Seneca Polytechnic - Seneca at York Campus
Seneca Polytechnic - Seneca at York Campus

70 The Pond Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Graduate Certificate - Sports, Entertainment & Event Marketing (SEM) (Optional Co-op)

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Summary

Through this Event Marketing - Sports, Entertainment, Arts (EVM) (Optional Co-op) eight-month graduate certificate program, students will learn about this industry and the integrated roles that event properties, marketing agencies and brand sponsors play. Students will learn to apply the principles of strategic marketing and brand management to the development of event properties and experiential marketing campaigns. This program prepares students for careers in the sports, entertainment and event marketing fields that span the private, non-profit and public sectors.


Throughout this program, students will develop the following skills:
  • Problem-solving
  • Collaborating
  • Building Relationships
  • Leadership skills
When students graduate from this program, these are the types of employers waiting for them:
  • Advertising agencies
  • Charitable organizations
  • Corporate marketing departments
  • Entertainment firms
  • Experiential and event marketing firms
  • Festival organizations
  • Industry associations
  • Municipal governments
  • Sports firms

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

2-Year Undergraduate Diploma

Minimum GPA

50%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

6

Writing

6

Listening

6

Speaking

6

Reading

10

Writing

10

Listening

10

Speaking

10

Program Intakes

Open date

October 16, 2024

Submission deadline

July 1, 2025

Open date

February 7, 2025

Submission deadline

November 1, 2025

Cost and Duration

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Level

8 month graduate certificate

Program Length

$20635 CAD

Cost of Living

$90 CAD

Application fee

$16325 CAD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Health Insurance Fee: $785 per year
Academic Technology Fee: $263 per year
Learning Centre Fee: $53 per year
Student Achievement Fee: $53 per year
Seneca Student Federation (SSF) Fee: $46 per year