Honours Bachelor of Public Relations is a honours degree in Public Relations programme taught at Humber College in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 24,413 per year (CAD 8,052 per year for local students).
The Honours Bachelor of Public Relations is a four-year, eight-semester degree at Humber Polytechnic's Lakeshore campus that prepares students for public relations work across the corporate, agency, government and non-profit sectors. The curriculum builds writing, research and strategic-communication skills through courses in news and feature writing, social and digital media, event and crisis management, media relations, and communications-strategy planning, alongside foundational business and finance coursework. Students complete a mandatory 14-week work placement that applies classroom learning to a professional public relations setting, and the program draws on conferences, guest speakers and industry events to connect students with working PR professionals. As a fully accredited honours degree, it also allows graduates to pursue further study at the master's level. Graduates are prepared for roles such as communications officer, media relations officer, social media manager, special events manager and public affairs officer, in agencies, corporations, government bodies and non-profit organizations. The program suits students drawn to storytelling, media and creative communication who want a career built on strong writing and strategic-thinking skills applied to organizational reputation and stakeholder relationships.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:65.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or accepted equivalent, including Grade 12 English (ENG4U or equivalent) at a minimum of 65 per cent, five further Grade 12 U or M courses, and an overall minimum admission grade point average of 65 per cent; mature-student status or college/university transfer status is accepted in place of the secondary-school route. The English-language requirement here is Humber's institution-wide English Language Proficiency Policy at the Bachelor's Degree band: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 84 with a minimum of 21 in each skill, PTE Academic 58-60, Duolingo English Test 115 or above, or CAEL 60 overall with a Writing score of 60. A Canadian citizen or permanent resident schooled outside Canada must first have their credentials assessed - ICAS course-by-course for a secondary transcript, WES for post-secondary study.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected persons) apply via ontariocolleges.ca. For Fall 2027 entry, applications open early October 2026, with Humber offers beginning as early as November 2026. Highly competitive programs use an equal-consideration deadline of 1 February 2027: applications received by then are assessed together with no earlier offers; later applications are reviewed first-come, first-served while space remains. Fall 2027 offer acceptance is due 1 May 2027. International applicants apply directly through the Humber Web Application and are reviewed on a rolling basis, up to one year before their intended start term; no fixed international deadline is published, and applying for a study permit 3-5 months before the start date is recommended. No separate Winter/Spring institution-wide dates are published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
