Offered by St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Canada, BA/BS in Management and Leadership is a bachelor's degree in Management & Leadership programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,100 per year (CAD 10,340 per year for local students).
This Bachelor of Business Administration program at St. Francis Xavier University's Gerald Schwartz School of Business concentrates in management and leadership and is nationally accredited by the Canadian Institute of Management. Delivered in person on the Antigonish campus, the program addresses core management functions such as planning, organizing, leading, and evaluating, alongside business ethics, strategic management, human resources management, and organizational behaviour. Contemporary topics available within the concentration include Indigenous business, environmental sustainability, gender in management, and labour relations. Instruction draws on varied methods, including service-learning projects with community organizations, case analysis, simulations, debates, guest lectures, virtual teams, and field trips. As with other Schwartz School majors, students take core business courses shared across disciplines during the first and second year before specializing. The program is designed for students who want to prepare for management roles across different types of organizations and to understand the complexities of leading within diverse and global workplace contexts. Graduates have pursued designations such as Chartered Professional in Human Resources or the Canadian Institute of Management credential, as well as further study through an MBA, Master of Public Administration, law, or education. Career paths connected to the program include analyst roles, human resources, labour relations, management consulting, project management, and supervisory positions.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Management and Leadership does not publish its own admission-requirements page; StFX directs applicants to the university's general admission requirements at stfx.ca/applications-admissions/admissions-information/admission-requirements. Direct entry from high school requires a minimum overall average of 70% in Grade 12, with no grade below 65% in each required subject. As a Bachelor of Business Administration program in the Gerald Schwartz School of Business, Management and Leadership requires Grade 12 English and an academic mathematics course among the admission subjects. Applicants whose first language is not English must submit an approved English-proficiency test result, normally no more than two years old, meeting at least: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 90 with no section below 20, Duolingo English Test 115 with no subscore below 100, or PTE Academic 60 with no communicative skill below 50.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to StFX: for September 2027 entry, applications open 15 September 2026 and the general deadline is 1 September 2027, though competitive programmes such as the 4-year BScN (3 March 2027) and Bachelor of Education (1 December 2026) close much earlier; January 2027 entry closes 9 December 2026 and May 2027 entry closes 12 April 2027. International applicants must apply by 30 May 2027 for September 2027 entry (late applications reviewed case-by-case depending on visa timing) and by 30 September 2026 for January 2027 entry, confirming by 30 October 2026. Admission is not open-ended rolling; each intake has a firm published deadline, though the general Fall deadline stays open until 1 September while seats in non-competitive programmes remain. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
