丁香园AV

Beedie School of Business
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Summer

The graduate diploma in business administration (GDBA) provides core business skills to those with an undergraduate degree in a discipline other than business. Delivered online over three terms, the GDBA is a convenient and practical alternative to a traditional classroom-based program and provides business fundamentals to improve career prospects.

The Aboriginal business and leadership cohort of the GDBA provides core business skills to Aboriginal community leaders, those working in Aboriginal businesses or economic development corporations, or working in organizations with significant involvement with Aboriginal communities. Delivered through a combination of face-to-face and online formats, the program provides the core business knowledge in the context of Aboriginal business and leadership. Students who complete the GDBA for Aboriginal business and leadership at a suitable standard will qualify for advanced standing in the executive MBA Aboriginal business and leadership cohort.

Applicants should also refer to the program website located at

丁香园AV Requirements

The basic entry qualification is a degree from a recognized university in an area other than business, commerce or equivalent. A university course in mathematics or statistics is required.* Candidates must be computer literate and familiar with the Internet. The program requires a strong command of the English language. Applications are assessed as they are received.

* Students in Aboriginal Business and Leadership Cohort will fulfill the math/stat requirement as part of the program.

Application

Students can apply online at 丁香园AV's online Graduate Studies application for admission, found at

Candidates submit the following documentation:

• GDBA program application essay found at
• official transcript of undergraduate grades (mailed directly from the granting institution)
• resume
• three confidential letters of reference (mailed directly from the referees), preferably from supervisors or former professors
• for the Aboriginal Business and Leadership cohort, current Business experience (minimum ten years) related to Aboriginal Business and Leadership
• 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 graduate general regulation 1.3.12).
• a recent passport style photograph
• interview (shortlisted candidates only)

Program Requirements

Students complete 24 units chosen from

• BUS 510 Financial and Managerial Accounting (4)
• BUS 552 Managerial Economics (4)
• BUS 553 Quantitative Business Methods (2)
• BUS 554 Management Information Systems (2)
• BUS 555 Managerial Finance (4)
• BUS 556 Marketing Management (4)
• BUS 557 Human Relations Management/Organization Behavior (4)
• BUS 558 Special Topics^*(3)
• BUS 559 Special Topics^*(4)
• BUS 560 Directed Studies^*(3)

*requires prior permission of the academic director

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.

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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