Kwantlen Polytechnic University offers Marketing Management Diploma, a diploma in Advertising & Digital Marketing programme in Surrey, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 756 per credit (CAD 166 per credit for local students).
Study begins with foundational business knowledge and skills before moving into an intensive exploration of the marketing discipline, emphasizing the job-ready skills and experience that employers demand. Projects with local businesses and organizations provide real-world experience. Graduates may also be eligible to continue into a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Management, Human Resources Management, or Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The programme's calendar page states no admission requirement of its own: entry is governed by the Faculty's Admission Requirements, which consist solely of KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement. KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement is met by BC English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12 or Literary Studies 12 at a minimum grade of C+ (or the Adult Dogwood, IB English A HL/SL grade 3, or AP English Language/Literature grade 2 equivalents); by 3 credits of post-secondary ENGL at C- or better, or two years of post-secondary study (60 credits) with a 2.0 CGPA, at an English-medium institution; or by a test score of IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band under 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with no section under 20, PTE 61, Duolingo English Test 110, CAEL 70 with no sub-score under 60, or LanguageCert Academic 70 with no sub-score under 65, each within the last two years. The programme adds no separate academic prerequisite for entry. Students must formally declare the Marketing Management Diploma, which requires good academic standing and completion of at least 15 credits of undergraduate coursework.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall (September), Spring (January) and Summer (May)
Application Deadline:KPU classifies most programs as Open Intake, meaning every applicant who meets minimum institutional requirements is admitted without ranking, while a smaller set of Limited Intake programs closes earlier. For the Fall 2027 (September) term, both domestic and international applications open on 1 October 2026; Limited Intake programs have a firm deadline of 1 March 2027 and may close earlier if demand is high, while Open Intake programs stay open on a rolling basis through a confirmation-deposit deadline of 15 June 2027 to a final cutoff of 1 July 2027. Spring (January) and Summer (May) entry follow the same open/limited pattern on an earlier timeline, and KPU applies identical deadlines to domestic and international applicants throughout. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
