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3.2 Programs of Study
3.2.1 THE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE The purpose of the Master of Business Administration program is to provide broad graduate study in the general field of business administration. It provides students with three important components to prepare them for management positions; academic knowledge, job skills and work experience. Graduate students have the opportunity of expanding their accounting, administrative, finance, marketing, and management science expertise. The program emphasizes knowledge that prepares students for careers in private industry and business, for the public service, and for doctoral studies. Admission Requirements 1) Applicants who have secured satisfactory standing (at least a B average)
in their undergraduate work may be admitted. Major consideration is given
to the performance during the last two years of the undergraduate program.
Possession of the minimum requirements for admission does not ensure acceptance.
2) Graduates from a four-year Honours program in Commerce or Business Administration who, in the opinion of the Faculty of Business Administration, have covered an adequate program of studies, may be admitted to the candidate year in the Fast Track M.B.A. program provided they have obtained satisfactory standing in their undergraduate degree. 3) Students will be recommended for admission to the candidate year if they have maintained a B average or better in the first year of the program. 4) Students in the candidate year who maintain a B average or better will qualify for the M.B.A. degree. Prerequisites: (a) at least two terms of university-level Economics;
Part-time Students All newly-admitted part time students are required to have an interview with the Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration or his/her designate. Students wishing to be considered for advanced standing in 76-500, 76-509, 76-516, 76-521 or 76-585 must obtain permission from the Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration or his/her designate. Normally, advanced standing in these courses will be based on previous full time work experience. Advanced standing for courses in the core areas of Business Administration will be considered based on previous courses taken and grades received. Course Requirements Students will be allowed to pursue a general M.B.A. or choose a specific area of concentration. Areas of concentration include Finance, Marketing, Management and Labour Studies, Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship, and Management Science. To obtain an area of concentration, four 600-level courses in the area are required. Two additional, cross-disciplinary areas of concentration are also available: International Business and Production/Operations. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS required:
and three of:
PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS
and three of:
THE MAJOR PAPER Students may choose a major paper option. All students choosing this
option must have a detailed major paper proposal approved by at least two
faculty members in Business. These two faculty members will have primary
responsibility for supervising the student's work. The approved proposal
application form must be submitted to the Assistant to the Dean in order
to register for the major paper (75-796). An oral defence will be required.
THE THESIS Students may choose a thesis option. All students choosing this option must have a detailed thesis proposal approved by at least two faculty members in Business and by one faculty member external to Business but from within the University. An oral defence will be required (see 1.6.2, Committees). The thesis will be graded, will receive twelve credits and will substitute for four 600-level course electives. Professional Accounting Designation Students who are interested in pursuing both a professional accounting designation (i.e., C.A., C.M.A., or C.G.A.) and the M.B.A. are advised to complete their accounting course requirements while being registered in the Bachelor of Commerce for University Graduates program and then to apply for admission directly to the candidate year of the M.B.A. program (Fast Track M.B.A.). Business Resource Centre The Business Resource Centre is made up of faculty and students who provide consulting to the business community. Students generally share in any profits at the end of the year, but do the work primarily for experience. Volunteer Internship Program This program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to receive career-related work experience (unpaid) by working in non-profit or not-for-profit organizations. 3.2.2 CO-OPERATIVE (WORK-STUDY) M.B.A. Students with a four-year honours degree in business administration or commerce are not eligible for the Co-op program. Students have the opportunity to experiment with various areas of interest
in a generalist capacity, or to focus on a specific area of interest. Although
the Faculty will make every effort to match students with suitable employment,
students are not guaranteed positions, and the availability of positions
may vary with the state of the labour market.
CO-OPERATIVE M.B.A. WORK/STUDY
Qualifying Year Fall Term 76-500. Introduction to Business
Winter Term 75-701. M.B.A. Co-op Work Term I Summer Term 76-510. Core Concepts of Accounting Information II
Candidate Year
75-702. M.B.A. Co-op Work Term II Winter Term workshops, plus five, 600-level Business courses Summer Term 75-698. Strategic Management
3.2.3 REGULAR M.B.A. PROGRAM This program is intended for those students not choosing the M.B.A. Co-op program. The academic portion is identical to the Co-op program and students will be required to take the majority of their courses during the study terms for Co-op students. Students will be required to take 76-521 or 76-585 at some point in the program. REGULAR M.B.A. PROGRAM STUDY
Qualifying Year Fall Term 76-500. Introduction to Business
Winter Term 76-521. Intensive Introduction to Small Business Consulting or
Summer Term 76-510. Core Concepts of Accounting Information II
Candidate Year Fall Term 76-521. Intensive Introduction to Small Business Consulting (optional)
or
Winter Term five, 600-level Business courses Summer Term 75-698. Strategic Management
3.2.4 FAST TRACK M.B.A. PROGRAM This program is designed for students who have graduated from a four-year honours business program. Fast Track M.B.A. students are exempt from the first (qualifying) year of the regular program, entering directly into the second (candidate) year. It includes not only traditional academic course work but also work in consultancy (via the Business Resource Centre or the Volunteer Internship Program) and in project management with selected organizations. The program is purposely designed to provide practical knowledge based experience usually not available at an undergraduate level. FAST TRACK M.B.A. PROGRAM STUDY SEQUENCE Fall Term 76-516. Management Skills Development
Winter Term 75-697. Field Study in Business
75-697. Field Study in Business (continued)
3.2.5 INTEGRATED M.B.A./LL.B. PROGRAM This special program provides students interested in a career which combines legal and business management skills with an opportunity to complete both the M.B.A. and the LL.B. degrees in four years. It is administered by a Committee of Directors composed of the Associate Deans of the Faculties of Business Administration and Law, and three members of each Faculty. Admission Requirements The admissions procedure for the integrated program consists of two stages. At the first stage, students applying to the program must meet the admission requirements of both Faculties. Therefore separate applications must be submitted to the Faculty of Law and the College of Graduate Studies and Research for admission to the regular degree programs in Law and Business Administration. To facilitate academic and career planning, it is strongly suggested that these applications be made simultaneously. Students who are accepted to both the M.B.A. and LL.B. programs, and have indicated a desire to follow the integrated program, will proceed to attend first year in either Faculty. Such students will be granted a deferred admission to the other Faculty in the program contingent upon acceptance to the integrated program after the first year of study. While attending first year, the student must apply to the Committee of Directors for admission to the M.B.A./ LL.B. program. The intensity of the program demands a committed and highly motivated student, and accordingly, certain minimum academic requirements have been established. Students applying to the program at this stage must achieve standing in the top one third of the first-year class in the school in which they have enrolled and must meet the grade standards set out below. Students who do not meet this requirement will not be considered for the integrated program, but are free to complete their studies in the Faculty attended, or to re-apply for admission to the second Faculty for the regular course of study. The Committee of Directors will interview all eligible applicants and selection of candidates will be made on the basis of the following criteria: (a) the applicant's career plan and its appropriateness to the program;
The Committee of Directors will also consider the applications of persons for entry to the program who have not earlier complied with the foregoing procedures, and who are enrolled in either of the Faculties of Law or Graduate Studies and Research; these persons will have demonstrated high academic achievement and appropriate vocational and personal commitment. Application Deadlines Faculty of Law—November 3 (LL.B.)
For application materials please contact the following separately:
Third and Fourth Years
In the Faculty of Business Administration, program students will be required to take five candidate-level courses. These must include Business Policy 75-698 and four courses selected from a minimum of two of the following areas: Accounting, Administrative Studies, Finance, Management Science, Marketing, and Policy and Strategy. In addition, the M.B.A. major paper or thesis must have a substantial legal component. In the Faculty of Law, the student will enroll in courses for a minimum of forty credits. These must include Torts, Civil Procedure, one course from the Legal Perspectives Group, and one course requiring a substantial paper that must account for at least 50% of the student's grade in the course. The M.B.A. paper will ordinarily satisfy this requirement, subject to the approval of the Faculty of Law Academic Programs Committee. In addition to the requirements outlined above, the candidate must choose three additional candidate-level M.B.A. courses or a further three law courses totalling at least nine credit hours or any equivalent combination. The student's elective choices shall be reviewed by the Committee of Directors in light of the student's personal and career objectives, and the necessity of scheduling core business and law courses. ADVANCEMENT First and Second Years: Standing in the top third of the class; no Faculty of Law course grade lower than C. Third and Fourth Years: In courses taken in the Faculty of Business Administration, candidates must attain at least one A- grade and not receive any grades below B. In courses taken in the Faculty of Law, candidates must attain in each year at least one grade of B or above and must not receive any grade lower than C. Candidates who fail to meet the above standards may be advanced upon
the approval of the Committee of Directors if such action is warranted.
Candidates who either fail to advance from Second Year to Third Year or
who choose to leave the program will be free to continue on for both degrees,
but within normal degree requirements, and subject to any conditions set
out by the two Faculties. Students leaving the program after Third Year
and who have taken the appropriate electives, may petition the Faculty
of Business Administration for the M.B.A. degree.
* During Stages III and IV, students will be registered in the College of Graduate Studies and Research. Students must be registered in the College of Graduate Study and Research in order to qualify for graduate awards. Students with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree Students holding an Honours B.Comm. degree may obtain both the LL.B. and M.B.A. degrees without the assistance of a special integrated program. However, by submitting applications simultaneously to both the Faculty of Law and the College of Graduate Studies and Research and indicating an interest in the program, such students may be granted a deferred admission to whichever degree program he or she elects to take second. This special deferred admission will be revoked if the applicant's performance in the first program fails to meet the first-year academic standards of the program. In such case the applicant may re-apply for regular admission to the second degree program. Note: The University reserves the right to make changes in the integrated program and any rules or regulations applying to it. |
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