Skip to Main Content

MSc in Management
Digital Management

Ivey’s MSc in Digital Management is designed to train leaders who can bridge the gap between technology and business. Build on entrepreneurial thinking, business capability, and a strong technological understanding. Begins in September.

Submit your resumé or LinkedIn profile

MSc in Management
Digital Management

Ivey’s MSc in Digital Management is designed to train leaders who can bridge the gap between technology and business. Build on entrepreneurial thinking, business capability, and a strong technological understanding.

Submit your resumé

MSc in Management
Digital Management

Ivey's MSc in Digital Management is designed to train leaders who can bridge the gap between technology and business. Build on entrepreneurial thinking, business capability, and a strong technological understanding.

Submit your resumé

The business world is changing rapidly and companies have to re-think who they are. In order to do this, organizations need graduates who can bridge the gap between business and technology. The MSc in Management, Digital Management is a degree that trains business people for the technology space to work on the boundaries of innovation. Technology also underpins a lot of entrepreneurial action and opportunities. Graduates from this program will be capable of applying innovation techniques to drive business transformation and new venture creation. This degree is not something that exists at other schools: we started from scratch to design a degree for tomorrow’s business needs.

At the end of the Ivey MSc, you will be prepared to move into digital management careers where you are able to bridge the gap between business people and technology people – pushing forward innovative practices that businesses need to put into play so that they can manage an unpredictable future.

 

More Digital Management Videos

Digital Innovation Lab
Entrepreneurship in Digital Management
Student Backgrounds
The Venture Field Project
What Will You Learn
Preparing for Disruption

CUSTOMIZE YOUR LEARNING WITH DIGITAL BADGES

Students in the Digital Management stream can customize their learning experience by completing a series of digital badges, as part of your Innovation courses (one each term).

In partnership with Coursera, Ivey has curated content to help you build introductory tech skills in specific areas. A different set of technical content will be required each term and based on prior skill level, you can choose options within each of these areas:

  1. Design Software and Techniques, e.g. Web design, UX design. 
  2. Systems Analysis and Design, e.g. LucidChart / Modelio.
  3. Programming for Business, e.g., R, Python, Java, or Quantum Computing Language.
  4. Business Applications, e.g. Salesforce, SAP, or Watson.

Additionally, Coursera offers certifications and badges which you can earn if you want to go deeper in any of these areas or others available on their platform at no additional fee. These badges could provide you with a distinct set of technical skills customized to your preferences and career trajectory.

It's a great way to enhance your career path.

Program Curriculum

SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER

Ivey Essentials and Core Courses

Ivey Essentials

These courses focus on business essentials: Accounting, Finance, Leadership, Marketing, Operations and Strategy. Students will be introduced to Ivey’s high engagement case-based learning methodology. These courses are designed to aid students in understanding materials for their courses throughout the program.

Some of the key learning outcomes include:

  • Accounting: recording and using of financial business transactions to inform and support decision-making.
  • Finance: analyzing of financial problems corporations face including managing exchange risk, calculating the cost of capital, capital budgeting and taxation.
  • Leadership / Organizational Behavior: managing and participating effectively in teams by understanding the factors that lead to effective and ineffective team behavior.
  • Marketing: identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities.
  • Operations: identifying and understanding how effectively managing operations contributes to customer value.
  • Strategy: key concepts and tools in the context of competitive strategy; differences between corporate, competitive, and functional strategies.
  • Business Communications: develop an understanding about targeting your message and flexing your style to your audience.

Core Courses

JANUARY TO APRIL

Core Courses

Core Courses

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Digital Platform Implementation
  • Innovation 2
    • Innovation Hub Corporate Visits
    • Networking/Portfolio Fair
    • At least one blended learning course badge in Programming for Business, e.g. R, Python, Have, Quantum, Computing languages etc.

Elective Courses

Course offerings are subject to change and will vary by term. Choose two electives from:

MAY TO AUGUST

Core Courses and Elective Courses

Core Courses

  • Ivey Digital Innovation Lab
    • May Studio (4 weeks). Corporate Innovation 1. Corporate Camp 1.
    • June Studio (4 weeks). Corporate Innovation 2. Corporate Camp 2.
    • July/August Studio (4 weeks). Non-profit or Social Enterprise Innovation
  • Innovation 3

SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER

Core Course & Elective Courses

Core Course

  • Venturing Field Project
  • Innovation 4
    • Device Library Project (with Engineering)
    • Best Practices in Business Applications (e.g. industry specific Salesforce, SAP, Watson)

Elective Courses

Course offerings are subject to change and will vary by term. Choose two electives from:

Electives are available for all MSc streams unless otherwise noted. Course offerings are subject to change and will vary by term.

Why an MSc

The Ivey MSc addresses the need for a new brand of manager — experts who understand what defines a business best practice and can translate that knowledge into action.

Translate Data into Action

Translate real-world data into actionable insights for business decision-making.

Industries with Growing Demand

Enter industries with a growing demand for analytically driven individuals.

Differentiate Yourself

Differentiate yourself with a set of identifiable and valuable skills.

Submit Your Profile

Find out if you meet the requirements for the Ivey MSc in Management.

Submit Your Profile

Thinking of applying, but not sure if you meet the Ivey MSc requirements? Simply send your LinkedIn profile link and/or a copy of your resumé, and we'll provide you an early indication on your fit with our admission requirements before you start your application.*


All information will be kept confidential. View Privacy Policy

*Results of assessment are independent of an application.

Contact Information











Contact Information