As a first-year DeGroote student, you’ll build a solid foundation in business education, regardless of your background in science, engineering, history or political science. Our Foundations module is designed to develop your business acumen and ensure you grasp essential business concepts. Throughout your first year, you’ll delve into core business principles, preparing you for the comprehensive MBA curriculum. In your second year, you’ll have the opportunity to declare your specialization, tailoring your education to your career goals.
Our General MBA offers a comprehensive foundation in all key areas of management, complemented by a wide range of electives. This allows you to design a broad course of study, tailored to your individual backgrounds and interests.
Our Business Analytics specialization blends descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics courses with practical applications. You’ll gain hands-on experience with industry-standard analytics software.
Data analytics is a rapidly growing field, with significant employment opportunities in Canada. This specialization offers diverse career paths in finance, marketing and operations.
Additionally, it prepares you for professional designations like the INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) and SAP Business Integration Certification.
Our Finance specialization covers modern financial decision-making for firms and investors. After an introductory course on financial management, you’ll learn to:
This specialization also prepares you for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation exams and is recognized by the CFA Institute for incorporating over 70% of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK).
The Health Services Management (HSM) specialization equips future leaders with essential management skills in planning, operations and evaluation. You’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the complexities, challenges and opportunities within our health system.
Through our strategic alliance with the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL), the HSM specialization offers advanced standing towards earning the Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation, the only professional credential for health leaders in Canada. You must complete the CHE program requirements within three years from the date of enrolment.
The Marketing specialization will help you master both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of customer behavior in consumer and business markets. This specialization offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers essential concepts, theories and applications needed for successful marketing. Integrated experiential learning opportunities ensure you gain hands-on experience, applying what you learn in real-world scenarios.
Graduates are well-prepared for careers in various marketing roles, including marketing management, new product marketing, brand management, services marketing, marketing research, retailing, sales, advertising and promotion. You’ll receive the education and experience necessary to excel in both consumer and business marketing, whether operating in domestic or international markets.
The Strategic Business Valuation prepares you to be part of the next generation of valuation professionals. Through a unique interdisciplinary approach that blends finance, economics and accounting principles, you’ll learn best practices for business valuation. This includes mastering investigative techniques to identify the drivers of value in an enterprise, engaging in case analysis and class discussions and participating in panel discussions with industry experts.
When you graduate, you’ll be well-equipped to excel in the field of business valuation.
