Academics

Integrated Learning

To enable you to lead effectively and responsibly in an increasingly complex and interconnected world, the Desautels Faculty of Management has created a truly innovative integrated MBA curriculum that breaks down the barriers between traditional disciplines. Our unique integrated management approach will allow you to work across managerial boundaries and to fully understand how organizations function as a whole, and in an international context.

Laying the Foundations

Integration is achieved through a unique set of core modules. Each module is taught by multiple professors from different disciplines–no other MBA program in the world offers this ground-breaking collaborative approach. A summer Base Camp covers fundamental quantitative methods, followed by a Global Leadership module that will help you reflect on what success means for you and what goals and responsibilities (personal, organizational and societal) you would like to assume in the business world.

Integrating Disciplines

Students then begin the Integrated Core curriculum which consists of four modules. The first module, Business Tools, covers the analytical skills they will need in making decisions. This is followed by Managing Resources and Value Creation, which provide an understanding of the portfolio of resources available to managers (human, financial and technological), to create value through the operations of the organization. Lastly, the Markets and Globalization module will challenge you to introduce this value to the global marketplace.

Developing Key Skills

To integrate hard and soft skills, as well as academic and professional experiences, a number of support workshops cover career development, presentation skills and case analysis. The entire first semester culminates in the Desautels Cup, a three day case competition which brings together the concepts covered in the first term.

Specializing

Once students have completed the first semester, they have the opportunity to specialize in one or two concentrations: Finance, Marketing, Global Strategy and Leadership, or Technology and Innovation Management. Each concentration is supported by leading executives from around the world, who help shape the curriculum to best reflect current business needs.

Building Experience

Students are also required to fulfill an Experiential Component, which can be in the form of a paid internship, guided field practicum, or study abroad experience. You may choose to participate in an international exchange, experiencing the socioeconomic and cultural contexts of another country, while studying at leading universities in Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, the Middle East or the Americas.

International Outlook

We attract accomplished and academically strong students, distinguished professors and leading corporations from around the world. Over half of our students and more than two-thirds of faculty come from outside Canada, providing you with a global perspective every day. Small class sizes and the program’s collaborative spirit further enhance the international experience.

Students from diverse cultural, academic and professional backgrounds find that the Desautels MBA program offers them the challenge they are looking for in graduate business education. Inquisitiveness, openness to learning and embracing new ideas, high motivation, and intelligence are typical characteristics of those who succeed in the Desautels MBA program.

Innovative Research

The Desautels Faculty of Management is recognized as a world leader in management research. Our professors take pride in bringing the latest research findings into the classroom, enriching the curriculum with the most contemporary business trends.

Industry Expertise

Industry Expert Panels, a world-wide network of highly successful executives brought together by Desautels, infuse the curriculum with live cases and provide internship opportunities. Our CEO Speaker Series brings in industry leaders to meet with students. In addition, Desautels’ Executives in Residence (CEOs and former CEOs of Fortune 500 companies) share their vast industry and leadership experience, while providing one-on-one mentorship to students.

State-of-the-Art Facilities

Housed in the new Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, our MBA facilities are designed to enhance the learning experience of students. Our facilities incorporate the latest technologies as well as study and meeting spaces that create a professional atmosphere where students can interact with each other, professors and business executives.

Interdisciplinary Approach

The MBA program has made interdisciplinary options for students a priority. Joint MBA programs such as our MBA-Law and MD-MBA provide students with a specialized knowledge base while preparing them for management and leadership roles. In addition to these joint-degree programs, the Desautels Faculty of Management collaborates closely with many other Faculties, including Music and Engineering.