Business - International Business
How To Apply
Program Details
- Program Code2809
- SchoolThe Business School
- CredentialOntario College Diploma
- Program TypePost-secondary program
- Program Length2 years/ 4 semesters
- LocationProgress Campus
- Emailbusiness@centennialcollege.ca
- Telephone416-289-5000 ext. 52280
- Program Overview
- Courses
- Career Options and Education Pathways
- Admission Requirements
- How to Apply
- Tuition and Fees
- Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
- The Business School Student Success Guide
- Advising
The Business School will be offering a variety of delivery modes for new students in all programs. These can include asynchronous learning, synchronous learning, hybrid, and on-campus deliveries, including evenings and weekends.
After just two years in the Centennial College Business – International Business program, you'll be prepared for the global workplace.
This International Business program will provide you with general foundational knowledge as well as specialized international business training. The first two semesters will cover key concepts needed to build a successful business career. The final two semesters will feature specific international business courses, which will ensure you meet industry demands.
The intensive business courses will cover topics such as processing customs compliance documents, assisting in the transportation of goods to and from locations throughout the world, and taking on a support role in the marketing and sale of Canadian goods in the global marketplace.
Program Overview
The Business School will be offering a variety of delivery modes for new students in all programs. These can include asynchronous learning, synchronous learning, hybrid, and on-campus deliveries, including evenings and weekends.
After just two years in the Centennial College Business – International Business program, you'll be prepared for the global workplace.
This International Business program will provide you with general foundational knowledge as well as specialized international business training. The first two semesters will cover key concepts needed to build a successful business career. The final two semesters will feature specific international business courses, which will ensure you meet industry demands.
The intensive business courses will cover topics such as processing customs compliance documents, assisting in the transportation of goods to and from locations throughout the world, and taking on a support role in the marketing and sale of Canadian goods in the global marketplace.
Courses
Career Options and Education Pathways
Program Highlights
- The International Business program is tailored so you can leverage your potential in the global business world.
- This offering enables you to emerge as an innovative problem solver and decision-maker, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to plan and prioritize while working successfully in a team.
- Courses employ a combination of theory and hands-on learning to ensure that once you successfully complete the program, you are ready for the global workforce.
- Upon completion of this International Business program, you may be eligible for the Canadian International Freight Forwarding Association (CIFFA) certificate, in accordance with the process prescribed by CIFFA.
Global Citizenship and Equity Portfolio
You will develop a portfolio documenting your engagement with the College's signature global citizenship and equity competencies. For more information on Global Citizenship and Equity, the GC&E Portfolio, opportunities for international travel and the available supports, please visit //www.centennialcollege.ca/about-centennial/innovation-inclusion-reconciliation-and-healing/global-citizenship-and-equity-integration
Career Outlook
- Customs compliance analyst
- Import/export documentation specialist
- Global logistics assistant
- Inside sales representative
- Logistics/transportation manager
- Import/export entrepreneur
- Marketing or product broker
- Corporate social responsibility manager
- Foreign investment analyst
- International development officer
- Commercial banking officer
- Customs broker
Education Pathways
Start in a diploma program, end with a degree! Graduates of this Business - International Business diploma program have the opportunity to apply learning achieved at Centennial for credits toward further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for this program.
Please note that each partner has minimum admission requirements in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the receiving partner institution.
| Partner Institution | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Algoma University | Honours Bachelor of Arts - Law and Justice |
| Honours Bachelor of Business Administration | |
| Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors | |
| Bachelor of Science in multiple majors | |
| Athabasca University | Bachelor of Commerce post diploma |
| Bachelor of Commerce with major post diploma | |
| Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations post diploma | |
| Bachelor of Management (3-year) post diploma | |
| Conestoga College | Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business Management |
| Guelph-Humber, University of | Honours Bachelor of Business Administration |
| Lakehead University | Bachelor or Honours degree in Multiple majors |
| Laurentian University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in Multiple majors |
| Nipissing University | Bachelor of Commerce (General Business) 3-year |
| Honours Bachelor of Commerce | |
| Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in multiple majors | |
| Ontario Tech University | Honours Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies |
| Bachelor of Commerce (bridge) | |
| Royal Roads University | Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management |
| Bachelor of Business Administration in Innovation and Sustainability | |
| Seneca Polytechnic | Honours Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Waterloo, University of | Bachelor of Global Business and Digital Arts |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in Multiple majors |
| Windsor, University of | Honours Bachelor of Commerce |
| York University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in Multiple majors |
| Honours Bachelor of International Studies | |
| Honours Bachelor of Public Administration | |
| Honours Bachelor of Arts in Administrative Studies |
Please visit our website at //centennial.adv-pub.moveonca.com/outgoing-home/ for more information on articulation agreements.
For pathways to other Ontario post-secondary institutions, please visit ONTransfer.
Educational Partners
Once you graduate, you will have the option to seamlessly transfer into The Business School's three-year International Business program. During just one additional year, you will undertake more international business courses, have the option to work towards a university degree and pursue professional designations (CITP), and gain work experience before graduation.
Qualified graduates may also be eligible to participate in articulated programs with select universities, institutes and professional associations. These partnerships allow them to apply credits earned at Centennial College towards further study.
The Business – International Business program's educational partners are:
- Algoma University
- Athabasca University
- University of New Brunswick
- Ontario Tech University
- University of Windsor
Please note: The qualification requirements and costs for each external accreditation, designation, certification or recognition are set by the granting body — not by Centennial College. In order to qualify for any external accreditations, designations, certifications or recognitions, students and graduates will need to follow the processes and meet the applicable requirements listed on the websites and in the materials of those external bodies.
Areas of Employment
- Multinational corporations
- Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- Domestic businesses operating on a global scale
- International services such as consulting and education
- International business development
- Exporting
- Importing
- Freight fowarding
- Customs brokerage
- Global logistics/transportation
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent; or mature student status (19 years or older)
- Grade 12 English College or University preparation course, or equivalent (minimum grade required); or take the Centennial English Admission Test
- Grade 11 Mathematics College, Mixed or University preparation course or Grade 12 Mathematics College or University preparation course, or equivalent (minimum grade required); or take a Centennial College Business Math Skills Assessment for Admission
Additional Requirements
How to Apply
1. Apply Online
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Better Jobs Ontario Program, please apply at the Employment Training Centre (Progress Campus). The Better Jobs Ontario Program is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Better Jobs Ontario Program.
If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.
All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $125 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.
International Students
Apply directly to Centennial College here.
2. Submit Documents
Domestic Applicants
Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.
Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.
Domestic applicants who attended school outside of Canada: If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS). For more information go to Submitting your Transcripts.
International Applicants
Please refer to the International Education Application Guide.
3. Confirm Your Offer of Admission
Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.
You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.
You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.
When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.
4. Pay Fees
Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.
You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.
5. Build Your Timetable (Register for Courses)
Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.
Fall registration begins mid-July
January registration begins mid-December
May registration begins mid-April
Your web-registration will not open if:
You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.
Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.
Tuition and Fees
Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2024.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $2,721.00 | $1,235.34 | $3,956.34 |
| International | $16,649.00 | $1,723.52 | $18,372.52 |
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Conduct an environmental scan to outline and analyze the impact of world issues on an organization’s international business opportunities.
- Contribute to market research to support an organization’s international business decision-making.
- Prepare documentation and follow procedures to support the movement of products and services in the organization’s global supply chain.
- Identify statutory and regulatory compliance issues related to an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.
- Select and contribute to the implementation of strategies to address the impact of cultural differences on an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.
- Contribute to the development of an international marketing plan to support an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.
- Identify and interpret relevant international financial documents and identify financial strategies that support an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.
- Outline the components of an international business plan and assess how it impacts an organization’s priorities.
- Contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of team projects using organizational skills.
- Apply principles of corporate sustainability, corporate social responsibility and ethics to an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.
- Apply current technologies to support an organization’s integrative trade initiatives.
- Develop and present a plan for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance within the international business field.
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Muhammad Yasir Khan, Business, GraduateCentennial College doesn’t just provide us with good education. They make sure that whatever students are learning in classes can also be learned practically, They make sure to provide us with all the experience necessary to go out in the real world as professionals so we can face challenges and land a successful job in our career.
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