but also experienced professionals who are respected in the business community. This combination has led to high respect for our Business Administration – Finance program and greater co-op and employment opportunities for our students and graduates.

Innovative learning
Investment portfolio games, in-depth case studies of actual corporate financials and collaborative assignments will help you apply financial and wealth management techniques and strategies in personal and corporate situations.

Build on your foundational architectural education

In your first two years, you’ll learn core architecture skills such as CAD software, building and assembly systems, document preparation and envelope detailing. In your final year, you’ll work with real clients in the community, train with cutting-edge software, prepare project plans and more. You’ll even build a portfolio to help you find work after you graduate.

Get paid work experience with optional co-op placements

As an Architectural Technology student, you can participate in the optional paid co-op. The co-op placement will help you gain real-life experience and make contacts in the architecture and construction industries. Previous student placements have included roles at the City of Mississauga and PCL Construction.

A General Arts and Science diploma is perfect for you if:

• You're not sure you're ready for university
• You want to build a strong foundation for a university degree
• You need a fresh start in small classroom settings
• You want holistic, personalized advising
• You’d like to enhance your social and cultural awareness

What will you learn?
Our General Arts and Science diploma program will allow you to:

• Experience a multidisciplinary program
• Adjust to post-secondary learning environments
• Develop confidence and build strong academic, communication and research skills
• Define your academic, career and personal goals

Benefits of our program

• Work in a professional studio environment.
• Get trained on industry-standard software.
• Have full access to finishes, paints and samples in our decorating and design resource room.
• Take periodic excursions to local design and product showrooms.
• Participate in a three-week work placement.

A full professional skill set

• Plan and decorate residential and small commercial environments, from programming to final presentation drawings.
• Draft using professional standards to visually communicate details and design concepts.
• Freehand draw, sketch and apply mixed media to presentations.
• Design and implement marketing and sales strategies.