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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

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.

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.

Year 1 Courses


For Full-time and Co-op students admitted on or after September 2016

Required Year 1 Term 1 Courses & Modules:

BUSINESS L611 : Foundations 1 (3 units)

(Total Instruction hours = 70 hrs)  

Please note that topics are listed in no particular order and the sequence may change.  Topic areas may include but are not limited to the following:

  • Analysis:
    • Leadership A, Case Analysis, Analytical Tool Box, Data Analytics and Statistics
  • Data & Decisions
    • Financial Statements, Teamwork Dynamics, Economic Fundamentals, Business Modelling and Excel.
  • Application
    • Financial Concepts, Persuasive Communication and Managerial Negotiations.
  • Reflection
    • Leadership B, Hot Topics and Case Competition.

Year 2 Courses


Human Resources and Management


International Business