Master of Science in Business Administration (MSc) at University of Northern British Columbia

Programme overview

The research-based MSc in Business Administration trains business professionals with advanced research skills in a specialized area: accounting, finance, human resources management/organizational behaviour, marketing, or operations management/international business. It is completed with a thesis.

Department: School of Business | Duration: Normally two years | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September | Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

36 credit hours: 18 credit hours of research methods, statistics and breadth courses and 18 credit hours of specialization courses including a 12 credit-hour Master's Thesis. Required courses include Research Methodology, Seminar in Business Administration and one STAT methods course.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GPA of at least 3.00 (B) in the last 60 credit hours of a four-year baccalaureate; mathematics and statistics preparation equivalent to the UNBC BComm; applicants with a non-BComm degree need background in the chosen specialization.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Most graduate programs admit for Fall (September). Some programs (for example Gender Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, MASc) also have Winter (January) intakes and Interdisciplinary Studies and MASc have Spring (May) intakes. Some programs no longer offer Winter or Spring intakes.

For Fall (September) entry, applications open 1 October; the first deadline is 15 January for most programs (for example MA in Applied Economics, English, History, Gender Studies, MASc, MEng), with a second domestic deadline of 1 July where offered. Winter (January) entry, where offered, opens 15 January with a first deadline of 1 June and a second domestic deadline of 1 November. Spring (May) entry, where offered, has a first deadline of 1 December and a second domestic deadline of 1 March. MA in Disability Management closes 1 July with no extension.

Graduate application fee: CAD 76.50 for domestic applicants and CAD 153.00 for international applicants, non-refundable and paid at submission online or through the Cashier's Office.

Apply through the official page: https://www.unbc.ca/admissions/graduate

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