# MBA eBusiness major

> The McMaster DeGroote MBA eBusiness major: Ontario's first eBusiness MBA stream, 8 to 10 technical courses, three-stage admission, summer internships, co-op terms.

Page URL: https://merc-mcmaster.ca/programs/mba-electronic-commerce-stream/

It was the first MBA eBusiness stream at an Ontario degree-granting university. It began in September 1999. In 2007 it was called the MBA Electronic Commerce Stream.

## Graduates would

- Design, build, implement and integrate eBusiness systems.
- Follow telecommunication trends.
- Manage eBusiness applications operationally, tactically and strategically.

## Curriculum

- 40% to 50% of courses were technical.
- Students took 8 to 10 technical courses.
- Topics: Web engineering, programming, networks, interfaces, intelligent agents.
- Outside Ontario, UNB Saint John had an e-commerce Masters focus.

## Admission

| Stage | Step |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | MBA admissions office decides admissibility |
| 2 | IS faculty assess technical competence |
| 3 | Business Career Services interview for placements |

- Three stages in total.
- Most entrants held engineering or computer science degrees.
- Full-time students interned in the summer after year one.
- Co-op students completed three work terms.