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George Brown College Courses
Toronto, Canada
Toronto, Canada
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It offers training that gives students the technical expertise and the people skills critical to these industries.
There are four Schools in the Centre for Construction and Engineering Technologies;
Eight programs are offered by this school. The flagship program - a four-year degree program in Construction Management is the one and only in Ontario. Apart from this, there are certificate and diploma courses available too. This school is located at the Casa Loma campus, and its highly skilled faculty imparts high quality education with inputs from industry partners. The courses cover the following areas:
Building Information Modeling Management
Civil Engineering Technology
Construction Engineering Technician
Construction Management
Residential Construction Management
This school provides training in apprenticeship and skilled trades. They mentor you in choosing what kind of trade fits your aspirations. In fact, you could choose to not take up an apprenticeship training. You could instead take up a trade-related program in which you will graduate with an Ontarion College credential. On the other hand, if you think you are inclined towards an apprenticeship program, this school has many programs to offer.
The certificate and diploma programs are offered in the following areas:
Building Renovation Technician
Building Renovation Technology
Carpentry and Renovation Technician
Construction Trades Techniques
Construction Techniques
Welding Techniques
Electrical Techniques
Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Technician
Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Technology
Plumbing Techniques
Do you think your creative skills belong to the world of architecture? Then this is the place for you. Their programs will further add to your creativity by teaching you the theory and technicals to design the perfect built environment.
You’ll study at a campus in the heart of Toronto – a major hub of architectural activity. You’ll have the opportunity to engage in experiential learning, become familiar with green building practices and participate in challenging design projects.
Toronto is renowned for its architectural activity, and now, especially for the buildings centered around “green practices”. And their campus is at the heart of Toronto. The faculty in this school have strong connections with the industry and hence with the latest State of the art technology. You will be learning the latest skills in the Building Information Modelling studio which has three floor to ceiling screens enabling you to view multimedia from different sources.
The certificate and diploma courses are offered in the following areas:
Architectural Technician
Architectural Technology
Interior Design Technology
Mechanical engineering encompasses aerospace, automotive, telecommunication, health, and even environment. Their programs follow the approach that you need to not only observe but also experience. Their faculty are not mere academicians but are actively involved in their respective fields, which ensures that you get the best of both academia and industry. Following are the areas in which the graduate and diploma courses are offered:
Electromechanical Engineering Technician
Electromechanical Engineering Technology – Building Automation
Mechanical Engineering Technology – Design
Mechanical Technician – CNC and Precision Machining
Mechanical Techniques (Fast-Track)
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Technician
The Centre for Business offers 34 diploma, degree, and postgraduate programs at four schools as well as a pre-Business program for students looking to strengthen their academics and general knowledge of business fields.
There are four schools under the Centre for Business.
Their programs are designed such that you are able to face the world of business and finance with actual field experience behind you. Their experiential approach blends both the business and finance aspects to teach students the skills necessary to shine in this challenging sector.
The school offers Diplomas, advanced diplomas and graduate certificates in the following areas:
Business – Accounting
Business – Finance
Business Administration – Accounting (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
Business Administration – Finance (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
Financial Planning
The world of business is evolving all the time and so it is too in Canada. Companies here like to hire people who can change with the times along with them. Any organization’s success depends on the people it hires, the training given and the best environment to retain them. George Brown teaches students all of this in in its human resources program. As with all its programs, George Brown College has a mix of both theory and a lot of practical learning, which ensures that students are career ready as they graduate. Their Human Resources Diploma and Advanced Diploma programs are recognized by Canadian HR Reporter with a reader's choice award. The programs cover the following areas:
Business – Human Resources
Business Administration – Human Resources (without Work Experience)/ (with Work Experience)
Human Resources Management
The School of Management offers courses which are relevant enough for students to get opportunities both domestically and internationally. Their faculty are comprised of professionals skilled in both the academic and practical worlds. One would find George Brown’s students in a myriad of industries which include logistics, retail, manufacturing , government and consulting, to name just a few.
The diploma and certificate courses are offered in the following areas:
Business
Business Administration (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
Business Administration – International Business (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
Business Administration – Project Management (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
Business Administration – Supply Chain and Operations Management (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
Business Administration – Retail (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
Analytics for Business Decision Making
International Business Management
Entrepreneurship Management
Consulting
The School of Marketing offers degree, diploma, and certificate programs. The classes are held in and around downtown Toronto - the place where the business action is. This gives the department access to a pool of talented and senior professionals in the advertising, marketing and communication domains.
The diploma and certificate courses are offered in the following areas:
Business – Marketing
Business Administration – Marketing (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
Digital Media Marketing
Marketing Management – Financial Services
Sport and Event Marketing
Strategic Relationship Marketing
Some of the subjects you will learn in the diploma and certificate courses include:
Digital and social media marketing
International marketing
Integrated marketing communications
Marketing research
Sales and sales promotion
Strategic marketing management
You will be well-armed to address the demands of the potential employees who will look for marketing acumen and analytics expertise. The courses you will take in research, social media and database and will help you to enhance marketing skills. .
The Centre for Arts, Design and Information Technology offers 40 certificate, diploma and postgraduate programs in Toronto. It has four specialized schools.
Are you the restless creative genius just waiting for your skills to be best utilized? Then the School of Design is just the place you should be at. As with all their courses, this school mixes academics with on-field learning, giving a boost to your creative abilities tempering them with solid experience with their skilled faculty.
Some of the big names in design deliver guest lectures at their facility, which hones your skills even further. Students from this school have gone on to win prestigious national and internationa;l awards. Further, if you want to learn design in an international setting, you will have an opportunity to study in their partner schools in Denmark and Italy.
The diploma and certificate courses are offered in the following areas:
Art and Design Foundation
Concept Art for Entertainment
Design Management
Digital Design – Game Design
Game – Art
Graphic Design
Interaction Design
Interactive Media Management
Interdisciplinary Design Strategy
Is fashion your forte? Do you enjoy designing clothes or even jewellery? Then their School of Fashion and Jewellery is the place to be. In fact, the CEO World Magazine ranks it among the top 100 in the world.
This school is located in downtown Toronto - capital of Canada, and you will have the opportunity to shake hands and learn from the best in the trade. You will have immediate access to some of the best known designers who will give you a head-start to a career or even guide you in starting your very own business. The diploma and certificate courses offered by the school are in the following areas:
Fashion
Fashion Business Industry
Fashion Management
Fashion Techniques and Design
Apparel Technical Design
International Fashion Management
Sustainable Fashion Production
Industrial Power Sewing
Apparel Fit Technician: Fashion Fit
Jewellery
Gemmology (F105)
Jewellery Arts (F114)
Jewellery Essentials (F111)
Jewellery Methods (F110)
George Brown College’s Fashion Exchange (FX) is a vibrant hub where fashion education, design, production, entrepreneurship and engagement come together under one roof in the heart of downtown Toronto.
Story-telling is considered to one of the hottest new careers all over the world. If you are inclined to be a teller of stories whether digitally or through word or dance or drama, head on over to the School of Performing Arts and explore what it can offer you. The diploma and certificate courses are offered by the school in the following areas:
Media Foundation
Acting for Media
Video Design & Production
Screenwriting & Narrative Design
Sound Design & Production
Visual Effects
If there is an industry which will keep growing over this century and beyond it is computer technology. And there is never a time when professionals from this industry will lack jobs. And the School of Computer technology will help you hone your computing skills with the help of state-of-the art technology and a faculty recruited from the best in the Canadian industry. Their faculty are not mere academicians but are actively involved in their respective fields, which ensures that you get the best of both academia and industry. In fact, George Brown is the first college in Canada to offer a full-time blockchain certificate program.
The School offers Diplomas or Graduate Certificates in the following areas.
Computer Programmer Analyst
Computer Systems Technician
Computer Systems Technology
Game – Programming
Blockchain Development
Health Informatics
Information Systems Business Analysis
Wireless Networking
Network and System Security Analysis
Mobile Application Development and Strategy
Cyber Security
This centre offers certificate, diploma, degree and postgraduate programs, as well as a Pre-Health Sciences program for those looking to strengthen their academics and general knowledge.
The Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences at the Waterfront Campus has the enviable reputation of being the most diverse and modern in Canada. Students also learn by working with and treating real patients in the WAVE Dental Clinics operated by the school. The diploma and certificate courses are offered by the school in the following areas:
Dental assistant
Dental hygiene
Restorative dental hygienist
Dental technician
Denturist
The diploma and certificate courses are on offer by the school in the following areas:
Dental Office Administration
Health Informatics
Health Information Management
Office Administration – Health Services
The school offers diploma and certificate programs in the following areas:
Autism and Behavioural Science
Behavioural Science Technician
Clinical Methods in Orthotics/Prosthetics
Fitness and Health Promotion
Hearing Instrument Specialist
Orthotic/Prosthetic Technician
Recreation Management in Gerontology
The Sally Horsfall Eaton School of Nursing offers certificate, diploma and degree programs that can lead you to take up careers in teaching, research, health care administration, and even sales.
The Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences at the Waterfront Campus has the enviable reputation of being the most diverse and modern in Canada. Students of Nursing also learn by working in the simulation Centre where they will practice with high-tech mannequins.
This school also offers you placement after you graduate.
This centre offers 19 certificate, diploma, degree and postgraduate programs. The diploma and certificate courses are offered by the school in the following areas:
Interprofessional Complex and Long-Term Care
Personal Support Worker Pathway to Practical Nursing
R.P.N. Bridge to B.Sc.N. (Postgraduate)- R.P.N. Bridge to B.Sc.N. is a two-semester bridging program that provides Registered Practical Nurses (who have graduated from a two-year diploma program in Ontario) with the knowledge and skills necessary to enter Trent University's Nursing degree program offered onsite at George Brown College.
Registered Nurse – Critical Care
Registered Nurse – Operating Room Perioperative Nursing
Registered Nurse – Perinatal Intensive Care Nursing
Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Art
Is your ambition to open a Michelin restaurant? Then you need to study under the best chefs in the world. This school has international chefs like Mark McEwan, Jamie Kennedy, Bonnie Stern, Roger Mooking who studied here and rose to become stars.
The diploma and certificate courses are offered in the following areas:
Advanced French Patisserie Program
Baker / Patissier Apprentice Program
Baking – Pre-Employment
Baking and Pastry Arts Management
Cook Apprentice Program
Culinary Arts - Italian Program
Culinary Management Program
Culinary Management – Nutrition Program
Culinary Skills Program
Food and Nutrition Management Program
Academics is simply not enough to get yourself a high paying job. You will need real world experience too. Recognizing this fact George Brown College gives you the best of both worlds - academic content along with placements in the industry to prepare you for the world ahead.
The diploma and certificate courses are offered in the following programs:
Advanced Wine and Beverage Business Management
Food and Beverage Management – Restaurant Management
Hospitality – Hotel Operations Management
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Special Event Management - Ontario College Diploma
Is helping the less-abled your life-passion? Is learning the internationally recognized American Sign Language an interest? Then this is the place where you can combine both your passion and skill training. Further, you could continue studying in their more advanced programs. The diploma and certificate courses are offered in the following areas:
American Sign Language and Deaf Studies
Intervenor for Deafblind Persons
The study of early childhood involves studying how young children learn and develop. This school has 12 college - managed child care lab schools where you gain practical experience in the area. Want to learn more? Take a tour of of one of their child care labs, pre-school/ kindergarten playground and Infant / toddler playground online and decide on whether you want to enroll in a full-time or part-time program. The diploma and certificate programs are offered in the following areas:
Early Childhood Assistant
Early Childhood Education
Social workers work with groups, individuals and families in helping them to sort out and alleviate problems relating to poverty, homelessness, addiction and immigration. Important skills needed for this job are leadership, team-work and communication. If you think you have these skills and if community development is a matter of supreme importance to you, then this is the right choice. Students from this school have interned with: Child Development Institute, Sick Kids Hospital, YWCA Toronto, the City of Toronto, and the Toronto District School Board.
The school also offers international field development opportunities in Jamaica and India.
The diploma and certificate courses are offered in the following areas:
Assaulted Women's and Children's Counsellor/Advocate Program
Career Development Practitioner
Child and Youth Care
Community Worker
Pre-Community Services
Social Service Worker
This Centre offers English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, as well as preparatory programs to help students transition to further post-secondary education at George Brown or other institutions. The General Arts and Science two-Year diploma program now offers a pathway for eligible students to transfer credits to the University of Toronto.
English is an important part of life in Canada, whether it is to communicate in everyday life situations or furthering your academic studies. George Brown College opens its infrastructure to you - whether it be labs, free wi-fi , student lounges or student Services. The school offers a range of options to suit your specific needs. The English for Academic purposes program can be taken in the morning or afternoon, while the part-time programs can be done in the evening or even during the weekends. George Brown through the College Teacher Training program offers specialized training to internationally educated teachers.
New immigrants very often have a lot of challenges adjusting to the new and different atmosphere in Canada in comparison to what they have been used to in their respective countries. This school aims to bring down the barriers and help new immigrants adjust to their new life. Programming for immigrant students includes workplace communications courses and professional bridging programs that facilitate entry into the Canadian workforce. Transitional education programming is designed for students who identify mental health and/or addictions challenges as a barrier to employment or further education.
Programs and services in the School of Immigrant and Transitional Education include:
Entry Advising Services
Transitions to Post-Secondary Education (TPE)
Immigrant Bridging Programs,
Language training for immigrants through English for Academic Purposes (EAP),
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
Mentoring Partnership
The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers programs and courses that aid in developing and honing critical-thinking, problem-solving and written and oral communication skills to help students further their careers.
Their General Arts and Science one-year certificate or two-year diploma programs are designed for students who want to explore the fields of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Technology.
General Education and Liberal Studies electives help students to enhance their critical thinking and analytic reasoning skills while deepen their knowledge and understanding of the humanities, sciences and social sciences. These courses are a vital component of GBC certificate, diploma and degree programs.
The George Brown School of Liberal Arts and Sciences also offers:
Counselling, student events, and cultural activities for Aboriginal students through the Aboriginal counsellor, Elder, and Aboriginal (Sahkitcheway) Student Centre.
The School of Labour which offers, four Labour Studies general education electives as well as an annual labour fair.
This school is the stepping stone to the next stage - be it academics or a career. You will find an empathetic ear in this school which will offer you support in all your new endeavours.
Their innovative college and work preparation programs include:
Pre-programs in business, community services, health science and hospitality services
College Vocational
Transitions to Post-Secondary Education
Academic Upgrading
Literacy and basic skills for Deaf and hard-of-hearing adults
Certificate Courses available in:
Academic Upgrading
Academic Upgrading Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adults
Construction Craft Worker Foundations
Culinary Skills
Hospitality Services
Pre-Business
Pre-Community Services
Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas