Doctor of Philosophy in Management

The Telfer School of Management offers programs leading to graduate diplomas in Organizational Performance Management, Scientific Management and Leadership, and Leadership and Management (offered only in French at the moment), as well as to the degree of Master of Science (MSc) in Management.
The master's program is designed to train experts who can contribute to academic excellence and influence change in society by undertaking and disseminating rigorous academic, applied and policy research in management, particularly in the fields of innovation management and entrepreneurship.
Students in the program may opt to complete a concentration in either one of these two fields. The concentration appears on the transcript.
Our students are fully immersed in a learning experience that goes beyond the classroom and takes them out into the practical world, where they benefit from working with partners to make a real impact in their world. This exposure prepares our students to become a new generation of leaders ready to apply their learning to the world around them.
Our faculty devotes themselves to conducting leading-edge research that produces the insights and ideas that we use to shape our unique curriculum.
Our staff is committed to providing the support that makes all this important work possible, united by a shared belief that better business means a better Canada, and that a better Canada means a better world.

To be considered for admission, applicants must:

Hold a master's degree with thesis in a relevant discipline. Each field has articulated its own list:
Accounting or Finance.
Entrepreneurship: Management or Social Sciences, and depending on the area of inquiry, applicants with other academic antecedents may also be admissible.
Finance: Finance, or a relevant discipline with a solid understanding of finance theory and how it applies to financial management.
Health Systems: Health Systems, Nursing, Health Informatics, or Health sciences. Depending on the area of inquiry, students with a degree in Information systems, EBT, or operations research may also be admissible.
Organizational Behavior and Human Resources: OB/HR or Psychology.
Have an admission average of at least 8.0 (A-) calculated in accordance with graduate studies regulations.
Provide the names of two referees who will provide confidential recommendations.
Provide a CV.
Identify at least one professor who is a member of the program and whose research interests correspond to theirs.
Provide an electronic copy of your statement of intent clearly identifying your chosen area of interest (Accounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Systems, or Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources). The statement of intent should be between 800 and 1000 words.
Provide results of either the GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test) or the GRE (Graduate Record Examination), scoring at least in the 80th percentile.
Provide a writing sample, such as a scholarly paper, between 10 and 15 pages in length.
Exceptionally, applicants holding a master's degree without thesis may be considered provided their file includes scholarly publications or equivalent evidence of their capacity for advanced research.

A score of at least 100 on the internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
A score of at least 7 in at least three of the four International English Language Testing System (IELTS) rubrics (Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking) and at least 6 in the fourth.
TOEFL 600 (Paper-based)