Summary of Program Requirements
Year 1: Academic Term 1
| REQUIRED COURSES | |
| SGS 101 | Academic Research Integrity and Ethics (* see below) |
| SGS 201 | Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Training (* see below) |
| A610 | Financial Reporting and Business Analysis |
| B610 | Organizational Behavior: Understanding People at Work |
| D610 | Business Decision Making, Communication and Teamwork |
| F610 | Competing Through Digital Transformation & Analytics |
| K610 | Thriving Through Digital Transformation |
| O610 | Business Analytics |
| P615A | Management Consulting: The Theory & Practice of Delivering Value to Your Clients |
Year 1: Academic Term 2
| REQUIRED COURSES | PLUS + 3 ELECTIVES: | ||
| L624/L625 | Foundations 2 | M650 | Strategic Marketing Management |
| A650 | Accounting for Decision Makers | B650 | Managing People in Organizations |
| F650 | Firms and Markets | C650 | Introduction to Health Services Management |
| L626 | Integrating Project | K650 | Information Systems in Business |
| O650 | Operations Management |
- BUS WT01, BUS WT02, BUS WT03 are required in addition to the above for all Co-op students
Mandatory Online Modules
All incoming MBA students must complete the following two online modules within the first 4 weeks of their first term.
SGS 101 / Academic Research Integrity and Ethics
- All graduate students, including part-time must complete and pass the course SGS 101 Academic Research Integrity and Ethics within the first month of their program in graduate studies at McMaster.
- The purpose of this course is to ensure that the standards and expectations of academic integrity and research ethics are communicated early and are understood by incoming students. All students are required to take and pass SGS 101.
- Students may not graduate or register in subsequent academic terms without having successfully completed this course.
SGS 201 / Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Training
- All graduate students are required to complete appropriate training required to complete their research and studies (health and safety training, ethics training, biosafety training, etc.), as determined by their home Department or Program. All graduate students also are required to complete and pass SGS 201 Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) , which can be completed online
- Having an understanding of how we can identify and reduce attitudinal, structural, information, technological, and systemic barriers to persons with disabilities is core to McMaster University’s commitment to supporting an inclusive community in which all persons are treated with dignity and equality, and completion of AODA training is critical as McMaster’s graduates move forward in their varied, chosen professions.