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Full-Time MBA
Lead. Innovate. Collaborate.
Join us where diverse thinking fuels strategic decision-making, emotional intelligence strengthens relationships, and business solutions drive transformation in organizations and communities. Whether you are a recent graduate or an experienced professional, we provide the skills, tools, and resources necessary for you to forge your path to success.
Explore our dynamic curriculum, designed to develop critical thinking and strategic decision-making skills essential for success in today鈥檚 complex business environment. Our diverse class profile brings together perspectives from various industries and cultures, fostering a rich learning experience. Learn from expert faculty who combine academic excellence with real-world insights to prepare you for leadership in a rapidly evolving business landscape.
Curriculum
Through an applied learning approach and business case-focused curriculum, the SFU Beedie MBA equips you with the in-demand skills, knowledge, and resources to become innovative, holistic, and socially responsible industry leaders. The program comprises three seamlessly interconnected terms, empowering you to apply your education as you progress. You can choose your unique path to success with avenues of future-proof and globally in-demand specialized coursework and standalone electives for interest-based skills development.
At the end of the 16-month program, you will be ready to embark on your next career stage, equipped with a comprehensive and tailored educational experience. You'll possess the expertise to transform and lead divisions within organizations on both a local and global scale.
Preparation courses in topics such as Excel and Financial Accounting will be available in a self-paced, online format to help you prepare for the program. You will begin these prep courses before classes start in September, allowing you to learn at your own pace and transition smoothly into the MBA program.
Core courses
- Leadership and Teamwork
Enhance your leadership skills by understanding the dynamics and ethics of successful teams. Focus on managing oneself (self-awareness) and managing relationships (impact on others) to lead and inspire effectively. - Marketing Management
Explore the functions and responsibilities of managers in formulating, cooperating with, and implementing corporate marketing strategies and policies. - Managerial Economics
Learn how ideas from economics can help with managerial and strategic decision-making. Apply the concepts in specific business situations to help make tactical and strategic decisions. - Financial & Managerial Accounting
Gain a clear understanding of financial statements and learn how to analyze corporate financial performance. - Financial Management
Understand the basics of finance necessary for managerial decision-making. This course is divided into two blocks: short-term financing (operational finance) and long-term financing (corporate finance). - Operations Management
Familiarize yourself with the challenges, opportunities, and essential issues in managing operations. Acquire the language, concepts, insights, and tools to address these issues and gain a competitive advantage through operations. - Managing People & Organizations
Understand the fundamentals of the management of people and the intricate design and function of organizations. - Business Analytics
Discover advanced methods and hands-on problem-solving techniques to enhance data-driven decision-making in business. - Managing Information
Understand information systems and information technology as strategic assets. - Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Focus on cases and projects about starting business ventures and constructing a business plan, where students learn how to translate an entrepreneurial vision into action. - Global Business Environment
Gain foundational knowledge crucial for crafting global business strategies. Explore market entry considerations, organizational challenges, and opportunities in multinational corporations, as well as competing in diverse institutional environments and addressing significant challenges in global business. - Sustainability
Understand how to help organizations embed sustainability into their governance, operations, and supply chains. Students examine the key challenges and opportunities firms face in integrating sustainable business practices into their corporate strategy and across their operations and supply chains. - Indigenous Business Environments
Gain insights into Indigenous knowledge and worldviews, concepts of Indigenous wealth and value, aspects of particular legal environments, and how history impacts today's partnerships. Students will apply their learning through the lens of entrepreneurship as one mechanism by which Indigenous notions of value are expressed in business environments. - Indigenous Business Environments in Community
Gain insights into Indigenous knowledge and worldviews, concepts of Indigenous wealth and value, aspects of particular legal environments, and how history impacts today's partnerships. Students will apply their learning through the lens of entrepreneurship as one mechanism by which Indigenous notions of value are expressed in business environments. - Business Strategy
Understand how businesses formulate and implement strategy and what elements go into a good plan. Analyze a firm's mission and vision, undertake industry analysis, assess core competencies and comparative advantages, and learn about different business models.
SPECIALIZED COURSEWORK
Our specialized coursework and electives at SFU Beedie embody our commitment to developing innovative and socially responsible leaders with a global perspective.
- Digital Transformation & Analytics
- Innovation & Value Creation
- Sustainable Futures
- Global Management
- Financial Analysis
Stand-alone Electives
Personalize your learning experience with our stand-alone electives. These courses are designed to enrich your MBA journey through practical, hands-on projects and transformative experiences that extend beyond the traditional classroom. These immersive experiences provide you with the flexibility to tailor your MBA journey, ensuring you gain the skills and insights needed to thrive in the dynamic business world.
- Industry Consulting Project
Engage in real-world industry projects to apply theoretical knowledge and gain practical experience. Work closely with industry partners on live projects that tackle real challenges, allowing you to integrate classroom learning with hands-on experience in diverse business environments. Through this immersive experience, you'll refine your skills, expand your professional network, and develop innovative solutions that drive business success. - Leadership Retreat*
Embark on a transformative 3-day leadership retreat where you'll reflect on the comprehensive business acumen acquired throughout the program. Explore how these practices shape your unique leadership identity while fostering lifelong connections with peers from your cohort. This retreat offers a profound opportunity to refine your leadership style, strategize for future challenges, and strengthen your global perspective in a supportive and inspiring setting. - International Applied Project*
The International Applied Project is a program highlight. You'll utilize, apply, and expand upon the knowledge and skills gained from the MBA Program. Working on a real-time live project for an international company will give you a global perspective on business and a broader understanding of working in multicultural business environments. You'll gain valuable insights through integrated coursework, guest speakers, seminars and company visits, culminating in an applied project deliverable presented to a corporate partner. Previous destinations include Brazil, Singapore, Hong Kong and Portugal.
*Additional fees will apply - Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
Understand the behaviour of individuals, groups and organizations in the context of mixed-motive (competitive and cooperative) situations. This course is designed to be relevant to the broad spectrum of negotiation problems that managers and professionals face. - Financial Statement Analysis
Develop expertise in interpreting financial statements to assess organizational health and make informed financial decisions. - Business Law
Understand business laws and regulations to navigate legal challenges and manage workforce-related issues effectively.
Course topics and themes depend on several important factors. Course offerings are subject to sufficient student interest, as each course requires a minimum enrolment threshold to ensure a rich and immersive learning experience. Specific offerings may vary based on student demand and other essential considerations.鈥疦ot all elective options will be available each year.
Work term
At the end of the 12-month program, you can apply what you learned in the real world. In each case, you deliver a report on your four months as part of your degree. Your options are:
A paid four-month internship: With the support of the Career Management Centre, apply for positions where you can implement your newly acquired skills, knowledge, and fresh ideas.
Moving straight into a permanent position: You can transition directly into an employment position with your previous or a new employer.
Starting your own new venture: Vancouver is Canada鈥檚 centre of entrepreneurship鈥攊t's the perfect place for those who would like to start a new venture or work with innovative start-ups. SFU is home to three innovation labs: , and .
Applied Project
Consulting Project
Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
As a business school, SFU Beedie School of Business is committed to supporting student learning and being in right relations with Indigenous peoples. Part of the core curriculum is learning about the history and aspirations of Indigenous communities to understand better how to build respectful partnerships with communities and Nations in alignment with their economic development goals and enact economic reconciliation.
We craft our cohorts to create an inspiring and unique learning environment. Our outstanding students bring their diverse perspectives to the classroom and are commited to transformational leadership, fostering innovation and sustainable business practices.
Nationalities represented in the full-time MBA*
Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico,Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam
* Colour gradient on map is for illustration purposes only.
Full-time MBA class of 2026
Class make-up
- 40 students
- Average age: 25
- 50% women
- Regions represented: 15
- Average years of work experience: 7
- Average GMAT (10th Edition): 630
- Average GMAT (Focus Edition): 565
- Average GRE: 312
Educational background
- 38% Business
- 28% Arts
- 25% Science
- 3% Technology
- 3% Engineering
- 3% Non-Degree
Industry
- 18% Technology
- 15% Financial Services
- 13% Consulting
- 5% Consumer Packaged Goods
- 5% Government
- 5% Healthcare (Including Products & Services)
- 5% Manufacturing
- 5% Media/Entertainment
- 5% Retail
- 3% Transportation & Logistics
- 21% Other*
*Other includes Education, Health & Wellness, Food & Beverage, Human Resources
SFU Beedie's faculty comprises distinguished scholars and educators renowned for their contributions to business research and education.
"Operations lie at the heart of any organization. We master the theory that provides an integrative framework to understand key dimensions, and apply the theory to a broad range of contexts so students can make a positive difference in their own work environment from day one."
Sudheer Gupta
Associate Dean, Graduate 尤物视频
Professor, Technology and Operations Management
"Grasping Indigenous business environments is critical for work in Canada to respond to a changing economic climate that accounts for UNDRIP and reconciliation. Together, we explore global and local contexts to build an understanding of meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples."
Dara Kelly
Asistant Professor, Indigenous Business Environments
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