Further Your Education. Advance Your Career with Additional Undergraduate Studies
This certificate will be of interest to recent graduates wishing to develop skills in conflict resolution, crisis management, risk management, community-based problem solving, and crisis communications.
Graduates from science, social science, business, human resource, nursing, social work, and humanities will find these courses particularly engaging and helpful for working in dynamic fields where conflict and crises develop organically or in unpredictable ways.
Students will learn how to identify problems, develop workable solutions that are responsive to the community they are working with, be able to mediate conflict between individuals and groups, plan and implement risk management tools and crisis management principles. This program will be particularly useful for people wishing to upgrade their skills for working in management positions as well as those seeking employment in the criminal justice or human social service sectors and business.
The Post Graduate Certificate can be completed in two terms and covers topics such as crisis intervention, community problem solving, conflict resolution, conflict negotiation, crisis intervention, crisis management, risk and risk management, and crisis communications, which will position graduates with a vital skill set necessary for positions in risk management, crisis management, mediation and conflict resolution, policing, corrections, and business leadership. By taking this program, graduates will improve their marketability skills for future employers.
Admission Requirements
Entry Term: September 2024, September 2025, Trent University Durham campus only (this certificate is further undergraduate studies and not graduate studies)
Duration - part-time and full-time studies only
Program Completion Requirements: Completion of 5.0 credits as specified
For more information visit our Admissions webpage.
Are you an international student and want to apply? Please complete this application form.
When applying to a postgraduate certificate program, please ensure that you select the exact program and campus that you wish to study at. Be sure to research the program length, courses, and available start terms and campuses prior to submitting your application. After submitting your application, changes to programs and campuses will not be made without a new, paid application. Once you are registered in courses, changes cannot be made to your program or campus.
Course Requirements
The Certificate Program consists of the following 5.0 credits:
- 3 PLCW credits consisting of PLCW 2002H, 2003H, 2005H, 2010H, 3012H, and 4006H
- 0.5 COMM credit consisting of COMM 4001H
- 1.0 ADMIN credits consisting of ADMIN 2010H and 3800H
- 0.5 credit consisting of either COMM 2002H or ADMN 2410H
A minimum cumulative average of 65% is required to complete the certificate.
For individual course descriptions, see the Undergraduate University Calendar. Please consult the Undergraduate Academic Timetable for information on when courses will be scheduled.
Course Registration
For help with course registration, use the how to guides at
Course Selection and Registration website.
Trent International also provides the following helpful information:
New Student Course Registration:
For support with new student course registration,
Visit our website for next steps.
New International Student Webpage:
Visit our New International Student Website to determine your next steps after you have completed course registration.
Postgraduate certificate courses can be found in the undergraduate calendar and timetable.
Breakdown of courses by terms
Students are to follow the schedule of courses by term as outlined below for full time studies. We cannot guarantee course availability if students do not follow the recommended course sequencing. Students who fail to adhere to the recommended schedule may not be able to complete their certificate program within the scheduled number of terms and students may have to return to complete an additional term.
Link to detailed course registration instructions
Link to Policing and Well-being webpage
Term 1 Course Requirements (Fall)
- PLCW 2003H: Social Determinants of Health
- PLCW 2010H: Conflict Resolution
- PLCW 3012H: Risk Management
- ADMN 2010H: Management Skills
- Either ADMN 2410H (Communications in Organization) or COMM 2002H (Foundations of Public Relations)
Term 2 Course Requirements (Winter)
- PLCW 2002H: Community Problem Solving
- PLCW 2005H: Diversity and Exclusion
- PLCW 4006H: Vicarious Trauma
- ADMN 3800H: Foundations of Leadership
- COMM 4001H: Crisis Communications
For students who have accepted their offer of admission and have questions about registering in their courses or life at Trent, please email policing@trentu.ca
Application to Graduate from the Certificate
At the beginning of your last term, when you believe you are ready to graduate, you can submit the Application to Graduate form found in myTrent under Academics > Self Service > Graduation Overview. You should apply as soon as your course registration for your final term is finalized (early in Summer term if you are graduating in September; early in the Fall term if you are graduating in January; early in the Winter term if you are graduating in Spring). The deadline to apply to graduate can be found in the Academic Calendar site under Important Dates, as well as at Important Dates & Deadlines.
Convocation ceremonies for students who graduated during the last year (September, January and Spring) are held the first week of June. Please visit Convocation site for the most up-to-date information.