Reputation
Founded in 1906, the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University is ranked as one of the world’s top international business schools. The Faculty’s innovative programs and historic reputation for excellence continue to attract the finest students and the most prominent professors from around the globe to its downtown campus located in the vibrant metropolis of Montreal.
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Student-Centred Approach
A Desautels education ensures an outstanding learning experience for all students through high-impact programs that provide access to experiential learning and build foundational skills in critical and creative thinking and problem-solving.
Montreal is one of the top 10 student cities in the world (QS Best Student Cities 2022)
Programs
Undergraduate Programs: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Minors (Non-Management students)
Graduate Programs:
- Master's: MBA Programs | Specialized Master's | Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain (GMSCM) | Health Leadership (IMHL) | International Master's for Managers (IMPM)
- Graduate Certificates: Healthcare Management (GCHM) | Professional Accounting (GCPA)
Doctoral Programs: PhD in Management
Corporate Training: McGill Executive Institute, Level Up, Lean Six Sigma Certification
Research Excellence
Our mission is to cement our reputation as a world-leading management faculty, through the rigor and relevance of our research.
Areas of Specialization:
Accounting | Finance | Information Systems | Marketing | Operations Management | Organizational Behaviour | Strategy & Organization
Focus on:
Integrated Management
Our integrated management approach facilitates cross-disciplinary and holistic learning, research, and practice of management, while integrating social, environmental, health, and economic values.
Executive Masters
For leaders wishing to further advance their managerial skills and gain global perspectives.
- McGill-HEC Montréal Executive MBA (EMBA)
- International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM)
- International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL)
Executive Training
The McGill Executive Institute (MEI) offers executive development seminars, training, and consulting for individuals and companies around the world, including mini-MBAs, custom programs, and Lean Six Sigma certification.
Entrepreneurship at McGill
The McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship is the hub of entrepreneurial activity across McGill University, offering entrepreneurship programs, mentorship opportunities and access to a wide network of resources for startups at every juncture of their growth.
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Desautels
Developing a respectful, diverse and inclusive culture is key to ensuring everyone who passes through our doors feels safe, welcome, valued and heard. At the Desautels Faculty of Management, we are committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion to better serve our community.

BCom100: Made for Tomorrow
In 2021, McGill University celebrates its 200th anniversary. But Desautels also celebrated an exciting milestone in 2020: 100 years since our first class of Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) students graduated and went out into the world to leave their mark. Help our #BCom100 campaign celebrate 100 years of impact.

McGill Personal Finance Essentials
McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, in collaboration with RBC Future Launch & The Globe and Mail, is offering a free, online personal finance course available in English and French. The course covers debt, investing, budgeting, real estate and more, in eight learning modules taught by McGill Desautels faculty members.
News
Delve: How Digital Technologies Could Turn Crisis into an Opportunity for Societal Change, with Michael Barrett
Published: 3 Feb 2023During the pandemic, many set new boundaries between work and their personal lives
Published: 3 Feb 2023Underutilized Maritime airport seeks to grow industrial and cargo operations
Published: 3 Feb 2023Corporate gender dynamics are an important factor in women’s job-seekers decision-making
Published: 3 Feb 2023Layoffs can burden employees that remain, contribute to resignations
Published: 25 Jan 2023
Research
McGill ranks among the best Medical/Doctoral Universities of the Year
Published: 3 Feb 2023Managing Airfares Under Competition: Insights from a Field Experiment
Published: 6 Jan 2023Prof. Augustin's paper wins 2022 Global AI Finance Research Conference Best Paper Award
Published: 6 Jan 2023Prof Han's research paper recognized by the Association for Information Systems (AIS)
Published: 6 Jan 2023Bots with Feelings: Should AI Agents Express Positive Emotion in Customer Service?
Published: 21 Dec 2022
Events
- 19 Octto10 Jun
Call for Papers for the Institutions and Entrepreneurship Conference 2023
- 9 Feb
McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA Online Information Session: February 9, 2023
- 9 Feb
Brazil Study Abroad Program: In-Person Info Session
- 10 Feb
Information Systems Speaker
- 13 Feb
Black History Month - Ethical Vigilance: The Convergence of Race, Identity and AI