Overview
The Marketing Management Certificate program offers a comprehensive curriculum covering all aspects of marketing, including marketing planning, promotion, research, customer service, and sales. We provide marketing courses across various areas, allowing students to select courses aligned with your interests or relevant to your work.
For those who work in the retail, wholesale, manufacturing and service industries, this program offers courses designed to provide you with an understanding of all the elements of Marketing Management. Studies will include marketing planning, promotion, research, customer service and sales. In this program, students may tailor their program to focus on areas that are more relative to their area of work or personal interest.
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Entrance Requirements
About Flexible Learning
Part-time courses are offered in various scheduling formats, including at night or on weekends, flexible daytime delivery, or you can opt for distance or online learning. If you meet the prerequisites and there’s space available, you can register for a course immediately. Courses are offered in each of three terms: Fall (September), Winter (January), and Spring/Summer (April).
Application processing
This program is open to declarations beginning:
- February 1st* for the January intake
- May 1st* for the April intake
- October 1st* for the September intake
Entrance requirements
Declarations submitted for program intakes beginning April 1, 2025 or later will be evaluated using the English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirement below.
- English language proficiency: Category 2 – English Studies 12 (67%) or equivalent
International applicants
This program is available to international applicants who currently have a valid status in Canada.
Study permit: A valid BCIT study permit is required prior to starting the program.
Program declaration
Declaring your Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) program ensures that BCIT is aware of your intent to complete a program as it is currently outlined and provides you the opportunity to apply for transfer credit.
To submit your declaration:
- Answer all questions completely.
- If required, convert transcripts and documents to PDF files.
- Have a credit card ready to pay the application fee.
Declare Now
Upon approval, a program plan letter will be sent to you confirming your program of study. Please allow approximately eight weeks for processing.
Scheduled Intakes
Ongoing Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) intakes: January, April, and September.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
Some entry-level courses are eligible for Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR). If you believe that you already possess the skills and knowledge that would otherwise be gained by completing a particular course, please contact the program assistant for application information.
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Costs & Supplies
Bring your own device
Most courses and programs in the School of Business + Media are BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). Please ensure you bring a laptop to every class. Plug-in outlets will be provided at most stations in classrooms, but not in all classrooms, so please ensure you have at least 2 hours of battery life available at the beginning of each class. Check the following recommended computer requirements prior to the start of class. If a program or course does not require you to provide your own device, that information will be provided by your instructor or indicated in the course outline.
For online classes, it is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content.
Tuition fees
Flexible Learning (Part-time Studies) tuition is charged on a course-by-course basis. Please see the Flexible Learning Tuition & Fees page for more information.
Financial assistance
Financial assistance may be available for this program. For more information, please contact Student Financial Aid and Awards.
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Courses
Important updates to Flexible Learning
English Requirement: Find out more.
Please note: part-time programs and courses are open enrolment and although we make every effort to accommodate demand, course registration cannot be guaranteed in every semester. High demand courses fill quickly and may result in students unable to register for a course that semester. Courses may also be cancelled due to low enrolment.
Program matrix
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1. Required Courses: | Credits | ||
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BUSA 2005 | Principles of Management | 4.0 | |
MKTG 1102 | Essentials of Marketing | 3.0 | |
MKTG 1146 | Introduction to Sustainable Marketing | 3.0 | |
MKTG 1323 | Effective Presentation Skills | 3.0 | |
MKTG 1352 | Digital Marketing | 3.0 | |
MKTG 2202 | Introduction to Marketing Communications | 4.0 | |
MKTG 2205 | Marketing of Services | 3.0 | |
MKTG 2909 | Fundamentals of Marketing Research | 3.0 | |
MKTG 3325 | Consumer Behaviour | 3.0 | |
MKTG 3554 | Brand Strategy | 3.0 | |
2. Complete 9.0 credits from the following list of electives: | Credits | ||
MKTG 1324 | Small Business Development | 3.0 | |
MKTG 1550 | Social Media Essentials | 3.0 | |
MKTG 1552 | Social Media Strategies | 3.0 | |
MKTG 2225 | Project Management in Marketing | 4.0 | |
MKTG 2324 | Small Business Management | 3.0 | |
MKTG 2352 | Content Planning | 4.0 | |
MKTG 3218 | Media Planning and Buying | 3.0 | |
MKTG 3321 | Public Relations | 3.0 | |
MKTG 4000 | International Business Practices 1 | 3.0 | |
MKTG 4001 | International Business Practices 2 | 3.0 | |
3. Complete a minimum of 6.0 credits from the following list of electives: | Credits | ||
BLAW 3100 | Business Law | 4.0 | |
BSUS 1110 | Introduction to Sustainable Business Management | 4.0 | |
BSYS 1001 | Business Information Systems 1-Microsoft 365 for Windows | 3.0 | |
BSYS 2051 | Introduction to Business Data Analytics with MS Excel-MS 365 for Windows | 3.0 | |
COMM 1106 | Introduction to Business and Technical Communication (With Language Development Component) | 3.0 | |
COMM 2202 | Business and Technical Correspondence | 3.0 | |
COMM 2203 | Business and Technical Reports | 3.0 | |
ECON 2100 | Microeconomics | 3.0 | |
ECON 2200 | Macroeconomics | 4.0 | |
FMGT 1100 | Accounting 1 | 4.0 | |
OPMT 1110 | Business Mathematics | 4.0 | |
ORGB 1105 | Organizational Behaviour | 4.0 | |
Total Credits: | 47.0 |
Check current availability of courses for this program.
Transfer credit
Do you have credits from another BC/Yukon post-secondary school? Do you want to know if they transfer to courses here at BCIT? Check out BCIT's Transfer Equivalency Database to find out.
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Program Details
Program delivery
Blended: This program is delivered partly on campus and partly online.
This flexible learning (part-time studies) program is offered on a course-by-course basis, allowing you the flexibility to complete courses in any order, provided that any required course prerequisites have been completed. Students register for each course individually, and may undertake studies in any term (Winter, Spring/Summer or Fall). While you may choose the pace of your studies, all program requirements must be completed within seven years as per BCIT Policy 5103 - Student Evaluation [PDF, 172 KB].
Please note that some courses in this program are offered only once or twice per year, and BCIT reserves the right to cancel courses if enrolment is insufficient.
In-classroom delivery is available for most courses in the program. Some courses are also offered online via the Internet.
The length of most in-classroom courses is 36 hours of classroom time, delivered in either 12 sessions (e.g. one three-hour class per week), or six sessions (e.g. one six-hour class per week), or five sessions (e.g. one 7.25-hour class per day). Students should schedule an additional one to two hours of independent study time for each hour of in-classroom time, to complete readings, assignments, projects and exam preparation.
The length of most online courses is 12 weeks. Online learning students should plan to spend an average of seven-to-ten hours per week on their studies for each course.
Program location
Courses may be offered at the following locations:
Burnaby Campus
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC
Downtown Campus
555 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC
Continue your education
BCIT offers part-time students the opportunity to complete a series of credential programs, ultimately leading to a Bachelor of Business Administration. If you apply and qualify, you can work towards the following credentials:
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Graduating & Jobs
Apply for graduation
Upon successful completion of all program requirements, complete an Application for BCIT Credential [PDF] and submit it to Student Information and Enrolment Services.
Allow approximately six to eight weeks for processing.
All financial obligations to the Institute must be met prior to issuance of any credential.
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Contact Us
If you have questions that you could not find the answer to online, or if you require further assistance, please contact us: mktgpts@bcit.ca.
Candace Marrington – Student Inquiries
Program Assistant
Tel: 604-432-8723
Email: Candace_Marrington@bcit.ca
Tracey Renzullo
Flexible Learning Program Head
Tel: 604-451-7033
Email: Tracey_Renzullo@bcit.ca
Contact a Flexible Learning Program Advisor with the BCIT program name in the subject line if you have a question about:
- Course selection and program planning
- Declaring your program
- Making changes to your approved program plan
- Applying for transfer credit and advanced placement
- Laddering options
- Job placement and graduate outcomes
- Student life
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