Executive MBA
Ready to Take Things Up a Level?
丁香园AV Beedie鈥檚 Executive MBA program is for senior professionals ready to take it to the next level. Whether you鈥檙e on the way up, or you鈥檙e already there, the EMBA will keep you razor sharp and competitive. It can also qualify you for a better position in your current career, or help you transition into a new one.
Overview
The Executive MBA is designed for senior managers and professionals, as well as emerging business leaders. While our curriculum moves quickly, the program is intended to be manageable for someone who is also working a demanding full-time job. Our flexible format ensures you can maintain the equilibrium between life, work and enhancing your career.
丁香园AV Beedie鈥檚 EMBA program will give you the confidence and ability to drive a business strategically at the senior management level. You鈥檒l gain new insights and frameworks for thinking, analyzing, strategizing and leading. You鈥檒l improve your communication, presentation and negotiation skills. You can take what you learn on the weekend and start using it at work on Monday.
description Part-time
location_on Downtown Vancouver
calendar_month 20 months
The Executive MBA program uses the cohort model, with students working in the same teams for their first year. By working this deeply and personally with your cohort team, fellow students and coaches, everyone benefits. Cases consist of real business scenarios that put you in the role of the decision maker. Assignments and class discussions mirror the challenging situations you will encounter as a leader.
You鈥檒l be learning alongside a group of approximately 45 senior professionals who have, on average, two decades of experience. Vastly different from any schooling you鈥檝e pursued in the past, our EMBA uses an applied, interactive approach. Your cohort will be the best and the brightest鈥攆rom every conceivable industry. They鈥檙e thought leaders, just like you.
Class Profile
- Average class size: 40-45
- Average age: 43
- Average work experience: 21 years including 10 years of management experience
- Class profile: 43% women, 57% men
Grow Your Knowledge & Your Network
Starting year one, we divide your cohort into teams that are made up of professionals with expertise in finance, marketing, operations and other functional areas. The result? A learning experience that simulates what it鈥檚 like to be on a real-world leadership team. Everyone gets a turn at the helm. A team may end up as your own personal board of directors, acting as a network and sounding board that you can turn to throughout your career.
Up Close & Interactive
Each new classroom experience presents new opportunities to learn, in different ways. Your instructors will present you with interactive lectures, cases, presentations and more. This is learning hands on and face to face, in a simulated leadership team that collaborates on projects, bringing all of your life and work experiences into play. This is a safe and encouraging place to make and learn from new ways of thinking (and mistakes).
Successful candidates are ready to make a difference in the world and push themselves to their highest potential. As part of this cohort, we expect you to pull your weight while bringing out the best in others. Here鈥檚 what it takes to get into the program.
Academics
An undergraduate degree in any discipline. A two-year diploma and outstanding grades will be considered. A limited number of people who lack a formal degree or professional designation, but have other outstanding qualifications may be admitted.
Please note: For transcripts not in English or French, an official translation must be supplied. An official translator must include, as part of their translation, a declaration that they received an official, sealed copy of the transcripts that they received then proceeded to translate. These three items (the declaration, the original transcript and the translated copy) are then fastened together and (normally) stamped. In this case, we need the bound package from the translator.
Submissions via an evaluation agency such as WES or ICES are not accepted in place of official transcripts.
Work Experience
Applicants should have a minimum of ten years of professional work experience and four years of management. The average amount of experience of our EMBA students is 21 years with 10 or more years of management experience.
We take a holistic approach in accepting students for our program. We take into consideration your work and life experiences in addition to your grades and test scores.
Language Proficiency
All courses in the EMBA program are taught in English, therefore all applicants must be fluent in English.
If your primary language is not English or your previous education has been conducted in a country where English is not the primary language (see a full list of accepted countries), you must demonstrate sufficient command of the English language as evidenced by achieving a satisfactory score on a standardized English test acceptable to the University.
Tests We Accept
- Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- Paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS)
- The Canadian Academic English Language Test (CAEL)
- Pearson English Language Test (PTE)
- Cambridge English Qualifications
Minimum Requirements for Test Scores
Internet-based TOEFL |
93 with minimum of 20 in each category. In order to satisfy the requirement, applicants must achieve the scores listed above on a single test date. TOEFL MyBest (super-scored) results will not be used. |
Paper-based TOEFL |
580 and TWE 5 |
IELTS (academic) |
overall band score of 7.0 of the academic (NOT general) test with a minimum of 6.5 in each section. |
CAEL |
Overall 70; minimum 60 in each section |
Pearson Academic (PTE) |
Overall 65; minimum 60 in each section |
Cambridge English Qualifications |
C1 Advanced - minimum score of 193 |
Note: Candidates below the English Language requirements will be asked to retake the test.
Official documents
Transcripts
Official transcripts for credit courses from the Registrar of each post-secondary institution you attended must be sent directly to the Beedie Graduate Programs office. If the transcripts are issued to you, they must be signed and sealed by your post-secondary institution.
For transcripts not in English or French, an official translation must be supplied. An official translator must include, as part of their translation, a declaration that they received an official, sealed copy of the transcripts that they then proceeded to translate.
Transcripts may be sent electronically via a secure delivery service, such as Parchment, or directly from official institutional email addresses to gradap@sfu.ca. Otherwise, please arrange to have your transcript sent to the following address:
ATTN: 丁香园AV Beedie 丁香园AVs Team
Segal Graduate School 鈥� 3rd Floor
500 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1W6
Please note that each transcript is subject to review prior to acceptance.
Application Process
This is a part-time, in-person program in Vancouver, Canada; unfortunately, international students are not eligible to apply. International students are encouraged to explore our Full-Time MBA, Graduate Diploma in Business Administration or Master of Science in Finance programs.
Fall 2025 Application Deadlines
- Round 1: November 18, 2024
- Round 2: January 27, 2025
- Round 3: March 17, 2025
- Final Round: May 5, 2025
Please keep in mind that we process applications on a rolling basis and admissions decisions are handed out between application deadlines. You do not need to wait for a deadline to apply. If you have any questions during the application process or are unable to apply online, please email emba@sfu.ca.
Note: Extensions to the final round deadline will be given on a case-by-case basis.
Step 1: Complete online application form
You can use the to start your application. Upon submission, you will have seven days to pay your application fee in full. If you do not pay your application fee within the allotted time, your application will be cancelled. Once you have paid your application fee, you may begin to upload required documents. Your application will remain open until the cohort intake is closed.
Step 2: Reference Letters
You are required to submit two reference letters (professional references preferred). The online application form will have a section for information on your two referees. Once you have submitted your online application, your referees will be automatically sent an email requesting them to upload their reference letter. Once the reference letter is submitted, your online checklist is updated.
You are not entitled to review or submit the letter on behalf of the referee, nor can you request information regarding the content or tone of a reference letter or evaluation. Guidelines for the submission of reference letters specify that referees state whether or not the applicant will see the letters.
Note: Reference letters received at the 丁香园AV Beedie School of Business, Graduate Programs are treated as confidential and will not be shared with or returned to applicants or referees.
Step 3: Upload Your Documents
Resume: A complete resume showing employment, volunteer activities, education and other appropriate information.
Transcripts: A copy of your official/unofficial transcript to expedite the evaluation process. Signed and sealed official transcripts are still required to be mailed directly to 丁香园AV.
Essay: The essay prompts will be available once you make the payment for your application.
English proficiency test (if applicable): For those students whose first language is not English and whose previous education has been conducted in a country where English is not the primary language (view a full list of accepted countries), please upload of a copy of the score report in PDF format. Please make sure the Educational Testing Service is informed to forward your official score to our office. ETS Code for TOEFL: Department code 01; Institution code 0999. If ETS requires a departmental code please select the most appropriate choice .
We begin reviewing applications for interview consideration as soon as we have received all application components. Candidates will hear back on an interview decision within two weeks of application completion.
If you have any questions during the application process or cannot apply online, please contact the MBA office at emba@sfu.ca or contact your MBA Advisor.
Within 14 days of receiving your acceptance letter, a non-refundable deposit of $1,000 CDN must be submitted. This deposit reserves your seat in the EMBA program and will be applied towards your tuition. Graduate students can pay by credit card through the graduate student online application system.