Lakehead University is a reputable institution of higher education located in Ontario, Canada, with campuses in Thunder Bay and Orillia. Founded in 1965, Lakehead offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various fields, including arts, sciences, business, engineering, and health. The university is renowned for its exceptional research initiatives, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration and addressing real-world challenges. Lakehead provides students with a supportive and inclusive learning environment, fostering critical thinking, innovation, and community engagement. With a commitment to sustainability and Indigenous education, Lakehead University prepares graduates to become future leaders and make a positive impact in their chosen fields and society at large.

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The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Lakehead University is a general degree designed to prepare students for success in a wide range of careers in management. The two versions of the program help students to develop a comprehensive and integrated knowledge of business and management functions and a deeper understanding of the business environment. Students develop analytical, decision-making, and communication skills and enhance their abilities to examine ethical considerations in business. This program achieves these goals through intensive and stimulating lectures, energetic class discussions, contemporary and relevant case studies, and experiential learning projects. Show less

MBA Program Objectives
Students who successfully complete the MBA program will have:

Goal 1. Our graduates should have a comprehensive and integrated knowledge of management functions.

Objectives
Our graduates will understand technical business skills and apply them in new and unfamiliar circumstances.
Our graduates will integrate all the management function areas into a coherent strategic whole.
Goal 2. Our graduates should be analytical decisions-makers

Objectives
Our graduates will think analytically to identify a problem and apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative analysis to develop workable solutions.

Goal 3. Our graduates should be effective communicators.

Objectives
Our graduates will deliver clear and persuasive oral presentations to business audiences.
Our graduates will prepare clear and persuasive written reports to business audiences.
Goal 4. Our graduates should demonstrate the techniques to become effective business leaders.

Objectives
Our graduates will apply ethical resolution techniques to ethical dilemmas to provide recommended course of action.
Our graduates will work well in teams.
Our graduates will understand leadership theories.
Our graduates will understand how globalization and the global environment impact individuals, businesses, and the economy.
NOTE: Full-time students in this program are expected to complete all requirements within three terms (1 year) of continuous registration.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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