Faculty of Media & Creative Arts
Why study public relations at Humber College?
Ontario is the place for English-language PR
36,200 new job openings are expected to become available in the PR industry by 2026 with the majority of these jobs being in Quebec and Ontario. No two working days are the same!
PR is a dynamic and growing field
The global PR market was expected to grow from 88 billion U.S. dollars in 2020 to roughly more than 129 billion U.S. dollars by 2025.
Humber BPR prepares you for an exciting opportunity-filled career
Skill-based courses that are anchored in theoretical and real-life examples, and accessed networking, mentoring, and career and professional development from the Canadian Public Relations Society and the International Association of Business Communicators.
What is
public relations?
The definition is constantly evolving.
"Public relations is the strategic management of relationships between an organization and its diverse publics, through the use of communication, to achieve mutual understanding, realize organizational goals and serve the public interest."
- Canadian Public Relations Society
Relationship management
A goal of building trust between the organization and audience. Without trust, nothing can be achieved.
Mutual understanding
A profession where you communicate and talk to audiences, and also engage and listen to them.
Influence
Establishing a relationship that lasts using integrity and honesty and brings the audience back to the client time and time again.
Endless career possibilities
According to the 2019-2020 KPI Graduate and Employer Satisfaction Survey, 100 per cent of our graduates found full-time employment within six months of graduation, and over 90 per cent were employed directly in the public relations field.
Program Experience
Preparing students to thrive in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment and use an ever-widening list of skills.
Highly flexible skilled graduates
Become fluent in all forms of media from digital to print and will be encouraged to tell your story in unique and innovative ways.
Hands-on learning
Gain valuable hands-on experiential learning through a mandatory work placement in the summer between Semesters 6 and 7.
Dynamic storytellers
Upon graduation, be immediately ready to work on a variety of public relations initiatives including social and digital media management, marketing communications, media relations, investor and government relations, international PR, and corporate philanthropy.
"My time in the program provided the necessary experience to grow my natural communication skills. My studies provided me with the opportunity and privilege of interning with Mercedes-Benz Canada, an experience I tackled head-on and will fondly remember."
Ricardo Fartura,
Humber BPR graduate
"Through my internships and studies at Humber College, I've developed strong social and digital media skills as well as writing and oral communication skills."
Noor Jamil,
Humber BPR graduate
