Advanced Business Management (Gr. Cert.) (15 credits)
Offered by: Management & Entrepreneurship
Program credit weight: 15
Program Description
The 15-credit Graduate Certificate in Advanced Business Management delves into the competencies and tools needed to identify, evaluate, and provide solutions for challenges throughout key areas of business management. Using a combination of academic and applied learning, the program examines subjects such as business intelligence and analytics, contemporary finance, and strategic management. Complete both the Graduate Certificate in Business Management and the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Business Management fulfils the Canadian Institute of Management's academic requirements for the Chartered Manager designation.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Co-requisite (0-3 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CMS2 500 | Mathematics for Management. | 3 |
Mathematics for Management. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Basic mathematics needed for business applications, including graphs of functions, series summation, mathematics of finance, annuity, discounted cash flow, internal rate of return, permutations, combinations, maxima and minima of functions with business applications in optimization, introductory statistics and probability | ||
(or the Exemption by Examination Test)
Required Courses (9 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CCFA 620 | Contemporary Finance 1 . | 3 |
Contemporary Finance 1 . Terms offered: Summer 2025 Comprehensive overview of corporations and other businesses from the point of view of internal and external financial decisions, including how the risk and return measures associated with businesses are used in corporate decision making and in assembling investment portfolios. Introduction to behavioural factors in investments, the management of risk for the enterprise, and the emerging field of financial technology. | ||
| CMS2 627 | Business Intelligence and Analytics. | 3 |
Business Intelligence and Analytics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course provides a managerial and technical focus on computational and business techniques which can help to identify new business opportunities and transform an organization’s future by optimizing operational and strategic decision making. | ||
| CPL2 652 | Strategic Management. | 3 |
Strategic Management. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Analysis of strategic thinking, problem-solving, decision-making in organizations in response to changing conditions. Exploration of directions and goals of private and public organizations, environments (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry, and market structures, and organizational strengths and weaknesses that are critical for success in a changing environment. | ||
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
6 credits from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CCLW 611 | Business Law Concepts. | 3 |
Business Law Concepts. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Sources and administration of law; the Canadian Constitution and the division of powers; the Quebec Civil Code, comprising the law of persons, the law of property, obligations, contracts, sale, lease and hire, mandate, suretyship, hypothecs, and prescription. | ||
| CGM2 620 | Agile Project Management: Theory and Practice. | 3 |
Agile Project Management: Theory and Practice. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Examination of the principles and techniques of agile project management to improve project delivery, reduce risk, and improve quality when dealing with a project with undefined and continually changing requirements. Applications of a collaborative method for resolving conflicts and interest-based problems. Assessment of change readiness in project teams. | ||
| CMIS 641 | Information Systems for Managers. | 3 |
Information Systems for Managers. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the importance of information systems (IS) and the digital transformation of companies from a managerial perspective. Overview of the strategic importance of information technology (IT) and IS, including implementing IS and IT projects for creating and capturing value and making companies more competitive. Consideration of managerial, informational, and technological issues arising from the use of IS, IT, and their respective processes. Application of a strategic framework for managing companies, especially digitized companies, more effectively. | ||
| CMS2 621 | Applied Management Statistics. | 3 |
Applied Management Statistics. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Statistical methods used in a variety of business situations, emphasizing application and providing a working knowledge of the most widely-used techniques. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability distributions; sampling procedures and distributions; inferential statistics including estimation; hypothesis testing and Anova; simple linear, multiple regression and correlation; time series and forecasting. | ||
| CPL2 610 | Practical Communication and Presentation Skills . | 3 |
Practical Communication and Presentation Skills . Terms offered: Summer 2025 Overview of management skills pertaining to communication and networking in the workplace, including review of one's professional brand and career performance. Focus on preparing and delivering oral presentations for in-person, remote, and hybrid audiences; writing for business purposes such as reports; and creating business-related content for digital media. | ||
Or another 600-level course offered by the School of Continuing Studies and approved by the academic unit.