PGCert in Mobile Applications Development is a postgraduate certificate in Software Engineering programme taught at Centennial College in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 19,167 per total (CAD 4,691 per total for local students).
This postgraduate certificate builds specialised skills in native mobile app development for Android and iOS and in cross-platform development using modern frameworks, with particular attention to integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning into mobile platforms. Coursework covers tools such as Android Studio and XCode, programming languages including Python, JavaScript, Kotlin and Swift, cross-platform development through Visual Studio Code across iOS, Android and Windows, and AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot and Gemini for code generation, debugging and documentation. Further topics include agile and DevOps software engineering practices, user-centred interface design using Figma, enterprise data tools such as MongoDB and Google Firebase, cloud-native development with Docker, Kubernetes and microservices, and emerging areas such as the Internet of Things, generative AI, big data analytics and natural language processing. A capstone project has students conceptualise, design and build a complete mobile application, drawing on sectors such as healthcare, retail, finance, education, travel and entertainment.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This graduate certificate requires a diploma or degree in computer science or computer programming, intended for applicants who already hold a related post-secondary credential. The programme page states only that English language proficiency is required, without publishing IELTS, TOEFL or other test scores, so international applicants must consult the college's general language-proficiency page. Students who completed a previous full-time program at Centennial College may qualify for a program-transfer route into this certificate, and applicants funded through the Better Jobs Ontario program must work with an Employment Ontario service provider as part of their application and funding approval.
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.
