Corporate Residency MBA
Dalhousie University
Key Information
Campus location
Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
22 months
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 91,320 / per year *
Application deadline
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* domestic: $57,600; international: $91,320
Introduction
Why Dalhousie's Corporate Residency MBA?
- Enter our program directly from any undergrad degree - no work experience required.
- Exceptional, paid work experience: You’ll be immersed quickly and intensely into the real business world with an eight-month paid corporate residency (work term).
- Employer Partners across Canada: Our deep relationships with Employer Partners across the country give you the opportunity to start your career in Halifax, Toronto, Calgary and beyond.
- Accelerate your leadership skills with Professional Development courses combined with career coaching from our Management Career Services team.
- Study with a small cohort of bright students: Our rigorous application process ensures you will be motivated, encouraged, inspired and challenged by others like you.
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The Corporate Residency
More Than Just a Summer Job
Your career begins just six months into the program. By the time you enter your residency, you will have been coached and rigorously prepared for this deep immersion into the business world. Over eight months you will accomplish and learn more than is possible in any traditional four-month co-op because a Dal Corporate Residency isn’t just another summer job, it's a glimpse into your career.
As one employer aptly said, “in four months you are considered a co-op student. In eight months we treat you like an employee with all the responsibility that goes with it.” You will be paid a salary that helps offset tuition fees. You’ll come back to the classroom for your second year with solid business experience, ready to leverage what you’ve learned during your residency.
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Ideal Students
As a career launching MBA program, successful candidates typically have less than 5 years of professional work experience post undergraduate degree and display exceptional potential in employability, coachability and critical thinking skills.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Corporate Residency MBA Entrance Scholarship
The Douglas C. Mackay Entrance Scholarships ($5,000–$15,000 per award) are awarded to our top incoming students. Applicants interested in being considered for this scholarship must fill out a Scholarship Application and have a completed program application prior to April 26th (last round of admissions - domestic students only). Scholarship Application can be submitted by email in PDF file format to [email protected].
Curriculum
Our Learning Approach
The Corporate Residency MBA is unique in its structure, design and approach to learning. Our 22-month program is more than the completion of a set number of stand-alone courses. We ensure students receive a business education that balances theoretical knowledge with in-class experiential learning and application of business skills in an eight-month work term.
View the Full 22 Months of the Program in Detail
Some Additional Details:
Corporate Residency: Year one continues in January with paid corporate residencies—extended work terms with leading employers—refining the concepts and skills acquired in the classroom and putting them into practice in a corporate setting. The academic learning continues during this period with an online course designed to help you navigate your corporate residency experience. Year one ends with an intensive debriefing of the corporate residencies to harvest the important learnings and celebrate student successes
Professional Development Modules: Threaded through the 22 months of the program, the Personal and Professional Effectiveness curriculum dives into the hidden world that separates good from great. Focused broadly on skills related to leadership development and career management, these courses are accompanied by opportunities for individual coaching to support each student’s efforts to set and achieve professional development goals.
PD Format: PD modules are intended to offer students a blend of new knowledge acquisition, time to practice and hone skills through in-class workshops, out-of-class reflection, opportunities to engage with industry-relevant guest speakers and peer-to-peer discussion, which provides the class with the chance to leverage knowledge gained through previous work and life experiences.
Program Outcome
Business leaders are always asking about return on investment. Are you going to get more back than you put in? Investing now in your MBA could result in a higher salary and better career options when you graduate.
The average starting salary of graduates is at least double their previous earnings and the average corporate residency income is $29,000.
An eight-month work term gives you time to make a lasting impression. Many of our students are offered full-time positions by their corporate residency employers. Typically, over 89% are employed within six months of graduation, with an average starting salary of $69,939, a 238% increase from their pre-program compensation.
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English Language Requirements
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Program Admission Requirements
Demonstrate your commitment and readiness to succeed in business school by taking the GMAT exam – the most widely used exam for admissions that measures your critical thinking and reasoning skills.
Download the GMAT mini quiz to get a flavour of the questions you’ll find in the exam.