Maîtrise en
administration des affaires - Global Business (M.B.A.)

In Brief

This practice-oriented MBA program covers all corporate functions: accounting, finance, organizational behaviour, marketing, operations and information systems. It provides participants with distinctive international management skills. You will thus be prepared to design and implement a complex and socially responsible project on the international market. To graduate with this degree, you must acquire at least 60% of the English-language contributory course credits, namely 27 out of 45 credits.

Overall, the MBA and professional master's programs at the Faculty of Business Administration aim to expand your knowledge, critical thinking and analytical skills so as to increase your ability to make complex business decisions. In addition to helping you develop your managerial skills, they prepare you to operate in a context of globalization. The programs also provide you with the knowledge and skills to become an ethical and socially responsible manager with solid leadership and communication skills.

• Some courses available online: It is possible to enroll in some of our courses online; this option enables our students to balance their studies with other aspects of their life.
• Courses given in English: the perfect opportunity to improve your language skills.
• Full-time or part-time: complete the program at your own pace.

Objectives

General objective

The general objective of this program is to provide managers with training in both general administration and more specialized global business management.

Specific objectives

• Acquiring general knowledge in business administration and knowledge specific to international trade and global business management.
• Mastering the tools currently used in the field and recognizing all the elements in the corporate international environment that are required to successfully lead a new mission.
• Combining the ability to think with a desire for concrete action.
• Designing and implementing a complex project on the international market while engaging in socially responsible behaviour.
• Incorporating international activities into all corporate functions.
• Working individually or in teams to solve complex problems in a context of uncertainty.

Studies Profiles

International Profile

Le profil international permet de poursuivre une ou deux sessions d'études dans une université partenaire située à l'extérieur du Canada. Consulter la base de données MoveOn pour connaître les universités partenaires de ce programme à l'étranger.

Program Benefits

Certain Distance Education Courses

Enjoy increased flexibility with the distance-learning courses offered in this program – a great way to balance your studies with the other aspects of your life.

Refer to the distance education website (in French only) to learn more about this teaching delivery mode.

Student Exchanges Canada

Undertake one or two semesters at one of many Canadian universities outside Québec and improve your English skills.

Find out more about Student Exchanges Canada possibilities (in French only).

Double-Degree Track

Receive two degrees: one from Université Laval and another from a partner university. You can thus benefit from an experience studying abroad and an expanded network. Find out more about the double-degree track (in French only).

For Whom Is This Program Intended?

This program is intended for any individual who holds a bachelor's or equivalent degree. Find out more about the admission requirements for candidates with a degree from outside Canada or a Canadian province other than Québec.

Your Future

Upon your arrival at the Business School, you will be able to take advantage of the many services offered by the Service de placement-Career Center (SPLA) and to attend various thematic activities. To find out how the SPLA can help you develop and realize your professional project, visit https://www.spla.ulaval.ca/!

Financial Aspects

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Scholarships, bursaries and financial aid

At the Bureau des bourses et de l'aide financière (scholarship, bursary and financial aid office – in French only), you will find all the information concerning possible sources of funding for your studies, in particular the government financial aid programs and the admission, excellence and mobility scholarships and bursaries.

Every year, FSA ULaval and its investors invite students with an outstanding academic record who wish to enroll in a master's program to submit an application to obtain one of many admission scholarships of $2,000 (on average). Several scholarships worth up to $5,000 can also be offered to students who have distinguished themselves through their academic results, their leadership and their social and professional involvement over the course of their MBA or M.Sc. program. Mobility scholarships and bursaries of approximately $2,000, which are complementary to the support from Université Laval's International Office, are also allocated in support of study-abroad projects.

Programme de bourses FSA ULaval (Université Laval scholarship and bursary program. In French only.)

Success Scholarships

Student success scholarships

Every year, Université Laval dedicates $4.6 M to the success of its master's or doctoral students. Scholarships and bursaries from the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies reward students as they make it through the main steps in their program track, from admission to graduation.