Business Administration

Degrees offered:

MBA
PhD (Management)

Application deadlines:

October 15 (Part-time MBA applicants) for winter admission
January 15 (Part-time MBA applicants) for spring admission
March 1 (International MBA applicants) for fall admission
February 1 (PhD applicants) for fall admission
May 1 (Canadian MBA applicants) for fall admission

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Why Business at Memorial?

We apply progressive course structures and high academic standards to produce highly skilled graduates capable of competing in the global marketplace. Students can focus their studies on marketing, finance, strategic management, international studies, or human resources management and labour relations.

Funding:

Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages recently offered to graduate students in Business Administration. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.

PhD: $22,000

Tuition:

Program	Program fee per semester		# of semesters
Program	Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents	International Students	# of semesters
Master’s program
Plan A	$733	$953	6
Plan B	$486	$632	9
PhD	$683	$887	12

Duration (for full-time students):

Master’s: 2 years | PhD: 4 years

Description of programs:

The MBA program at Memorial is designed to prepare highly qualified students to become executive decision-makers who are cognizant of their operating environment, including its international dimensions. The program's key objectives are:

to develop future managers' problem-solving and decision-making skills, enabling them to identify, analyze and solve complex and unstructured problems
to provide a broad operating knowledge of management concepts and practices which can adapt to a wide variety of organizations and environments

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management is offered in the Faculty of Business Administration. The designation refers to management in the broad context. The degree will offer specializations corresponding to functional areas in management. The degree currently is offered with specializations in operations and information management, and organizational behaviour and human resources management. The degree is offered by full-time study to qualified candidates.

Minimum admission requirements:

For MBA: Bachelor's degree ('B' standing) and a minimum balanced GMAT score of at least 550
For PhD: Master's degree in appropriate area of study and GMAT (600) or GRE (1100)

Important Note: The information provided on this website is subject to change. The University Calendar is the final authority on university regulations.