MBA at Sobey
With a state-of-the-art teaching facility, world-class faculty, a network of high caliber classmates and a strong connection with the business community, the Sobey MBA Program provides a rich learning environment for students pursuing graduate business education. And because our students come to Sobey from varied backgrounds and with diverse needs, the Sobey School of Business offers a range of MBA program options that meet the requirements of various groups of individuals.
This program consists of 20 courses and normally takes 16-20 months of study. First-year courses include foundational work in Leadership, Business Statistics, Managerial Economics, Financial Reporting, Information Systems, and functional courses in Marketing, Finance and Operations. Most of the second year of the program consists of student-chosen electives and the completion of either an applied MBA Consulting Project or an academic research-based Masters Research Project.
This program is 20 courses in length and normally takes 4 years of part-time study to complete, with courses offered in the evenings or day-long and weekend sessions. Core courses include foundational work in Leadership, Business Statistics, Mangerial Economics, Financial Reporting, and Information Systems. Functional courses include Marketing, Finance and Operations. Then students move on to advanced-level course that largely consist of student-chosen electives, and the completion of either an applied MBA Consulting Project or an academic research-based Masters Research Project.
This program is designed for those students with a solid four-year undergraduate academic background in Business Administration or Commerce. The 12-month full-time, or 28-month part-time, program consists of 13 courses and includes required courses in Leadership, Strategy and Integration, with advanced electives in student-chosen areas of study. Students also complete either the MBA Consulting Project or Masters Research Project as part of the requirements of this program.
This program is 13 courses in length and is designed for students with a strong accounting background and working experience in that area. It combines the broad business skills of the MBA degree with the accounting expertise and professional skills of the Certified Management Accountant designation. Students typically have four or more years of experience prior to entering and, to be eligible, must have or be pursuing CMA designation. Designed for individuals who are working, courses are delivered through weekend classroom sessions. This design ensures individuals from areas other than metro Halifax can complete the program. After passing the CMA National Entrance Exam, the MBA-CMA Program could potentially be completed within 28 months.