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Program Overview

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is designed for professionals seeking to earn one of the most widely recognized credentials in the private, not-for-profit, and public sector career paths. The program is open to students with a four-year degree or equivalent in any discipline.

Completing the Program

• Required Courses: Topics may include accounting, business technology management, human resources, operations management, and others.
• Courses for BComm Graduates: For students approved for a BComm exemption, requirements normally will be: Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Management Studies, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, and 8 elective courses.
• Specialization: Students may specialize in finance, entrepreneurship and innovation, marketing, project management, global energy management and sustainable development, or real estate studies.

Specializations

• Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Finance
• Management Analytics
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Global Energy Management and Sustainable Development
• Real Estate Studies

Combined MBA

The Haskayne School of Business offers combined degrees with the faculties of Law, Nursing, Cumming School of Medicine, School of Public Policy, and School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape. Students can choose to do a combined degree with another faculty, such as:

• JD/MBA (Juris Doctor)
• MBT/MBA (Master of Biomedical Technology)
• MD/MBA (Doctor of Medicine)
• MPP/MBA (Master of Public Policy)
• MPlan/MBA (Master of Planning)

Outcomes

Consulting, Management, Finance, Marketing.

A course-based master’s degree in management is usually considered a final degree.

Course-Based Program

20 courses

Classroom Delivery

Time Commitment

The Full-time MBA option normally takes 20 months to complete (from first registration), while the Flexible MBA option normally takes three years. Maximum time limit is six years.

Supervisor

No supervisor is required

Fees and Funding

See the Graduate Calendar for information on fees and fee regulations, and for information on awards and financial assistance.

Admission Requirements

GPA

A minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.

Minimum Education

A four-year baccalaureate degree, or equivalent from a recognized institution.

Documents

• A current résumé
• A 250-word response to each of “How, considering your career progress to date, does an MBA fit in with your future career goals?” and “When thinking of your own personal successes, were they a result of your own personal skills or your ability to work with others? Please describe”

Additional Requirements

Applicants may be interviewed by a member of the Admissions Committee as part of the application screening process.

Applicants should have the equivalent of two-years worth of appropriate work experience.

Test Scores

Completion of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) with a recommended minimum score of 550 or an equivalent Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for the Haskayne MBA with high scores on both verbal and quantitative subcomponents.

Reference Letter

Applicants will need to provide two professional references from a supervisor or manager. No reference letter is required - instead, your references will be asked to complete a questionnaire.

Work Samples

None

English Language Proficiency

An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL ibt) score of 97 (Internet-based, with no section less than 20).
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7.0 (minimum of 6.0 in each section).
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 68, or higher (Academic version).
• Canadian Academic English Language test (CAEL) score of 70 (70 in some sections – up to the program, 60 in all other).
• Academic Communication Certificate (ACC) score of A- in one or two courses (up to the program), “B+” on all other courses.
• Cambridge C1 Advanced or Cambridge C2 Proficiency minimum score of 191.

Deadlines

For admission on September 1

• Canadians and permanent residents
  • April 1 (Accelerated MBA)
  • June 1 (Full-time and Flexible MBA)
• International students
  • February 1 (Accelerated MBA)
  • March 1 (Full-time MBA)

For admission on January 1

• Canadians and permanent residents
  • November 15 (Accelerated MBA)