Program Content

A Snapshot of the UBC MBA Full-Time Program

• August 30 – September 3, 2021 (Opening Week): all students attend the mandatory orientation programming.
• September – December 2021: all students complete the same foundation courses.
• January – April 2022: students begin to specialize in their tracks while still completing some integrated and thematic courses together as a cohort.
• May – August 2022: all students complete the BA 512 – BSI: Experiential Learning course (taking part in an internship, or completing an entrepreneurial project or industry project).
• September – December 2022: sall students complete mainly elective courses, some thematic courses, and one final integrated course together.
• May 2023: Graduation!

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Key terms you should know:

• Foundation Courses: courses covering the basic business and management subjects. (Required for all students to complete)
• Business Strategy Integration (BSI) Courses: courses which integrate across disciplines to develop your managerial decision-making skills. (Required for all students to complete)
• Thematic Courses: courses covering five critical business skills that form the DNA of the UBC MBA program. (Required for all students to complete)
• Track Courses: if you choose to declare a track you will have a certain number of courses that are required in order to earn the track designation on your transcript.
• Elective Courses: all other courses offered in the program – each student chooses their own mix of courses to make up the remaining credits in the program.
• Period: A period is 6 weeks long and is equivalent to half a Term. During the six (6) weeks, you will have five (5) weeks of instruction and one (1) week of exams. The MBA program is made up of 7 Periods that run from September 2021 until December 2022.
• Course: A course is scheduled within a Period and is worth 1.5 credits. MBA students are typically registered in 4-5 courses per Period.

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Courses will cover a variety of key subject areas. Not only will students learn the language of business, but they will develop the skills to understand business problems, make managerial decisions, and communicate solutions, both as individuals and as part of a team.

In addition to regular courses, the program also includes Career and Professional Development (CPD) programming:

Working with the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre and a career coach, students will gain valuable career and professional development skills through a curriculum that includes self-assessment, research techniques, resume and cover-letter writing, interviewing, and networking. CPD will help students develop and polish professional skills that will serve them for the duration of their careers.

Program Schedule

• P1-P5 FT MBA Class of 2023 (Sep 2021 – Apr 2022) – Updated April 20, 2022
• P6-P7 FT MBA Class of 2023 (Sep 2022 – Dec 2022) – Updated October 5, 2022

Exam Schedule

• FT MBA Class of 2023 Period 1 Exam Schedule – posted September 24, 2021
• FT MBA Class of 2023 Period 2 Exam Schedule – posted November 17, 2021
• FT MBA Class of 2023 Period 3 Exam Schedule – updated January 31, 2022
• FT MBA Class of 2023 Period 4 Exam Schedule – updated April 1, 2022
• FT MBA Class of 2023 Period 6 Exam Schedule – updated September 29, 2022
• FTMBA Class of 2023 Period 7 Exam Schedule – posted November 21, 2022

Other cohort / program schedules: FTMBA 2024, IMBA 2023, PMBA 2022,PMBA 2023

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Course Prerequisites: As students progress through the program, some courses will have prerequisites. A prerequisite is a course that has content that is integral for students to learn prior to taking the listed course. For example, in order to take some of the more advanced Finance courses, students need to have a good foundation in certain Finance content. Consequently many of the advanced Finance courses will have pre-reqs, which will be listed on the program schedule and the course record on the Student Service Centre (SSC).

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Timetable: from the end of July onwards students will be able to view their class timetables on the Student Service Centre.

Click on Course Schedule > Registration > Timetable. Click on the Timetable link to see an updated timetable, and also a button that allows students to download their class timetable as an iCal file that can then be imported into most calendaring software:

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NOTES:

• Students are required to attend all classes and mandatory career professional development sessions during each Period.
• Dates for workshops, info sessions, make-up classes, and exams can change with limited notice. As such, it is expected that students do not book any travel to occur until after each Period’s exam week is completely finished.
• Exam schedules are subject to change so students are not to book any travel, appointments, interviews, etc. during exam week so time is reserved in case of emergency modifications.

Please note that outlines are posted prior to the start of each period in order to help you with your registration choices, but the most up-to-date outline will be found on the respective course’s Canvas site.

Click here to access course outlines

Other cohort / program course outlines: FT MBA 2022, IMBA 2021, IMBA 2022, PMBA 2022,PMBA 2023

Grade Requirements and Transcripts

Grade Requirements: The UBC MBA program has strict grading requirements for all courses, which may differ from what you are used to from your previous degree(s). Students must familiarize themselves with these grading requirements prior to the start of the MBA to understand the differences.

As an example, students are only permitted a limited number of “failed” (59% and below) and/or “minimal pass” (60-67%) grades in the MBA degree. If you exceed this limit, you will be withdrawn from the program.

To find out more about MBA program policies, please visit the Academic Regulations page.

Transcripts : UBC transcripts can be ordered via the Student Service Centre (SSC). You can have your transcript mailed to you or pick it up at Brock Hall.

Unofficial transcripts can be printed from the Grades & Records > Your Grades Summary page of the SSC.

Please note: the RHL Graduate School and the Business Career Centre cannot issue official or unofficial transcripts. More information on how to obtain your official transcripts can be found here.

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Registration and Course Fees

• Registration for P1 – P2 (September – December 2021): You will automatically be registered in all of your classes for P1 & P2 at the end of November 2020.
• Registration for P3 – P4 (January – April 2022): Registration for P3 – P4 courses will open in November 2021 and you will be provided with full instructions at that time.
• Registration for P6 – P7 (September – December 2022): Registration for P6 – P7 will open in Summer 2022 and you will be provided with full instructions at that time.

Course Fees: Some courses may have a course fee in lieu of a textbook (for example BA 562 – Creativity). If this is the case, the instructor will let you know in advance of the course start date.

Please note: You are required to pay the course fee in order to receive credit for the course. Grades will be withheld from any students who do not pay the course fee. Payment can be made on the Sauder Store website.

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Course Materials

Course packages & textbooks should be available at the UBC Bookstore or online, and your instructor will usually specify this on the course outline. From the bookstore homepage click on Textbooks > Order Today to get to this page: http://shop.bookstore.ubc.ca/courselistbuilder.aspx. From here students can choose which courses they are registered in and see the materials available at the bookstore.

If the course is not on this list and the outline says that there are textbooks/course packs please contact askmba@sauder.ubc.ca so that we can follow up.

As students progress through the UBC MBA Full-Time Program they will either build their own custom track or choose one of three specialized tracks designed to equip them with the advanced business skills that they will need to build a successful career in today’s global economy.

A faculty member (track champion) leads each track.

• Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IE) Track – Track Champion: Paul Cubbon
• Finance (FIN) Track- Track Champion: Glen Donaldson
• Product & Service Management (FIN) Track – Track Champion: Tim Silk
• Technology & Analytics Leadership (TAL) Track – Track Champion: DJ Miller
• Custom Track – please discuss with your Career Manager

Students will declare their tracks in Period 3 (January 2022), which is when students begin to take track-required courses.

Requirements for each track are listed on the Track Worksheets which will be published once the program begins.

The Track Worksheets provide an outline of the required and elective courses associated with each track, and the number of credits required for each period. Students may refer to the Track Worksheets as a reference guide. They are not required to be submitted, but can be a useful tool for planning and advising purposes.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IE) – updated July 18, 2022

Finance (FIN) – updated July 18, 2022

Product & Service Management (PSM) – updated March 25, 2022

Technology & Analytics Leadership (TAL) – updated August 2, 2022

Custom – updated January 26, 2022

The RHL is pleased to offer Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) for some of your foundation courses. Peer Assisted Study Sessions are highly interactive, 60-90 minute, small group sessions (3-12 people) that help students develop deeper knowledge of course content and practice effective, discipline-specific study strategies.

Sessions are led by year-two MBA students and are planned in consultation with course instructors and TA’s. Content is typically based on the previous week’s lecture material, but is flexible based on attendees’ needs.

Check your Canvas course sites for session times and topics, and to register for upcoming sessions.

Any materials posted on Canvas course sites will be available for you to access and download for four weeks after the final exam.

As you will be using the intellectual property of external authors and/or UBC professors in your own studies, please be aware of the following rules around the handling and distribution of those materials:

• Cases and readings are protected under copyright law and therefore you must not share these documents with anyone. Any official publications that are posted on a Canvas course site have copyright clearance for students enrolled this specific course only.
• Class slides are the instructor’s property and most instructors do not want their slides to be distributed. If you have questions about this, please approach your instructor directly.
• Exams/assignments/feedback must not be shared with students who may subsequently take the same course.

It is your responsibility to avoid copyright infringements and the distribution of materials that are intended for your use only.

RHL students should use the designation “MBA in progress” on resume, LinkedIn, email signature, business signature, etc. As a student in a Professional Master program, the term “candidate” should not be used because candidacy is not an officially recognized degree program status at the Master’s level (it is intended for the doctoral level), based on UBC policy.