The VIU MBA program is among the most technologically integrated programs in Canada, with data analytics embedded in research courses and four dedicated, technology-focused courses. 

This approach allows students to graduate with specialized expertise on how the digital and technological landscape drives everything from organizational behaviour to industry, exploring phenomena like surveillance capitalism and digital media management.

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program

The small class size enables students and faculty opportunities to learn in a collegial setting, while the diversity of students and faculty provides a relevant global perspective for today's business world. 

The MBA faculty bring a unique combination of industry-based expertise and international experience into the classroom, providing academic rigour to real-world examples and cases from their own experience. 

Vancouver Island University's Master of Business Administration is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). 

The MBA program is offered in an intensive 20-month, full-time format, which includes a series of well-articulated integrated courses in Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Research, and Technology and a 4-month internship and an applied business project. 

All students participate in a 3-week Foundation of blended coursework at the start of the MBA program. 

The Foundation introduces students to the core principles of the program learning outcomes and rigorous requirements of academic writing and professional representation at the graduate level, setting our students up for success. 

Progression through the coursework in each semester is divided into 1, 2, or 3 modules. Students are provided with downtime in between modules to ensure ample opportunity for knowledge retention and career exploration. Each semester ends with a 2-week official break in study. 

Upon successful completion of course work, students complete an internship. Working with an industry mentor, students identify a significant organizational problem that will be used to write an Applied Business Project under faculty supervision. 

Intakes for the MBA program begin in September and January.

• Letter of introduction
• Résumé
• Two letters of recommendation
• Certified copy of all educational documents
• Official transcripts
• Language proficiency test score
• Passport

• University Bachelor degree from a business or non-business discipline.
• A minimum “B” average in the last two years of the undergraduate degree.
• One year minimum of work experience is required.

Note: Applicants without a Bachelor degree but with significant work experience may apply with a GMAT score. These applicants will be considered on an individual basis.