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Program Requirements

This Minor is a collaboration by the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Desautels Faculty of Management. It provides students with an understanding of how to conceptualize, develop, and manage successful ventures in the agricultural, ag-tech, bioresource engineering, environmental, and food sectors - including for-profit private companies and social enterprises - and how to champion intrapreneurship activities in larger organizations. The program covers the essentials of management and is interdisciplinary and integrative. Many courses include a diverse set of students from multiple McGill faculties.

Within this Minor, 18 credits must be unique (only count for the Minor and do not overlap with the Major or Specialization), except for students enrolled in programs with more than 72 credits of required and complementary courses, who can count up to 6 credits of courses in the Major or Specialization.

Students in this Minor are not permitted to take the Desautels Minors in Management, Marketing, Finance or Operations Management (for non-Management students).

Minimum requirements: U2 or above; minimum 3.0 CGPA. This Minor has limited enrolment. Students should contact the program director to apply.

Required Courses (12 credits)

• FAES 310 Agribusiness Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

  Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

  Overview

  Faculty of Agric & Envir Sci : Concepts and skills relevant to establishing new or managing existing business ventures in the agricultural, bioresource engineering, environmental, and food sectors (agri-food and agribusiness). Business organization, overview of current organizations in these sectors, business partnership, as well as understanding the market structure, niche markets, and opportunities. New product development, customer values, raising start-up capital, and different business strategies are explored. Class discussion, business case studies, assignments, student presentations, and current entrepreneurship literature related to agri-food and agribusiness are used throughout the course to reinforce concepts, in addition to guest lectures from agri-food and agribusiness sectors.

  Terms: Winter 2018

  Instructors: Courey, Andrea Rose (Winter)

  • Restriction(s): Open to U2 and above.

• INTG 201 Integrated Management Essentials 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)

  Overview

  INTG : Essentials of management using an integrated approach. Three modules (managing money, managing people and managing information) cover fundamentals of accounting, finance, organizational behaviour and information systems; and illustrate how the effective management of human, financial and technological resources contributes to the success of an organization. Emphasizes an integrated approach to management, highlighting how organizations function as a whole and the importance of being able to work across functional and organizational boundaries.

  Terms: Fall 2017

  Instructors: Tsang, Desmond; Madan, Sujata; Westgate, Chantal; Bassellier, Genevieve; Schumacher, David (Fall)

  • Only open to U1, U2, U3 non-Management students. Not open to students in the Desautels Faculty of Management or students who have taken two or more of courses MGCR 211, MGCR 222 or MGCR 341.

  • Limited enrolment; priority registration to students in Minors in Entrepreneurship. Note: this course is not part of the Desautels Minors in Management, Finance, Marketing or Operations Management (for non-Management students).

• INTG 202 Integrated Management Essentials 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)

  Overview

  INTG : Essentials of management using an integrated approach. Four modules (managing customer relationships, managing processes, managing digital innovation and managing the enterprise) cover fundamentals of marketing, strategy, operations and information systems; and illustrate how this knowledge is harnessed in an organization to create value for customers and other stakeholders. Emphasizes an integrated approach to management, highlighting how organizations function as a whole and the importance of being able to work across functional and organizational boundaries.

  Terms: Winter 2018

  Instructors: Donovan, Richard George; Bassellier, Genevieve; Mishra, Saurabh; Gumus, Mehmet; Phelps, Corey (Winter)

  • Restriction(s): Only open to U1, U2, U3 students. Not open to students in the Desautels Faculty of Management or students who have taken two or more of courses MGCR 331, MGCR 352, MGCR 423 or MGCR 472.

  • Limited enrolment; priority registration to students in Minors in Entrepreneurship. It is suggested that students take INTG 201 prior to INTG 202, but is not required. Note: this course is not part of the Desautels Minors in Management, Finance, Marketing or Operations Management (for non-Management Students).

• MGPO 362 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

  Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)

  Overview

  Management Policy : Study of the key aspects involved in starting and managing a new venture: identifying opportunities and analyzing new venture ideas, identifying common causes of failure and strategies for success, understanding intellectual property systems, comparison of multiple modes of funding. Applies to for-profit and not-for-profit start-ups.

  Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018

  Instructors: Younkin, Peter; Demetry, Daphne (Fall) Vit, Gregory Bryan (Winter)

  • Prerequisite(s): INTG 201 and INTG 202 for non-Management students. (INTG 201 is a prerequisite for non-Management students. INTG 202 is a prerequisite for non-Management students, but can be taken concurrently.)

  • Restriction(s): Only open to U2, U3 students.

  • Limited enrolment; priority registration to Management students and non-Management students in Minors in Entrepreneurship. INTG 201 is a prerequisite for non-Management students and must be taken prior to this course. INTG 202 is a prerequisite for non-Management students and must be taken prior to or concurrently with this course. Non-Management students without the prerequisites will be deregistered from the course.

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

6 credits from the following:

• BUSA 465 Technological Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

  Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)

  Overview

  Business Admin : Concentrating on entrepreneurship and enterprise development, particular attention is given to the start-up, purchasing and management of small to medium-sized industrial firms. The focal point is in understanding the dilemmas faced by entrepreneurs, resolving them, developing a business plan and the maximum utilization of the financial, marketing and human resources that make for a successful operation.

  Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018

  Instructors: Younkin, Peter (Fall) Avedesian, Michael M (Winter)

  • Prerequisite(s): FACC 300 or MGCR 341 or INTG 201

• FAES 300 Internship 2 (3 credits) *

  Offered by: Agricultural & Env.Sc.-Dean (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

  Overview

  Faculty of Agric & Envir Sci : Full-time work-term intended to complement the student's undergraduate studies. Course work will be graded by a Faculty member with expertise relevant to the student's area of study. Finding a work placement is the responsibility of the student and facilitated by the Faculty's Internship Office.

  Terms: Winter 2018, Summer 2018

  Instructors: Gray, Kendra (Winter) Gray, Kendra (Summer)

  • Students will receive a final grade on their transcript. Students must be registered as a full-time student prior to and after enrollment in this course. A mandatory report must be submitted at the end of the Internship to the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Internship Office.

  • Restrictions: Students must be registered as a full-time student prior to and after enrollment in this course. Minimum CGPA of 2.7 required. Open to all students in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

• MGPO 364 Entrepreneurship in Practice (3 credits)

  Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)

  Overview

  Management Policy : Provides hands-on experience with the development of an entrepreneurial venture or a contribution to an existing entrepreneurial venture. Involves the creation of a venture development or business plan. Applicable to many kinds of new ventures, both private companies and social enterprises.

  Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018

  Instructors: Sundaram, Jitender Gabriel (Fall) Sundaram, Jitender Gabriel (Winter)

  • Prerequisite: MGPO 362

  • Restriction(s): Open to U2, U3 students only.

• MGPO 438 Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation (3 credits)

  Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)

  Overview

  Management Policy : Explores key concepts associated with social entrepreneurship and social innovation – the application of principles of entrepreneurship and innovation to solve social problems through social ventures, enterprises and not-for-profit organizations. Focuses on the social economy, including how the market system can be leveraged to create social value.

  Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018

  Instructors: Nowak, Anita (Fall) Bhattacharyay, Madhurima; Boulos, Hani (Winter)

  • Restriction(s): Open to U2, U3 students only. Students cannot receive credits if they already received credits for MGPO 434.

* Note: To be counted towards the Minor in Agribusiness Entrepreneurship, the placement in FAES 300 must be approved by the program coordinator as having entrepreneurial focus.