Marketing professionals drive organizational success for corporations and non-profits by translating customer desires into effective strategies. Students learn to assess market opportunities, segment target markets, and create strategies and tactics that help achieve organizational goals. Students build a solid business foundation and develop skills across the spectrum of marketing activity, from research, through strategy development and planning, sales, digital marketing and social media, and persuasive communication across media platforms. Through a busy, student-run agency, students work on a wide range of projects which they ultimately pitch to the clients for possible implementation.

Intake information

Start date	Campus
Fall 2025	Barrie

Tuition and fees

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Work-integrated learning

This program includes a co-op work term component where you’ll gain experience in a workplace related to your field of study.
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What are the admission requirements for the Business – Marketing (co-op) program?

Business – Marketing admission requirements

OSSD or equivalent with

Grade 12 English (C or U)
any Grade 11¹ or 12 Mathematics (C, M, or U)

¹: Minimum of 60% in Grade 11 College or University level Mathematics (MBF3C or MCF3M)

Mature students, non-secondary school applicants (19 years or older), and home school applicants may also be considered for admission. Eligibility may be met by applicants who have taken equivalent courses, upgrading, completed their GED, and equivalency testing. For complete details refer to: www.georgiancollege.ca/admissions/academic-regulations/

Pathways

Applicants who have taken courses from a recognized and accredited post-secondary institution and/or have relevant life/learning experience may also be considered for admission; refer to the Credit for Prior Learning website for details:
www.georgiancollege.ca/admissions/credit-transfer/

Additional information

Graduates with a minimum GPA of 70 percent can receive credits toward the Honours Bachelor of Business Administration (Management and Leadership) degree program at Georgian College.

For more information on how you can use your credits to further your education, visit the Credit for Prior Learning webpage

What career paths can I take in business and marketing?

Your Business – Marketing (co-op) diploma gives you many career opportunities

Entry-level positions for graduates may include marketing coordinator, social media specialist, sales representative, marketing technology specialist and similar roles within a range of corporate settings, agencies, and non-profit sectors including the arts, education and health, and charitable organizations. Career pathways for marketing professionals may lead to executive-level positions or self-employment in a consulting capacity.

Why study Business – Marketing (co-op) at Georgian?

Job opportunities

Does a career in management, sales and research, advertising agencies, marketing firms or account management appeal to you? How about working for banks, finance, trust and insurance companies, computer firms, government ministries and agencies, producers of consumer and industrial products, wholesalers, retailers, non-profit organizations and more?

Georgian College can provide you with solid business education options to get your career started!

Industry support

Toronto Hydro

Toronto Hydro plays an important role in Ontario’s electricity sector, servicing approximately 785,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Canada’s largest city. The company has 1,270 employees and is dedicated to investing in its people and in the future by giving back to the community.

Toronto Hydro offers a suite of 10 awards to support Georgian students with achieving their educational goals, as well as expanded opportunities around corporate training, research, and employee engagement.

Partnering with Georgian since 2012, Toronto Hydro proudly supports enhancements to the student learning environment through funding for new state-of-the-art equipment. A proud co-op employer, the company has offered co-op work terms to more than 171 Georgian students since 2017, often leading to full-time employment after graduation. The partnership has significantly impacted alumni like Jessica Bloomfield who’s building an inspiring career at a workplace she loves.

Watch a video to learn more about Jessica’s story

What courses are included in the Business – Marketing (co-op) diploma program?

Course overview

17 Program Courses

2 Program Options
2 Communications Courses
3 General Education Courses
2 Co-op Work Terms

Program-specific courses

Semester 1 courses are listed below. For a full list of courses in the program including course descriptions, view the Business – Marketing program outline.