• Managing People and Organizations
  Gain an understanding of how individuals and teams function effectively in work situations. Learn how organizational behaviour themes, such as emotions, motivation, and group dynamics, relate to functional issues such as job design, salary structures, and recruitment.
• Financial and Managerial Accounting
  Move beyond accounting fundamentals and processes. Learn to make business decisions in support of broader organizational objectives that are based on sound analysis of financial information.
• Managerial Finance
  Gain a practical understanding of managerial finance and the role of the financial manager. Learn to apply financial statement analysis, valuation techniques, capital budgeting, project analysis, and other financial tools. Explore a wide variety of subjects, including maximizing shareholder wealth, agency conflicts, ethical corporate behaviour.
• Business Analytics
  Explore the key concepts of probability and statistics that provide the basic tools to approach statistics critically. Focus on the use of quantitative or statistical techniques in managerial decision-making and learn to apply them in business settings.
• Marketing Management
  Get an overview of the marketing process, including learning how to analyze data and make decisions on pricing, product design, promotion and distribution as part of developing a comprehensive marketing plan. The course concludes with a collaborative online marketing simulation.
• Business and Indigenous Peoples
  The purpose of this course is to help students understand the issues involved when companies are operating, or intend to operate, in the traditional territories of First Nations and other Indigenous peoples. The course will also examine the role that Indigenous people play in Canada's economy including entrepreneurship and community-owned businesses.
• Operations Management
  Examine the processes and methods that enable organizations to achieve better productivity, quality, time and information performance. Design and control aspects of effective operations management as they relate to service and manufacturing entities will also be discussed.
• Managing Information
  An introduction to the theories and practices of managing information technology. Uses case studies to analyze complex situations and develop skills necessary to select, deploy and use information systems.
• Sustainability
  Explore how businesses are realigning or reinventing their organizations toward more sustainable business models. Developments that enable organizations to reduce their firms' negative environmental and social impacts while increasing profits and competitive advantage will be discussed.

Before your first class, immerse yourself in our interactive 14-day virtual orientation designed specifically for GDBA students. This orientation ensures you are fully equipped for success in graduate-level business education online, establishing consistent foundational skills and clear expectations across all participants. Through hands-on activities that challenge your intellect while building digital proficiency, you will:

• Connect with faculty and fellow students while mastering our online learning platform and university resources
• Complete practical exercises within the Learning Management System to develop technical confidence
• Create a personalized study roadmap aligned with your professional ambitions and potential MBA pathway

This structured onboarding experience prepares you to seamlessly transition into your graduate business studies with confidence and clarity.

Start the GDBA program in January, May or September.

We schedule lectures, exams, and assignments to accommodate individuals working Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT. You may need to make occasional adjustments if you fall outside this time zone or schedule.  

We move through the modules at the same rate, meeting the same dates for individual and team assignments. That keeps you on track and engaged with the coursework. Instructors deliver each course online in weekly or bi-weekly modules. During that time, you are free to study whenever it suits you. Expect to spend 8 to 10 hours per week on each course.

Most GDBA students complete the program in two and a half years. However, you can study at your own pace, adjusting your academic plan to accommodate your changing life and career.