Academic Director: S. Ahmed E-mail: mgmtss@utsc.utoronto.ca
Assistant Director: P. Brown E-mail: mgmtcoop@utsc.utoronto.ca
The Specialist (Co-operative) Program in Strategic Management is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program that combines academic studies with paid work terms in public and private enterprises. Depending on their needs and abilities, students work in areas such as accounting, public administration, auditing, communications, economic development, finance, human resources/personnel, information systems, marketing, policy, strategic planning and entrepreneurship.
This Program has two streams:
The Management Strategy Stream is designed to give students a broad exposure to all functional areas of Management, as well as a solid grounding in Strategic Management while providing a variety of elective courses to appeal to students interested in any one of the three sectors. It covers the direction and coordination of the private sector, public sector, or non-profit sector organizations.
The Entrepreneurship Stream is designed to provide students with the tools to work in a variety of self-employment or entrepreneur career paths, which include working in family businesses, start-ups, or as consultants. The program will allow for significant training in entrepreneurial skills and non-entrepreneurial skills.
The Program operates on a trimester schedule, featuring three semesters (Fall, Winter and Summer) in each Calendar year. Students work or study in all three semesters for four years, or until graduation requirements are met. The Program requires eight four-month semesters of study and three four-month work terms. Students normally begin with three to five study terms (Fall, Winter and Summer), then alternate study and work terms. Students always conclude their degree with a study term.