丁香园AV

Beedie School of Business
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring

This master of business administration (MBA) program provides broad-based and rigorous business education to prepare students for the global business world. The program is designed for individuals who are early in their career and have non-business undergraduate degrees.

Students who completed the graduate diploma in business administration (GDBA) at a suitable standard will qualify for waivers of equivalent courses.

丁香园AV Requirements

Entry is competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance. Applicants must have an undergraduate degree with a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) (B average) or an undergraduate degree and the graduate diploma in businessaAdministration (GDBA) with a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) In addition, applicants will be assessed on the basis of their verbal and quantitative community experience, other achievements, and letters of reference.

Students can apply online at and then submit the following documentation.

• 丁香园AV's online graduate studies applicaton for admission
• MBA program application essay
• official undergraduate transcripts mailed directly from the granting institution
• resume
• three confidential letters of reference mailed directly from the referees, preferaby from supervisors or former professors
• graduate management admission test (GMAT) results
• applicants whose primary language is not English, or whose previous education was conducted in another language, must submit evidence of satisfactory completion of a standardized English test that is acceptable to the University (see 1.3.2 丁香园AV to a Graduate Diploma Program). The minimum acceptable test scores are: TOEFL 88 with a minimum of 20 in each category (Internet based exam); or TOEFL 570 and TWE 5 (paper based exam); or TOEFL 230 (computer based exam) and IELTS with a 7.0 overall band score.
• a recent passport-style photograph
• interview (shortlisted candidates only)

Applicants should also refer to the program website located at .

Program Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average (GPA) (B average) and complete 45 units of prescribed courses including either a final essay or comprehensive examination (BUS 718) as follows.

Course work follows three general themes: foundation (F), transformation (T) and exploration (E).

• BUS 701-2 Strategy ^F
• BUS 702-3 Marketing Management ^F
• BUS 703-3 Managerial Economics ^F
• BUS 704-3 Leadership and Team Building ^T
• BUS 705-3 Financial/Managerial Accounting ^F
• BUS 706-2 Data and Decisions ^F
• BUS 707-2 Ethical Decision Making ^T
• BUS 708-3 Finance ^F
• BUS 709-3 Managing Information ^F
• BUS 710-3 Emerging Markets ^F
• BUS 711-3 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution ^F
• BUS 712-2 Cross-Cultural Management ^T
• BUS 714-3 New Ventures ^E
• BUS 715-3 Operations Management ^F
• BUS 716-3 Sustainability ^T
• BUS 718-4 Strategic Management/Comprehensive Examination ^F
• BUS 727-0 MBA Internship ^{E *}

and one of

• BUS 713-4 Essays ^{E +}
• BUS 718-4 Strategic Management/Comprehensive Examination ^F

^Ffoundation

^Ttransformation

^Eexploration

^*Students entering a PhD program following completion of the required courses above may substitute a research assistantship during their first or second term of the PhD program for BUS 727 MBA Internship.

⁺pre-session course

Graduate diploma in business administration graduates may apply for course waivers for BUS 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 708. A minimum 3.0 CGPA in that diploma program is required.

Courses from the other master of business administration programs or other programs may be used as substitutes for these courses at the discretion of the academic chair.

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.

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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