Certified in Management (CIM)

The has been Canada’s management certification, accreditation, and professional development leader since 1942.

The association’s internationally recognized professional designations, Certified in Management (C.I.M.®) and Chartered Manager (C.Mgr.®), allow professionals to be identified as the most competent, knowledgeable, and insightful business leaders in their industries.

When you become a member, you gain access to a vast professional network with a wealth of knowledge, support, mentorship and much more to advance your management career.

Certified in Management (CIM)

The Certified in Management (C.I.M.) designation is attained by completing a certificate, diploma, or degree in management, or the 8-course or equivalent, and the Management Aptitude Evaluation (MAE).

Important notes

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If you have any questions, email us at busprog@ualberta.ca

U of A Relevant Courses

U of A Continuing Education offers all four mandatory courses as well as six (6) out of the nine (9) optional courses required to fulfill the academic requirements of the .

Since all of these courses are components of Continuing Education’s , students who complete the eight CIM courses can obtain a credential from the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ while working toward their CIM professional designation.

If a student takes these individual, approved U of A courses, the courses can be counted towards the CIM designation, even if they do not complete the entire Management Development Certificate.

Mandatory Courses

This table has headers. The first column is CIM designation courses, and the second column is courses offered by the U of A.
C.I.M. Designation Courses U of A Courses
Business Administration & Management (formerly Introduction to Management)
Managerial Communications
Financial Management
Business Strategy (formerly Strategic Analysis)

CMP Optional Courses

This table has headers. The first column is CIM designation courses, and the second column is courses offered by the U of A.
C.I.M. Designation Courses U of A Courses
Canadian Business Law
Managerial Accounting
Financial Accounting
Organizational Behaviour
Human Resource Management
Managerial Marketing
Economics
Project Management
Operations Management

Programs towards Designation

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