Master of Business Administration (On Campus)
Nurturing Global Business Leaders
Yorkville University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) prepares purpose-driven business leaders to think globally, act responsibly, and shape the future of business management.
Comprehensive Curriculum—delve into ethical, modern, and global explorations and gain advanced skills of contemporary business practice.
Designed for Busy Professionals—achieve your academic and professional goals efficiently as you continue working while you study and earn your MBA in under two years.
Attain Executive Skills—develop the professional skillset required for leadership positions using modern approaches and education. Navigate complex business environments with integrity and a global mindset.
Develop the skills to lead business with a vision and purpose, in Canada, and the World.
$88,000
Average salary with an MBA in Canada**
100
+
Nationalities represented in classrooms
30
Approximate number of students per class
New Term Starts Soon
Starts:
May 2025, September 2025, January 2026
Campus:
Toronto
Duration:
Less than 2 years *
*With full course load and year-round study. Contact an Admissions Advisor for more information.
** Payscale
Program Benefits
Experience Market-Leading Curriculum
Our standard-setting curriculum is developed by a robust team of credentialed faculty consisting of business leaders, entrepreneurs and subject matter experts, and instructional design specialists. This helps maximize the effectiveness and applicability of our program in real-world scenarios.
Flexible Learning to Fit Your Schedule
Our flexible learning allows you to earn your MBA while working, with class times scheduled in the evenings and on Saturdays, and you can begin the program as soon as you are ready with our multiple start dates.
Preparing Future-Focused Leaders
In addition to core business competencies, our courses require you to engage in critical thinking, global and cultural awareness, social and community responsibility, and the foundation for professional, sustainable, and ethical conduct—imperative concepts for successful future-focused business leaders.
Career Outcomes
Our MBA graduates possess the skills and hands-on knowledge to lead departments and organizations ethically and effectively in roles such as:
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Financial Manager
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Marketing Manager
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Computer and Information Systems Manager
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Business Intelligence Analyst
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Human Resources Manager
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General and Operations Manager
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Project Manager
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Sales Manager
Faculty
Meet the Program Director
Dr. Statia Elliot
Dean of Business, Ontario
Yorkville University’s Dean of Business, Ontario, Statia is a values-driven leader committed to advancing responsible business practices through higher education. An experienced academic leader and scholar, during her years with the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph, Statia fostered business education as a force for good. She is an accomplished researcher with top publications in marketing, place branding and sustainability, and an award-winning educator. Statia holds a PhD in Management from Carlton University’s Sprott School of Business, an MA in Economics from McMaster, and a BComm from St. Mary’s University. Before academia, Statia worked in consulting for the private and public sectors. She’s lived across Canada and abroad and traveled to over 60 countries. Statia leads our MBA program with a focus on developing purpose-driven leaders to change lives and improve society.
Meet the Faculty
Admission Requirements
Regular Admission
Regular Admission requirements are the following:
- Baccalaureate degree transcripts with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 or 4.3 scale) for the degree, or in the final two years of the degree.
- Letter of interest (Statement of Purpose) explaining your interest in pursuing an MBA degree.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) detailing educational qualifications and work experience.
- Two letters of reference to be sent directly to the Registrar’s Office.
Students without a business baccalaureate degree (e.g., Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science in Management) will be conditionally admitted and must complete the three foundation courses in their first term, achieving at least a B grade in each course, before beginning the core MBA courses.
Students who enter the program with a business undergraduate degree can receive credit for the foundation courses and begin the program with the core business courses to complete the degree with 36 credits over 12 courses.
Conditional Admission
An applicant with a CGPA between 2.5 and 2.99 for their baccalaureate degree may be admitted conditionally provided they submit a recent GMAT score of 550 or higher (or equivalent GMAT focus score) alongside the regular admission documents.
Conditional admits with a business undergraduate degree will not be required to take the foundation courses. An applicant admitted conditionally to the program must achieve a mark of at least a B (73%) in their first three courses; failure to meet this condition will result in dismissal from the program.
The University reserves the right to request that candidates have an interview with the Dean or departmental representative prior to receiving admission to the MBA program.
English Language Proficiency
The University reserves the right to refuse admission to any student whose proficiency in English is insufficient.
Applicants for admission must establish proficiency in English sufficient for post-secondary study. Such proficiency may be established in one of the following ways:
- Completion of secondary education where English is the language of instruction
- Successful completion of at least 12 credit hours of previous postsecondary education where English is the language of instruction.
- Successful completion with the equivalent of a “B” standing of a postsecondary level English for Academic Purposes program accredited by Languages Canada.
- Confirmation of an acceptable score2 on a test of English language proficiency recognized by Yorkville University.3
English Language Proficiency Tests: Minimum Scores Required
| Duolingo English test4 | iTEP Academic | TOEFL | IELTS | Pearson Test of Academic English | CAEL | Canadian Language Benchmark | CanTest | Common European Framework Level |
| 115 | 4.0 | 95 | 7.0 | 65 | 70 | 9 | 4.5 | C1 |
Notes:
- Note, however, that the University reserves the right to require further proof of language proficiency before permission will be granted to register in for-credit courses.
- Acceptable levels of proficiency are defined by the Admission Committee of each program and approved by the University’s Academic Council. Before defining an acceptable level of proficiency, the Admission Committee consults with the Office of the President to ensure consistency with University standards. Each Admission Committee defines a minimal score on a single test (normally the IELTS test). Acceptable scores on other tests are derived from an equivalency table approved by the University’s Academic Cabinet and maintained by the Office of the President.
- Acceptable tests of English language proficiency are those that have been approved by the University’s Academic Cabinet.
- Approved by administrative decision on a temporary basis in response to the closing of all testing centres during the Covid-19 pandemic. Continued use of Duolingo will be reviewed by Academic Cabinet when other testing services re-open.
For full details of admissions requirements, please contact an Admissions Advisor.
Tuition and Fees
Changes to tuition rates will be announced at least three months before the start of the term to which they apply.
Arrangements for payment of tuition must be made at least two weeks before the start of each term (please see the Academic Schedule for deadlines). Monthly payment arrangements can also be made.
For further information about tuition, fees and payment methods, please contact Yorkville University’s Bursar’s Office at 1-888-886-1882.
Please contact an Admissions Advisor to learn more about financial aid options.
Total Cost (including Application and Seat Fees) is $24,900*
*Note: The cost does not include textbooks, expendable supplies, equipment, and resource fees. To understand your specific program cost, please speak with an advisor.
- MBA Tuition: $24,750
- Cost per credit: $550
- Program cost includes $300 seat fee and $150 application fee
- $300 Seat Fee is deducted from Student’s first tuition payment
Assuming an average course load, tuition cost per term is $4,950
By selecting to take more or fewer courses per term, costs will be updated accordingly. A typical course is 3 credits. Students must complete 45 study credits.
Total program tuition may vary based on actual credit transfers and course equivalencies.
Term
Credits
Cost Per Credit
Fees
01
9
$550
$4,950
02
9
$550
$4,950
03
9
$550
$4,950
04
9
$550
$4,950
05
9
$550
$4,950
Total
45
$550
24,750
Tuition Payment and Rate Information
Tuition Payment and Rate Information
Changes to tuition rates will be announced at least three months before the start of the term to which they apply.
Arrangements for payment of tuition must be made at least two weeks before the start of each term (please see the Academic Schedule for deadlines). Monthly payment arrangements can also be made.
For further information about tuition, fees and payment methods, please contact Yorkville University’s Bursar’s Office at 1-888-886-1882.
Please contact an Admissions Advisor to learn more about financial aid options.
Total Cost (including Application and Seat Fees) is $24,900*
*Note: The cost does not include textbooks, expendable supplies, equipment, and resource fees. To understand your specific program cost, please speak with an advisor.
- MBA Tuition: $24,750
- Cost per credit: $550
- Program cost includes $300 seat fee and $150 application fee
- $300 Seat Fee is deducted from Student’s first tuition payment
Assuming an average course load, tuition cost per term is $4,950
By selecting to take more or fewer courses per term, costs will be updated accordingly. A typical course is 3 credits. Students must complete 45 study credits.
Total program tuition may vary based on actual credit transfers and course equivalencies.
Term
Credits
Cost Per Credit
Fees
01
9
$550
$4,950
02
9
$550
$4,950
03
9
$550
$4,950
04
9
$550
$4,950
05
9
$550
$4,950
Total
45
$
$24,750
Tuition Payment and Rate Information
Tuition Payment and Rate Information
Changes to tuition rates will be announced at least three months before the start of the term to which they apply.
Arrangements for payment of tuition must be made at least two weeks before the start of each term (please see the Academic Schedule for deadlines). Monthly payment arrangements can also be made.
For further information about tuition, fees and payment methods, please contact Yorkville University’s Bursar’s Office at 1-888-886-1882.
Please contact an Admissions Advisor to learn more about financial aid options.
Total Cost (including Bursary, Application and Seat Fees) is $37,550*
*Note: The cost does not include textbooks, expendable supplies, equipment, and resource fees. To understand your specific program cost, please speak with an advisor.
- MBA Tuition: $47,100
- Tuition bursary: $10,000
- Cost per credit: $1,050
- Program cost includes $300 seat fee and $150 application fee
- $300 Seat Fee is deducted from Student’s first tuition payment
Assuming an average course load, tuition cost per term is $9,450
By selecting to take more or fewer courses per term, costs will be updated accordingly. A typical course is 3 credits. Students must complete 45 study credits.
Total program tuition may vary based on actual credit transfers and course equivalencies.
Term
Credits
Cost Per Credit
Fees
01
9
$1,050
$9,450
02
9
$1,050
$9,450
03
9
$1,050
$9,450
04
9
$1,050
$9,450
05
9
$1,050
$9,450
Total
45
$
$47,250
Tuition Payment and Rate Information
Tuition Payment and Rate Information
Changes to tuition rates will be announced at least three months before the start of the term to which they apply.
Arrangements for payment of tuition must be made at least two weeks before the start of each term (please see the Academic Schedule for deadlines). Monthly payment arrangements can also be made.
For further information about tuition, fees and payment methods, please contact Yorkville University’s Bursar’s Office at 1-888-886-1882.
Please contact an Admissions Advisor to learn more about financial aid options.
Course Descriptions
Students in our MBA program are required to complete 45 credit hours of study over 15 courses. These courses are allocated as:
- Three (3) foundation courses (3 credits per course)
- Six (6) core business management courses (3 credits per course)
- Four (4) business elective courses (3 credits per course)
- One (1) special topic summative course focusing on contemporary issues (3 credits)
- One (1) integrative capstone business strategy course (3 credits)
Foundation Business Courses
BUSI 6013: Strategic Management
(3 credits)
This course explores strategic issues and current topics in management, the role and function of responsible business leaders and the integration of disciplines from marketing and communication to finance and accounting. Students develop an understanding of information systems, the principles of statistics, and analytical tools for data analysis and business decision-making to achieve purpose-driven goals. Students apply critical thinking and communication skills to solve complex case studies, write business reports and professionally present solutions reflecting an understanding of context and audience. Course completion provides a strong foundation in strategic planning, sustainable management and organizational excellence.
BUSI 6023: Accounting and Finance Fundamentals
(3 credits)
This course provides an overview of accounting and financial reporting systems and analysis of the financial and operational accounting techniques used to make effective decisions. Students develop the foundational knowledge and skills required to effectively understand a organization’s financial statements. It examines the role played by stakeholders in the context of creative problem-solving and ethical and professional decision-making in several types of organizations. Topics include financial reporting issues and the major elements of the financial statements recognized by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Through case work and the use of accounting information and tools students investigate a variety of accounting methods, estimates and presentation and recognize the limitations of various accounting information systems.
BUSI 6033: Responsible Business Economics
(3 credits)
This course provides an understanding of the basic building blocks of managerial business economics and introduces the underlying economic fundamentals that affect ethical and responsible decision-making processes. It examines microeconomic models and tools that are needed to analyze and effectively deal with real-world managerial problems. It covers the basic macroeconomic indicators, the concept of business cycles and the macroeconomic policies that are used to smooth fluctuations in key macroeconomic variables. Topics include supply and demand analysis, forecasting demand and supply, applying the concept of elasticity to revenue estimation, determining optimal pricing policies by applying cost and demand theories, and examining strategic interactions among dominant competitors in branded product and service markets.
Core Business Courses
BUSI 6113: Sustainability Management Impact
(3 credits)
The complexity of economic, environmental and social challenges confronting today’s business leaders calls for purpose-driven management to advance the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This course introduces students to the MBA core values of globality, ethical and sustainable impact, innovation and change management as critical to address the SDGs. It explores the principles of sustainability and impact measurement, and challenges students to adapt systems thinking to achieve smart, sustainable, inclusive growth. These concepts provide a critical foundation not only for the program, but for the economy of the future.
BUSI 6123: Ethical Leadership and Organizational Culture
(3 credits)
Effective management of people is an essential element of organizational success. This course examines the human resource function from a leadership perspective. Students explore three major elements of leadership: 1) self-awareness of one’s leadership potential through an appreciation of ethical qualities, skills, and competencies of a leader; 2) the ability to manage and communicate planned change in the organization through establishing and revising purpose-driven goals for the company, supporting a team culture, and overcoming resistance to change; and 3) creating a learning organization by discarding legacy systems, engaging employees, establishing practices that facilitate shared learning, and creating a life-long learning culture in the organization.
BUSI 6133: Strategic Marketing
(3 credits)
This course equips students with the skills and the experience to formulate, plan, and implement socially responsible marketing and communication strategies in complex environments across diverse platforms. Students explore marketing planning at a strategic level including defining the market environment; data analysis; segmentation; positioning; developing products and services that meet both consumer and community needs; managing portfolios; pricing; channels of distribution; branding, communications, public relations and the use of technology, specifically artificial intelligence, to maximize reach and effectiveness.
BUSI 6143: Managerial Accounting and Control
(3 credits)
This course provides useful tools to managers within the organization to efficiently plan for operations, make and communicate successful decisions, effectively control business activities at all levels, and perform appropriate (effective and ethical) corrective actions to eliminate or minimize risks. Accomplishing the strategic objectives of any organization requires deep understanding of the business environment, industry trends, global and cultural contexts, and processes that affect the choice of analysis in the organization. The course develops critical problem-solving competencies using contemporary management accounting tools and techniques.
BUSI 6153: Corporate Finance
(3 credits)
The focus of this course is advanced corporate financial management. Students develop knowledge and skills required to effectively manage complex operating and fixed assets, and to balance a organization’s assets with an optimal mix of short-term and long-term debt and equity financing. Topics include ethical investing considerations of environmental, social and governance factors; time value of money in decision-making; share price maximization; executive compensation practices; capital budgeting for new ventures; stock and bond valuation; capital structure and operational leverage; and dividend policy.
BUSI 6163: Business Analytics
(3 credits)
This course explores the core concepts of business statistics, analytics, and decision-making for managing operations in manufacturing and the service industries. Students learn methods of statistical interpretation and develop analytical skills to solve operational problems. Topics include the use and applicability of a range of statistical tools; linear programing; waiting-line models; forecasting; location and layout strategies; inventory models; artificial intelligence; and the design of goods and services.
Business Electives
BUSI 6213: Leading and Building Teams
(3 credits)
This course focuses on the role of a leader in managing and directing teams. Organizations today operate in highly competitive environments, often characterized by people working across hierarchical and organizational boundaries. To make quality decisions, team leaders should have effective communication, relationship-building, problem-solving, organizing, and strategic thinking skills; they need confidence, domain expertise, relevant experience, and integrity. Facets of teamwork explored include team dynamics, development, performance, and working through crisis and change.
BUSI 6223: Advanced Data Analytics
(3 credits)
This course provides an examination of various methods for getting, exploring, and modeling large data sets. Students gain insight into the data science toolboxes, including artificial intelligence, and their application in finance, economics, marketing, human resources, management, sales and more. Topics include a wide range of analytical procedures and models prevalent in data science to analyze data; summarizing and visualizing critical information; and extracting meaning to find solutions and improve business performance.
BUSI 6233: Entrepreneurship and Venture Management
(3 credits)
This course focuses on the entrepreneurial journey from the business idea and planning stages, through start-up, managing growth, and succession planning. Given that most businesses in the world can be classified as small, along with an ever-increasing propensity for entrepreneurship among citizens, most people will at some point either manage a small business, work for one, or start a new venture. In this context, the course provides students with the tools to assess opportunities. Topics include small business decision-making; creative thinking and idea generation; opportunity assessment; business planning; franchising and buying a business; financing; marketing; human resource/change management; and planning for growth.
BUSI 6243: Organizational Development and Managing Change
(3 credits)
This course involves the study, research, and analysis of proactive strategies for organizational design and processes, exploring multi-organizational systems with an emphasis on change. Students study how contemporary organizations require both regional and global perspectives, and cultural sensitivity to operate in unpredictable and rapidly changing social, legal, economic, political, and technological environments; discuss methods for diagnosing the situation of organizations, and the processes and analytics associated with assessing, planning, measuring and designing interventions that increase an organization’s effectiveness. Specific topics include approaches to change management; organizational culture and learning; diversity, equity, inclusion and indigeneity; organization development; and the characteristics and challenges of ethical leadership in transformational processes.
BUSI 6253: Global Business Environment
(3 credits)
This course introduces students to the impact of the global business context on management decision making, strategy, environmental, social and governance considerations. Students explore how the global business environment defines the space within which organizations operate, presents them with opportunities and threats, and influences their international activities. Topics include global and regional economic integration; sources of national competitive advantage; international trade and investment; ESG responsibility in international contexts; and the ecological, financial, legal, political, socio-cultural, and technological frameworks used to evaluate the external environment (such as colonization, sustainability, climate change, and migration).
BUSI 6263: Project Management
(3 credits)
This course adopts the managerial process approach to project management, which includes the concepts and behavioural skills needed to successfully initiate, plan, execute, control, and close projects. Closely following the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), the course explores how successful project managers manage their portfolios, programs, and projects to produce desirable outcomes. Students explore project management with a practical, hands-on approach via case studies with essential knowledge, skills, and competencies to plan and lead projects. Students examine traditional and agile project management as delineated by the PMI to help those who desire to prepare for the PMI Certified Association in Project Management (CAPM) and Project Management Professional (PMP) exams.
BUSI 6273 Strategic Management of Information Systems
(3 credits)
This course focuses on creating the information technology value proposition as a driver of sustainable competitive advantage and explores opportunities in the use of technology to support the strategic goals and priorities of an organization. Topics include identifying and translating key emerging trends into business opportunities; strategic challenges of global expansion; opportunities and constraints posed by regulatory change (including those that impact diverse and underserved populations); competitive intelligence; scenario planning; planning for multiple future scenarios; maximizing core business values; differentiating the value propositions; building successful strategic alliances; artificial intelligence and other technologies that enable business strategy.
BUSI 6283 Communications and Data Visualization
(3 credits)
This course provides students with foundational theories in motivation and persuasion, as well as the skills to be effective communicators. It focuses on the importance of corporate communications, strategic brand management, and public relations to advance a business’s reputation and success. It examines how rapidly changing social, cultural and business environments require organizations to have effective communication strategies. To support informed decision-making, it includes data visualization skills using graphics, charts, analytical dashboards, and other tools, including artificial intelligence, to help manage communication for both internal and external audiences.
Summative Special Topic Course
BUSI 6303 Special Topic: Disruption, Innovation and the Canadian Business Environment
(3 credits)
This course provides an in-depth, contemporary view of the ever-changing business environment in Canada. Students investigate how current trends, from the technological transformation of economies to ESG (environmental, social, and governance) and sustainability considerations are disrupting markets domestically and globally. To be effective, leaders must understand the changing business landscape, adapt, and innovate to succeed.
Capstone Course
BUSI 6313 Business Strategy
(3 credits)
This course is the culmination of all theories, concepts, applications, tools, and techniques learned in the MBA and assesses students’ ability to synthesize and integrate the knowledge and skills they have developed throughout their coursework. The final business planning assignment challenges students to integrate the overarching themes of: globality, ethics, sustainability, innovation, and change. At this level, students demonstrate their readiness to manage and lead organizations and are equipped to advance in or change careers with a high level of confidence of success in both domestic and foreign markets. Final curation of a professional portfolio embedded in the program provides students with a marketable resource upon graduation.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate competency and fluency in the core areas of business administration and management.
- Evaluate and use standard theoretical and applied models to critically analyze and synthesize relevant data collected from appropriate statistical and data mining tools.
- Effectively apply the risk/return trade-off facing corporate managers in the pursuit of values-driven goals.
- Analyze the complexity of running businesses with international dimensions.
- Find solutions to evolving business problems by conducting research to effectively acquire, assimilate, and apply new knowledge.
- Formulate and implement viable strategies to address business issues at the local, national, and international level.
- Communicate effectively to general and specialized audiences using oral, written, and digital media skills.
- Identify solutions and make decisions autonomously or independently, especially for newly emerging and fast changing business environments.
- Perform effectively as a team member and leader to achieve strategic goals.
- Carefully consider equity, diversity and inclusion, and adopt ethical and socially responsible ways of managing a business.
- Cultivate a mindset that continuously promotes personal and professional development through curiosity, criticality, and knowledge acquisition.
- Devise principle-based policies and action plans to create long-term sustainable, competitive advantage and value.
Articulation and Canadian Forces
Articulation Partners
Previous students of select colleges have the opportunity to transfer credits towards Yorkville University’s programs and graduate faster.
Canadian Forces
Special tuition bursaries and military training credit transfer options are offered to current and former Canadian Forces members and their families.
FAQ
Our MBA program allows purpose-driven individuals to earn their degree in under two years. Attention is placed not only on academic competencies such as communication skills and critical thinking, but also global and cultural awareness, social and community responsibility, and the foundation for professional, sustainable, and ethical conduct.
The Master of Business Administration fees and tuition rates can be found here.
Yorkville University is committed to helping you evaluate your full range of financial aid options and payment schedules. For more information, please contact an Admission Advisor.
Yorkville University is officially approved by the governments of New Brunswick, Ontario, and British Columbia to offer degree programs. For more information, please contact an Admission Advisor.
The application process includes creating your account, completing your application, paying the application fee, and submitting your documents. Detailed admission requirements can be found here. For more information, please contact an Admissions Advisor.
Yorkville University offers several options for applicants who do not meet the minimum English language requirements for admission eligibility. For more information, please contact an Admissions Advisor.
Unfortunately, we do not offer housing accommodation on campus. However, several resources are available for students to search for off-campus options. You can learn more about our partnership with 4Stay here.
For more information, please contact an Admissions Advisor.
Please note that below are approximate estimates in Canadian dollars (CAD). Each student will need to evaluate their own unique costs and budget accordingly.
Estimated Monthly Living Expenses:
Housing $500-$1,200
Food $200-$400
Transportation $130-$200
Entertainment $100-$200
Phone $70-$100
Total Monthly Budget $1,000-$2,100.
Several scholarships for domestic students are offered by Yorkville University. Please see here for more information. Yorkville University is committed to helping you evaluate different financial aid options and payment schedules. Please contact an Admission Advisor for more information.
If you cannot find your questions addressed on this web page, please contact an Admission Advisor.
Unfortunately, we do not offer housing accommodation on campus. However, several resources are available for students to search for off-campus options.
For more information, please contact an Admissions Advisor at international@yorkvilleu.ca
