Career and Professional Development

Program Details


Diploma in Entrepreneurship (Program suspended.)

Objectives

This program has been suspended and is currently closed for admission. To explore alternative programs available to you at this time, please contact info.conted@mcgill.ca or call 514-398-6200.

Program as of Winter 2019.

This program is designed for students who are interested in starting a business of their own. It provides a thorough understanding of what is required to start and maintain a sustainable venture. It focuses on the specific needs of contemporary entrepreneurs, including adaptation to various circumstances in a world where business and the global marketplace are rapidly changing. It entails approaches and activities that will enable students to acquire the tools and competencies necessary to identify opportunities, assess entrepreneurial potential, produce a business plan, finance, organise, and promote a business, and prepare a marketing and sales structure. With a tailored curriculum, this program is appropriate for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship with resource people who have seen it all: from success to failure and success again.

The schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Courses

Number Title Prerequisites Available Times
Spring/Summer 2024 Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Spring/Summer 2025
External Pre-requisite to the Program
CMSC 000 Foundations of Mathematics Note that this is a 3-credit course as of the Fall 2021 term and is therefore subject to the fee rules. Please refer to the McGill SCS student tuition & fees on the McGill SCS website. THU
Co-requisite to the Program
CMS2 500 Mathematics for Management CMSC 000 (or the Exemption by Examination) MON
WED
9 Required Courses (27 credits)
CACC 520 Accounting for Management Co-requisite: CMS2 500 (or the Exemption by Examination)
CCLW 511 Law 1
CEC2 532 Business Economics
CEN2 500 New Venture Formation
CEN2 506 Financing Startups and Ventures
CEN2 507 Venture Growth Strategies
CEN2 510 Practical Entrepreneurship Management CEN2 500, CEN2 505, CEN2 506
CGM2 520 Sales Management and Negotiation Strategies WED
CPL2 510 Communication and Networking Skills
COMPLEMENTARY COURSES (3 credits):
CGM2 510 Project Management: Tools and Techniques Not open to Special Students
CMIS 530 Digital Analytics and Targeting
CMS2 521 Applied Management Statistics CMS2 500 (or the Exemption by Examination)
CPL2 524 Introduction to International Business Core Program
CMIS 544 Digital Marketing Automation, Planning and Tech.
CMIS 549 Digital Media and Search Engine Optimization