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Applied Management – University education partnership opportunity

If you would like to provide a customized university certificate program as professional development for the staff of your business or organization, the UM CAM is for you. The Certificate in Applied Management (CAM) was designed to provide individuals in various work environments with the opportunity to combine management studies with applications relevant to their own careers. Partner with us and create your own customized CAM. 

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    Credential

    • Certificate in Applied Management

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    Program length

    • Learners will complete your program in 1 to 6 years, part-time

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    Program features

    • UM core courses with customizable electives

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    A customized certificate program

    With Applied Management you can provide customized, professional development for your team members. All CAM students work on their management, team leadership, communications and industry skills through the core courses. Then, learners taking your customized CAM would take the electives you have determined for your program.

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    Your customized CAM

    From business methodology and skills to human resource management, leadership development and specialized topics in business and management, there are many elective courses to choose from. We may also approve recognition of your professional development offerings or create new elective content for you.

Program objectives

The objectives of the program are to:

  • provide an introduction to contemporary business management in the Canadian context
  • provide advanced introductions to principles of team leadership and communications within a business context 
  • provide professional development in additional general, specialized, and/or industry-specific topics in business and management, according to participant and partner needs

Customize your program

Work with us to create and offer your own Applied Management (CAM) program for employees or members. Applied Management is customizable professional development with core courses and a selection of elective courses. Learners earn a UM certificate.

Program courses

All CAMs begin with the three core courses. As a partner, you will provide your employees with the electives for your organization’s customized CAM. Your electives will be chosen from our groups of options, we may approve recognition of your professional development offerings or we may create new elective content for you. Let’s consider the possibilities.

Some examples of what your CAM could look like:

  • Core courses + Courses from one group of electives
  • Core courses + Courses from two or more groups of electives
  • Core courses + Partner courses or workshops 
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Core courses

These three courses are required in all CAM programs. 

Course number Course name Contact hours
MGMT 0100 Canadian Business: An Introduction 36
LDRS 0540 The Art and Practice of Team Leadership 36
MGMT 0520 Excellence in Communication 36

Elective courses

You will choose them. A minimum of 72 contact hours are required. To create your customized CAM, we will help you to select from among our many elective course options. We may also approve recognition of your professional development offerings or create new elective content for you.

Business Methodology and Skills

Course number Course name Contact hours
BUAN 0100 Fundamentals of Business Analysis 36
MGMT 0150 Project Management 36
MGMT 0122 The Practice of Change Management 24
MGMT 0124 Managing Organizational Change 30
FINC 0200 Introductory Accounting for Business 36
Partner courses or workshops for current or aspiring managers

Human Resource Management and Leadership Development

Course number Course name Contact hours
HRM 0100 Managing the Human Resource Function 36
MGMT 0110 Organizational Behaviour 36
LDRS 0510 Learning for Leaders in the 21st Century: Developing Personal Leadership 36
Partner courses or workshops on employee management and leadership

Specialized Topics in Business and Management

Course number Course name Contact hours
MGMT 0190 Quality Assurance Planning 36
MGMT 0192 Quality Improvement: Principles and Procedures 36
BUAN 0920 Special Topics: Indigenous Business Perspectives and Practice 18
EEAS 0120 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 36
MGMT 0278 Business Disruptors: Current Issues 36
Partner courses or workshops on specialized workplace needs and priorities

Industry-Specific Training

Course number Course name Contact hours
COUN 0100 Foundations of Case Management 21
MGMT 0292 Building the Business Case for Advanced Manufacturing 36
Partner courses or workshops supporting professional development in the given industry

Learn more

If you would like to find out how you can provide your employees with customized professional development in your own Applied Management program, contact us today.

Current partnerships

Partners offer their own CAMs for their employees or members.

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Extended Education
185 Extended Education Complex
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

extended@umanitoba.ca
204-474-8800
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