Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management
Welcome to the department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management!
Here, cutting-edge research meets impactful teaching and creates an environment where students thrive and are provided with transformative leadership skills to shape the future of business and society. By choosing SEM, you’ll gain access to diverse academic and career pathways, with specialized certificates in entrepreneurship and leadership, designed to equip you with the skills needed to excel in your chosen field. Our graduates pursue dynamic careers in consulting, technology, start-ups, family businesses, non-profits and beyond, making an impact in industries worldwide.
Programs
BCom in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
With this major, you’ll be able to identify and evaluate business opportunities, understand how entrepreneurship can spur economic growth and help solve social problems, and more! This curriculum is complemented with co-curricular activities organized via eHUB. With this major, you can create, own and/or manage a business venture or social enterprise, become an innovative member of an existing business or organization or facilitate entrepreneurship and innovation as a consultant or service provider.
BCom in Human Resource Management
By choosing this major, you’ll better understand why people do what they do and learn how to manage the causes of behaviour. Potential positions include human resources coordinator, HR information system specialist, labour relations, occupational analyst, training and development manager and manager of volunteer resources. Graduates of this program can pursue the Certified Human Resources Professional designation!
BCom in Strategic Management and Organization
If you see yourself in a management or leadership position in the future, consider this major! You’ll develop the diagnostic skills that help you understand, analyze and solve problems in organizations, while progressing your own leadership, social and interpersonal skills. Graduates of this program could pursue a career as an operations manager, management consultant, project manager, account executive, strategy consultant, not-for-profit manager or policy analyst.
Certificates
We offer a range of specialized, interdisciplinary certificates to students across the university designed to enhance your expertise, open doors to diverse career opportunities and provide the tools and knowledge you need to succeed.
- Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation
- Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation
- Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Lougheed Certificate in Interdisciplinary Leadership
MBA Programs
The Innovation and entrepreneurship career track focuses on all levels of innovation management from idea generation, through feasibility studies, and finally to market launch. This career path prepares students to not only start their own business but also to join the innovation ecosystem or help existing organizations innovate from within.
PhD Programs
Strategy, entrepreneurship and management is a multi-disciplinary PhD program that provides students with the opportunity to examine a wide range of foundational and domain-specific topics.
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Guided by excellence
Our world-renowned faculty’s research is featured in top-tier journals and cited globally, ensuring you’re learning from experts shaping the business landscape.
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Build your network
Join a vibrant community of scholars, students and alumni who are leaders and innovators in their fields.
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Shape your career
With a variety of certificates and customizable study options, you can design a curriculum that reflects your needs and graduate ready to lead in today’s competitive job market.
Fall/Winter
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SEM 488 / 686 LEC A01 (54700 / 54701) -Technology Ventures: Navigating Entrepreneurial Innovation and Growth
This new course is partnered with the University of Alberta's Innovation Fund to explore the dynamic world of high-growth, technology ventures. Students will learn about the changing landscape of innovation ecosystems, discover how entrepreneurs develop entrepreneurial possibilities and effective teams and learn how new ventures acquire new resources to grow. The course is a bridge to the University of Alberta's innovation and startup community and explores key industries like artificial intelligence, energy, agriculture and health.
Tony Briggs
Connecting with leading centres
The Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Management is proud to collaborate with innovative hubs like the Alberta Business Family Institute (ABFI) and eHUB Entrepreneurship Centre. These relationships provide students and researchers with unique opportunities to engage with industry leaders, develop entrepreneurial ventures, and contribute to impactful research that drives real-world change.
Message from the Chair
Welcome to the department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management (SEM) at the Alberta School of Business — a hub of academic excellence and transformative learning.
Our world-class instructors are especially renowned for their groundbreaking scholarship in organization and management theory, entrepreneurship and strategic management. Beyond academia, they bring a wealth of industry experience as consultants, entrepreneurs, authors, and leaders in major NGOs, the U.S. Army, and more. They bring their latest insights directly into the classroom, offering you a learning experience rooted in innovation and real-world experience.
Whether you’re drawn to the challenge of entrepreneurship, the strategy behind organizational success, or the leadership skills that inspire teams, SEM offers the expertise, resources and support to help you achieve your goals.
Join us at the forefront of business education — where your ideas and ambitions take center stage.
Michael Lounsbury
Professor and A.F. (Chip) Collins Chair, Academic Director of eHub Entrepreneurship Centre, SEM Chair
