Centennial College's Food Media graduate certificate program will bring together your passion for the food industry and media to provide you with the necessary skills to succeed as a food product creator, developer, presenter, advertiser and marketer. Through a focus on the entrepreneurial use of personalized branding and marketing, you'll gain the know-how to successfully advertise and market your own food product or service.

Innovative and interactive courses will teach you to identify your target market audience, design and deliver creative messages, and negotiate for the appropriate media product to achieve the desired communication and presentation results. Using these creative skills and food knowledge, you'll harness the power of the media to deliver messages to attract revenue-generating streams and opportunities.

This graduate certificate program will be delivered in an intensive, three-day-per-week format (Saturday, Sunday and Monday) to provide flexibility for the working professional.

Program Highlights

• Among the entrepreneurial opportunities you'll be able to identify and implement will be food image and brand specialist, freelance food writer, marketing specialist, food segment producer, and entertainment and lifestyle professional.
• You'll be able to find employment in both the public and private sectors, including with advertising and marketing communications media agencies, health care and educational institutions, not-for-profit organizations, newspapers and magazines, television and radio broadcasting companies, and other media-based industries such as out-of-home marketing communications and trade promotions.

Career Outlook

• Freelance Food Writer
• Food Stylist Editor
• Food Stylist Specialist
• Food Blogger
• Blog Editor
• Food Segment Producer
• Freelance Food Photographer
• Entrepreneur - start and promote your own business
• Restaurant & Food Service - Marketing & Promotions

Education Pathways

Successful graduates of this Food Media Graduate Certificate program have the opportunity to apply their credits toward further study at the degree level.