Management of Innovation and New Technology Graduate Diploma

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The DeGroote School of Business offers a Graduate Diploma in the Management of Innovation and New Technology.

The Management of Innovation and New Technology (MINT) is of interest because technology and innovation are two principal drivers of business success. Firms that have mastered general capabilities for innovation and/or use technology in innovative ways are revolutionizing how business is done. There is a growing consensus that firms who know how to create value with science and technology hold the key to wealth creation in such industries as pharma/biotech, aerospace, electronics and computing. Many firms have found that the most effective way to sustain profits is to maintain a competitive edge over their rivals through constant innovation in all aspects of their operations, including those involving technology. The graduate diploma provides an opportunity for managers and students to pursue these important themes at an advanced level that builds upon their already completed academic accomplishments in business. All the courses in the diploma are taken in classes with advanced level M.B.A. students.

Graduate Diploma in the Management of Innovation and New Technology

The graduate diploma provides an overview of MINT and an opportunity to study, in more depth, selected topics within the field. The program consists of one required course which provides the overview, and three elective courses which provide the opportunity to study selected topics.

Admission Criteria

Successful applicants must have completed a course of study equivalent to Year I of the DeGroote School of Business M.B.A. or must be admissible to the MGD M.B.A. with advanced credit for Year I.
Applications from international students will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to establish equivalencies.
Successful applicants must be proficient in English.
If the applicant does not hold a post-secondary degree from a program whose language of instruction was English, a satisfactory TOEFL score (including TSE) will be required.
Other evidence of proficiency in English (such as letters from an employer and/or educator) will also be considered.

Course Requirements

All courses listed here are M.B.A. courses which are described in the M.B.A. calendar.

Required

Electives

Three courses from the elective courses menu below.

Elective Courses Menu for the Graduate Diploma

In Addition

In addition to these permanent electives a number of other courses on MINT related themes are offered from time to time by the School of Business and they can be taken for elective credit towards the graduate diploma. Please consult the M.B.A. calendar section of the DeGroote School web page for course descriptions of all of these courses. Not all of these elective courses are offered in all semesters but all are offered at least once in each academic year.