Ontario College Graduate Certificate In Public Relations - Corporate Communications

The Mohawk College Public Relations Corporate Communications graduate certificate program has established itself as a leader in innovative training employers look for from our skilled grads. Highly sought-after grads find employment across a broad spectrum of industries.

Students leverage learning and become adept in managing communications in a fast-paced digital online global society. Learn to maintain open and effective communications between corporations, governments, organizations, and their publics. Effective organizational communication requires highly trained public relations corporate communications professionals.

In two semesters you will:

Build a network of leading industry professionals
Fast track your education through our flexible 140-hour field placement partnership program, learning and developing your skills in a workplace setting taken anytime during both semesters
Gain invaluable hands-on experience in:
social media and digital communications
digital publishing
media relations management
issues and crisis communication
industry ethics and communications law
public relations event planning and execution, and more
Discover learning in an actual work environment, contributing to team efforts on real world projects, by engaging with actual clients through our in-house full-service communications agency The Agency
Develop an industry ready professional portfolio of the work you create

University Degree or College Diploma (two-year or longer) in a related area of study (as determined by the College), OR an acceptable combination of related work experience and postsecondary education (as determined by the College)

Postsecondary transcripts, indicating courses completed to date, must be submitted at the time of application

Proof of English proficiency for applicants where English is not their first language must be submitted to Ontario Colleges

English Language Requirements:

IELTS Academic overall band of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0

TOEFL iBT 88

CAEL 70, no sub-test band score less than 60

PTE Academic 58

Mohawk College English Language Test (Accuplacer: Assessment for Success) aligned with CAEL Band

Successful completion of the GAS-English for Academic Purposes (478 or 278) program. Placement in the GAS-EAP program is determined by scores on an in-house English language test or TOEFL or IELTSBrock University and Mohawk College collaboration

Brock University students can complete both a Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication Studies, or Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication Studies at Brock, and a Public Relations Graduate Certificate at Mohawk in just 4 years of study.