Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation, M.E.E.I.

Admission

Applications for admission will be made directly through the W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology. In addition to the general requirements for entry into a graduate program in Engineering, candidates applying to the Master of Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation program must hold an Honours Bachelor’s degree in engineering or closely related discipline (i.e. science, technology, math), with at least a B- average (equivalent to a McMaster 7.0 GPA out of 12) in the final year in all courses.

Candidates may be enrolled on a full- or part-time basis. Full-time students will complete the degree in 24 months with an accelerated path to complete in twelve consecutive months. Students are admitted for September or Januaryr. Part-time students will normally be expected to complete the program in three years and one term (40 months).

McMaster undergraduate students may receive advanced standing for up to two 400-level courses taken at the 600-level (note that a maximum of two 600-level courses can count towards a SEPT graduate program) with the approval of the Associate Dean of Graduate
Studies.

Courses

Students in the MEEI program must complete 10 courses (30 units).

• 7 core courses (21 units)
• 2 technical electives (6 units)
• 1 cross-disciplinary elective (3 units)

Core Courses

The core program consists of seven mandatory 3-unit courses:

*Students may apply a maximum of two 600-level courses toward their program requirements

• SEP 725 / Practical Project Management for Today’s Business Environment
• SEP 732 / Accounting and Finance for Business
• SEP 733 / Marketing Metrics and Models
• SEP 773 / Teamwork, Leadership, and Innovation
• SEP 793 / Entrepreneurial Opportunity Identification
• SEP 790 / Engineering Innovation Project - 1
• SEP 794 / Engineering Innovation Project - 2

Technical Electives

All students in the Master of Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation program must complete 6 units of elective courses. Students may choose any course in the Faculty of Engineering as an elective.

Cross-Disciplinary Elective Course

All students in the Master of Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation program are required to complete one half course (3 units) which should be selected from the following approved cross-disciplinary elective list.

• SEP 701 / Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis: Frameworks and Models
• SEP 709 / Emerging Issues, Technology and Public Policy
• SEP 777 / Cyber-Physical Systems and Industry 4.0
• SEP 729 / Manufacturing Systems
• SEP 731 / Lean Six Sigma for Engineering
• SEP 760 / Design Thinking
• SEP 770 / Total Sustainability Management
• SEP 715 / Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources
• SEP 719 / Organizational Change Management

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Projects

An essential element in the MEEI/MTEI program is an Innovation project (SEP 790  and SEP 794 ). Building on key concepts and outcomes of the core course progression, students will work in groups to develop market-aligned and technologically innovative new venture concepts. The project can be derived from several important sources:

• Inventions and intellectual property developed by McMaster researchers
• Innovation initiatives from sponsoring organizations from the community
• Original concepts or inventions from students
• Corporate innovation challenges currently prevalent in an industry

The project will allow students to experience the full cycle modern engineering and technology innovation including:

• Assessing and characterizing markets and technology spaces
• Developing high and unique value propositions for promising technologies
• Thorough market research, competitive research, and IP management
• Proof of Concept and Minimum viable product definitions
• Framing a promising new business with either entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial intent
• Essential financial and operational models for new ventures