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In addition to specializing, students may pursue a concurrent Graduate Diploma in the following areas: Arts, Media & Entertainment Management; Business & the Environment; Culture, Communication & Leadership in Canadian Business; Financial Engineering; Health Industry Management; or Nonprofit Management. Graduate diplomas are available in addition to a degree, and must be completed within a term following the MBA or IMBA. Besides specializing and completing their strategy field study in the appropriate field as approved by the specialization director, students also engage in an internship or research project to deepen their knowledge. To obtain a graduate diploma, Schulich graduate students must satisfy both the graduate diploma requirements and degree requirements.

The Schulich School of Business offers three stand-alone graduate diplomas: the Post-MBA Diploma in Advanced Management, the Graduate Diploma in Intermediate Accounting and the Graduate Diploma in Financial Engineering. Please consult the relevant sections and http://schulich.yorku.ca for further information about the stand-alone diplomas.

This designation is available to graduates of the MBA program who have completed the specialization in Arts, Media & Entertainment, a Management 6100 3.0: Strategy Field Study examining an organization in the Arts or Media sector, and satisfied an approved internship/placement. The diploma must be completed within one term of completing graduate program degree requirements.

The Graduate Diploma in Business & The Environment is offered jointly by the Schulich School of Business (SSB) and the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC). The Diploma offers graduates of both the respective MBA and MES programs the skills and tools needed to advance sustainability transitions in business in response to the climate and other environmental crises. This graduate diploma provides the perspectives, understanding, and recognition for York master’s graduates to become leaders in business and the environment. Students in the MBA and MES programs are eligible to receive this designation in conjunction with the completion of either graduate degree. The course requirements for the graduate diploma are the completion of 12 credits in designated required and elective courses from SSB and EUC (minimum 3 credits from SSB and 3 credits from EUC, with a maximum 6 credits from SSB for EUC students). MBA students are also required to incorporate an environmental or sustainability component into their Management 6100 3.0: Strategy Field Study, while students in the MES program are required (in the MES III stage of their program) to undertake their major paper, major project, or thesis with a strong business and environment focus. In addition to the course requirements, students must complete an internship or placement of at least 12 weeks in an organization or agency with a focus on business and the environment. The diploma must be completed within one term of completing graduate program degree requirement.

Diploma requirements:

• At least 3 credits from:

Sustainability 6250 3.0: Integrating Sustainability Functions
Sustainability 6350 3.0: Orchestrating Sustainability Initiatives; or,

Sustainability 6450 3.0 Sustainability Reporting and Disclosure.

• At least 3 credits from:
Environmental Studies 5115 3.0 Ecological Economics;
Environmental Studies 6186 3.0 Environmental Assessment; or,
Environmental Studies 6119 3.0 Environmental Resource Management

• An additional 6 credits from the above list or from an approved list of electives.

NOTE: Environmental & Urban Change students should take no more than 6 credits of Schulich School of Business courses.

The Schulich Graduate Diploma in Culture, Communication & Leadership in Canadian Business provides students with an opportunity for an in-depth appreciation of cultural differences, business practices, skills and knowledge of conventions and vocabulary to effectively interact with and contribute to the organizations they will be engaged with post-graduation. This outcome is achieved with a professional development course, a selection of courses focused on communication, culture and leadership, and a placement.

The Graduate Diploma in Culture, Communication & Leadership in Canadian Business must be completed on a full-time basis. Entry is fall term.

Of interest to students with strong quantitative backgrounds in economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering or computing, financial engineering is a Schulich specialization which offers a graduate diploma in conjunction with the MBA degree. Students are required to complete 21 credit-hours of required core Diploma courses consisting of three credit-hours of courses taken in the first year of the MBA, and either an internship/placement in a financial institution or an additional research paper. The diploma must be completed within one term of completing graduate program degree requirements. Also see the Graduate Program in Mathematics & Statistics section of this Calendar.

The Graduate Diploma in Financial Engineering is also offered as a stand-alone graduate diploma, for students not registered in a graduate program, requiring five masters-level courses offered by the Schulich School of Business and the Graduate Program of Mathematics & Statistics. This graduate diploma is of particular interest to students with strong quantitative backgrounds in economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering science or computing who are looking to accelerate their career in financial management. Financial engineering students gain the theoretical knowledge and specialized skills necessary to develop new financial instruments and to understand the role of financial instruments in risk management.

The stand-alone Graduate Diploma in Financial Engineering must be completed on a part-time basis. Entry is Fall term. Further information about the graduate diploma is available at http://schulich.yorku.ca.

Students may graduate with an MBA and a Graduate Diploma in Health Industry Management. The graduate diploma focuses on healthcare management in all subsectors of the healthcare industry including medical devices, biotech, pharmas, hospitals, long-term care facilities as well as healthcare consulting and healthcare insurance. To obtain the diploma, students specialize in health industry management and complete an internship or placement. The diploma must be completed within one term of completing graduate program degree requirements.

The Graduate Diploma in Intermediate Accounting develops students’ academic and intellectual abilities in the core competency areas that constitute the field of accountancy. This includes courses that are fundamental to accounting as well as basic and intermediate courses in accounting. This graduate diploma is suitable for graduates of non-business programs and graduates of business programs not accredited by the CPA. The curriculum is academically rigorous and comprises 30 credits over two terms.

After completing the program, graduates will have acquired in-depth learning of all of the field’s competency areas and will have acquired expertise in basic and intermediate accounting, covering the Core 1 and Core 2 of the CPA qualification path. Graduates may proceed to complete their education necessary for professional certification by pursuing Schulich’s Master of Accounting (advanced standing will be provided to successful graduates) or enter the CPA’s professional certification stream.

The Graduate Diploma in Intermediate Accounting must be completed on a full-time basis. Entry is summer term.

Please refer to the Graduate Program in Accounting section in the Calendar and visit http://schulich.yorku.ca for more information.

Students may graduate with an MBA and Graduate Diploma in Nonprofit Management upon completion of the following requirements: 12 credits of courses as required by the specialization, a Management 6100 3.0: Strategy Field Study conducted on a non-profit organization, and an internship or placement consisting of a minimum of 12 weeks in an organization in the non-profit sector. The diploma must be completed within one term of completing graduate program degree requirements.

The relentless and radical change associated with the business environment means that those holding MBA degrees must constantly upgrade their management knowledge and skills in areas such as inventory management, the management of workplace diversity, information systems, global operations and women in management. In recognition of this need, Schulich has developed a program that is unique in North America, the Post-MBA Diploma in Advanced Management. While other schools have chosen to mount brief ‘refresher programs,’ Schulich has opted instead to support more in-depth study through full-term (12 week) MBA elective courses. Open to individuals who hold an MBA degree from a recognized business school, the diploma re-immerses the MBA graduate into the mainstream of Year 2 of the Schulich MBA program.

The Post-MBA Diploma in Advanced Management can be completed on a full- or part-time basis. Entry is fall or winter term.

The length of time required to complete the diploma will depend on a student’s choice of study options. Full-time students usually complete the program in 4 months (1 active term).

Further details are available from the Schulich School of Business Graduate Handbook. To obtain a prospectus and an application form, please visit http://schulich.yorku.ca.