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Entrepreneurship & Innovation (BMgmt)

Drive innovation and entrepreneurial success.

Program Type
Bachelor
Faculty
Location
Program Start
September
Program Options
Internship

Why choose this program?

With our Bachelor of Management program, you’ll start with a business & management foundation learning how to organize and lead organizations to respond to internal and external pressures. 

Once you’ve completed your foundation, with a major in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, you’ll focus on the principles and skills you need to create or support new ventures, either independently or in organizations.

Admission requirements

Minimum admission requirements

To be considered for admission to this program, you must meet minimum academic criteria:

  1. Completion of secondary school (Grade 12)
  2. Achievement of the minimum average for your program of choice.
  3. Completion of Grade 12 English (or equivalent course).

Admission to many Dalhousie programs is competitive. This means that meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

Program-specific admission requirements

  • Minimum overall average: 75%  

  • Academic English 12  

  • Academic Math 12  

  • Three additional academic subjects

Financial information

A university education is a significant financial investment. Every student is unique, and so are their financial circumstances. We offer competitive tuition, a robust scholarship and bursary program, and resources and support to help you explore financial options and develop a plan that works for you. 

Program options

Our Bachelor of Management degree includes the option to major in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Along with the core Management courses needed for your degree, you’ll also complete four required classes and four electives related to your major.

There is an optional internship available for Bachelor of Management students during their third year of study. The internship will take place between the third academic year and the final academic year for a duration of 8 or 12 months.  

You will have the opportunity to work with professionals in your chosen field and combine relevant job experience with classroom studies. The internship is designed to be a career investment used to build upon skills, professional experiences, and connections to enhance your employability after graduation.


The following Entrepreneurship & Innovation program options are offered by Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management. Connect with an academic advisor after you start your studies to explore options such as:  

  • Bachelor of Management with Major in Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  • Certificates  including Fundamentals of Interdisciplinary Management,  Leadership, Managing Data and Information, Marketing Management, and Public Sector Management.

What you will learn

Learn about management issues related to planning, organizing, leading, and controlling within a variety of venues including for-profit, not-for-profit, and public sectors. Examine the interactions among the environment, technology, society, organizations, and people.  

You will also learn about entrepreneurial thinking and be exposed to the issues, problems, and challenges of developing new ventures.

Sample courses may include:

  • Interdisciplinary Management I

  • Macro Economics

  • Innovation:  Introduction to Design Thinking

  • Working with Data

  • Marketing Applications in Not-for-Profit

  • Ethics and Social Responsibility

  • New Venture Creation Entrepreneurship

  • Management Information Systems

  • Starting Lean

  • Applied Entrepreneurship and Innovation

  • Project Management

  • Strategic Management

With an Entrepreneurship and Innovation major, you will learn to identify opportunities, develop innovative concepts, and manage the process for successful outcomes for both individual and corporate entrepreneurship.

Careers

Studying with this department leads to jobs managing and leading technology-based innovations in the critically understaffed Information, Communications & Technology sector.

Our Management Career Services team serves students and employers by matching talent with opportunities in our optional Management Internship program, giving you real-world experience to add to your resume before you graduate.

You can continue your studies with a master's degree in areas like information management; public administration; or resource and environmental management.