- Dalhousie University offers a Master of Electronic Commerce for a duration of 2 years.
- It is an on-campus, thesis-based program offered on a full-time.
- This interdisciplinary program is rooted in Dalhousie’s faculties of Computer Science, Law, and Management.
- The courses are usually taken during the terms Fall-1, Winter-1, and Fall-2, while the terms Summer-1, Winter-2, and Summer-2 are used for internships or individually-supervised research.
- The research component features three options:
- A research paper, 2 additional courses and an internship
- A project and an internship
- A thesis that focuses on producing novel research. This does not include an internship.
- Students study core topics in each of the three areas and can then concentrate on some topics by choosing electives from the Technology, Business, Law, and Policy study areas.
- In the thesis stream, students have to take 8 courses + thesis. The thesis requires a primary supervisor who is a full-time Dalhousie faculty member from one of the 3 faculties (Computer Science, Law, or Management).
- In the research project stream, students have to take 8 courses, an internship, and a research project.
- students work on their project under the guidance of their supervisor and will prepare their final project report taking 2 academic terms (8 months).
- In the research paper stream, students have to take 10 courses, research papers, and have to complete an internship.
- The research paper must be augmented with two additional available courses relevant to the area of specialization.
- Dalhousie University prides itself on world-class, award-winning faculty who bring innovative teaching methods into the classroom.
- The average salary goes upto 47,000 USD after completion of the program.