Unlock your potential and become an effective and innovative leader.
Lang's Master of Science in Management (MSc) program provides an enriching, professionally relevant, and flexible academic experience by including you as part of a collaborative research environment. Unlike programs that emphasize a general management area or a specific industry track, Lang's MSc in Management emphasizes leadership development and a better understanding of evidence-based management.
By enrolling in the program you the gain qualitative and quantitative research skills needed to pursue careers in management consulting, advising, and strategy within the private, public and voluntary sectors. The program will expand your career options even further by giving you skills to branch out into areas of organizational development, workplace wellbeing, and project management.
Lang's MSc in Management program is right for you if:
you are currently finishing or have recently graduated with an undergraduate or master's degree and want to study further in a specialized graduate program in management;
you are motivated to develop your leadership skills and research; and
you seek managerial and consulting positions that emphasize evidence-based decision making.
Choose one of the following academic fields:
Accounting
Develop the technical, analytical, leadership and communication skills you need for a successful leadership career in accounting. This field combines the conceptual and quantitative elements of accounting while promoting the integration of theory and practice. You will gain an understanding of financial and managerial accounting while fulfilling the requirements of the professional accounting standards for the first four modules of the CPA’s Professional Education Program. You will also complete a major research project (MRP) throughout your degree.
Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship
Gain expertise in transforming ideas into commercial offerings. This field is ideal for globally aware students who wish to explore real-world issues and gain essential skills to work in a knowledge-based economy. This field will prepare graduates to work in a variety of sectors, including agriculture-food science, environmental science, and engineering. You will also complete a major research project (MRP) throughout your degree.
Management Research
Take advantage of both web-based and on-campus learning as you gain the necessary skills to engage in evidence-based managerial decision making. You will also enhance your research and presentation skills by completing a thesis.
Meet our Students
Lang graduate students are creating a network of researchers, and practitioners who are committed to a sustainable future
Students complete the MSc in Management program in four to six semesters. During your first semester, you’ll complete core courses and propose your research question, while developing and enhancing key project management skills. The second semester will develop the quantitative and qualitative skills necessary for designing your research while enhancing consulting and other managerial skills. The final two - four semesters are dedicated to completing your major research project (for students in the ICE and accounting fields) or thesis (for students in the management research field).
Flexible and Specialized
The MSc in Management is offered in a hybrid model, with both on-campus courses and remote learning. You may also customize your degree by completing specialized electives in project management, business consulting, leadership and accounting.
Each term you will participate in a research seminar, allowing you to engage in discussions with peers, faculty, academic scholars from other universities and business leaders.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program pursue careers in a number of unique areas in management and leadership, including;
Research careers in management consulting and/or strategy.
Applicants must meet the following requirements to be considered for admission:
Undergraduate degree (4-year honours degree or equivalent) with a minimum B (73-75)% average. For applicants who do not hold an undergraduate degree with a strong emphasis in either the accounting and/or management fields, additional prerequisites or academic upgrading may be required
International applicants: please use this guide to compare your academic credentials and determine the grade equivalency needed.
The GMAT or GRE test is required for all applicants to the MSc Management thesis option. The preferred scores are 600 (GMAT) and 60th percentile (GRE).
Although the GMAT or GRE is an admission requirement for applicants to the thesis option, we are aware that some students may be currently unable to complete one of the tests at an official testing centre or via the online testing platform. Accordingly, we are temporarily instituting the following policy:
Thesis option applicants who are able to access virtual GMAT or GRE testing or a physical testing location are required to submit current GRE or GMAT scores with their application.
If a thesis option applicant is unable to access the testing services at this time due to COVID-19, they may submit their remaining application materials for the time being, with the expectation that they will complete the GMAT or GRE test when the testing becomes available, before the admissions deadline. Applications to the thesis stream without GMAT or GRE scores will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed for admission until scores are provided. We will reassess the situation as we approach the application deadline, as the pandemic unfolds
Accounting stream applicants who completed their studies outside of Canada need to have their academic credentials in accounting assessed through CPA Ontario. This is due to the nature of the accounting classes offered, which require the CPA Preparatory courses as specific pre-requisites. Instructions for transcript assessment can be found on CPA's website.
Proof of English proficiency is required for applicants whose first language is not English. Please note that test scores must be valid for the start of the program.
Applicants who completed a post-secondary degree from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, or New Zealand may request that this requirement be waived. This request will be reviewed by the graduate selection committee, who may ask for an interview and/or supplementary documentation in their consideration.
Application deadline is February 1st.
To apply to the University of Guelph, follow these steps:
Complete the online application form through the OUAC portal (this will take about an hour – save your application regularly to avoid losing your work) by listing your demographic information, academic experience, work experience and referee information.
Statement of Research: Please do not enter your statement into the OUAC online application. You will upload your statement later in the application process. Application Fee: Your application will not be submitted until you have paid the application fee.
Following the completion of your online application, you will receive an email from the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies staff with login information for the University of Guelph’s WebAdvisor portal. Please note that access to WebAdvisor will be granted within a few business days, but may take up to 5 days during peak periods.
Upload the necessary application documents to WebAdvisor. All documents, including references, statement, and transcripts must be received by the application deadline
Monitor your email and WebAdvisor for your admissions decision. You will receive email notification when your admissions decision has been posted to WebAdvisor.
Completed online application form.
Unofficial transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended.
GMAT or GRE, for applicants applying to the MSc – Management Research (thesis option) program
Two Referee Assessment Forms from individuals familiar with your academic work. Reference forms are completed online by the referee directly; you do not need to upload a reference letter.
Statement of Research. This is a 1-2 page document outlining your research interests and discussing how this program is a good fit. When writing the statement of research, applicants are encouraged to investigate faculty research interests and publications to find whether there is alignment. Admissions priority will be given to applicants who demonstrate strong synergies with faculty in their statement of research.
A current copy of your CV or resume.
Proof of English proficiency if English is not your first language. If you have taken one of the accepted proficiency tests, upload a copy of your results and use school code 0892 to send an official copy to the University.
Note: when uploading documents to WebAdvisor, you will have 5 minutes to replace an uploaded document if you wish to (i.e. if you’ve uploaded the wrong document). Once the document link is inactive, you must contact the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (gradapps@uoguelph.ca) to replace a document.
MGMT*6100 [0.50] Evidence Based Management Research
MGMT*6200 [0.50] Leadership Assessment and Development
MGMT*6000 [0.00] Management Seminar Series
Fields
Management Research
MGMT*6150 Micro-Organizational Behaviour [0.50]
MGMT*6160 Macro-Organizational Behaviour [0.50]
MGMT*6300 [0.50] Business Consulting
MGMT*6400 [0.50] Project Management
BUS*6800 [0.50] Readings in Leadership I
BUS*6810 [0.50] Readings in Leadership II
BUS*6820 [0.50] Readings in Management
BUS*6840 [0.50] Foundational Theories of Management
Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship
MGMT*6130 [0.50] The Creative Process of Innovation
BIOT*6600 [0.50] Innovation Management
BIOT*6610 [0.50] Cases in Biotechnology Management
UNIV*6710 [0.50] Commercialization of Innovation
Students may be permitted to take other courses from the Department of Management with written permission from the Graduate Program Coordinator.
Restricted Electives
One quantitative or qualitative research methods course (0.5 credits) with permission:
MGMT*6120 [0.50] Quantitative Methods for Evidence Based Management
MGMT*6830 [0.50] Applied Univariate Statistical Analysis for Management
MGMT*6840 [0.50] Quantitative Research Methods: Multivariate Techniques
SOC*6130 [0.50] Quantitative Research Methods
PSYC*6060 [0.50] Research Design and Statistics
ANTH*6140 [0.50] Qualitative Research Methods
FRAN*6020 [0.50] Qualitative Methods
MGMT*6850 [0.50] Qualitative Research Methods
SOC*6140 [0.50] Qualitative Research Methods
Major Research Project
MGMT*6500 [1.00] Major Research Project
Thesis
MGMT* [2.0] Thesis
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