Master of Applied Computer Science (Entrepreneurship)

The goal of this stream is to get you out of the classroom and into real-world customer discovery. Beyond the technical skills you will work on the practical hands-on learnings around what it takes to actually start a scalable company or enterprise. You will gain the technical and business experience in a new venture creation. In place of two technical electives you will take courses from the School of Business Administration.This stream is perfect for you if youre interested in starting your own for-profit business or social enterprise. Whether you have an idea already or want to work through an idea during your time at Dal this program will equip you with the tools to make it happen.

To be considered for a graduate program within the Faculty of Computer Science all applicants must have the equivalent of a four-year undergraduate university degree a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 and meet the following program-specific admission requirements.Applicants are expected to have a knowledge base equivalent to our second-year core computer science undergraduate curriculum. If applying from a non-CS background qualifying year courses may be necessary.Applicants who have been away from academia for a few years should demonstrate industry experience that has maintained or improved their technical skills.Please note MACS applicants are required to complete an admissions interviewIf you are invited to an admissions interview and do not respond to a scheduling request within 1 month your application can be closed.