Academics
The Joint PhD Program – A broader perspective
The McGill PhD Program in Management provides students with a unique post-graduate educational experience that facilitates exposure to a variety of research approaches and interests, and to the combined resources of four top Montreal universities.
This collaborative program, offered in conjunction with Concordia University, École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) of the Université de Montréal, and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), provides McGill students with access to over 250 professors qualified to direct doctoral research and to a full array of courses taught in both English and French.
Find out more about the Joint PhD Program.
NSERC CREATE Program on Healthcare Operations and Information Management – Focus on the Health Sector
A team of eight senior researchers from McGill, British Columbia, Ottawa, Queens, Toronto and Montreal Universities launched a collaborative program to train PhD students in healthcare operations and information management. The CREATE team brings together expertise on healthcare processes, operations research, information systems and telecommunications engineering and enjoys the support of 40+ collaborators from across Canada, each individual representing one (or more) of the stakeholders in the health sector; in particular, health care providers and policy makers. This six-University initiative is headquartered at McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management and funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council (NSERC) through a collaborative research and training experience (CREATE) grant.
Find out more about the CREATE HOIM Program.
The McGill difference
McGill is renowned for its academic excellence and continues to set the standard for higher education in Canada. Attracting top students and faculty members from every continent, it is widely recognized as one of the most international universities in North America and is consistently ranked as one of Canada's top universities.
The McGill PhD Program in Management's focus on research and scholarly activities combined with its emphasis on close student/faculty working relationships clearly differentiates it from other programs.
The McGill program also offers wide opportunities for customization, demanding strong student initiative in the shaping of individual programs of study. Finally, it offers students a rare and dynamic multicultural environment in which to share ideas and examine management issues, with a student body that typically hails from the four corners of the globe, guided by McGill's international faculty.
Research excellence
McGill is committed to the development of highly qualified researchers who are exposed to the latest research methodology and who can produce original research work.
Student initiative
The program fosters independent, creative work on the part of its students. With a minimum of formal requirements, students are encouraged to determine their own direction under the guidance of their advisory and thesis committees.
Student/Professor contact
McGill favours close, personal contact between faculty and students. Small-sized classes and the "committee" format provide doctoral students with numerous opportunities to interface and exchange ideas with professors. A high professor/student ratio ensures that faculty members can devote substantial time and energy to student development.
Focus on contemporary global issues
Our ultimate goal at McGill is to stimulate research related to emerging global business issues. This is achieved through the faculty's dedication to current research topics, its involvement with the business community, its international links and its inter-university exchange opportunities.
