Associate Professor and Dean
G. Gorman
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
A. Palasvirta
The degree of Master of Business Administration is offered by full-time
or part-time study.
These regulations must be read in conjunction with the GENERAL REGULATIONS of the School of
Graduate Studies of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
DIRECT
ENTRY AND ADVANCED STANDING
1. Admission is limited and competitive. To be considered for
admission to the Master of Business Administration program, an applicant
shall normally hold at least a Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum ‘B’
standing, from an institution recognized by Senate. Applicants must
achieve a satisfactory total score on the Graduate Management Admission
Test (GMAT), as well as an appropriate balance of verbal and
quantitative GMAT score components. Specific information regarding test
centres, dates, registration procedure and deadlines can be obtained by
writing to: Educational Testing Service/GMAT, P.O. Box 6103, Princeton,
New Jersey, U.S.A., 08541-6103. Their web address is: http://www.gmat.org. Relevant
employment experience will be taken into account during the evaluation
of applications.
2. In exceptional cases, applicants who have not completed an
undergraduate degree, but who meet all other requirements, may be
considered for admission. Preference will be given to those who present
a high GMAT score, have a minimum of 10 years of full-time managerial
and executive experience, and have completed several years of
university studies. The Faculty may also take into account relevant
professional credentials. Applicants, who do not meet normal admission
requirements, may be required to complete, with a high level of
achievement, certain undergraduate courses before being considered for
admission.
3. When circumstances warrant, and only on the strong recommendation of
the Faculty of Business Administration, consideration may be given to
candidates who do not meet some of the above requirements.
4. Applicants who did not complete a four-year baccalaureate degree at
a recognized university where English is the primary language of
instruction must normally achieve a paper-based score of 580 (or
higher)/computer-based score of 237 (or higher) on the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Those submitting results of the Test of
Written English (TWE) as well, with a score of 4 or better, will receive
preference in the evaluation of English proficiency. Information
regarding both tests is available from the Educational Testing Service.
B) DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS
Applications and all supporting documents must be received not later
than March 15 from Canadian applicants wishing to enter full-time or
part-time studies in the Fall semester. Part-time applicants planning to
enter in the Winter (January) or Spring (May) semester must apply prior
to October 15 and January 15 respectively. Individuals submitting
applications later than the above dates are not assured of consideration
for admission to the program in the semester desired; their
applications will be processed only if time and resources permit.
Full-time and international applicants are normally considered for
entry in the Fall semester. International applicants must submit
complete documentation by February 1.
C) PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION
1. Applications for admission to the MBA program must be made on the
appropriate form to the School of Graduate Studies.
2. The following documents must be submitted in support of the official
application form:
a) Letters of appraisal from three referees, at least one of whom has
had close professional contact with the applicant within the last two
years, and at least one of whom is capable of appraising the applicant's
academic potential as a graduate student.
b) Two copies of the Faculty's Employment Experience Information Form.
c) Two official transcripts from each university or other
post-secondary institution previously attended, to be sent directly by
its Registrar (or equivalent officer) to the School of Graduate Studies.
If not recorded on the transcript, official evidence of completion of
undergraduate degree must also be submitted.
d) The official GMAT score report, to be sent directly by the
Educational Testing Service. The code number for Memorial University of
Newfoundland is 0885.
e) Where applicable, an official TOEFL score report, to be forwarded
directly by the Educational Testing Service. As indicated above,
overseas applicants have a stronger case if they also submit official
results of the Test of Written English (TWE).
NOTE: Application files are evaluated only when all required items
have been received.
3. Admission shall be by the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies on
the recommendation of the Faculty of Business Administration. Upon
notification from the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies of
acceptance into the MBA program, applicants must give written notice to
the School of Graduate Studies of their intention to register. Such
notice must be received by the Office of the Dean within 30 days of
notification of acceptance, or three weeks prior to semester
registration.
D) DIRECT ENTRY AND ADVANCED STANDING
1. Students who have an undergraduate honours (or equivalent, e.g.,
first class from another university recognized by Senate) degree in
business may apply for direct entry into the second year of the
MBA Program. Their course load will be 8107 - Managing in the Canadian
Environment, 8208 - Strategic Management, 8209 - Management Skills plus
seven electives from the list of second year courses listed in Table
III and paragraph E3. Direct entry will only be considered if the
honours degree was awarded within seven years of the year for which
admission is being sought. The Committee on Graduate Studies reserves
the right to require additional first year courses where there are
noted deficiencies in a student’s undergraduate record.
2. The Faculty’s Committee on Graduate Studies may recommend advanced
standing for students who do not qualify for direct entry at the
time of admission to the MBA program. After admission and normally not
later than one week after registration, all other students, including
those who have an undergraduate degree in business, may apply for advanced
standing for 8000 level courses in the MBA program. Advanced
standing for any 8000 level MBA course would normally require that the
student had achieved a “B+” or better in a letter grade system or the
equivalent to a grade of 75% or better at Memorial University of
Newfoundland in undergraduate courses required for advanced standing.
Courses will only be considered for advanced standing if they are part
of a degree that has been awarded within seven years of the year for
which admission is being sought. Advanced standing will not be granted
for 8107 - Managing in the Canadian Environment, 8208 - Strategic
Management, 8209 - Management Skills, and 8203 - Management Science.
3. The following information must be submitted to the Associate Dean,
Faculty of Business Administration, for evaluation by the Committee:
a) a detailed course outline for each course to be considered in the
application for advanced standing;
b) a description of the method of evaluation used in each such course,
the grades received, and the completion dates.
4. Students who enter the MBA program with previous graduate degrees
may be granted transfer credit for two non-business, non-specified
elective courses by the Faculty’s Committee on Graduate Studies. The
remaining electives will be chosen from courses offered by the Faculty
of Business Administration. This will reduce their program from 20
courses to 18 courses. (This does not apply to students with degrees
such as the LLB and Medical Doctor degrees that are not master’s
degrees.) Courses will only be considered for advanced standing if they
are part of a degree that has been awarded within seven years of the
year for which admission is being sought.
E) PROGRAMS OF STUDY
1. The programs of study include:
a) a 60-credit hour program (equivalent to four semesters of full-time
study) for candidates entering with an undergraduate degree in any area
other than business. Thirty-three credit hours in program courses are
compulsory and are specified in Table 1; the remaining 27 credit hours
in program courses are electives.
b) a 48-credit hour course program plus a thesis for candidates
entering with an undergraduate degree. Thirty-three credit hours in
program courses are compulsory and are specified in Table I; the
remaining 15 credit hours in program courses shall consist of 9103 (3
credit hours), 12 credit hours in courses agreed upon by each student
and his or her supervisor plus a thesis, or
c) a 30-credit hour program (equivalent to two semesters of full-time
study) for direct entry candidates. Three of the program courses (9
credit hours) are compulsory and are specified in Table II; the
remaining 21 credit hours for candidates in the all-course program are
electives. For direct entry candidates in the thesis option, courses
shall normally consist of 8107, 8208, 8209 and 9103 (all 3-credit hour
courses), 6 credit hours in courses agreed upon by each student and his
or her supervisor plus a thesis. Additional courses may be recommended
by the supervisor to the Committee on Graduate Studies where the
preparation of the candidate in the cognate area is deemed to be
inadequate.
2. Electives in the all course programs may be chosen from among the
following:
a) approved business electives as listed in Table III;
b) up to 6 credit hours in courses from other graduate programs within
the School of Graduate Studies, as approved by the Dean of Graduate
Studies on the recommendation of the Faculty of Business Administration;
c) a Research Project or projects, which may be assigned up to 9 credit
hours, as approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies on the recommendation
of the Faculty of Business Administration;
d) any other course or project deemed to be of satisfactory content and
rigor as approved by the Dean of Graduate Studies on the recommendation
of the Faculty of Business Administration.
3. Candidates in the all course programs are required to choose among
the elective courses so that they do:
a) at least one of B8204, B8210;
b) at least one of B9306, B9325, B9326, B9020; or another approved
international course;
c) at least one of B9308, B9322, B9328.
4. The Faculty’s Committee on Graduate Studies reserves the right to
restrict candidates from taking particular MBA courses if it is deemed
that those courses do not add sufficient value beyond courses that the
candidate has completed at the undergraduate level. Regulations 3 a) and
3 b) above may be waived where the candidate is restricted from taking
a particular course due to the completion of an undergraduate course.
However, a candidate restricted from taking any one course listed under
regulation 3 c) must complete a second course from that list.
5. Students are required to observe certain approved co- or
prerequisites in scheduling their courses. These are as indicated:
| COURSE | PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITES* |
| Required Courses |
|
| 8103 | Nil |
| 8104 | Nil |
| 8106 | Nil |
| 8107 | Nil |
| 8108 | 8103* |
| 8109 | Nil |
| 8205 | Nil |
| 8206 | 8103*, 8108*,8109 |
| 8207 | 8103, 8108* |
| 8208 | 8103, 8104, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8205*, 8206*, 8207* |
| 8209 | 8104 |
| Electives | |
| 8203 | Nil |
| 8204 | 8104 |
| 8210 | Nil |
| 9020 |
Nine courses completed including 8104 |
| 9103 | Nine courses completed including 8103 |
| 9301 | Nine courses completed |
| 9302 | Nine courses completed plus 9301* |
| 9303 | Nine courses completed plus 9301* and 9302* |
| 9306 | Nine courses completed including 8103, 8104, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8205, 8206, 8207, 8208* |
| 9308 | Nine courses completed including 8103, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8206 |
| 9309 | Nine courses completed including 8106 |
| 9311 | Nine courses completed including 8104, 8204 |
| 9312 | Nine courses completed including 8103, 8108, 8109, 8206 |
| 9314 | Nine courses completed including 8103, 8108, 8109, 8206 |
| 9316 | Nine courses completed including 8205 |
| 9317 | Nine courses completed |
| 9318 | Nine courses completed including 8106 |
| 9320 | Nine courses completed including 8103, 8108, 8109, 8206 |
| 9322 | Nine courses completed including 8103, 8104, 8106, 8108, 8109, 8205, 8206, 8207, 8208* |
| 9323 | Nine courses completed including 8103, 8108, 8109, 8206, 9320 |
| 9324 | Nine courses completed including 8104, 8204 |
| 9325 | Nine courses completed including 8106 |
| 9326 | Nine courses completed including 8103, 8108, 8109, 8206 |
| 9328 | Nine courses completed including 8104 |
| 9329 |
Nine courses completed |
NOTE: All 9000-level courses require the prior completion of nine courses, including any specific prerequisites or corequisites.
6. Students shall successfully complete the requirements of B8103-Statistical Applications in Management as part of the first 33 credit hours of their programs.
7. Changes to a student's prescribed program, including the
specified course load, must have the prior approval of the Dean of
Graduate Studies on the recommendation of the Faculty of Business
Administration.
F) EVALUATION
1. The Faculty Council of the Faculty of Business
Administration constitutes the examining body for all examinations in
Business courses. In addition, the standing of every student will be
assessed by the Committee on Graduate Studies in accordance with the
requirements outlined in clauses 2 through 5 below.
2. Credit towards the MBA degree will be granted only for those courses
which have been approved as constituting part of the student's program
of study and in which the candidate has obtained a mark of 65% or higher.
3. A candidate is required to withdraw from the MBA program if:
a) a final grade of ‘D’ or ‘F’ is obtained in two courses, or
b) a final grade of ‘C’ or less is obtained in three courses, or
c) a final grade of ‘C’ or less is obtained in a repeated course.
4. Clause F)3 notwithstanding, to remain in the program, a candidate
who obtains a final grade of ‘C’ or less in any course must normally
repeat that course when next offered, and is permitted to repeat that
course only once.
5. Clause F3 notwithstanding, in some instances, at the discretion of
the course instructor, and with the approval of the associate dean,
academic programs, Faculty of Business Administration, a student who has
received a grade of ‘C’ or less in any course may be permitted to
complete remedial work and may be re-examined. A student who passes
after re-examination will have “passed on the basis of re-examination”
recorded on their transcript, and the original grade will remain. A
student who receives a grade of ‘C’ or less after re-examination will be
required to withdraw from the program. The original grade will count as
part of the total number of final grades of ‘C’ or less permitted
before a student is required to withdraw as specified in F3.
NOTE: The pursuit of remedial work may not be offered more than
twice to an individual student.
COURSES
In accordance with Senate's Policy Regarding Inactive Courses, courses which have not been offered in the previous three academic years and which are not scheduled to be offered in the current academic year have been removed from the following listing. For information about any of these inactive courses, please contact the Dean of the Faculty.
The schedule of courses of the curriculum and elective courses are as follows:
TABLE I - Schedule of Courses
|
Term 1 |
Term 2 |
| 8103. Statistical Applications in Management 8104. Organizations: Behavior and Structure 8106. Marketing 8107. Managing in the Canadian Environment 8108. Economics for Business 8109. Accounting for Management |
8205. Information Systems 8206. Managerial Finance 8207. Operations Management 8208. Strategic Management 8209. Management Skills |
| Term 3 | Term 4 |
| Five electives (may include project) | Four electives (may include project) |
TABLE II - Schedule of Courses (students with direct entry to Term 3)
|
Term 3 |
Term 4 |
| 8107. Managing in the Canadian Environment Four electives (may include project) |
8208. Strategic Management 8209. Management Skills Three electives (may include project) |
TABLE III - MBA ELECTIVES
Schedule of MBA Electives
8001-005. Special Topics
8203. Management Science
8204. Human Resource Management
8210. Labour Relations
9001-9019. Special Topics
9020. International Human Resource Management
9021-9035. Special Topics
9103. Research in Management
9301-03. Research Project (Variable Credit)
9306. International Strategic Management
9308. New Venture Creation
9309. Marketing Management
9311. Seminar in Human Resource Management
9312. Financial Management
9314. Business and Taxation Law
9316. Information Systems Management
9317. Current Topics in Management
9318. Marketing Communications Management
9320. Investments and Portfolio Management
9322. Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
9323. Financial Forward, Futures, and Options Markets
9324. Women and Men in Organizations
9325. Accessing International Markets
9326. International Finance
9328. Change Management
9329. Labour Law
Two graduate electives from programs in other Faculties and Schools in
the School of Graduate Studies.
TABLE IV - MBA COURSE RESTRICTIONS
Credit may be obtained for only one course from each of the pairs of courses listed in Table IV.
| Present Course |
Replaces Course |
Present Course |
Replaces Course |
| 8107 8108 8109 8207 8208 |
9201 8101 or 8201 8102 or 8202 9319 9101 |
9321 9324 9325 9326 9327 |
8210 9004 9005 9010 9007 |
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