Empowering students to create a meaningful educational experience
The Odette 16-month full-time Master of Business Administration provides students with personalized preparation for a successful career in business.
Program highlights include:
- 91% employment rate of graduates after six months (2023 Graduate Survey)
- Gain real world experience through corporate experiential learning
- No business undergraduate degree or work experience required, students with diverse educational and work backgrounds are encouraged to apply
- Taught by award winning and internationally recognized faculty
- Small class sizes (maximum 50 students) allow for networking opportunities with students and professors from diverse backgrounds and rich career experiences
- One of the most affordable and high-quality MBAs in Ontario
Integrated real-world corporate projects and personalized instruction
Advanced Program for Experiential Consulting (APEX)
Through APEX, Corporate Mandates, and working with external organizations in coursework, students work on real business challenges alongside the leaders of prominent corporate partners such as:
The Advanced Program for Experiential Consulting (APEX) is an exclusive and integrated offering to the Odette MBA, allowing students the opportunity to develop skills and demonstrate abilities by providing real solutions to real clients in the real world. MBA student teams are paired with corporate partners to consult on challenges the partner is experiencing, providing students exposure to new industries, corporate contacts, and experiential learning.
Fall 2026 Application Deadlines:
- International students, deadline to apply is April 1st, 2026
- Domestic students, deadline to apply is July 1st, 2026
The Full-Time MBA program is 16 months, from September to December of the following year.
This is a full-time program divided into four semesters that combines core business fundamentals and theory with practical experience. The semesters are consecutive, with short breaks in between but no semesters off.
Semester 1: Fall
BUSI-8010 Leadership and Interpersonal Dynamics
BUSI-8020 Core Concepts of Accounting I
BUSI-8030 Introduction to Financial Management
BUSI-8050 Marketing Management
BUSI-8140 Digital Business Systems
Semester 2: Winter
BUSI-8100 Core Concepts of Accounting II
BUSI-8120 Financial Management
BUSI-8130 Human Resources Management
STEN-8900 Entrepreneurship: New Venture Formation and Management
STEN-8110 Project Management I
Semester 3: Summer
MGMT-8600 Business Ethics and Sustainability
MGMT-8460 Dynamics of Business Negotiations
STEN-8120 Project Management II
STEN-8980 Strategic Management
BUSI-8150 Business Analytics
Semester 4: Fall
One of the following:
STEN-8930 MBA Mandate Consulting
BUSI-8960 Major Paper
Two 8000 level business courses
Two 8000 level business courses taken as part of the international exchange program
View the UWindsor Tuition Fee Estimator to determine costs. Please note the calculator estimates fees per semester.
You can find our admission requirements here. Please note there is a $125 non-refundable fee to apply.
The MBA Full Time program offers admission only for the fall semester, we do not have a winter or summer intake. Classes start early September every year.
Yes, bursaries are available through the Odette School of Business and the University of Windsor. Please note we do not offer full-ride scholarships.
Learn more about scholarships and bursaries on the Graduate Studies website.
We do not offer pre-evaluations of your application. We encourage you to apply if you meet the admission criteria we have listed and are interested in gaining a deeper knowledge of business in a fast-paced learning environment with an experiential approach to education. Please note that class sizes are capped at 50 students.
Yes, the GMAT is a requirement for admission into the program.
However, we do provide GMAT waivers if you meet at least have ONE of the qualifications listed below:
- CPA
- CFA
- P. ENG
- LSAT
- GRE
- MCAT
- Have a CGPA of 80% or higher in the last 2 years from a recognized university.
Students are encouraged to take the GMAT, as a high GMAT score is not only a strong admission criterion, but it is also used in awarding some entrance scholarships. Once you apply to the program, we will review your transcript and determine if you meet any of these requirements and issue you a waiver at that time.
