Admission to the program is judged primarily on the applicant's ability to successfully undertake advanced studies and research in business, coupled with his or her experience and previous achievements.
Applicants are required to have an honors bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in management or business administration with high honors standing. However, honors students with very good grades in a degree in other disciplines are also welcome to apply. Applicants are expected to have credits in mathematics and the following core courses (or their equivalents) in the functional areas of business described below.

42.211 Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
Models of individual and small group behavior in organizations, and group dynamics to provide systematic explanations of employee and managerial behavior in organizations.

42.228 Introduction to Marketing
Overview of the marketing function within the firm. Promotion product design, pricing and distribution channels are examined. Consumer buyer behavior, trends in retailing, wholesaling, sales force management and marketing research are also reviewed. Case studies are used.

42.230 Introduction to Management Science
Introduction to management science techniques that are routinely used as decision aids in governments and industry. The course examines linear programming techniques, decision analysis and simulation. Students are introduced to quantitative models for decision making.

42.240 Introduction to Information Systems
Management issues associated with information systems in organizations. Definition, description, fundamental technologies impacts and development of information systems, and associated ethical issues.

42.254 Essentials of Business Finance
Business firms` financing, and dividend policy decisions, cost of capital and short-term asset management problems.

42.270 Accounting Fundamentals
Financial and managerial accounting from the perspective of a user of accounting data. Tools necessary to understand and perform analysis of financial statements. Both North American and international accounting principles practices. Product costing and the use of accounting data for management decision-making and control.

69.26x Statistical Methods in the Social Sciences
Introduction to statistical computing; probability concepts; descriptive statistics; estimation and testing of hypotheses, regression and correlation analysis. Emphasis on the development of an ability to interpret results of statistical analyses with applications from business