Business Administration - Burgundy School of Business (Double Degree) (MBA)

Location(s): Main Campus

Master of Business Administration

Additional Location(s):

Dijon, France

Program Description

The dual degree program involves the exchange of students from the following programs:

At BSB: the Master in Management Grande Ecole program based in Dijon.
At Brock: the Master of Business Administration (MBA) based in St. Catharines.

Upon successful completion of the course of studies at both institutions, the BSB students will receive the following degrees:

The Master in Management (Diplôme de l’Ecole Supérieureure de Commerce de Dijon - Grade de Master) from BSB
The Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Brock

Upon successful completion of the course of studies at both institutions, the Brock students will receive the following degrees:

The Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Brock
The Master in Management (Diplôme de l’Ecole Supérieureure de Commerce de Dijon - Grade de Master)
The Master of Science from BSB in one of:
- Wine Management;
- Green Tech & Sustainable Societies;
- Corporate Finance & Investment Banking;
- Luxury Management & Innovation;
- Arts and Cultural Management;
- Artificial Intelligence & Digital Technology Management; or
- Data Science & Organizational Behaviour.

Admission Requirements

Students selected for the dual degree program must be Master level students enrolled on a full-time basis within the eligible programs.

Students must meet the language requirements set by the host institution.

Students seeking admission to BSB must provide the following documents by April 7th:

Transcript showing courses complete to date for the first year of the MBA at Brock, proof of English proficiency: minimum score of TOEFL IBT 90 or IELTS 6.5 and a CV/resume.

Students seeking admission to Brock must provide the following documents:

Transcript showing successful completion of the bachelor year of the Program Grande Ecole, a current transcript showing courses complete to date for the M1 year, and proof of English proficiency (a minimum score of 90 on TOEFL iBT or 6.5 on IELTS) and resume/CV.

Degree Requirements

The detailed program plan must be developed in consultation with the Graduate Academic Coordinator.

In order to obtain the MBA from Brock, the BSB students shall successfully complete:

A minimum of ten of the overall required twenty courses at Brock;
Of the core Brock courses, some may be waived if equivalent courses previously taken at BSB. These might include: Business Strategy, Business Law and Business Ethics
The remaining elective credits to be selected by each student. For a full list of graduate course offerings by subject area, please refer to the Courses tab in the navigation menu.

In order to obtain one of the Masters of Science and the Master in Management (Diplôme de l’Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Dijon - Grade de Master) degrees from BSB, the Brock students shall successfully complete:

Two semesters of the MSc program classes at BSB;
A final thesis;
An optional six month-work experience, through internship or equivalency (co-op work term).

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