Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation, M.T.E.I.

The Master of Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation is a fast-paced program that will provide new and seasoned engineering professionals with the modern skills and insights needed to confidently bring technology innovation to market. Successful graduates receive the MTech degree.

Admission

While students in the Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation program are not expected to have any engineering or scientific background, they are expected to embrace creativity and innovation. Some basic familiarity with technology is expected, but the required technological depth will depend on the project itself and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Considerable emphasis will be placed on team-based experiential learning in which all members of the team will learn from each other as they complete the project.

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 Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation program must hold an Honours Bachelor’s degree from any discipline, with at least a B- average (equivalent to a McMaster 7.0 GPA out of 12) students in the final year in all courses in the discipline, or relating to the discipline, in which the applicant proposes to do graduate work.

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 January. 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 MTEI program must complete 10 courses (30 units).

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

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

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

Technical Electives

All students in the Master of Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation 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 Technology 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.

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