Business Administration, Full-time - M.B.A.

Full-time MBA

The DeGroote Full-time MBA is a carefully blended combination of practical and theoretical business education. The 16 or 20-month program includes an emphasis on both the learning of business fundamentals, and the development of practical skills required for you to advance your career. It is intended for those with at least one year of managerial, professional, or technical work experience.

Specific Program Information

Length: 16 months or 20 months (8 months of school, 4 months off for the summer, 8 months of school)

Number of courses: 20, 3-Modules, W610 and W611

Program specific requirements: In addition to the general admission requirements, you must also have a minimum of one year of full-time continuous managerial, professional, or technical work experience. (General admission requirements.) Undergraduate co-op or internship placements from a North American institution will also be considered if they are noted on your official transcripts or are confirmed in a letter from your school.

To develop leadership competencies in our MBA students, a series of mandatory and optional training sessions and activities known as DeGroote Day workshops are offered to our first year full-time and co-op students (first two terms of the program). These workshops (W610 and W611) are non-credit courses (with zero units) but will be noted as pass/fail on the transcript. These workshops and activities focus on the students’ skill development in areas such as; leadership, ethics, teamwork, professionalism and analytical skills. Students will be expected to complete the one mandatory activity (DeGroote Day Challenge) each term and can choose any two of the other optional workshops, forums and activities offered each term to receive a Pass notation on their transcript.

Traditional Full-time students admitted in or after September 2016 will complete a redesigned Year 1 curriculum. This redesigned curriculum will begin with mandatory four-week intensive foundations modules which will convey baseline information regardless of undergraduate major or experience. There will be 5 required core courses in Term I which will be team taught with content integrated across disciplines. Term 2 will begin with a required Foundations Week focusing on professional development and skill-based workshops. Each student will also need to complete two required courses followed by a choice of 3 out of 5 core electives. The final 3 weeks of Term 2 will be Integration Weeks: students will be required to complete an integrating project to implement all of the knowledge and skills they’ve learned throughout the first year.

MBA Courses

In addition to the elective courses listed, students in Year 2 who wish to take graduate courses in other departments of the University as part of their MBA program may do so provided they secure approval from the particular department concerned and the Manager, MBA Programs, DeGroote School of Business.

Graduate students not registered in the Faculty of Business may enroll in MBA courses only with the prior approval of the Faculty of Business and their home department. Enquiries should be directed to the Manager, MBA Programs, DeGroote School of Business.