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Program of study

Program timeline

An intensive 14-month, full-time format includes a 3 month Internship and Applied Business Project. The program consists of 54 credits. Students without an undergraduate degree in Business complete an additional 2- month Foundation Program before the start of the MBA/MScIB program.

Foundation Program – 8 weeks

Credits

PMBA 501 - (Management and Strategy)

3

PMBA 502 - (Foundations of Marketing)

3

PMBA 503 - (Foundations of Economics)

3

PMBA 504 - (Basics of Accounting and Quantitative Methods)

3

Credits

12

Core Program – Level 1

First Semester – 15 weeks

Credits

MBA 500 - (The Effective Manager)

3

MBA 502 - (Establishing the Global Context)

3

MBA 503 - (Management Decision-Making: Financial Analysis)

3

MBA 504 - (Management Decision-Making: Managerial Economics)

3

MBA 523 - (International Marketing)

3

MBA 578 - (Internship Preparation I)

1

Credits

16

Core Program – Level 2

Second Semester – 15 weeks

Credits

MBA 501 - (Managing the Networked Enterprise)

3

MBA 505 - (Management Decision-Making: Operations and Decision Analysis)

3

MBA 506 - (Research Methods and Consulting Skills – taken over 3 semesters)

3

MBA 521 - (Financial Performance Measurement)

3

MBA 522 - (International Business Strategy)

3

MBA 579 - (Intership Preparation II)

1

Credits

16

Starting in the third semester students have the option of continuing with the core program or selecting the Finance Option.

Core Program

Third Semester – 7 weeks

Credits

MBA 540 - (International Human Resource Management)

3

MBA 541 - (Corporate Social Responsibility)

3

Select one elective*. Examples of possible electives are:
MBA 520 - (Applied Human Resource Management)
MBA 560 - (Small Business Management)
MBA 561 - (Business Strategies for Sustainable Development)
MBA 562 - (Tourism Management)
MBA 563 - (Marketing Technology)
MBA 564 - (Business Forecasting)
MBA 565 - (Special Topics in Management)
MBA 567 - (Real Estate Investment)
MBA 570 - (Global Financial Institutions Management)
MBA 571 - (Mutual Funds Industry in Canada)
MBA 572 - (Global Investment Management)
MBA 573 - (Equity Security Analysis)
MBA 574 - (Fixed Income Security Analysis)
MBA 575 - (Derivative Instruments and Markets)
MBA 576 - (Multinational Financial Management)

3

Credits

9

* Elective options will be determined in the second semester.

Integrative Program

Fourth Semester – 15 weeks

Credits

MBA 580 - (Internship)

7

MBA 581 - (Applied Business Project)

6

Credits

13


Finance Option

Students in the Finance Option will select one elective in the third semester and an additional two electives in the fourth semester.

Finance Option

Third Semester – 7 weeks

Credits

MBA 540 - (International Human Resource Management)

3

MBA 541 - (Corporate Social Responsibility)

3

Select one elective*. Examples of possible electives are:
MBA 567 - (Real Estate Investment)
MBA 570 - (Global Financial Institutions Management)
MBA 571 - (Mutual Funds Industry in Canada)
MBA 572 - (Global Investment Management)
MBA 573 - (Equity Security Analysis)
MBA 574 - (Fixed Income Security Analysis)
MBA 575 - (Derivative Instruments and Markets)
MBA 576 - (Multinational Financial Management)

3

Credits

9

* Elective options will be determined in the second semester.

Finance Option

Fourth Semester – 7 weeks

Credits

Select two electives*. Examples of possible electives are:
MBA 567 - (Real Estate Investment)
MBA 570 - (Global Financial Institutions Management)
MBA 571 - (Mutual Funds Industry in Canada)
MBA 572 - (Global Investment Management)
MBA 573 - (Equity Security Analysis)
MBA 574 - (Fixed Income Security Analysis)
MBA 575 - (Derivative Instruments and Markets)
MBA 576 - (Multinational Financial Management)

6

Credits

6

* Elective options will be determined in the second semester.

Finance Option

Fifth Semester – 15 weeks

Credits

MBA 582 - (Option-Focused Internship)

7

Credits

7