• Graduate Certificate in International Business Management at Sheridan College is offered as a 1-year teaching program.
  • This certificate program has a co-op work option.
  • In order to be eligible to participate in a full-time Co-op Work Term, students must meet the GPA requirements.
  • The student to faculty ratio is 17:1 which bridges the gap between faculty and students.
  • Some of the main courses that students will study in this program are:
    • Cross-cultural Communication
    • International Business Environment
    • International Marketing Management
    • Financial Analysis
    • International Trade Research
  • Conduct an environmental scan to evaluate the impact of world issues on an organization's international business opportunities.
  • Conduct, evaluate, and present market research to support an organization's international business decision-making.
  • Manage the preparation of documents, and the application of procedures to support the movement of products and services in the organization's global supply chain.
  • Evaluate the impact of statutory and regulatory compliance on an organization's integrative trade initiatives.
  • Develop and implement strategies to negotiate effectively within various cultural environments and to address the impact of cultural differences on an organization's integrative trade initiatives.
  • The J.M. Cochrane Memorial Award bestows two $600 awards to graduates each year.
  • Students in this program may apply to the Co-op program during their first academic semester. Enrolment in the Co-op program is limited through an additional Co-op application process that takes place in the first semester.
  • Students in the Co-op program are eligible to complete a Co-op work term during the 4-month term following the second semester. 
  • Program Outcomes:

    The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

    • Conduct an environmental scan to evaluate the impact of world issues on an organization's international business opportunities.
    • Conduct, evaluate and present market research to support an organization's international business decision-making.
    • Manage the preparation of documents and the application of procedures to support the movement of products and services in the organization's global supply chain.
    • Evaluate the impact of statutory and regulatory compliance on an organization's integrative trade initiatives.
    • Develop and implement strategies to negotiate effectively within various cultural environments and to address the impact of cultural differences on an organization's integrative trade initiatives.
    • Develop and present an international marketing plan, and evaluate sales strategies that support an organization's integrative trade initiatives.
    • Identify and interpret relevant international financial documents, and evaluate financial strategies that support an organization's integrative trade initiatives.
    • Analyze the impact of an organization's integrative trade initiatives on its human resources management strategies, policies and practices.
    • Develop and present an international business plan.
    • Manage the implementation and evaluation of team projects by applying project management principles.
    • Recommend strategies to support principles of corporate sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics associated with an organization's integrative trade initiatives and evaluate their effectiveness.
    • Select and apply current technologies to support an organization's integrative trade initiatives.

    Career Opportunities :

    • Career positions may include: 
      • Importer or Exporter
      • Shipping Coordinator
      • International Business Adviser
      • Logistics Coordinator
      • Supply Chain Coordinator or Analyst, etc