Future Students
When you apply to the MMASc Program, you choose one of two academic streams based on a combination of your academic background- Applied Science or Social Science.
The day-to-day academic term is a core management curriculum, enhanced with graduate level courses specific to your stream. As collaborative projects are common across most subjects, your days will consist of both classes and team driven projects with your classmates. You will gain management skills in Marketing, Accounting, Leadership, Finance, Organizational Behaviour and Project Management.
This program is full-time and in-person on campus. Students are expected to dedicate full time hours to both classroom time and class assignments (~40 hours a week).
A step towards a management career by leveraging your undergraduate background
Applied Sciences Stream
Today’s competitive job market demands specific skill sets for applied scientists. Over the course of 12 months, you will develop these skills and collaborate with students and industry partners to develop your industry-specific skillset. For example, leveraging your medical/health science degree with new management skills, you can position yourself to lead teams in pharmaceutical sales/marketing, manage projects in healthcare settings and/or become a business analyst providing data-driven insights in a wide range of industries.
Social Sciences Stream
The MMASc is also designed to enhance your undergraduate education in the social sciences by layering this with a graduate management degree. Imagine leveraging your undergraduate degree in Geography and Environment with management expertise to position yourself for a career in the urban development for future cities. Or combining the knowledge you have gained in I/O Psych with MMASc to better lead, motivate and manage people in large organizations.
In today’s competitive job environment this will better position you for career success! Our 12-month program allows you to go deeper with your social science discipline, as well as develop core management skills through academic studies and collaboration with students and industry partners.
By the end of the MMASc program you will be able to:
- Plan projects including establishing feasibility, scheduling tasks and managing the steps needed to bring a project to successful completion.
- Independently carry out applied research to solve problems by leveraging your undergraduate social science-related training (i.e., biology, psychology, etc.) coupled with compelling managerial judgement.
- Applied Science stream: Interpret scientific data and assess and constructively critique data analyses reported in literature and the media, identifying both the accuracies and shortcomings of these analyses.
- Social Science stream: Interpret a broad range of data from the social sciences and then be able to effectively apply modern management techniques and theories to the information, creating relevant, actionable and effective strategies for industry.
What We Look For
Engagement is key to your success in the MMASc. The program is highly collaborative and requires students to interact with the material, each other, and with our industry partners with respect and comradery. Admission into this program is competitive and is offered to students with a proven track-record of academic, personal and professional achievements and an interest working in the applied sciences (science stream) or in a management career that leverages their undergraduate discipline (social science stream).
Key MMASc Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from the MMASc program are expected to be able to:
Western's Campus
The MMASc program is offered on the beautiful campus of Western University, which features recreation facilities, intramural sports, student clubs, restaurants, pubs and an exclusive Grad Club for our Masters & PhD students.
