At Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, MA/MS in Digital Innovation is offered as a master's degree in IT Management programme. The programme runs for 16 months, delivered on campus.
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:IT Management
Duration: 16 months
Delivery: On Campus
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
— it helps other students.
The Master of Digital Innovation is offered by Dalhousie University's Faculty of Computer Science in conjunction with the Faculty of Graduate Studies, drawing coursework from computer science, management, and law. The program runs a minimum of 16 months, delivered in person, with full-time and part-time options. Students choose among a course-based professional stream, a thesis-based research stream, or an internship option, and may add one of three optional certificates — in digital business, health informatics, or data science. Study areas include artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, systems, networks and security, algorithms, and bioinformatics, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to technology, business, and leadership. Admission requires a four-year undergraduate degree in any discipline and a minimum 3.0 GPA; programming experience is recommended but not mandatory, and international applicants must demonstrate English proficiency. The program suits graduates from varied academic backgrounds who want to move into digital leadership, product, or technology-management roles across sectors such as technology, health care, and consulting, without needing a computer science background.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: Dalhousie's Master of Digital Innovation requires a four-year undergraduate degree, open to applicants from diverse disciplines such as computer science, business, law or health; a programming background is recommended but not mandatory. The program sets a minimum admission GPA of 3.0, in addition to Dalhousie's Faculty of Graduate Studies minimum requirements. International applicants must provide proof of English-language proficiency; the program page directs applicants to the Faculty of Graduate Studies' English-language requirements rather than stating its own scores. The application deadline is April 1 for international applicants and June 1 for Canadian applicants, for a September program start.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Dalhousie's live Dates and Deadlines page still shows the September 2026 entry cycle as of mid-September 2026, not the 2027 cycle. For that cycle, Bachelor of Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Medical Sciences) and Bachelor of Social Work close February 15, 2026; the Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies (Architecture) closes March 1, 2026; and the Health Sciences post-diploma option closes June 15, 2026. All other undergraduate programmes are considered on a rolling, space-available basis for both domestic and international applicants, with no separate international closing date published; May 15, 2026 is only the deposit and English-proficiency deadline, not an application deadline. Dalhousie has not yet published September 2027 entry dates. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
