John Molson School of Business

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

John Molson School of Business of Concordia University
Established: 2000
Dean: Dr. Sanjay Sharma
Undergraduates: 6,525 [1]
Postgraduates: 1,285 [1]
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Affiliations: AACSB
Website: Official Website

The John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal is one of the top business schools in Canada.[citation needed] With over 6,500 undergraduate students, 1200 graduate students and 36,000 alumni. The business school offers 15 different programs from five different departments, Accountancy, Decision Sciences and MIS, Finance, Management and Marketing. the Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) and the Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programs. The business school is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Both undergraduate and graduate students are active participants in both national and international university case competitions. The business school also hosts two of their own competitions: the Undergraduate National Case Competition and the John Molson MBA International Case Competition.

A selected group of undergraduate students manage a $1.4 million endowment equity portfolio every year as part of the Kenneth Woods Portfolio Management Program (KWPMP). The portfolio was formed in 2000 for the primary purpose of training undergraduate students in investment management.

Contents

[edit] Origin of the name

Main article: John Molson
John Molson (1763-1836)
John Molson (1763-1836)

The John Molson School of Business is named after Anglo-Quebecer businessman John Molson. John Molson was an entrepreneur in Canada during the late 18th century and early 19th century after having immigrated from England. Shortly after his arrival, at the age of 23, he would found the Molson Brewing Company, which is North America's oldest brewery.

Concordia University renamed its Faculty of Commerce and Administration after John Molson in November 2000.[1]

[edit] Programs

[edit] Undergraduate academic

[edit] Undergraduate specialized

  • Kenneth Woods Portfolio Management Program (KWPMP)
  • Co-op Program
  • Study Abroad
  • Programme d'anglais des affaires

[edit] Postgraduate programs

[edit] Graduate Diploma programs

[edit] Graduate Certificate Programs


[edit] New building

The business school is located at the Sir George Williams campus of Concordia University and a new building is being built at the intersection of Guy Street and De Maisonneuve Boulevard in Downtown Montreal. In September 2009, the business school's new facilities will be open with all student, staff and faculty housed under the same roof for the first time.

[edit] Research Institutes and Education Centres

  • Bell Research Centre for Business Process Innovations
  • Desjardins Centre for Innovation in Business Finance
  • Institute for Community Entrepreneurship and Development

The centre provides opportunities for members of minority communities to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to better their situation and thus improve the economic and social conditions in their communities.

  • Centre for Small Business and Entrepreneurial Studies

The centre provides consulting and training to entrepreneurs through the Small Business Consulting Bureau, the Entrepreneurship Training Institute, the Entrepreneurship Club, and the Dobson Mentorship Program for Knowledge-based Entrepreneurs.

  • Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations (JMSB/HEC Montreal collaboration)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c John Molson School of Business (2007-2008). At-a-glance. Concordia University. Retrieved on 05-15, 2008.

[edit] See also

[edit] External Links

v • d • e
Concordia University
Academics
Faculty of Arts and Science • Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science • Faculty of Fine Arts • John Molson School of Business • Loyola International College
Campus
Athletics
Student life