Master of Business Administration / Master of International Public Policy
The MBA/MIPP double degree program provides graduate students the opportunity to acquire critical knowledge from both the business and international public policy domains. With this combined knowledge and dual perspective individuals will be prepared to tackle complex global issues and to pursue careers in such fields as global policy development and implementation, business-government relations and international trade and investment services. A multidisciplinary and integrated curriculum is combined with immersive learning experiences to achieve the combined program's objectives. Students will have the opportunity to specialize in the fields offered in both the MBA and the MIPP programs.
Applicants for admission to the MBA/MIPP double degree must meet the general admission requirements of the university set out in the current Graduate Calendar. Applicants are expected to have an undergraduate degree at the honours level with a minimum of second class honours or B standing. Applicants must also have earned a grade of at least B- in the following:
- a one term undergraduate course in microeconomic theory;
- a one term undergraduate course in macroeconomic theory;
- an introductory statistics course; and
- at least one relevant political science course.
The Admissions Committee may waive the required course in statistics for applicants who present Graduate Management Aptitude Test score of at least 600.
Each candidate for the MBA/MIPP double degree must earn 14 credits accumulated over 6 intramural semesters and a semester long internship.
The MIPP core courses in the first term provide students with knowledge in political science, public sector economics, and quantitative and research methods necessary for public policy analysis in the global context. This common core also helps to ensure that students have a similar graduate experience.
The two required courses in each field provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of that area of international public policy. The team-taught interdisciplinary seminars give students the opportunity to undertake in-depth projects in their chosen fields of international public policy and to develop professional skills, including effective writing, communication, presentation and professional network building. The MBA core courses provide first term students with exposure to strategy, marketing, organizational behaviour, accounting, finance, and decision sciences, providing them with the business literacy they need to tackle advanced courses and topics.
The following schedule for the double degree program assumes (1) completion in 24 months including (2) a one term internship.
Year 1 |
The Foundations in Global Public Policy Course
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Fall Year 1 |
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Winter Year 1 |
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Spring Year 1 |
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Fall Year 2 |
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Winter Year 2 |
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Spring Year 2 |
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TERM | Course Activity |
Credit |
Term 1 (6 weeks) |
IP699 - Foundations in Global Public Policy | 2 |
Term 2 (13 weeks) |
BU601 - Strategic Management BU602 - Marketing BU603 - Financial Management_ BU604 - Organizational Behaviour BU605 - Operations Management BU607 - Accounting |
3 (total) |
Term 3 (13 weeks) |
Two courses from the MIPP field One other IP or BU course IP605 - Building Policy Skills: Interdisciplinary Seminar I |
2 (total) |
Term 4 (13 weeks) |
4 MBA electives CIGI Policy Brief |
3 (total) |
Term 5 (13 weeks) |
Internship | |
Term 6 (13 weeks) |
4 MBA/MIPP electives |
2 (total) |
Term 7 (13 weeks) |
Two courses from a MIPP field One other IP or BU course IP606 - Bringing it All Together: Interdisciplinary Seminar II |
2 (total) |
The MIPP fields:
- International Environmental Policy: IP611 - The Economics of Environmental and Resource Policy, IP612 - Earth Governance: The Politics and Law of Environmental Policy
- International Economic Relations: IP621 - International Trade, IP622 - Power and Policy in the Global Economy
- Human Security: IP631 - Economic Policy and Human Security, IP632 - The Politics of Human Security
- Global Governance: IP641 - Economic Policy in an Interdependent World, IP642 - State and Non-State Actors in Global Governance