Graduate Certificate in Food Media

at Centennial College - Progress Campus Canada

Centennial College's Fitness and Health Promotion program is comprised of hands-on practical learning in laboratory and placement settings and a comprehensive academic grounding that will prepare you for a career assisting individuals and groups to reach their highest potential for overall well-being.

Fitness and Health Promotion, taught within the School of Community and Health Studies, is a two-year health diploma program that will include:

•  Anatomy and physiology
•  Fitness assessment
•  Leadership skills
•  Injury management
•  Nutrition
•  Fitness marketing
•  Health promotion
•  Computer skills
•  Mental illness and mental wellness
•  Sports performance training principles
•  Speed, agility, quickness and Olympic weightlifting principles
•  Older adult and special populations programming
•  Physical literacy and long-term athlete development (LTAD)

In addition to this combination of topics, you'll have the opportunity to gain the skills necessary to, after graduation, become a certified personal trainer according to the CSEP-CPT and a group exercise leader according to the Ontario Fitness Council requirements. You'll also learn course material related to the canfitpro Personal Training Specialist certification and have an opportunity to receive this certificate in the program. Lastly, you will have access to a unique mental health certification called the Wellness Recovery Action Plan offered by Health Out Loud, a Toronto-based charity.

The Paralegal- Court and Tribunal Agent diploma program is intended to provide students with the training required to become licensed paralegals in Ontario pursuant to the requirements of the Law Society Act. Upon completion of this program, students will gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the areas of law in which licensed paralegals may practice. The program emphasizes the development of written and oral advocacy skills in all areas of authorized paralegal practice,  ethics and practice management. In semester four, classroom instruction is enhanced by a field placement in a law-related setting.

The Energy Systems Engineering Technician program will equip the students with the essential skills to understand various energy resources and their uses in modern society. This college diploma program will educate you with is a unique blend of theory and hands-on skills that are highly sought after in modern sustainable energy related companies and industries. During the period of studies, you'll have the opportunity to work in our state-of-the-art energy systems labs and participate in applied research and development projects that will promote innovative skills.

The technology program's curriculum will take into account society's changing views on sustainable design and the environment, and how they're transforming the utility and construction sectors.

The utility sector, for example, is currently undergoing a radical shift in operating practice that opens the door to a range of innovative energy projects using small-scale sources — solar, wind, hydro, fuel cells, energy storage systems geo and biomass — to feed electricity, heat and air conditioning to homes and businesses. The construction industry, meanwhile, has adopted a host of new green building initiatives that are quickly increasing the awareness and use of sustainable and integrated architecture and engineering practices for new buildings. Manufacturers also have many new products that provide ways to implement advanced energy management in commercial and residential structures.

The challenges and opportunities that arise in this applied science program will come from learning how to integrate and use all of these modern sustainable energy technologies in a manner consistent with our urban environments.

Program Highlights

• A technical curriculum is complemented by project management skills.
• Graduates of the program are prepared to implement energy solutions for commercial and residential buildings using knowledge of energy systems, energy efficiency and renewable/distributed energy systems, design and maintain heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration units, work in power plants and work with architectural companies to integrate energy technologies into the latest green buildings.
• Upon successful completion of this two-year Energy Systems Engineering Technician program, students will have the option to enter year three of the Energy Systems Engineering Technology program.

Centennial College's Police Foundations program is geared towards those who have an interest in police, security and investigation-related occupations in both the public and private sectors.

In this two-year joint diploma program, you'll take Police Foundations courses in the School of Community and Health Studies that will cover:

• Current laws
• Investigative techniques
• Conflict resolution techniques
• Criminal proceedings
• Community policing principles
• Physical fitness
• Emergency Management and Public Safety

The time you'll spend in the Police Foundations courses will result in the ability to communicate efficiently, act as a problem-solver, work effectively in teams and help people in the community.

Centennial College's two-year Mechanical Engineering Technician – Design program will combine strong conceptual thinking with a practical knowledge of machines and how they work. You'll learn engineering theory and develop computer-assisted drafting and computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) skills.

The courses in this engineering diploma program will employ a project-based approach to learning. This will include working in small groups on specific projects, learning how to plan, schedule, create, design and build as a team.

You'll have the choice of continuing into a third-year Technology option and specializing in modern manufacturing and production processes.

Program Highlights

• In the Mechanical Engineering Technician – Design program you gain experience in machine shop operation, tool design and computer numerical control programming.
• Industry-current computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software instruction as AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks and Mastercam is included.
• This program uses state-of-the-art CAD/CAM equipment.
• There is a 60-40 balance between theory and practice.
• The project-driven program gives you practical experience in designing, building and testing an original piece of equipment.
• The project approach simulates actual workplace assignments.

This Computer Systems Technology – Networking (Fast-Track) program is for understudies who recently finished an applicable school or college program and wish to get their recognition in two years (four semesters) by entering the second year of the three-year Networking advertising. 

This school building project prides itself on encouraging a perfect harmony between hands-on involvement and hypothesis in its Computer Systems Technology courses. In that capacity, you'll learn by utilizing cutting edge testing and estimation gear in reason constructed labs to build up a strong establishment in system plan and testing just as venture the board. 

Hands-on exercises will incorporate diving inside PC equipment and learning the complexities of working frameworks, investigating current PC frameworks and systems innovation, and collecting and keeping up frameworks that will engage clients in imaginative, business and correspondence exercises.

The Computer Systems Technician – Networking (Fast Track) program is for you on the off chance that you've finished a school or college program and wish to get into the PC business quicker. 

This applied science program will permit qualified school or college graduates to increase direct entrance into the subsequent year (third semester) of the two-year Computer Systems Technician - Networking project to get their certificate in one year (two semesters). 

You'll work with best in class testing and estimation gear in reason constructed labs, setting a solid establishment in system structure and testing. In these labs, you'll dig inside PC equipment and become familiar with the complexities of working frameworks, investigate the most recent in PC frameworks and systems innovation, and gather and keep up frameworks that will enable clients in imaginative, business and correspondence exercises.

Centennial College's three-year Software Engineering Technology program will grant qualified college or university graduates with a software background direct admission into Year 2 (Semester 3) so they may receive their advanced diploma in two years (four semesters).

Through an exploration of modern programming languages, design and algorithm concepts, data management tools, systems integration, enterprise programming, mobile computing and software security, you'll learn to design, develop and maintain software systems.

The coursework in this Software Engineering Technology (Fast-Track) program will emphasize object-oriented software design methodologies, user-oriented interface design, software testing and QA, C#, Java, Java EE, Oracle, MS-SQL Server, Python, Microsoft's ASP.NET Core, HTML5/XML, JavaScript/Angular emerging web frameworks, mobile application development, cloud computing, data mining and more.

To highlight the curriculum's applied focus, the college technology program will include two software development projects that will require you to use all the technical and business skills you acquired in the program as you build high-quality software.

By attending the Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer and Communications Networks) Honours program, you'll be part of a select group of Ontario students to receive a four-year degree in information technology.

The Ministry of Colleges and Universities specifically selected Centennial College to deliver an applied science program that addresses the province's critical need for networking professionals. Centennial is the only post-secondary institution in Ontario to offer a bachelor degree Computer and Communication Networks program.

During the four years you'll spend in this School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science offering, you'll study a unique blend of technology and business subjects. A hands-on approach will ensure an innovative balance between the practical and theoretical backgrounds employers are seeking. Learning from highly qualified professors who hold industrial certifications and advanced academic credentials, you'll also be able to specialize in the design of wireless networks and security networking.

Centennial College's Food Media graduate certificate program will bring together your passion for the food industry and media to provide you with the necessary skills to succeed as a food product creator, developer, presenter, advertiser and marketer. Through a focus on the entrepreneurial use of personalized branding and marketing, you'll gain the know-how to successfully advertise and market your own food product or service.

Innovative and interactive courses will teach you to identify your target market audience, design and deliver creative messages, and negotiate for the appropriate media product to achieve the desired communication and presentation results. Using these creative skills and food knowledge, you'll harness the power of the media to deliver messages to attract revenue-generating streams and opportunities.

Program Highlights

• Among the entrepreneurial opportunities you'll be able to identify and implement will be food image and brand specialist, freelance food writer, marketing specialist, food segment producer, and entertainment and lifestyle professional.
• You'll be able to find employment in both the public and private sectors, including with advertising and marketing communications media agencies, health care and educational institutions, not-for-profit organizations, newspapers and magazines, television and radio broadcasting companies, and other media-based industries such as out-of-home marketing communications and trade promotions.