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Prepare for a career in a growing segment of Canadian business

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 pursue 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 
  • 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 PhDs, 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'll be eligible to receive your CITP designation. Full details of the designation and eligibility requirements are available at http://www.fitt.ca/en/CITP%20Designation

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 have learned in class and also explore different potential career paths.

AWARD OPPORTUNITY

The J.M. Cochrane Memorial Award bestows two $600 awards to graduates each year.

The International Business Program is located at the Hazel McCallion Campus in Mississauga, Ontario.

  • Take into account the impact of various economic, legal, cultural, geographical, and political systems on international business.
  • Conduct business in compliance with relevant national and international law, legislation, policies, and regulations.
  • Apply computer skills and knowledge to support the international business functions.
  • Assist in the importing and exporting functions of a business.
  • Collect, process, and interpret data used to support international business.
  • Conduct business with diverse populations using culturally appropriate methods.
  • Contribute to the planning, directing, and evaluating of individual and team projects.
  • Develop an international marketing plan which includes marketing objectives, marketing mix, strategies, budgetary considerations, and evaluation criteria.
  • Develop strategies to utilize domestic and foreign government programs, policies, and agencies which facilitate international trade.
  • Apply financial knowledge and skills to the operation of an international business.
  • Develop strategies to prepare for the contingencies associated with personal international travel.
  • Take into account the business advantages of being multilingual.
  • Apply leadership and teamwork knowledge and skills when working with co-workers, supervisors, and others.
  • Apply knowledge of quality control and assurance programs to sourcing and supplying.
  • Apply the principles of business ethics and international corporate responsibility.
  • Employ entrepreneurial strategies to maximize the effectiveness of international business initiatives.
  • Participate in the development of an international business plan.
  • Develop strategies to negotiate effectively within various cultural environments.
  • Communicate information related to international business accurately and credibly in oral, written, and graphic form.
CODE TITLE CREDITS
 
TERM 1
CULT 50341 Managing Cultural Differences 4
BUSM 52310 International Business Environment 3
MGMT 56671 International Marketing Management 1 4
FINA 55563 Financial Analysis Using Spreadsheets 4
MGMT50199 Leadership Development 3
APPL 51110 Software Applications 4
 
Total: 22
 
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
 
TERM 3
COWT 51075 Co-op Work term 12
 
Total: 12

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'll 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@sheridanc.on.ca

Program Offerings

Program Details

Faculty:
Faculty of Business
Program Code:
PINTC
Duration:
1 Year Co-op (PINTC)
Designation:
Ontario College Graduate Certificate
Campus:
Hazel McCallion Campus
Start:
September