Offered by Athabasca University in Athabasca, Canada, University Certificate, Marketing is a certificate in Marketing programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered fully online. Tuition for international students is CAD 223 per credit (CAD 223 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Marketing
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: Online
Local tuition: CAD 223 / credit
International tuition: CAD 223 / credit
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This university certificate from Athabasca University's Faculty of Business introduces core marketing concepts through fully online study. The program totals 30 credits and covers topics including market research, domestic and international product and service distribution, consumer behaviour, digital marketing, international marketing, and marketing strategy, with an emphasis on developing critical and strategic thinking for marketing decision-making. Students can enrol at any time and begin immediately, completing the program in as little as one year of full-time study or working at a self-directed pace with no fixed deadline. There are no formal admission requirements beyond a minimum age of 16, and prior post-secondary education is not required. Credits earned may be applied toward Athabasca University's Bachelor of Commerce degree, and the program accepts transfer credit and Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition. It is intended for students seeking entry-level marketing roles, and the Faculty of Business holds AACSB accreditation. Delivery is fully remote, with no requirement to attend a physical campus.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The University Certificate, Marketing page states this program itself has no formal admission requirements beyond being 16 years of age or older, and applicants can enrol at any time regardless of prior education, consistent with Athabasca's institution-wide policy that most undergraduate programs are open admission with no specific entry requirements. Applicants whose first language is not English must still meet Athabasca's general English language proficiency requirement, met with IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL iBT 80 with a minimum essay score of 20, PTE Academic 59 with no skill below 51, Duolingo 105 with no band below 75, CAEL 60, or MELAB 80, or by exemption via 15 transferable credits from a recognized English-speaking institution. No minimum GPA, portfolio, or interview is required for admission, and the program admits on a monthly basis with no fixed deadline.
Application Details
Start Date:Monthly
Application Deadline:Athabasca University's undergraduate degrees, majors and university certificates admit on a continuous, rolling basis for both domestic and international applicants: there is no fixed application deadline, and most individualized-study courses start on the first of every month provided registration is received by the 10th of the prior month. The university's published admissions information does not distinguish international timing from domestic. The one fixed-cohort exception among this institution's programmes is the Post-LPN Bachelor of Nursing, whose September 2027 intake takes applications from Sept. 1 to Nov. 15, 2026, with all supporting documents due by Nov. 30, 2026, for both domestic and international applicants; the Post-RN Bachelor of Nursing, by contrast, remains open/rolling with monthly starts. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
