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Are you a bright, ambitious, creative and curious team player who has the passion and drives it takes to excel as an entrepreneur?
The Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology is a graduate entrepreneurship master’s program that combines interdisciplinary courses with practical experiences in venture creation, corporate innovation, and commercialization.
The core master’s level courses in the classroom are complemented by networking, practical experience, and hands-on learning with like-minded people in the Waterloo entrepreneurship community, immersing you in an experiential learning environment.
You’ll focus on the commercialization of your ideas to build a venture, explore a corporate innovation project, and collaborate with early-stage tech startups to validate their business model. You’ll come away from the program prepared to move ideas forward and make an entrepreneurial impact on enterprises an organizations of any size.
Program highlights
- Gain high-value skills and knowledge with a combination of academic and real-world experiences.
- Build your network of professional contacts by getting to know your classmates who come from all academic disciplines and are successful early- and mid-career entrepreneurs from around the world.
- Flexibility to complete the program part-time with a weekend format if you’re a working professional.
Program overview
Department/School: Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Admit term(s): Fall (September - December)
Delivery mode: On-campus
Program type: Master's, Professional
Length of program: 12 months (full-time)
Registration option(s): Full-time, Part-time
Study option(s): Coursework
Application Deadlines
- International applicants - April 1 (for admission in September of the same year)
- Canadian citizens and permanent residents - June 1 (for admission in September of the same year)
Key contacts
One of the concepts I learned in Dr. Christopher Holt’s course on entrepreneurial strategy was called ‘entrepreneurial pattern recognition.’ I didn’t know that’s what I was doing until after that class. It was a huge eye-opener. When I notice gaps, it clicks.
Admission requirements
- Applicants who complete an honours degree at a Canadian institution require a minimum overall average of 75% (or equivalent) over 4 years or a minimum overall average of 75% (or equivalent) over the last 2 years for admission. All other applicants require a minimum overall average of 75% (or equivalent) over 4 years in the applicant's previous honours degree program for admission.
- Normally have at least one year of prior work experience obtained either through cooperative work terms as part of an undergraduate academic program or through full-time post-graduate work experience.
- As part of the admissions process, a timed video assessment is required.
Degree requirements
- Review the degree requirements in the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar, including the courses that you can anticipate taking as part of completing the degree
Application materials
- Resume
- Supplementary information form (SIF)
- The SIF contains questions specific to your program, typically about why you want to enroll and your experience in that field. Review the application documents web page for more information about this requirement
- If a statement or letter is required by your program, review the writing your personal statement resources for helpful tips and tricks on completion
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- References
- Three references are required; at least one academic, one professional
- Proof of English language proficiency, if applicable
- TOEFL 90 (writing 25, speaking 25), IELTS 7.0 (writing 6.5, speaking 6.5)
Tution and fees
- Visit the graduate program tuition page on the Finance website to determine the tuition and incidental fees per term for your program
- Review living costs and housing
- Review the funding graduate school resources for graduate students