About the Program
The Sprott MBA is a professional degree designed for those who would like to develop their expertise and improve their management knowledge and skills. The Sprott MBA is market driven and currently focuses in the areas of finance, change management, international business, international development and technology.
The MBA can be completed on a full time or part time basis. The part time stream is limited to those with 2 years of professional experience. The fulltime stream requires completion of a mandatory internship for those without two years of professional experience.
The Sprott MBA is unique as every instructor has previous significant management or consulting experience outside the university. The courses and course pedagogy are highly applied, using case studies of actual corporations and industries. While working within small teams, the emphasis is on the diagnosis of problems, identification of strategic options and solutions.
Academic Regulations
- See the General Regulations section of this Calendar.
- Academic standing: a grade of B- or better is normally required in each credit counted towards the degree. However, a candidate may, with the recommendation of the School and the approval of the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, be allowed to count a grade of C+ in two quarter-credit courses.
- An M.B.A. student will be required to withdraw from the program if :
- a grade of lower than B- is received in three or more quarter-courses
- a grade lower than B- is received in the same course more than once
Admission Requirements
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Applicants are expected to hold an Honours bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with a minimum overall average of B.
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The Sprott School requires that all applicants submit a GMAT with a minimum score of 550 obtained in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) offered by Pearson Vue, Bloomington, MN.
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Proficiency in English is necessary to pursue graduate studies at Carleton University. See Section 3.6 of the General Regulations of this Calendar for English proficiency rules.
Notes:
- Admission is judged primarily on the applicant’s ability to successfully undertake advanced study in management based on his/her work experience and achievement, GMAT score and undergraduate grades. Possession of the minimum admission requirements does not, in itself, guarantee acceptance.
- As the M.B.A is a professional degree, advanced standing for previous course work is not granted.
Program Requirements
- The full-time stream is designed to be completed in four terms (including the internship).
- The part-time stream is open to applicants with two years minimum of professional experience and is designed to be completed in three years of part-time study.
- Attendance and completion of Boot Camp in the fall term of admission is a mandatory M.B.A. degree requirement for students without two years of professional work experience. Professional work experience must be verified by the School. Students that do not complete the Boot Camp in the fall of their admission will be removed from the program. Details are available at sprott.carleton.ca/mba
- With the permission of the M.B.A. Program Director, students must also complete all of the courses required for at least one of the concentrations listed below. The remaining credits may be selected from any of the concentration courses listed below.
- All students must successfully complete the 4.25 credits (17 quarter-courses) of compulsory courses, and at least one program concentration.
- Students with less than two (2) years of professional employment experience must successfully complete BUSI 5999 [1.0] Internship in order to graduate. Details and requirements for the internship are available from the School. Students in the part-time stream are exempt from taking BUSI 5999 [1.0] Internship.
- Once the compulsory 4.25 credits are completed, students may then choose one of the program options listed below.
- Note: students in the International Development Management Concentration can take only that one concentration with courses prescribed in that concentration and electives chosen from the IDMG courses listed for that concentration. Courses unique to that concentration that are cross-listed to other units are not open to students in other MBA concentrations.
M.B.A. with one concentration (8.5 credits for full-time stream, 7.5 credits for part-time stream)
- 4.25 compulsory core credits (17 quarter-credit courses)
- 2.25 credits (9 quarter-credit courses) in the chosen concentration
- 1.0 credit (4 quarter-credit courses) from one or more of the other concentrations
- 1.0 credit in BUSI 5999 Internship. Students with less than two (2) years of professional employment experience must successfully complete the Internship in order to graduate. Details and requirements for the internship are available from the School. Students in the part-time stream are exempt from taking BUSI 5999 Internship.
M.B.A. with concentration in International Development Management (8.5 credits for full-time stream, 7.5 credits for part-time stream)
- 4.25 credits in compulsory core courses (17.0 quarter-credit courses)
- 2.25 credits in the concentration (3.0 quarter-credit courses and 3.0 half-credit courses)
- 1.0 credit in IDMG electives
- 1.0 credit in BUSI 5999 Internship. Students with less than two (2) years of professional employment experience must successfully complete the Internship in order to graduate. Details and requirements for the internship are available from the School. Students in the part-time stream are exempt from taking BUSI 5999 Internship.
M.B.A. with one concentration plus a minor concentration (8.5 credits for full-time stream, 7.5 credits for part-time stream)
- 4.25 compulsory core credits (17 quarter-credit-courses)
- 2.25 credits (9 quarter-credit-courses) in a chosen concentration
- 1.0 credit (4 quarter-courses) in a second, minor concentration (4 quarter-credit courses). See the lists under Minor Concentration in the next section for specific course requirements.
- 1.0 credit in BUSI 5999 Internship. Students with less than two (2) years of professional employment experience must successfully complete the Internship in order to graduate. Details and requirements for the internship are available from the School. Students in the part-time stream are exempt from taking BUSI 5999 Internship.credit] Internship
M.B.A. with two concentrations (9.75 credits for full-time stream, 8.75 credits for part-time stream, see Note below)
- 4.25 compulsory core credits (17 quarter-credit-courses)
- 2.25 credits (9 quarter-credit-courses) in each of two concentrations
- 2.25 credits in a second chosen concentration (9 quarter-credit-courses)
- 1.0 credit in BUSI 5999 Internship. Students with less than two (2) years of professional employment experience must successfully complete the Internship in order to graduate. Details and requirements for the internship are available from the School. Students in the part-time stream are exempt from taking BUSI 5999 Internship.
Note: the two concentrations option above includes an additional 1.25 credits (5 quarter-courses) to fulfil degree requirements.
The full-time stream M.B.A courses are designed to be completed in three (3) terms on a full-time basis with one term of full-time registration in the Internship during the spring and summer term. Details on the Internship are available from the School.
M.B.A. Course Categories
| M.B.A. Compulsory Core Courses | |
| ACCT 5001 | Financial Accounting |
| ACCT 5002 | Managerial Accounting |
| BUSI 5801 | Statistics for Managers |
| BUSI 5802 | Business Ethics |
| BUSI 5803 | Managerial Economics |
| FINA 5501 | Financial Management |
| FINA 5502 | Corporate Finance |
| IBUS 5701 | International Business |
| ITIS 5401 | Fundamentals of IT Service Management |
| MGMT 5101 | Managing People |
| MGMT 5102 | Managing Organizations |
| MKTG 5201 | Marketing Strategy Formulation |
| MKTG 5202 | Marketing Strategy Implementation |
| TOMS 5301 | Modeling Business Decisions |
| TOMS 5302 | Operations Management |
| STGY 5901 | Corporate and Business Strategy |
| STGY 5902 | Strategic Management Capstone Project |
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For Students in International Development Management Concentration Only: |
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| ITIS 5403 | ICT for Development |
| TOMS 5303 | Managing Projects |
| TOMS 5304 | Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
M.B.A. Concentration Courses |
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| Concentration in Financial Management |
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| ACCT 5011 | Financial Statement Analysis |
| ACCT 5012 | Performance Measurement and Control |
| ACCT 5013 | Public Sector and NGO Accounting |
| ACCT 5014 | Financial Corporate Governance and Accountability |
| FINA 5511 | Investments |
| FINA 5512 | Valuation |
| FINA 5513 | Mergers and Acquisitions |
| FINA 5514 | International Finance |
| FINA 5521 | Financial Management Concentration Integration |
Concentration in Management and Change |
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| MGMT 5111 | Conflict and Negotiation |
| MGMT 5112 | Power and Influence |
| MGMT 5113 | Managing Teams |
| MGMT 5114 | Cross-Cultural Management and Diversity |
| MGMT 5115 | Leadership |
| MGMT 5116 | Managing Performance |
| MGMT 5117 | Knowledge Management |
| MGMT 5121 | Fundamentals of Organizational Change Concentration Integration |
| MGMT 5122 | Leading and Managing Organizational Change Concentration Integration |
Concentration in Technology Management |
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| ITIS 5411 | IT Service Support |
| ITIS 5412 | IT Service Delivery |
| ITIS 5413 | Enterprise Architecture and Governance |
| TOMS 5311 | Quality Management |
| TOMS 5312 | Technology Development |
| TOMS 5313 | Technology Adoption for Services |
| TOMS 5314 | Supply Chain Management |
| MKTG 5211 | Technology Marketing |
| ITIS
5421/ TOMS 5321 |
Strategic Management of Technology Concentration Integration |
Concentration in International Business |
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| IBUS 5711 | International Marketing and Trade |
| IBUS 5712 | Business and Government in Emerging Economies |
| IBUS 5713 | Doing Business in the United States |
| IBUS 5721 | Regional and Global Business Strategies Concentration Integration |
| FINA 5512 | Valuation |
| FINA 5513 | Mergers and Acquisitions |
| MGMT 5114 | Cross-Cultural Management and Diversity |
| MGMT 5117 | Knowledge Management |
| TOMS 5314 | Supply Chain Management |
| Concentration in International Development Management | |
| IBUS 5712 | Business and Government in Emerging Economies |
| MGMT 5115 | Leadership |
| ITIS 5414 | Emerging Information Technologies and Business Innovation |
| IDMG 5600 | Human Resource Development |
| IDMG 5603 | National and Domestic Dimensions of Development |
| IDMG 5615 | Civil Society Organizations and Development |
| International Development Management Concentration Electives | |
| IDMG 5601 | Conflict and Development |
| IDMG 5602 | Issues in International Development |
| IDMG 5604 | Human Security: From Policy to Practice |
| IDMG 5605 | Human Rights: International Politics and Policies |
| IDMG 5606 | Agriculture and Rural Development |
| IDMG 5607 | Global Health Policy |
| IDMG 5609 | International Aspects of Economic Development |
| IDMG 5616 | Program Evaluation in Developing Countries |
| IDMG 5617 | Health Policy in Development Countries |
| IDMG 5619 | Rights, Development, and Conflict |
| IDMG 5620 | Development Assistance: Theory and Practice |
Minor Concentration Courses |
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Minor Concentration in Financial Management |
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If taken with: Concentration in Technology Management or Concentration in Management and Change |
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| ACCT 5011 | Financial Statement Analysis |
| ACCT 5012 | Performance Measurement and Control |
| FINA 5512 | Valuation |
| FINA 5513 | Mergers and Acquisitions |
 If taken with: Concentration in International Business |
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| ACCT 5011 | Financial Statement Analysis |
| ACCT 5012 | Performance Measurement and Control |
| FINA 5511 | Investments |
| FINA 5514 | International Finance |
Minor Concentration in Management and Change |
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| MGMT 5113 | Managing Teams |
| MGMT 5115 | Leadership |
| MGMT 5121 | Fundamentals of Organizational Change |
| MGMT 5122 | Leading and Managing Organizational Change |
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Minor Concentration in Technology Management |
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| Students with a minor concentration in Technology Management must select the equivalent of 1.0 credit (or equivalent) from the Technology Management concentration courses. ITIS 5421/TOMS 5321 Strategic Management of Technology (Concentration Integration Course) may not be used to fulfil this requirement. | |
Minor Concentration in International Business |
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| IBUS 5711 | International Marketing and Trade |
| IBUS 5712 | Business and Government in Emerging Economies |
| IBUS 5713 | Doing Business in the United States |
| IBUS 5721 | Regional and Global Business Strategies (Concentration Integration course) |
