MBA in Business Administration (Corporate Residency) at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada is a master of business administration in Business Administration programme. The programme runs for 23 months, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 53,164 per year (CAD 28,479 per year for local students).
The Master of Business Administration with Corporate Residency is a full-time, in-person graduate program at Dalhousie's Halifax campus running 23 consecutive months, with some electives available online. Core business coursework can be paired with an elective certificate in Finance or in Leading Collaboratively in a Complex World. The program builds in an eight-month paid work term with a partner organization, along with dedicated career development coaching, and students may have the opportunity for an international exchange during the fall semester of their second year. It is designed for students from any undergraduate background, not only business, and cohorts typically include a mix of arts, science and health, business, and engineering or technology graduates. The corporate residency track is aimed at candidates with limited professional work experience; those with more extensive experience are directed toward Dalhousie's MBA Career Advance option instead. The program suits early-career graduates seeking a paid, structured transition into a business career alongside their degree.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.3
Admission Requirements: Applicants need a four-year bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.3 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours (two years) of study; applicants under the Equitable Admissions Policy with a GPA of 2.7-3.0 may still be considered. Where English proficiency testing is required, applicants need a TOEFL iBT score of at least 102 (tests taken before January 21, 2026) or 5 (tests taken on/after that date), or an IELTS Academic score of at least 7.5; a waiver applies for degrees completed in English at a university in an English-speaking country. All applicants complete an interview assessing program suitability and employability. The program starts in June and runs 23 months full-time.
Application Details
Start Date:June
Application Deadline:Dalhousie's live Dates and Deadlines page still shows the September 2026 entry cycle as of mid-September 2026, not the 2027 cycle. For that cycle, Bachelor of Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Medical Sciences) and Bachelor of Social Work close February 15, 2026; the Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies (Architecture) closes March 1, 2026; and the Health Sciences post-diploma option closes June 15, 2026. All other undergraduate programmes are considered on a rolling, space-available basis for both domestic and international applicants, with no separate international closing date published; May 15, 2026 is only the deposit and English-proficiency deadline, not an application deadline. Dalhousie has not yet published September 2027 entry dates. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
