In just one year, Sheridan’s International Business certificate program gives you the skills you need to begin an exciting career dealing with people and organizations overseas. Today, 35% of Canada’s jobs relate to international trade, which makes an international business college education highly valuable in the business world. This training prepares you to get in on some of today’s most fascinating business opportunities. Your training includes:
- Developing a foreign market entry strategy for a specific product or service
- Creating a customized international business plan to support the global initiative of a real company
- Participating in group presentations before your class
- Upgrading your software skills to include applications used in international business
- Coaching in overcoming cultural differences among trading partners and clients
In addition, your professors:
- Bring in guest speakers who are active in international business
- Teach you how to research and analyze potential international opportunities
- Introduce you to networking and industry association events
- Help you hone your business report writing and presentation skill
- Teach you how to undertake a search for international employment
Internationally experienced professors
The professors who teach your international business courses hold master’s degrees or Ph.Ds, and they are personally experienced in international business. Several have worked overseas. Your professors are continually updating the program so that it accurately reflects current international market conditions, challenges and regulations.
CITP Designation
The program is a fully accredited Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) educational partner and provides the maximum allowable educational credits toward the FITT Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) designation. When you graduate from this International Business (IB) Graduate Certificate Program, complete one year of industry experience and pass the required FITT exam(s) you will be eligible to receive your CITP designation. Full details of the designation and eligibility requirements are available at
http://www.fitt.ca/designation.htm.
Co-op On-the-Job Experience
You can acquire invaluable work experience in the international business field through a one-work term cooperative education assignment following completion of the academic portion of the program. These training experiences give you an ideal way to apply what you’ve learned in class and also explore different potential career paths.
AWARD OPPORTUNITY
THE J.M. COCHRANE MEMORIAL AWARD BESTOWS TWO $600 AWARDS EACH YEAR.
The International Business program is located at the Davis Campus in Brampton, Ontario.
Sheridan prepares you to succeed wherever your international business career takes you. Employers give Sheridan’s International Business Program a 100% satisfaction rating. They like the way we prepare students for the real world.
When you’ve completed your intensive year of study, you will be ready to work in any of the following areas:
- Trading companies handling imports/exports, freight forwarding or customs brokerage
- Manufacturing companies assisting with sales and marketing, market research, logistics or documentation
- Governmental (or NGO) internship abroad
- Commercial consulates that assist international trade
- Owner-operated businesses focused on international trade consulting or import/export opportunities
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
- Postsecondary diploma or degree
and/or
- Demonstrated competence through related work and/or educational experience
APPLICANT SELECTION
Eligible applicants are selected on the basis of demonstrated competence through related work and/ or educational experience.
In some cases, applicants may be requested to submit a résumé, which includes details of related work experience, and a cover letter, which summarizes career goals and reasons for wanting to take this program.
Postsecondary transcripts, indicating courses completed to date, must be submitted to ontariocolleges.ca at the time of application.
Applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for this program will be assessed and advised individually and may be considered for other, related programs. International applicants should contact Sheridan’s International Centre office at the contact information below:
International Centre
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
1430 Trafalgar Road
Oakville, Ontario
L6H 2L1
Canada
General Inquiries
Phone: 1.905.815.4001
Fax: 1.905.815.4004
Email: international@sheridaninstitute.ca
| CODE |
TITLE |
CREDITS |
| |
|
|
| TERM 1 |
|
|
| CULT 50341 |
Managing Cultural Differences |
4 |
| BUSM 52310 |
International Business Environment |
4 |
| MGMT 56671 |
International Marketing Management 1 |
4 |
| FINA 55563 |
Financial Analysis Using Spreadsheets |
4 |
| MGMT50199 |
Leadership Development |
3 |
| APPL 51110 |
Software Applications |
4 |
| |
|
|
| TOTAL: |
|
23.0 |
| |
|
|
| TERM 2 |
|
|
| ECON 58982 |
Financing International Trade |
3 |
| BUSM 57951 |
International Trade Logistics |
4 |
| BUSM 55213 |
Developing an International Business Plan |
5 |
| LIFE 59023 |
Career Planning |
0 |
| MGMT 53921 |
International Project Management |
3 |
| LAWS 54310 |
Legal Aspects of International Trade |
3 |
| |
|
|
| TOTAL: |
|
18.0 |
| |
|
|
| TERM 3 |
|
|
| COWT 51075 |
Co-op Workterm |
12 |
| |
|
|
| TOTAL: |
|
12.0 |
Note: Courses subject to change.