Bachelor of Public Relations Management is a bachelor's degree in Public Relations programme offered by Centennial College in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 21,676 per year (CAD 6,106 per year for local students).
This four-year, eight-semester honours bachelor's degree combines public relations training with business education, delivered jointly by Centennial College's School of Communications, Media Arts and Design and its School of Business. Coursework builds skills in writing, social and digital media, research, and strategic and corporate communications, while a set of core business courses covers marketing, accounting, financial management, organizational behaviour, and business law, giving graduates a foundation in both the practice of PR and the operations of the organizations they will represent. The program includes a fourteen-week industry field placement that lets students apply their training in a real workplace, along with a senior capstone project in the final semester. It is currently based at Centennial's Story Arts Centre campus, with a move to the Progress Campus planned. The degree suits students who want to work at the intersection of communications and business strategy, developing campaigns, media relations, and corporate communications work grounded in an understanding of how organizations operate. Graduates commonly pursue roles such as communications specialist, media relations professional, or social media coordinator across corporate, non-profit, and public-sector employers.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent with at least six Grade 12 Mixed or University-preparation courses averaging 65% or higher, Grade 12 University English at 70% or higher, and Grade 12 University Mathematics at 65% or higher (or a pass on Centennial's Business Math Skills Assessment; applicants who fall short of the math standard may be admitted conditionally and must clear remedial mathematics by the end of first semester). Mature applicants (21 and older) substitute the same English standard plus full transcripts, a work-experience resume and a case-by-case assessment. English-language proficiency follows Centennial's institution-wide degree-level scale: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 81 (Reading at least 19, Writing at least 23), PTE Academic 60 or above, CAEL 70 overall with Writing at least 60, or Duolingo 125 or above. No portfolio or interview is required.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Centennial publishes no application deadline for this program; what follows is the Ontario college cycle that governs it. Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca: for a program starting in Fall 2027 the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, and applications arriving after it are still assessed, but first-come first-served while places remain. Across the Ontario college system the application opened on 26 September 2026, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and an offer must be accepted by 1 May 2027. One $150 fee covers up to five program choices. International applicants apply directly to Centennial through its own international application process and are assessed on a rolling basis across the Fall, Winter and Summer intakes; the college publishes no fixed international closing date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
