Master of Business Administration - Business Design

The Business Design major offers a diverse set of coursework to build competencies required for innovation-seeking firms. Business designers are corporate innovators they translate needs into insights, connect concepts across functional departments, and frame solutions into viable business innovations. Business design is Rotman’s distinctive innovation methodology for finding, framing and solving business problems. Rotman students gain the knowledge, skills and tools needed to navigate, drive and manage the innovation process of new products, services and platforms, and discover new opportunities for growth, creativity and sustainability.

An appropriate bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, with a final year average of at least mid-B from a recognized university.A minimum GPA of 3.0 in the final year of a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.Applicants must obtain a satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE; General Test). Test results are valid for five years. There is no minimum GMAT requirement.A minimum of two years of full-time work experience is required except for those who are applying for joint and combined degrees. For average work experience, please see our class profile.Before submitting your application, it is required that you submit two requests for professional recommendation. Online reference forms are then sent to be completed by your referees.