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The UBC IMBA program teaches the very latest in theoretical and applied knowledge by integrating an innovative curriculum with new technologies and pioneering teaching methods.
IMBA courses are designed to give you an in-depth understanding of essential business functions. Throughout the courses, the challenges of global business will be a common theme.
Foundation courses
The UBC IMBA is built on critical business skills that will help form the next phase of your career, no matter where that might be.
Foundations in Accounting I
Learn how to use the information contained in financial statements to make better business decisions.
Introductory Finance
Analyze corporate decisions from a financial point of view and understand basic economic issues. Learn core finance principles and become skilled in financial decision-making.
Marketing
Learn to develop marketing strategies through market segmentation, marketing plan development and profitability assessment of products and services.
Application of Statistics in Management
Apply statistical modeling used in finance and marketing in a managerial setting.
Investment Theory and Asset Pricing
Understand asset pricing models, as well as risk, return and diversification using stock market data.
Foundations in Accounting II
Build on the skills learned in Foundations in Accounting I and learn the intricacies of managerial accounting.
Operations & Logistics
Learn the fundamentals principles of Operations Management, enhance your managerial insights and intuition and improve your business decisions.
Foundations of Managerial and Business Economics
Examine the supply and demand framework to consider the optimal behaviour of firms and consumers.
Building High Performance Teams and Organizations
Gain a set of frameworks and process that will help you effectively lead alongside others in organizations.
Business Strategy
Learn how to apply strategic thinking skills to specific business situations and gain concepts, skills, and analytical tools that can be used to formulate strategy with any objective in mind.
Advanced courses
In the advanced part of the UBC IMBA, you’ll dive into specialized courses that will give you actionable tools and real-world skills. These courses may include:
Entrepreneurship
Gain an entrepreneurial mindset through disrupitive thinking and be able to validate entrepreneurial opportunities for market size and defensibility.
Marketing Research
Gain a basic understanding of the nature and scope of marketing research problems and the methods used to solve these problems.
Corporate Strategy
Explore the boundaries of a firm, diversification into new industries and understand how to think about taking our firm international.
Data Visualization
Learn best practices to obtain, organize, and explore data to be able to present it in a visually appealing method.
Brand Management
Learn how brands are developed and managed as strategic assets and use case studies to visualize challenges commonly faced by brand managers.
Two-Party Negotiations
Develop skills to analyze bargaining and conflict relationships and learn about your own individual bargaining styles.
Process Fundamentals
Expand your knowledge of operations and supply chain management, which will benefit you whether you’re focusing on this area or another within an organization.
Consumer Behaviour
Uncover insights into how consumers perceive, choose, consume, and evaluate products through the lens of consumer behaviour principles.
Vancouver residency & capstone
During two action-packed weeks, you will fly to the beautiful UBC Vancouver Campus where you will enhance your business acumen through in-class learning and case studies. Plus, you will further your professional development and broaden your network through special events and programs.
Part celebration, part competition, Capstone is the culmination of all your hard work in the UBC IMBA. In this enriching week-long business simulation, you will work alongside – and compete against – your fellow UBC IMBA candidates, who, by this point in the program, will have become friends.
UBC IMBA Vancouver Residency
UBC Sauder IMBA 2023 Residency
Global opportunities
The UBC IMBA is celebrated for its international perspective, and as one of North America’s most diverse schools, UBC Sauder attracts students from around the world. We take giving you a global perspective on business seriously, which is why we provide opportunities for our candidates to gain an international experience.
During your time at UBC Sauder, you'Il have unparalleled access to immersive study abroad options through our global partnerships. The UBC IMBA offers two global learning opportunities: Global Network for Advanced Management and the Summer Study Abroad. Learn more about global opportunities here.
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