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ODETTE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION

Note: Admissions to the MBA Co-op Program will be suspended as of Fall 2008.

Course Requirements

The M.B.A Co-op requires eleven 8000-level courses in the first year.


The major paper is weighted as two courses; the thesis as four. A student writing a major paper or thesis would require eight or six additional courses respectively. Fast Track students who do not complete a co-op work term will be required to complete a major paper in addition to the ten courses. STEN-8980 is required of all MBA students.

Students will be allowed to pursue a general MBA. or choose one specific area of concentration. Areas of concentration include Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Marketing, Management and Labour Studies, Management Science and Production/Operations Management. To obtain an area of concentration, courses must be completed as follows:

BUSINESS STRATEGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

STEN-8800. Managing the International Enterprise
STEN-8820. Manufacturing Strategy
STEN-8900. Entrepreneurship: New Venture Formation and Management

Plus any two of:
STEN-8920. Topics in Strategic Management
MKTG-8390. Marketing Strategy and Planning
MGMT-8130. Leadership and Organizational Change

FINANCE

FINA-8720. Cases in Financial Management
ACCT-8510. Reporting, Analyzing, and Using Accounting Information

Plus any three of:
FINA-8700. Investment Analysis and Management
FINA-8710. Portfolio Management
FINA-8730. Topics in Finance
FINA-8740. International Financial Management

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

MGMT-8430. International Management
FINA-8740. International Financial Management
MKTG-8350. International Marketing Strategy
STEN-8800. Managing the International Enterprise

Plus any one of:
POLS-8330. International Political Economy
ECON-8100. Theory of International Economics
or a Topics course with an international focus offered by any of the Areas

MARKETING

MKTG-8390. Marketing Strategy and Planning

Plus any three of:
MKTG-8310. Consumer Behaviour
MKTG-8320. Marketing Research
MKTG-8350. International Marketing
MKTG-8380. Special Topics in Marketing

Plus any one of:
FINA-8720. Cases in Financial Management
STEN-8800. Managing the International Enterprise
STEN-8820. Manufacturing Strategy
or a Topics course being offered by one of the other Areas whose content is relevant to Marketing.

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

MSCI-8030. Management Science Methods
MSCI-8040. Operations Management
MSCI-8060. Strategic Implementation for Technologies Management

Plus any two of:
MSCI-8020. Topics in Management Science
COMP-8370. Database Management Systems
COMP-8380. Information Retrieval Systems
COMP-8390. Emerging Non-traditional Database Systems
INDE-8240. Advanced Operations Research I
INDE-8250. Advanced Operations Research II
INDE-8310. Stochastic Processes
INDE-8220. Manufacturing Systems Simulation
INDE-8200. Optimization
INDE-8230. Production and Inventory Control Systems
INDE-8280. Reliability Engineering

MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR STUDIES

MGMT-8130. Leadership and Organizational Change
MGMT-8430. International Management
MGMT-8460. Business Negotiations and Problem Solving
MGMT-8470. Managing Diversity in the Work-place

Plus any one of:
MGMT-8480. Topics in Management and Labour Studies
KINE-8000. Sport Leadership

PRODUCTION/OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

MSCI-8040. Operations Management
STEN-8820. Manufacturing Strategy

Plus any three of:
MSCI-8020. Topics in Management Science
MKTG-8310. Consumer Behaviour
STEN-8800. Managing the International Enterprise
ECON-8310. Industrial Organization
INDE-8290. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
INDE-8320. Flexible Manufacturing Systems

THE MAJOR PAPER

Students may choose a major paper option. All students choosing this option must have a detailed major paper proposal approved by at least two faculty members in the Odette School of Business. These two faculty members will have primary responsibility for supervising the student's work. The approved proposal application form must be submitted to the Assistant to the Dean in order to register for the major paper (BUSI-8960). An oral defence will be required.

The major paper will be graded, will receive six credits and will substitute for two 8000-level non-specified courses.

THE THESIS

Students may choose a thesis option. All students choosing this option must have a detailed thesis proposal approved by at least two faculty members in the Odette School of Business and by one faculty member external to the School but from within the University. An oral defence will be required.

The thesis will be graded, will receive twelve credits and will substitute for four 8000-level non-specified courses.



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