Business
Sprott School of Business
710 Dunton Tower
Telephone: 613-520-2388
sprott.carleton.ca
Master of Business Administration
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 financial management, international business, international development management, management accounting, management and change, and technology management. The MBA program consists of a set of compulsory core courses, a concentration and a set of elective courses.
The MBA can be completed on a full time or part time basis, depending on the concentration selected. The part time stream is limited to those with 2 years or more of professional experience. The fulltime stream requires completion of a mandatory internship for those with less than two years of professional experience.
Every instructor in the Sprott MBA 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 (or the equivalent, i.e. 0.5 credit).
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 (or the equivalent, i.e. 0.75 credit)
- a grade lower than B- is received in the same course more than once
Admission Requirements
- Applicants are expected to hold an Honours bachelor's degree or equivalent, with a minimum overall average of B.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 only to applicants with a minimum of two years professional experience and is designed to be completed in three years of part-time study.
Further details on program timing are provided in the General Regulations section of this Calendar, under Time Limits for Program Completion, Section 13.2.
Attendance and completion of M.B.A. Orientation Week at the beginning of the fall term of admission is a mandatory M.B.A. degree requirement for students having less than two years of professional work experience. Professional work experience must be verified by the School. Further details are available at sprott.carleton.ca/mba
Courses are 0.25-credit/quarter-credit (six weeks), or 0.5 credit/half-credit, 12 weeks.
All students must successfully complete 4.25 credits of compulsory core courses, 2.25 credits from one program concentration and 1.0 credit of elective courses.
Before students take concentration courses, they must have successfully completed the relevant core courses.
The remaining elective credits may be selected from any of the other concentration courses listed below (see below for certain exceptions).
Students having less than two (2) years of professional employment experience must successfully complete BUSI 5999 [1.0 credit] Internship in order to graduate. Details and requirements for the internship are available from the School.
Concentrations in the MBA Program
- Financial Management
- International Business
- International Development Management
- Management Accounting (constitutes partial completion of the requirements for the Certified Management Accounting (CMA) designation, by agreement with the Society of Management Accountants of Ontario
- Management and Change
- Technology Management
M.B.A. Program Structure and Variations
- 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
- 2.25 credits in the chosen concentration
- 1.0 credit of elective 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.
- 1 Variations i. Concentration in Management Accounting (7.5 credits). Available in the part-time stream only. ii. International Development Management (8.5 credits for full-time stream, 7.5 credits for part-time stream)
- 4.25 credits of core courses. However, core courses ITIS 5403, TOMS 5303 and TOMS 5304 (see below) must be taken by IDM students in place of ITIS 5401, TOMS 5301 and TOMS 5302.
- 2.25 credits of concentration courses consisting of 1.5 credits of IDMG courses offered by the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA), School of Public Policy & Administration (SPPA) and 0.75 credits in the Sprott School of Business as specified below.
- 1.0 credit of elective courses selected from a list of specific IDMG courses.
- 1.0 credit in BUSI 5999 Internship for students having less than two (2) years of professional employment experience.
- IDM students may not take electives in other concentration courses.
- IDMG courses are not open to students in other concentrations.
- 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
- 2.25 credits in a chosen concentration
- 1.0 credit in a second, minor concentration with the exception of the International Development Management Concentration. See the lists under Minor Concentration in the next section for specific course requirements.
- 1.0 credit in BUSI 5999 Internship for students having less than two (2) years of professional employment experience.
- 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
- 2.25 credits in each of two concentrations with the exception of the International Development Management Concentration.
- 1.0 credit in BUSI 5999 Internship for students having less than two (2) years of professional employment experience.
Note: the two concentrations option above includes an additional 1.25 credits (5 quarter-courses) to fulfil degree requirements.
M.B.A. Course Categories
M.B.A. Compulsory Core Courses
All MBA courses are 0.25 credit unless otherwise noted.
ACCT 5001 Financial AccountingACCT 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 5100 Managing People and Organizations (0.5 credit)
MGMT 5200 Marketing Strategy (0.5 credit)
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 5900 Corporate and Business Strategy (0.5 credit)
STGY 5901 Corporate and Business Strategy
STGY 5902 Strategic Management Capstone Project
For Students in International Development Management Concentration Only:
ITIS 5403 ICT for Development
TOMS 5303 Managing Projects
TOMS 5304 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
M.B.A. Concentration Courses
Concentration in Financial Management
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 Accounting
All MBA courses are 0.25 credit unless otherwise noted.
ACCT 5020 Intermediate Financial Accounting (0.5 credit)
ACCT 5021 Advanced Finanical Accounting (0.5 credit)
ACCT 5022 Intermediate Management Accounting (0.5 credit)
ACCT 5023 Advanced Management Accounting (0.5 credit)
ACCT 5014 Financial Corporate Governance and Accountability
Concentration in Management and Change
MGMT 5111 Conflict and Negotiation
MGMT 5112 Power and Influence
MGMT 5113 Managing Teams
MGMT 5114 Managing Diversity
MGMT 5115 Leadership
MGMT 5116 Managing Performance
MGMT 5117 Knowledge Management
MGMG 5120 Fundamentals of Leading and Managing Organizational Change
Concentration in Technology Management
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
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 Managing Diversity
MGMT 5117 Knowledge Management
TOMS 5314 Supply Chain Management
Concentration in International Development Management
All MBA courses are 0.25 credit unless otherwise noted.
MGMT 5115 Leadership
ITIS 5414 Emerging Information Technologies and Business Innovation
IDMG 5600 Human Resource Development (0.5 credit)
IDMG 5603 National and Domestic Dimensions of Development (0.5 credit)
IDMG 5615 Civil Society Organizations and Development (0.5 credit)
International Development Management Concentration Electives
All MBA courses are 0.25 credit unless otherwise noted.
IDMG 5601 Conflict and Development (0.5 credit)IDMG 5602 Issues in International Development (0.5 credit)
IDMG 5604 Human Security: From Policy to Practice (0.5 credit)
IDMG 5605 Human Rights: International Politics and Policies (0.5 credit)
IDMG 5606 Agriculture and Rural Development (0.5 credit)
IDMG 5607 Global Health Policy (0.5 credit)
IDMG 5609 International Aspects of Economic Development (0.5 credit)
IDMG 5616 Program Evaluation in Developing Countries (0.5 credit)
IDMG 5617 Health Policy in Developing Countries (0.5 credit)
IDMG 5619 Rights, Development, and Conflict (0.5 credit)
IDMG 5620 Development Assistance: Theory and Practice (0.5 credit)
Minor Concentration Courses
Minor Concentration in Financial Management
If taken with:
Concentration in Technology Management or
Concentration in Management and Change
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
ACCT 5011 Financial Statement Analysis
ACCT 5012 Performance Measurement and Control
FINA 5511 Investments
FINA 5514 International Finance
Minor Concentration in Management and Change
MGMT 5113 Managing Teams
MGMT 5115 Leadership
MGMT 5121 Fundamentals of Organizational Change
MGMT 5122 Leading and Managing Organizational Change
Minor Concentration in Technology Management
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
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)
Ph.D. Management
Academic Regulations
See the General Regulations section of this Calendar.
Academic Standing: Doctoral students must normally obtain a grade of B- or better in each credit, and Satisfactory on the comprehensive examinations, the Ph.D. thesis and its oral defence.
Admission Requirements
Admission into the Ph.D. program will be judged primarily on the applicant's ability to undertake research successfully and his/her prospects for completion of the program.
The normal requirement for admission to the doctoral program in management is a master's degree (or equivalent) in business or a related field with an A- average. A number of years of work experience is desirable.
A student enrolled in the M.B.A. program (or a similar research-based master's program in business) who has completed a minimum of 2.5 credits and who has shown outstanding academic performance and research promise may be admitted to the Ph.D. program without completing the master's program. Normal Ph.D. program requirements, as stated below, will apply. Each case will be considered on an individual basis for advanced standing in the Ph.D. program. Advanced standing will be considered for a maximum of 1.5 credits.
Applicants who have completed a thesis-based master's program in business or a related area may have their program requirements, as set out below, adjusted at the time of admission.
All Ph.D. candidates, regardless of their previous field of specialization, are expected to have or to acquire a basic knowledge of statistics and at least two of the following areas of management: finance, marketing, organizational behaviour, management science, information systems, and productions/operations management. Students will be admitted to the program with a course of study designed where appropriate to supplement previous education, experience, and training.
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) - the School requires that all applicants submit scores obtained in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) offered by the Education Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey. Successful candidates will normally have a GMAT score of at least 600.
All applicants whose native tongue is not English must be tested for proficiency in the English language and obtain a minimum score of 550 on the TOEFL, or its equivalent. See Section 3.6 of the General Regulations section of this Calendar for details.
Program Requirements
The degree will normally be pursued on a full-time basis for the first two years.
The program requirements for the Ph.D. in Management are:
10.0 credits comprised of:
- 1.5 credits in research and analysis methods;
- 1.5 credits of seminar courses in functional areas of business
- 1.0 credit from a selection of advanced course electives in the School of Business
- 1.0 credit of free electives which must be approved by the thesis supervisor
- A thesis normally equivalent to 5.0 of the 10.0 required credits, which must be defended at an oral examination;
- One written and one oral comprehensive examination;
- Participation in the Sprott School of Business research seminar series on current business issues for one year;
- Participation in the Sprott School of Business seminar series on, and classroom experience in, teaching methods;
- Presentation and oral defence of the thesis proposal.
Course Requirements
All students in the doctoral program are required to complete successfully:
The following 0.5-credit courses:
- BUSI 6902, BUSI 6907 and one of BUSI 6905 or BUSI 6906
- 1.5 credits of advanced seminars including at least one two-course sequence, from the following doctoral seminar courses: BUSI 6100 and BUSI 6101; BUSI 6200 and BUSI 6201; BUSI 6300 and BUSI 6301; BUSI 6400 and BUSI 6401; BUSI 6500 and BUSI 6501;
- 1.0 credit from the following advanced seminars: BUSI 6701, BUSI 6702, BUSI 6703, BUSI 6704, BUSI 6801, BUSI 6802, BUSI 6803, BUSI 6804, BUSI 6805
Students are strongly encouraged to complete 0.5 credit from BUSI 6701, BUSI 6702, BUSI 6703, or BUSI 6704, a series of courses which focuses on the dimensions of complex problem representation and analysis. Students are also strongly encouraged to complete 0.5 credit from BUSI 6801, BUSI 6802, BUSI 6803, BUSI 6804, or BUSI 6805, a series of courses oriented to specific management issues.
The remaining 1.0 credit elective, chosen with the approval of the thesis supervisor to assist in the thesis research process, normally will be chosen from either those courses at the 5000- or 6000-level in the School of Business listed above, or from outside the School in a supporting discipline or in the area of statistics.
Comprehensive Examinations
All Ph.D. candidates are required to successfully complete one written and one oral examination. The written examination will consist of a major essay that provides a comprehensive analytical review of the literature in an area of the student's specialization. The issues dealt with in the essay will be distinct from the student's thesis topic. The submission of the essay will be followed within three to four weeks by a comprehensive oral examination. In addition to questions based on the written portion, the oral comprehensive will include questions on peripheral topics previously assigned by the student's comprehensive examination committee.
The comprehensive examinations must be completed successfully before the Ph.D. proposal defence is scheduled. In normal circumstances, the oral defence must occur within four calendar terms of the student's initial registration in the Ph.D. program. Students who do not fulfil this requirement may be asked to withdraw from the program.
Thesis
All Ph.D. candidates are required to complete successfully a thesis normally equivalent to a minimum of 5.0 credits on a topic approved by the School. Students with appropriate background will be reviewed for possible adjustment of thesis weight.
