Business Management - Entrepreneurship and Innovation

In the Business Management – Entrepreneurship & Innovation graduate certificate program, you will learn and apply what you need to become a successful entrepreneur. You will graduate having developed a viable business idea/plan that you can use to launch a business and build your own future in the Canadian economic landscape as a sole proprietor, cooperative, business owner, innovator and manager, employing or involving others as your business grows and scales. Pursuing a startup doesn't have to be the end goal when you graduate, you can bring your innovative thinking and action to your employer, as an intrapreneur.

During the program, you will use case studies and simulations to heighten your experiential learning. You will develop your analytical skills, curiosity and openness to risk — all of which are traits inherent to innovation. You will also gain an understanding of how business decisions impact society and the environment and why sustainability in business matters.

The program will follow a mentorship-based model, allowing you to develop your professional network. This includes working with mentors on a weekly basis, access to partners across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, including HELIX, Seneca’s on-campus incubator.

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• business modelling
• hypothesis testing
• financial literacy
• management and funding
• digital marketing solutions
• ethics
• leadership
• human capital management
• business planning and execution

Cybersecurity and Threat Management

As digital innovation continues to rapidly advance, it is becoming increasingly difficult for organizations to keep up with the changing nature of cybersecurity threats.

With a shortage of cybersecurity professionals across Canada, this program was designed and developed with leading financial services organizations to meet the need for individuals with the specialized skills to secure, protect and defend mobile and network infrastructures, preventing fraud, data breaches and other vulnerabilities.

As a graduate of this eight-month Cybersecurity and Threat Management program, you will be equipped with cutting-edge best practices and skills in communication, information security, project management, problem-solving and more. The industry capstone project and optional work term will give you hands-on experience and position you for a career in one of the world’s fastest-growing fields.

Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

• Business communication
• Project management
• Design thinking
• Research
• Communication skills

Optional Work Term
Students meeting all academic requirements may have the opportunity to complete an optional work term(s) in a formal work environment.  The work term(s) is similar in length to an academic semester and typically involves full-time work hours that may be paid or unpaid. In programs with limited work term opportunities, additional academic requirements and a passing grade on a communication assessment may be required for eligibility.  Eligibility for participation does not guarantee a work position will be secured. Additional fees are required for those participating in the optional work term stream regardless of success in securing a work position.