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Beedie School of Business
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2012 Spring

This management of technology (MOT) MBA program addresses high technology business sector needs. Graduates will have a solid grounding in business fundamentals, particularly focused on topics relevant to an organization with technical core competencies. MOT MBA students work in enterprises that have advanced technology products or services. Most will have an undergraduate degree in a technical discipline; some will have an undergraduate business degree with technical work experience.

The program is for those who already have at least four years of experience working in the technology sector and who are now considering a move into management.

Students study part-time over 24 months. The program consists of six part-time terms including an industry-based final project.

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Requirements

Applicants will be considered for admission based on the following criteria.

• ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV's online graduate studies application for admission
• MOT MBA application essay
• resume
• a minimum of four years of relevant work experience in a technology firm or technology position
• graduate management admission test (GMAT) results
• three confidential letters of reference from colleagues, supervisors or significant clients
• undergraduate degree with a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (B average)
• recent passport-style photograph
• interview (shortlisted candidates only)

Applicants should also refer to the program website located at .

English is the language of University instruction and communication so an applicant whose primary language is not English or whose previous education has been conducted in another language must demonstrate command of English sufficient to pursue graduate studies in the chosen field. Applicants normally will be required to achieve a satisfactory score on a standardized English test acceptable to the University. This test must include a writing component. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) including reading, writing, speaking, and listening components is acceptable for this purpose. The IELTS (International English Language Testing Systems) is also acceptable. The minimum University requirements for test scores is TOEFL 88 with a minimum of 20 in each category (internet based exam), or TOEFL 570 and TWE 5 (paper based), or TEOFL 230 (computer based), and IELTS overall band score of 7.0.

Program Requirements

Students will maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average (B grade) and complete a minimum of 54 units (46 units if accounting and managerial economics are waived) from the following list.

• BUS 750-4 Managing Technological Innovation
• BUS 751-4 Managerial Economics†
• BUS 752-4 Strategic Management of Technology-based Firms
• BUS 753-2 Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
• BUS 754-4 Marketing Tech-Based Products and Services
• BUS 755-2 Topics in International Business
• BUS 756-4 Strategic Use of Information and Knowledge
• BUS 758-4 Business Operations Design
• BUS 761-2 Leadership for the Technology Driven Enterprise
• BUS 762-4 Project Management
• BUS 763-2 Managing Self and Others: An Organizational Simulation
• BUS 764-4 Financing the Organization
• BUS 766-4 Managerial and Financial Accounting†
• BUS 770-2 Special Topics
• BUS 771-2 Special Topics
• BUS 772-2 Special Topics
• BUS 773-2 Special Topics
• BUS 774-4 Special Topics
• BUS 776-4 Special Topics
• BUS 778-4 Directed Studies in Management of Technology*
• BUS 780-6 Applied Project

*requires prior approval of the academic director
†corequisites may be waived for recent graduates in business or economics with prior approval of the academic director

Students wishing to complete the biotechnology management stream must successfully complete eight units of biotechnology specific courses as determined by the academic director.

Biotechnology management stream students are not required to complete two of the following courses.

• BUS 756-4 Strategic Use of Information and Knowledge
• BUS 762-4 Project Management
• BUS 774-4 Special Topics in the Management of Technology

Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the Graduate General Regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.

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