George Brown College Courses

Toronto, Canada

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Centre for Construction and Engineering Technologies (CCET)

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;

Angelo DelZotto School of Construction Management

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: 

  • list items Building Information Modeling Management
  • list items Civil Engineering Technology
  • list items Construction Engineering Technician
  • list items Construction Management
  • list items Residential Construction Management

School of Apprenticeship & Skilled Trades

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:

  • list items Building Renovation Technician
  • list items Building Renovation Technology
  • list items Carpentry and Renovation Technician
  • list items Construction Trades Techniques
  • list items Construction Techniques
  • list items Welding Techniques
  • list items Electrical Techniques
  • list items Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Technician
  • list items Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Technology
  • list items Plumbing Techniques

School of Architectural Studies

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: 

  • list items Architectural Technician
  • list items Architectural Technology
  • list items Interior Design Technology

School of Mechanical Engineering Technologies

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:

  • list items Electromechanical Engineering Technician 
  • list items Electromechanical Engineering Technology – Building Automation
  • list items Mechanical Engineering Technology – Design
  • list items Mechanical Technician – CNC and Precision Machining 
  • list items Mechanical Techniques (Fast-Track) 
  • list items Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Technician
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Centre for Business

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.

School of Accounting & Finance

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:

  • list items Business – Accounting
  • list items Business – Finance
  • list items Business Administration – Accounting (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
  • list items Business Administration – Finance (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
  • list items Financial Planning

School of Human Resources

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:

  • list items Business – Human Resources
  • list items Business Administration – Human Resources (without Work Experience)/ (with Work Experience)
  • list items Human Resources Management

School of 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: 

  • list items Business 
  • list items Business Administration (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
  • list items Business Administration – International Business (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
  • list items Business Administration – Project Management (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
  • list items Business Administration – Supply Chain and Operations Management (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
  • list items Business Administration – Retail (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience) 
  • list items Analytics for Business Decision Making
  • list items International Business Management
  • list items Entrepreneurship Management
  • list items Consulting

School of Marketing

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:

  • list items Business – Marketing
  • list items Business Administration – Marketing (without Work Experience) / (with Work Experience)
  • list items Digital Media Marketing
  • list items Marketing Management – Financial Services
  • list items Sport and Event Marketing
  • list items Strategic Relationship Marketing

Some of the subjects you will learn in the diploma and certificate courses include: 

  • list items Digital and social media marketing
  • list items International marketing
  • list items Integrated marketing communications
  • list items Marketing research
  • list items Sales and sales promotion
  • list items 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. .

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Centre for Arts, Design & Information Technology

The Centre for Arts, Design and Information Technology offers 40 certificate, diploma and postgraduate programs in Toronto. It has four specialized schools. 

School of Design

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:

  • list items Art and Design Foundation
  • list items Concept Art for Entertainment
  • list items Design Management 
  • list items Digital Design – Game Design 
  • list items Game – Art
  • list items Graphic Design 
  • list items Interaction Design
  • list items Interactive Media Management 
  • list items Interdisciplinary Design Strategy 

School of Fashion & Jewellery

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:

  • list items Fashion
  • list items Fashion Business Industry 
  • list items Fashion Management 
  • list items Fashion Techniques and Design 
  • list items Apparel Technical Design 
  • list items International Fashion Management
  • list items Sustainable Fashion Production 
  • list items Industrial Power Sewing 
  • list items Apparel Fit Technician: Fashion Fit
  • list items Jewellery
  • list items Gemmology (F105)
  • list items Jewellery Arts (F114)
  • list items Jewellery Essentials (F111)
  • list items 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.

School of Performing Arts

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: 

  • list items Media Foundation
  • list items Acting for Media 
  • list items Video Design & Production
  • list items Screenwriting & Narrative Design 
  • list items Sound Design & Production
  • list items Visual Effects 

School of Computer Technology

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.

  • list items Computer Programmer Analyst
  • list items Computer Systems Technician
  • list items Computer Systems Technology
  • list items Game – Programming
  • list items Blockchain Development
  • list items Health Informatics
  • list items Information Systems Business Analysis
  • list items Wireless Networking
  • list items Network and System Security Analysis
  • list items Mobile Application Development and Strategy
  • list items Cyber Security
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Centre for Health Sciences

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.

School of Dental Health

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: 

  • list items Dental assistant
  • list items Dental hygiene
  • list items Restorative dental hygienist
  • list items Dental technician
  • list items Denturist

School of Health Services Management

The diploma and certificate courses are on offer by the school in the following areas:

  • list items Dental Office Administration
  • list items Health Informatics
  • list items Health Information Management
  • list items Office Administration – Health Services

School of Health & Wellness

The school offers diploma and certificate programs in the following areas:

  • list items Autism and Behavioural Science
  • list items Behavioural Science Technician
  • list items Clinical Methods in Orthotics/Prosthetics 
  • list items Fitness and Health Promotion
  • list items Hearing Instrument Specialist
  • list items Orthotic/Prosthetic Technician
  • list items Recreation Management in Gerontology

Sally Horsfall Eaton School of Nursing

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:

  • list items Interprofessional Complex and Long-Term Care
  • list items Personal Support Worker Pathway to Practical Nursing
  • list items 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.
  • list items Registered Nurse – Critical Care
  • list items Registered Nurse – Operating Room Perioperative Nursing 
  • list items Registered Nurse – Perinatal Intensive Care Nursing 
  • list items Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Art

Chef School

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:

  • list items Advanced French Patisserie Program
  • list items Baker / Patissier Apprentice Program
  • list items Baking – Pre-Employment 
  • list items Baking and Pastry Arts Management
  • list items Cook Apprentice Program 
  • list items Culinary Arts - Italian Program 
  • list items Culinary Management Program 
  • list items Culinary Management – Nutrition Program
  • list items Culinary Skills Program 
  • list items Food and Nutrition Management Program

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management

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:

  • list items Advanced Wine and Beverage Business Management 
  • list items Food and Beverage Management – Restaurant Management
  • list items Hospitality – Hotel Operations Management
  • list items Tourism and Hospitality Management 
  • list items Special Event Management - Ontario College Diploma

School of Deaf and Deafblind Studies

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:

  • list items American Sign Language and Deaf Studies
  • list items Intervenor for Deafblind Persons

School of Early Childhood

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:

  • list items Early Childhood Assistant
  • list items Early Childhood Education 

School of Social & Community Services

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:

  • list items Assaulted Women's and Children's Counsellor/Advocate Program 
  • list items Career Development Practitioner
  • list items Child and Youth Care
  • list items Community Worker 
  • list items Pre-Community Services
  • list items Social Service Worker
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Centre for Preparatory & Liberal Studies

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.

School of English as a Second Language

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. 

Immigrant & Transitional Education

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:

  • list items Entry Advising Services
  • list items Transitions to Post-Secondary Education (TPE) 
  • list items Immigrant Bridging Programs,
  • list items Language training for immigrants through English for Academic Purposes (EAP),
  • list items Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
  • list items  Mentoring Partnership 

School of Liberal Arts & Sciences

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:

  • list items Counselling, student events, and cultural activities for Aboriginal students through the Aboriginal counsellor, Elder, and Aboriginal (Sahkitcheway) Student Centre.
  • list items The School of Labour which offers, four Labour Studies general education electives as well as an annual labour fair.

School of Work & College Preparation

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:

  • list items Pre-programs in business, community services, health science and hospitality services
  • list items College Vocational
  • list items Transitions to Post-Secondary Education
  • list items Academic Upgrading 
  • list items Literacy and basic skills for Deaf and hard-of-hearing adults

Certificate Courses available in:

  • list items Academic Upgrading 
  • list items Academic Upgrading Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adults 
  • list items Construction Craft Worker Foundations
  • list items Culinary Skills 
  • list items Hospitality Services
  • list items Pre-Business
  • list items Pre-Community Services
  • list items Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Certificates and Diplomas
Is George Brown a good college?
 
The curriculum of George Brown College combines theory with practical application. It places a high priority on practical learning and gives students chances to collaborate with business experts on applied research and field education opportunities. Additionally, because of its business relationships, students receive the most recent fashions and technological advancements.
Is George Brown College Recognised?
 
Since 1967, the government has financed and accredited George Brown College. The Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, R.R.O. 1990, Reg.771, governs the College. The largest publicly supported institution in Canada, George Brown College, provides excellent career-focused programs, knowledgeable instructors, cutting-edge facilities, and a diverse student body.
What is George Brown College famous for?
 
The college is credited with being the first to introduce a distance learning program and was recognized in 2014 as the best research institution in the nation and one of Toronto's top employers. Numerous courses are offered at George Brown College in art and design, business, health sciences, engineering technologies, and hospitality.
Is George Brown the best college in Canada?
 
For 2021, George Brown was placed eighth in overall research income according to RESEARCH Inforsource Inc.'s yearly rankings of the top Canadian research institutes. In terms of paid students and projects finished, it came in fourth place overall. And for research efforts, it was placed among the top 10 colleges in Canada for 2022.  
 
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