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Master of Business Administration
Get a top-quality MBA through the world’s first interactive online Master of Business Administration program. Exercise your critical thinking and decision-making skills and apply what you learn to your work in your own organization—with immediate workplace and career impacts.
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Program details
The Master of Business Administration is a 48-credit online graduate program. If you have completed an undergraduate degree in business within the past 10 years you may qualify for the accelerated entry route that provides 18 credits toward your degree.
All courses are paced, with scheduled start and end dates and assignment deadlines. You must take at least 1 in-residence elective that includes 5 days of face-to-face instruction. In-residence electives are held in locations across Canada and internationally.
You should plan to spend on average 20-25 hours per week on your studies.
You can finish this program in as little as 1.5 years (accelerated entry route) or 2.5 to 3 years (regular route). You must complete all requirements in 4 years (accelerated entry route) or 5 years (regular route).
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Course schedule
Phase One | Start Date | End Date |
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MBA Orientation | Aug. 11, 2025 | Aug. 15, 2025 |
Strategic Management | Aug. 18, 2025 | Oct. 12, 2025 |
Human Resource Management | Oct. 20, 2025 | Dec. 14, 2025 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting | TBA | TBA |
Marketing Management | TBA | TBA |
Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis | TBA | TBA |
Operations Management | TBA | TBA |
Comprehensive Exam for Phase One | TBA | TBA |
Phase Two | ||
Information Technology Strategy | TBA | TBA |
Corporate Finance | TBA | TBA |
Strategy and Organizational Analysis | TBA | TBA |
Ethical Decision Making | TBA | TBA |
Phase One | Start Date | End Date |
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MBA Orientation | May 26, 2025 | May 30, 2025 |
Strategic Management | June 2, 2025 | July 27, 2025 |
Human Resource Management | Aug. 11, 2025 | Oct. 5, 2025 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting | Oct. 20, 2025 | Dec. 14, 2025 |
Marketing Management | TBA | TBA |
Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis | TBA | TBA |
Operations Management | TBA | TBA |
Comprehensive Exam for Phase One | TBA | TBA |
Phase Two | ||
Information Technology Strategy | TBA | TBA |
Corporate Finance | TBA | TBA |
Strategy and Organizational Analysis | TBA | TBA |
Ethical Decision Making | TBA | TBA |
Phase One | Start Date | End Date |
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MBA Orientation | Jan. 6, 2025 | Jan. 10, 2025 |
Strategic Management | Jan. 13, 2025 | March 9, 2025 |
Human Resource Management | March 17, 2025 | May 11, 2025 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting | May 26, 2025 | July 20, 2025 |
Marketing Management | Aug. 11, 2025 | Oct. 5, 2025 |
Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis | Oct. 20, 2025 | Dec 14, 2025 |
Operations Management | TBA | TBA |
Comprehensive Exam for Phase One | TBA | TBA |
Phase Two | ||
Information Technology Strategy | TBA | TBA |
Corporate Finance | TBA | TBA |
Strategy and Organizational Analysis | TBA | TBA |
Ethical Decision Making | TBA | TBA |
All MBA learners must take at least one elective with an in-residence component. Please note that the schedule below is subject to change based on enrollment numbers.
Course | Start / End Dates | CR | In-Residence |
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Strategic Leadership (ESLS-669) | Jan. 6 - March 2 | 3 | None |
Emergence of Artificial Intelligence in Business (EEAI-611) | Jan. 6 - March 16 | 6 | None |
Supply Chain Management (RSCM-689) | Feb. 3 - April 13 | 6 | March 3 - March 7, (Edmonton) |
Financial Markets, Risk Management, and the Regulatory Environment (RMRR-699) | March 3 - May 11 | 6 | April 7 - April 11, (TBD) |
New Venture Development (ENVD-612) | March 17 - May 11 | 3 | None |
Business Transformation in a Digital World (ETDW-603) | March 17 - May 25 | 6 | None |
Developing Leaders (RDLD-680) | May 5 - June 29 | 3 | Dates TBC, (TBD) |
Making Sense of Organizational Change (EOCH-664) | May 26 - July 20 | 3 | None |
Technology and Innovation Management Strategy (ETIM-686) | May 26 - Aug. 3 | 6 | None |
International Business: Understanding and Managing Legal Risks (RIBR-605) | July 7 - Sept. 14 | 6 | July 28 - Aug. 1, (TBD) |
Managing Diversity for Organizational Sustainability (EMDC-644) | Aug. 11 - Oct. 5 | 3 | None |
Essentials of Project Management (EEPM-675) | Aug. 4 - Oct. 12 | 6 | None |
Visionary and Entrepreneurial Thinking (RVET-651) | Sept. 22 - Nov 16 | 3 | Oct. 20 - Oct. 24, (TBD) |
Developing Skills for the Future of Work: Preparing for the Unknown (EDSF-620) | Oct. 13 - Dec. 21 | 6 | None |
Services Management (ESMT-614) | Oct. 20 - Dec. 14 | 3 | None |
Phase One | Start Date | End Date |
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MBA Orientation | Aug. 12, 2024 | Aug. 16, 2024 |
Strategic Management | Aug. 19, 2024 | Oct. 13, 2024 |
Human Resource Management | Oct. 21, 2024 | Dec. 15, 2024 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting | Jan. 6, 2025 | March 2, 2025 |
Marketing Management | March 17, 2025 | May 11, 2025 |
Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis | May 26, 2025 | July 20, 2025 |
Operations Management | Aug. 4, 2025 | Sept. 28, 2025 |
Comprehensive Exam for Phase One | Oct. 8, 2025 | Oct. 14, 2025 |
Phase Two | ||
Information Technology Strategy | Oct. 20, 2025 | Dec. 14, 2025 |
Corporate Finance | TBA | TBA |
Strategy and Organizational Analysis | TBA | TBA |
Ethical Decision Making | TBA | TBA |
Phase One | Start Date | End Date |
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MBA Orientation | May 27, 2024 | May 31, 2024 |
Strategic Management | June 3, 2024 | July 28, 2024 |
Human Resource Management | Aug. 12, 2024 | Oct. 6, 2024 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting | Oct. 21, 2024 | Dec. 15, 2024 |
Marketing Management | Jan. 6, 2025 | March 2, 2025 |
Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis | March 17, 2025 | May 11, 2025 |
Operations Management | May 26, 2025 | July 20, 2025 |
Comprehensive Exam for Phase One | July 30, 2025 | Aug. 5, 2025 |
Phase Two | ||
Information Technology Strategy | Aug. 11, 2025 | Oct. 5, 2025 |
Corporate Finance | Oct. 20, 2025 | Dec. 14, 2025 |
Strategy and Organizational Analysis | TBA | TBA |
Ethical Decision Making | TBA | TBA |
Phase One | Start Date | End Date |
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MBA Orientation | Jan. 8, 2024 | Jan. 12, 2024 |
Strategic Management | Jan. 15, 2024 | March 10, 2024 |
Human Resource Management | March 18, 2024 | May 12, 2024 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting | May 27, 2024 | July 21, 2024 |
Marketing Management | Aug. 12, 2024 | Oct. 6, 2024 |
Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis | Oct. 21, 2024 | Dec. 15, 2024 |
Operations Management | Jan. 6, 2025 | March 2, 2025 |
Comprehensive Exam for Phase One | March 12, 2025 | March 18, 2025 |
Phase Two | ||
Information Technology Strategy | March 24, 2025 | May 18, 2025 |
Corporate Finance | June 2, 2025 | July 27, 2025 |
Strategy and Organizational Analysis | Aug. 11, 2025 | Oct. 5, 2025 |
Ethical Decision Making | Oct. 20, 2025 | Dec. 14, 2025 |
All MBA learners must take at least one elective with an in-residence component. Please note that the schedule below is subject to change based on enrollment numbers.
Phase One | Start Date | End Date |
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MBA Orientation | Aug. 14, 2023 | Aug. 18, 2023 |
Strategic Management | Aug. 21, 2023 | Oct. 15, 2023 |
Human Resource Management | Oct. 23, 2023 | Dec. 17, 2023 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting | Jan. 8, 2024 | Mar. 3, 2024 |
Marketing Management | Mar. 18, 2024 | May 12, 2024 |
Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis | May 27, 2024 | Jul. 21, 2024 |
Operations Management | Aug. 5, 2024 | Sep. 29, 2024 |
Comprehensive Exam for Phase One | Oct. 9, 2024 | Oct. 15, 2024 |
Phase Two | ||
Information Technology Strategy | Oct. 21, 2024 | Dec. 15, 2024 |
Corporate Finance | Jan. 6, 2025 | March 2, 2025 |
Strategy and Organizational Analysis | March 17, 2025 | May 11, 2025 |
Ethical Decision Making | May 26, 2025 | July 20, 2025 |
Phase One | Start Date | End Date |
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MBA Orientation | May 29, 2023 | June 2, 2023 |
Strategic Management | June 5, 2023 | July 30, 2023 |
Human Resource Management | Aug. 14, 2023 | Oct. 8, 2023 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting | Oct. 23, 2023 | Dec. 17, 2023 |
Marketing Management | Jan. 8, 2024 | Mar. 3, 2024 |
Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis | Mar. 18, 2024 | May 12, 2024 |
Operations Management | May 27, 2024 | Jul. 21, 2024 |
Comprehensive Exam for Phase One | Jul. 31, 2024 | Aug. 6, 2024 |
Phase Two | ||
Information Technology Strategy | Aug. 12, 2024 | Oct. 6, 2024 |
Corporate Finance | Oct. 21, 2024 | Dec. 15, 2024 |
Strategy and Organizational Analysis | Jan. 6, 2025 | March 2, 2025 |
Ethical Decision Making | March 17, 2025 | May 11, 2025 |
Phase One | Start Date | End Date |
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MBA Orientation | Jan. 9, 2023 | Jan. 13, 2023 |
Strategic Management | Jan. 16, 2023 | March 12, 2023 |
Human Resource Management | March 20, 2023 | May 14, 2023 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting | May 29, 2023 | July 23, 2023 |
Marketing Management | Aug. 14, 2023 | Oct. 8, 2023 |
Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis | Oct. 23, 2023 | Dec. 17, 2023 |
Operations Management | Jan. 8, 2024 | Mar. 3, 2024 |
Comprehensive Exam for Phase One | Mar. 13, 2024 | Mar. 19, 2024 |
Phase Two | ||
Information Technology Strategy | Mar. 25, 2024 | May 19, 2024 |
Corporate Finance | June 3, 2024 | July 28, 2024 |
Strategy and Organizational Analysis | Aug. 12, 2024 | Oct 6, 2024 |
Ethical Decision Making | Oct. 21, 2024 | Dec. 15, 2024 |
Phase One | Start Date | End Date |
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MBA Orientation | Aug. 15, 2022 | Aug. 19, 2022 |
Strategic Management | Aug. 22, 2022 | Oct. 16, 2022 |
Human Resource Management | Oct. 24, 2022 | Dec. 18, 2022 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting | Jan. 9, 2023 | March 5, 2023 |
Marketing Management | March 20, 2023 | May 14, 2022 |
Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis | May 29, 2023 | July 23, 2023 |
Operations Management | Aug. 7, 2023 | Oct. 1, 2023 |
Comprehensive Exam for Phase One | Oct. 11, 2023 | Oct. 17, 2023 |
Phase Two | ||
Information Technology Strategy | Oct. 23, 2023 | Dec. 17, 2023 |
Corporate Finance | Jan. 8, 2024 | Mar. 3, 2024 |
Strategy and Organizational Analysis | Mar. 18, 2024 | May 12, 2024 |
Ethical Decision Making | May 27, 2024 | Jul. 21, 2024 |
Phase One | Start Date | End Date |
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MBA Orientation | May 30, 2022 | June 3, 2022 |
Strategic Management | June 6, 2022 | July 31, 2022 |
Human Resource Management | Aug. 15, 2022 | Oct. 9, 2022 |
Financial and Managerial Accounting | Oct. 24, 2022 | Dec. 18, 2022 |
Marketing Management | Jan. 9, 2023 | March 5, 2023 |
Managerial Economics and Quantitative Analysis | March 20, 2023 | May 14, 2023 |
Operations Management | May 29, 2023 | July 23, 2023 |
Comprehensive Exam for Phase One | Aug. 2, 2023 | Aug. 8, 2023 |
Phase Two | ||
Information Technology Strategy | Aug. 14, 2023 | Oct. 8, 2023 |
Corporate Finance | Oct. 23, 2023 | Dec. 17, 2023 |
Strategy and Organizational Analysis | Jan. 8, 2024 | Mar. 3, 2024 |
Ethical Decision Making | Mar. 18, 2024 | May 12, 2024 |
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- E-mail: anaa@athabascau.ca
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- E-mail: anshuman@athabascau.ca
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- E-mail: bkaba@athabascau.ca
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- E-mail: fbgradenrol@athabascau.ca
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- E-mail: eduardo.ordonez@athabascau.ca
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