Graduate Certificate [International Business Management] From Sheridan College

• 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