Programs and Requirements
The blended course format consists of two on-site courses and courses taken one at a time that use both synchronous and asynchronous methods. The courses run for six weeks long and are offered Wednesday nights at 6:00 PM EST. Course sequence and instructors are subject to change. For a detailed program schedule, see the MBA Academic Calendar.
Students enrolling in the collaborative MBA through CMU can choose to participate via the online stream or the residential stream.
Admission Requirements
A four-year baccalaureate degree from a recognized university or college with a minimum GPA of 3.0 ('B'). For full admission requirements, see the Admissions Requirements and Deadlines page.
Residential Stream
Students in the residential stream will live in Winnipeg, attend all classes in a classroom on CMU's campus and will connect to the collaborative MBA classrooms via synchronous online videoconferencing. In addition to the courses offered in the collaborative stream, students in the residential program will complete two non-credit seminar courses, which will add to the academic depth of the program and will broaden the student's knowledge of research and writing.
Students enrolled through the residential stream:
- Will have additional research and public presentation opportunities through seminar courses;
- Will regularly connect in-person with other students in the program;
- Have the opportunity to connect with students, faculty and staff in other CMU programs;
- Are able to participate in CMU campus life and events.
International students coming to Canada on a study permit are required to enroll in the residential stream.
Curriculum Requirements for Residential Stream
Graduation Requirements
36 credit hours fulfilling the program requirements as specified below:
- A passing grade in all courses presented for graduation and a minimum grade point average of 3.0 ("B") in 36 credit hours
Residency Requirement
30 credit hours
Curriculum Requirements
36 credit hours including:
- BUSI-5220 Leadership and Management for the Common Good
- BUSI-5230 Human Capital Development
- BUSI-5410 Global Sustainability
- BUSI-5640 Organizational Behavior
- BUSI-5850 Financial and Managerial Accounting
- BUSI-5990 MBA Seminar I
- BUSI-6150 Narrative Leadership
- BUSI-6230 Financial Management
- BUSI-6470 Strategic Marketing Management
- BUSI-6630 Managerial Economics
- BUSI-6700 Strategic Leadership in a Multicultural World
- BUSI-6710 Data Analytics for Decision Making
- BUSI-6800 Sustainable Organizations and Global Citizenship
- BUSI-6990 MBA Seminar II
Notes
- Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 ('B') to remain in the program and to graduate.
- Courses are delivered primarily through the use of synchronous online video conference technology with complementary asynchronous learning activities as deemed appropriate by the course instructor.
- We require two on-site courses, one located at CMU, in Winnipeg, and one located in Costa Rica. The course at CMU is at the beginning of the program and the course in Costa Rica is offered mid-way through the program.
- The program normally takes between 22 months to complete. The maximum time for completion is 4 years.
Online Stream
Students enrolled through the online stream will participate in the courses primarily through the use of synchronous online videoconferencing technology with complementary asynchronous learning activities. Students may participate via the online stream from home, wherever that may be, or while travelling.
Students enrolled through the online stream:
- Don't need to relocate to continue their education;
- Have the flexibility to take courses even while travelling.
Students in both the online and residential streams will begin the program with a North American on-site course and will participate in a one-week international on-site course during the program.
Curriculum Requirements for Online Stream
Graduation Requirements
36 credit hours fulfilling the program requirements as specified below:
- A passing grade in all courses presented for graduation and a minimum grade point average of 3.0 ("B") in 36 credit hours
Residency Requirement
30 credit hours
Curriculum Requirements
36 credit hours including:
- BUSI-5220 Leadership and Management for the Common Good
- BUSI-5230 Human Capital Development
- BUSI-5410 Global Sustainability
- BUSI-5640 Organizational Behavior
- BUSI-5850 Managerial Finance and Accounting I
- BUSI-6150 Narrative Leadership
- BUSI-6230 Managerial Finance and Accounting II
- BUSI-6470 Strategic Marketing Management
- BUSI-6630 Managerial Economics
- BUSI-6700 Strategic Leadership in a Multicultural World
- BUSI-6710 Technology, Information, and Data Analysis
- BUSI-6800 Sustainable Organizations for the Common Good
Notes
- Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 ('B') to remain in the program and to graduate.
- Courses are delivered primarily through the use of synchronous online video conference technology with complementary asynchronous learning activities as deemed appropriate by the course instructor.
- Two on-site courses are required for the program: one located in North America and one located in a developing country. The North American on-site course is at the beginning of the program and the location rotates between the four schools. The site of the course in a developing country varies by cohort with specific information on location available prior to the beginning of any new cohort.
- The program normally takes between 22-24 months to complete. The maximum time for completion is four years.
Course Descriptions
Leadership and Management for the Common Good
Complexity, globalization, and competing demands characterize the realities of leading and managing organizations in today’s environment. The focus of the course is on developing systemic wisdom and long-term perspective. The course combines times for self-reflection, conversation, questioning, and integration of various leadership and management theories to identify approaches to leading people, systems, and organizations in ways that bring restoration, that offer hope, and that work toward promoting the common good.
Data Analytics for Decision Making
The quality of decision-making in organizations is greatly influenced by the quality of data gathered and by information derived from that data. This course focuses on the use of tools and processes to enhance corporate decision-making strategies. Topics include research design, survey development, defining data and information requirements, how and where data is stored, informatics and business intelligence, critical thinking, and transforming data into meaningful information.
Global Sustainability
The global economic system produces goods and services on a massive scale. Consumers benefit from access to necessities as well as increased comfort, convenience and choice. Producers benefit from opportunities to innovate and invest, while also providing employment and generating returns to investors. The question many are asking, however, is simple: Can the current system be sustained in the long run? To be sustainable, businesses and nonprofit organizations must find ways to generate value and minimize waste while simultaneously satisfying human needs and protecting ecological systems. This course examines the global economic system from a triple-bottom line perspective – planet, people and profit. It utilizes systems thinking and explores seven forms of capital: financial, manufactured, natural, human, social, cultural and spiritual.
Organizational Behavior
Utilizing an experiential case study method, this course surveys the evolution of theory, practice, and research in the areas of organizational behavior. Learning topics include motivation theory, group dynamics, leadership, decision-making, conflict transformation, change theory, organization structure, emotional intelligence and communication. This course affirms a systemic perspective and approach to organizational behavior and affirms the concepts implicit in the concept of Leadership for the Common Good.
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Managers and executives carry fiduciary responsibility for their organizations; it is therefore imperative that they know how to read financial statements, analyze financial health, assess financial risks, and communicate this knowledge effectively to others. The course emphasizes the role of the manager relating to finance and accounting through the analysis of quantitative information largely at the conceptual level. Topics include financial governance, understanding and reading financial statements, financial statement analysis, cost behavior, break-even analysis, budgeting, balanced scorecard, working capital management, and the use of short-term cash planning. The overall aim is to improve organizational decision-making based on financial, social, and ecological metrics.
Human Capital Development
Developing human capital means creating and nurturing organizational environments in which human beings can develop and apply new ideas, competencies, skills, attitudes, and behaviors. This course will enhance your knowledge and understanding of the value created by an engaged workforce. The course will focus on supporting employees developing skills and abilities in an intrinsically engaging environment. In addition we will study ways individuals and organizations benefit from well-managed conflict while limiting destructive conflicts that sap organizational creativity and energy.
Sustainable Organizations and Global Citizenship
This course integrates the three pillars of the Collaborative MBA Program; management, leadership and stewardship for organizational effectiveness and serving the common good. The keystone of the course is an 8-day international residency designed to engage students as reflective practitioners and invite them to develop an openness to new ways of experiencing and thinking about the world through interactions and learning in a different country. One core value of the Collaborative MBA is global citizenship, recognizing that organizations are interdependent and mutually accountable to local, national, and global communities. This suggests that a global perspective is important for today’s business and organizational leaders, and it is a significant purpose of the international residency.
Financial Management
This course examines the quantitative tools managers use in decision making. Topics include an in-depth analysis of value chains, including supply chain and distribution channels, activity-based management, analysis of external funds needed, in-depth analysis of time value of money, and capital budgeting.
Managerial Economics
This course applies insights from economic theory to the functions of managerial planning and decision making within a market-oriented business context. Specific content includes an overview of the market system, consumer demand theory, cost analysis, profit analysis, pricing strategies, the economics of technical change and innovation, the architecture of the firm, employee incentives, international economic impacts and government regulation. Leadership for the Common Good concepts are also offered as competing methods of improving the traditional market system.
Strategic Marketing Management
This course focuses on the tasks of creating and communicating value and gaining loyal customers for an organization in today’s dynamic global marketplace. Topics include marketing strategy and planning, marketing research, the impact of technology on strategic marketing decisions, consumer behavior, ethics in marketing, social media and its role in marketing, internet marketing, customer relationship management, database marketing, and marketing evaluation. Leadership for the Common Good concepts are also offered as a backdrop for an ethical marketing framework.
Narrative Leadership
Effective leaders communicate to inspire talent to excel; to partner with investors and communities; to engage with customers and clients and to grow their impact in the world as part of a global community. These communications are understood and acted upon based on the perceived context of the communication. Effective leaders are attentive to the ways that they shape the narratives that form the context for this communication. This course helps leaders to shape their own story and the organizational stories to cultivate an authentic, trustworthy and compelling narrative whether oral or written, in person or embedded within social media, in small groups and with large audiences.
Strategic Leadership in a Multicultural World
Historically the field of strategy has focused on strategies as mechanisms for winning and thus causing others to lose. Instead, we are learning that strategic partnerships and creation of manufacturing/ service processes that develop human capabilities and use material resources wisely are needed to position the organization for sustained success in the marketplace. This course will help leaders develop approaches that strategically position their organizations to achieve this success. Theoretically this course will be grounded in Michael Porter’s recent work on “creating shared value.”
Applications for Fall admission are due March 31.
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