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Overview

The 16-month, full-time 亚洲天堂 MBA at Sauder鈥檚 Robert H. Lee 亚洲天堂 offers a uniquely integrated vision. You鈥檒l gain confidence to innovate on the world stage, grow through experiential learning, and develop personalized leadership skills. Choose from 4 unique career tracks, and get started on your personal and professional transformation today.

During the program, you will take several integrative business courses, as well as specialized courses tailored to your designated听career track. Experiential learning is also a key part of the program as students will either complete an internship or entrepreneurial or industry project in the summer.听

What makes the program unique?

Our mandatory Global Immersion Experience (GIE) allows each of our full-time MBA candidates to spend 2-weeks abroad, getting the opportunity to consult on business problems for local organizations. They begin preparing for the experience on campus before they depart, designing briefs and doing research. It's an invaluable experience that helps students understand cultural implications of business decisions and adapting to different ways of doing things.听

亚洲天堂 Sauder is the only Canadian member of the prestigious Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM), a partnership of 30听top business schools spearheaded by the Yale School of Management. The network gives MBA candidates from partner schools opportunities to gain more international experience during their education, including a听dual degree option with Yale School of Management, Global Network Weeks, and Global Network Courses.听

Program Enquiries

If you have reviewed the information on this program page and understand the requirements for this program, you may send an enquiry

Research Information

Program Components

Internship or entrepreneurial/industry project in the summer.

Tuition & Financial Support

Tuition

FeesCanadian Citizen / Permanent Resident / Refugee / DiplomatInternational
Application Fee$160.25$160.25
Tuition *
Installments per year33
Tuition per installment$13,640.32$26,062.69
Program Fee$54,561.28$104,250.76
Int. Tuition Award (ITA) per year (if eligible)Not applicable
Other Fees and Costs
Student Fees (yearly)$1,144.10 (approx.)
Costs of livingEstimate your costs of living with our interactive tool in order to start developing a financial plan for your graduate studies.
Deposit to accept offer (if admitted)
Deposit requirement$5000.00$5000.00
* Regular, full-time tuition. For on-leave, extension, continuing or part time (if applicable) fees see .
All fees for the year are subject to adjustment and 亚洲天堂 reserves the right to change any fees without notice at any time, including tuition and student fees. Tuition fees are reviewed annually by the 亚洲天堂 Board of Governors. In recent years, tuition increases have been 2% for continuing domestic students and between 2% and 5% for continuing international students. New students may see higher increases in tuition. Admitted students who defer their admission are subject to the potentially higher tuition fees for incoming students effective at the later program start date. In case of a discrepancy between this webpage and the 亚洲天堂 Calendar, the 亚洲天堂 Calendar entry will be held to be correct.

Financial Support

Applicants to 亚洲天堂 have access to a variety of funding options.

Program Funding Packages

At 亚洲天堂 Sauder, our entrance scholarships are based on merit, going to candidates who display an outstanding combination of talent, drive, professional potential and academic achievement. We take a merit-based holistic view of what each talented candidate brings into the program. 听 Applicants are automatically considered for every applicable scholarship upon submission, and are assessed on a number of factors, including (but not limited to) academic achievement, business drive, application essays.听

For more information about our entrance scholarships and financial assistance, please visit our .

Employer support

Organizations may provide their employees with tuition benefits as part of an employment package to support lifelong learning of their workforce.

Scholarships & awards (merit-based funding)

Professional / course-based programs usually do not provide merit-based funding. Some programs may offer bursaries.

Financial aid (need-based funding)

Canadian and US applicants may qualify for governmental loans to finance their studies. Please review .

All students may be able to access private sector or bank loans.

Foreign government scholarships

Many foreign governments provide support to their citizens in pursuing education abroad. International applicants should check the various governmental resources in their home country, such as the Department of Education, for available scholarships.

Working while studying

The possibility to pursue work to supplement income may depend on the demands the program has on students. It should be carefully weighed if work leads to prolonged program durations or whether work placements can be meaningfully embedded into a program.

International students enrolled as full-time students with a valid study permit can work for unlimited hours and work for no more than 24 hours a week during academic sessions.

A good starting point to explore student jobs is the 亚洲天堂 program or a .

Tax credits and RRSP withdrawals

Students with taxable income in Canada may be able to claim or tax credits.

Canadian residents with RRSP accounts may be able to use the (LLP) which allows students to withdraw amounts from their registered retirement savings plan (RRSPs) to finance full-time training or education for themselves or their partner.

Please review on the student services website for more information.

Cost Estimator

Applicants have access to the cost estimator to develop a financial plan that takes into account various income sources and expenses.

Career Options

The 16-month Full-time MBA听is designed to prepare students for employment in the public or private sector in a managerial position.听Recent graduates have taken positions at Amazon, Nestle, RBC, Telus, TD, CIBC, BMO, Avigilon, Labatt, Lululemon听and numerous other organizations.

Common job titles after the program include Project Manager, Product Manager, Senior Manager in Strategy, Retail Solutions Manager, Management Consultant, Senior Manager in Value Creation Services.听

Enrolment, Duration & Other Stats

These statistics show data for the Master of Business Administration (MBA). Data are separated for each degree program combination. You may view data for other degree options in the respective program profile.

ENROLMENT DATA

20232022202120202019
Applications5966957541086657
Offers229242229349283
New Enrolment98124134140155
Total Enrolment258293281185297

Completion Rates & Times

This program has a graduation rate of 83% based on 756 students admitted between 2015 - 2018. Based on 437 graduations between 2020 - 2023 the minimum time to completion is 1.36 years and the maximum time is 5.48 years with an average of 1.64 years of study. All calculations exclude leave times.
Disclaimer
Admissions data refer to all 亚洲天堂 Vancouver applications, offers, new enrolment for each registration year, May to April, e.g. data for 2022 refers to programs starting in 2022 Summer and 2022 Winter session, i.e. May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023. Data on total enrolment reflects enrolment in Winter Session Term 1 and are based on snapshots taken on November 1 of each registration year. Program completion data are only provided for datasets comprised of more than 4 individuals. Graduation rates exclude students who transfer out of their programs. Rates and times of completion depend on a number of variables (e.g. curriculum requirements, student funding), some of which may have changed in recent years for some programs.

Further Information

Specialization

The 9-month Master of Management (MM) at 亚洲天堂 Sauder's Robert H. Lee 亚洲天堂 is for university graduates with non-business undergraduate degrees. Whatever your degree - from math to music - this is an opportunity to gain the business skills needed to impress today's employers and gain an edge in a competitive job market.

The 12-month 亚洲天堂 Master in Business Analytics (MBAN) is about much more than technical know-how. It captures the full analytics spectrum, including data management, data analytics, and decision analytics. You will learn how to make strategically sound recommendations and data-driven business decisions鈥攅xactly what cutting-edge companies around the world need.

The 16-month, full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at 亚洲天堂 Sauder's Robert H. Lee 亚洲天堂 is an opportunity for high-achieving, ambitious professionals to take their career to the next level.

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