New courses for a changing world
Photo: Ted Rogers School of Management’s new Sport Business MBA is one of several innovative new course offerings for fall 2018.
A changing world needs an evolving university. For 70 years, Ryerson University has adapted to the needs of students and society, and its new course offerings for fall 2018 are no exception. From sport business to cannabis to the cross-disciplinary collaboration, Ryerson is challenging conventional approaches to post-secondary education.
At the Ted Rogers School of Management, a unique MBA specialization in Sport Business will bring students together with leading commercial sports organizations to learn marketing, strategy, and financial management. Created in consultation with members of the sports industry, the course is an example of Ryerson’s real-world approach to education.
The legalization of cannabis will lead to a new industry, and The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education and the Ted Rogers School of Management are looking ahead. The Business of Cannabis will explore everything from financing a business to cultivating cannabis to give entrepreneurs a competitive edge on an emerging market.
Cross-campus collaboration is also at the heart of a new “Non-Academic Hub”—an urban design project to be created by students from the School of Urban and Regional Planning and the Department of Architectural Science. In ARC 720 (Architecture Option Studio) and PLG 720 (Advanced Planning Studio II), students will work together to create affordable, creative off-campus space in an interdisciplinary project with real-world implications.
Ryerson’s zone learning ecosystem will bring its entrepreneurial spirit to the curriculum with Evidence-Based Innovation (SCI 888), a for-credit undergraduate course that applies the scientific method to business development. This innovative course has no assignments and no exams, and built around a series of hackathons in which students pitch and workshop business ideas with mentors and industry partners. The interaction will give students better understanding of today’s problems, and more direct feedback for potential solutions.
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