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The MBA with Advanced Studies in Management is a 16-month (4 terms, full time) degree that enables students to supplement the core MBA content with specialized courses in a range of areas.
The two versions of the program help students to develop a comprehensive and integrated knowledge of business and management functions and a deeper understanding of the business environment. Students develop analytical, decision-making, and communication skills and enhance their abilities to examine ethical considerations in business. This program achieves these goals through intensive and stimulating lectures, energetic class discussions, contemporary and relevant case studies, and experiential learning projects.
MBA Program Objectives
Students who successfully complete the MBA program will have:
Goal 1. Our graduates should have a comprehensive and integrated knowledge of management functions.
Objectives
Our graduates will understand technical business skills and apply them in new and unfamiliar circumstances.
Our graduates will integrate all the management function areas into a coherent strategic whole.
Goal 2. Our graduates should be analytical decisions-makers
Objectives
Our graduates will think analytically to identify a problem and apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative analysis to develop workable solutions.
Goal 3. Our graduates should be effective communicators.
Objectives
Our graduates will deliver clear and persuasive oral presentations to business audiences.
Our graduates will prepare clear and persuasive written reports to business audiences.
Goal 4. Our graduates should demonstrate the techniques to become effective business leaders.
Objectives
Our graduates will apply ethical resolution techniques to ethical dilemmas to provide recommended course of action.
Our graduates will work well in teams.
Our graduates will understand leadership theories.
Our graduates will understand how globalization and the global environment impact individuals, businesses, and the economy.
NOTE: Full-time students in this program are expected to complete all requirements within three terms (1 year) of continuous registration.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
Expected September 2025
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay Campus,
955 Oliver Road,
THUNDER BAY,
Ontario (ON),
P7B 5E1, Canada
Applicants for admission must be graduates of a recognized university, college, or institute as well as show evidence of scholarly achievement. Except where otherwise stated in the Admission Requirements of a particular program, degree students must have a four-year bachelor's degree or its equivalent with at least second class standing (B) based on their last 20 half courses or equivalent.
Program Specific Requirements
Four-year degree or three-year degree plus five additional full-course equivalents (10 half-courses at the second year level or higher; a minimum of six courses must be at the third or fourth year level, and not already used for any degree considered for admission into this program),
Preference will be given to applicants with more than two years of general work experience.
English Language Proficiency Requirements:
Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL) - Minimum Score: 60
Cambridge Academic English (C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) - Minimum Score: 176 (no individual score less than 169)
Duolingo English Test - Minimum Score: 110
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Minimum Score: 6.5 (no individual score less than 6.0)
Michigan English Test (MET) - Minimum Score: 85
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Minimum Score: 58 (no component score less than 50)
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Minimum Score for Internet Based Test (iBT): 80 (no component score less than 19), Minimum Score for Computer Based Test (cBT): 213 (no component score less than 17), Minimum Score for Paper Based Test (pBT) when Speaking is present: 550 (no component score less than 50).
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Lakehead University is a vibrant and forward-thinking institution that provides a transformative educational experience for students.
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