Posted in Colleges & Universities, Curriculum, Internships on Jun 18th, 2007 Comments Off
Last week’s meeting of OPREG (Ontario Public Relations Educators Group) was a chance for co-ordinators from six of the 12 colleges with PR programs to compare notes. One of the discussions, naturally enough, was the topic that always tops the interest-meter for applicants: internship.
Whether it’s called Field Placement, Work Placement, Field Work, Independent Study or [...]
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On June 11, coordinators and college professors from Corporate Communications and Public Relations programs across Ontario will be meeting for the first time. It’s a very encouraging development, one that’s long overdue. Many other academics (in disciplines like advertising and journalism) have been getting together for years to discuss issues they have in common. For [...]
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Getting all the formal approvals to launch a new academic program can be a lengthy and trying process. That’s why it’s good news to see that the new Master of Communications Management degree program at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business has received approval from the Ontario Council of Graduate Studies. The program, which had [...]
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We’re straying into busy territory here. Many post-secondary institutions (probably some high schools as well) have cobbled together certificate programs in public relations that can be taken in the evenings or at a distance. This overview is not an attempt to reflect them all. Instead, the focus is on university offerings, some of which require [...]
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University grads looking for postgraduate PR education will find the majority of options actually reside in community colleges. So, that’s where we’ll start.
Seven Ontario colleges offer programs that typically run 9 to 12 months and are targeted to students with a university degree or a college diploma. They are Cambrian, Centennial, Fanshawe, Humber, Mohawk, Niagara, [...]
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This is the first in a series of posts about where one can study public relations and corporate communications in Canada. The focus this time is on undergraduate opportunities typically aimed at the high school grad. Later I’ll look at postgraduate, part-time, French Canadian, Masters and continuing education. The list isn’t necessarily definitive — in [...]
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