Lead Change: MA in Leading Innovation and Change from Toronto, Canada
Toronto is a city where new ideas meet global ambition. From your current location in Canada, the MA in Leading Innovation and Change offers a way to deepen your understanding of how ideas become meaningful organisational change. The online programme is offered in an exclusive partnership between York St John University and Robert Kennedy College.
Whether you want to strengthen your contribution in your current role or prepare for a new direction, the programme’s ideas and frameworks can be applied across industries and internationally. You can study while continuing to live and work in Toronto.
Earn a British Degree with International Recognition
The programme awards a British degree from York St John University. It brings a university qualification to your professional journey without requiring you to relocate from Toronto.
A British degree recognised internationally can support conversations about your expertise beyond Canada. Wherever your ambitions take you, the knowledge you develop can help you approach innovation and change with a broader perspective.
Complete Your Studies 100% Online
Every part of the programme can be completed online. You can work towards your degree from Toronto without travelling to a campus or putting your life on hold to study abroad.
This format lets you make progress towards graduation while continuing to meet your personal and professional commitments. Your completion timeline will depend on the programme requirements and your study plan.
Study Without Fixed Online Attendance Times
The programme does not require you to be online at specific times and dates. Instead of organising your life around scheduled virtual classes, you can engage with your studies at times that work for you.
That flexibility can be valuable when work demands shift or family responsibilities change. It gives you room to build a study routine that fits your circumstances while staying focused on your academic goals.
Take Your Learning Wherever You Go
Although you may begin your studies in Toronto, you can study from anywhere in the world. A business trip, a move or time spent travelling does not have to interrupt your access to the programme.
Through the mobile app, you can download study materials and watch lectures offline. It is a way to keep learning while on the move, including when a reliable internet connection is not available.
Show Your Understanding Through Open-Book Assessments
Rather than relying on classical question-and-answer exams, the programme uses open-book assessments. This approach gives you the opportunity to consult learning resources as you develop and present your ideas.
For a subject centred on leading innovation and change, the ability to draw on concepts and evaluate them thoughtfully matters. Open-book assessment encourages you to focus on understanding and application, not simply recall.
Learn from Faculty with Wide-Ranging Academic Backgrounds
Tutors and faculty include graduates of world-renowned universities such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis. Their varied academic backgrounds bring a breadth of experience to the learning environment.
Engaging with educators shaped by different institutions and disciplines can help you question assumptions, consider new approaches and develop a more rounded understanding of leadership in changing organisations.
Join an International Learning Community
Robert Kennedy College has a diverse student base representing more than 130 countries. Studying alongside people with different experiences can broaden the way you think about challenges that organisations share across borders.
Across the wider alumni community, graduates work for organisations including Seneca College, Lakehead University, Manulife, the United Nations, Google, the ICRC, The World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens and Sony. Their varied paths illustrate the international reach of the community you can join.
Plan Your Payments with Interest-Free Instalments
The programme’s fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments. Spreading payments over time can make it easier to plan for your studies alongside your other commitments.
With a clearer view of how payments can be scheduled, you can focus on choosing a programme that fits your ambitions. Review the fee details as you consider your next step.
Apply Your Learning in Toronto’s Evolving Economy
Toronto’s financial services and fintech sectors face continuing pressure to improve customer experiences, adopt new technologies and adapt to changing expectations. For professionals working in these areas, a stronger grasp of innovation and organisational change can help frame better questions, build support for ideas and navigate transformation thoughtfully.
The Greater Toronto Area also brings together health care, life sciences, technology and artificial intelligence. In settings where research, digital tools and established processes meet, the ability to evaluate ideas and guide change can be valuable. The programme can help you develop ways of thinking that you can bring to cross-functional work in these sectors.
Toronto’s education, media, manufacturing and clean-technology communities offer further opportunities to put change leadership into practice. Whether your work involves improving a service, introducing a process or bringing people together around a new direction, your studies can provide perspectives you can apply locally and wherever your career leads.
Take the Next Step from Toronto
Your ambitions can grow without leaving the city you call home. To explore the MA in Leading Innovation and Change in more detail, Request our course catalogue.