Technological Entrepreneurship Certificate
The Technological
Entrepreneurship Certificate (TEC) Program is offered by the Faculty of
Engineering to provide undergraduate students with a general introduction
to business, entrepreneurship, and law. The certificate program will be of
interest to students planning to start their own technology-based business
or to those considering a career in management, sales, engineering, or
research within a small business or an entrepreneurial company of any
size.
Students in the TEC Program will take complementary courses in economics, accounting, general management, law, communications, and entrepreneurship, and each student will prepare and present at least one group technology-based business plan. Students are also encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities to further develop their leadership potential.
Admission and Program Structure
Students may apply to enter the program after completing the second year of the B.E.Sc. program, or permission from the Faculty of Engineering. However, as part of their regular degree program, students may complete some of the required courses prior to acceptance into the formal program. As applicable, some courses may be used to fulfill other degree requirements (i.e. non-technical electives).
Enrollment in the program and some courses may be limited and some courses may be restricted to students formally enrolled in the program. Furthermore, some students may need to take an additional term or year, or take summer courses as available.
To successfully complete the Certificate program, students must complete a degree program including all required courses (or approved equivalents, with special permission) listed below:
- Economics 1021a/b - Principals of Microeconomics
- Economics 1022a/b - Principals of Macroeconomics
- Eng Sci 2211F/G - Engineering Communications
- Business 2257 - Accounting and Financial Analysis
- Business 2299 - Business Organization for Engineers
- Eng Sci 4466a/b Technological Entrepreneurship and Innovation
In addition, each student must take at least one three lecture hour half-course on business/technology law chosen from a list of courses approved and provided by the Faculty of Engineering each year.
Courses that currently fulfill this requirement include MOS 2275a/b (Business Law I) and CS 3325a/b (Law in Computer Science), and both MOS and Computer Science have agreed to accept Certificate students into these courses. Other courses will be considered on an annual or individual basis.
