This is the handout from the Fanshawe CC & PR orientation held on March 8th 2008.

1. Corporate Communication and Public Relations
A One Year Ontario College Graduate Certificate Program
Course Website: http://www.fanshawec.on.ca/programs/next/cor1.asp
The Program
Fanshawe’s Corporate Communication and Public Relations program is an
intense one-year program designed to prepare college and university graduates
to enter the exciting and challenging world of communications. Your courses will
include:
Term One
Internet Research and Web Page Term Two
Design
Applied MS Office Skills
Trends & Technologies in PR
Photoshop
Presentation Skills & Multimedia I
InDesign 2
InDesign 1
Strategic Planning & Crisis
Public Relations & Ethics-Case Study Management
Writing for Public Relations Specializations in PR
Facilitation Skills Writing for PR & Media Relations
Intro to Public Relations & Corp. Independent Study-Program Topic
Comm.
The Experience
This course includes lots of assignments and challenges to give students a
competitive edge. There is a mixture of both individual and group work. A
second-term field placement allows students to put their new skills to work. In
past years, students have enjoyed working with a variety of London businesses
including:
The London Chamber of Thames Valley Board of The University of
Commerce Education Western Ontario
Make-a-Wish Foundation London Job Connect Fanshawe College
Techalliance Rogers Cable The John Labatt Centre
The Children’s Hospital St. Joseph’s Health The Canadian Cancer
Foundation Centre Society
Much Music Microsoft Canada The Grand Theatr
…and more!
To book a guided tour of the college book online:
www.fanshawec.on.ca/choosefanshawe/tours.asp or call (519) 452-4272.

2. The Opportunities
You will learn a variety of skills used in the industry such as:
How to create press releases, media kits, and brochures.
Organizing events, and creating communications plans.
Advanced Desktop publishing skills.
Effective networking and job searching.
Enhanced writing and presentation skills.
Career opportunities exist in the following fields:
In-house Trainers Special Events Researchers
Corporate Report Writers and Web Presentation Specialists
Communications Public Communicators
Relations
Graduates find work communicating in various different sectors:
Advertising and PR Hospitals and Health Banking and Insurance
agencies Care
The Arts and Media Not-for-Profit Sector Government and Politics
Small and Large Education
Manufacturers
Following graduation, you may use Fanshawe’s career services to help you find
a job. Check out their website at: www.fanshawec.ca/careerservices
Contact Information
Dana Morningstar
Co-ordinator - Corporate Communication and Public
Relations
(519) 452-4430 ext. 4552
(519) 451-5965
dmorningstar@fanshawec.ca
It’s your future…Make the right choice!