Master of Business Administration (MBA) Co-op features

• Designed for high-caliber, recent graduate with less than two years of work experience.
• As one of Canada’s largest business schools, Laurier leads the way in developing globally-recognized MBA programs through its academic rigour and innovative delivery methods. 
• An integrated curriculum built around case competitions, consulting and international projects.
• A serious commitment to corporate social responsibility; all students participate in a not-for-profit practicum. 
• Program lasts 20 months, including 2 work terms from January through April and September through December.

MBA Co-op work/study sequence

Fall (August - December)

• Strategic Management
• Financial Management
• Operations 
• Management
• Accounting
• Marketing    
• Organizational Behaviour
• Economics
• Modelling Business Decisions

Winter (January - April)

Co-op work term

Spring (May - August)

Six electives

Fall (September - December)

Co-op work term

Winter (January - April)

• Four electives    
• Applied Business Research Project
• Not-for-profit practicum

Master of Finance Co-op program features

• Strong emphasis on empirical research in equities, fixed incomes, derivative products, corporate finance and portfolio management.
• Program lasts 20 months, including 2 work terms from January through April and September through December.

Master of Finance Co-op work/study sequence

Fall (August - December)

• Econometrics for Finance
• Investment Management
• Research Methodology
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Accounting for Securities

Winter (January - April)

Co-op work term

Spring (May - August)

• Financial Derivatives
• International Financial Management
• Short-term Financial Management
• Fixed Income Analysis

Fall (September - December)

Co-op work term

Winter (January - April)

• Advanced Corporate Finance
• Financial Economics
• Advanced Investment Management
• Research Paper

Master of Arts in Business Economics Co-op program features

• Applies economic principles to business problems, strategic planning, international trade and finance and macroeconomic policy making.
• Program lasts 16 to 20 months, and includes an 8-month work term between May and December or a 4-month work term from May through August. 
• Students may find co-op work terms in economic forecasting, economic policy analysis, industry and market studies, financial markets and institutions, strategic planning and public policy. 
• Participants will use econometric software packages to conduct empirical research in equities, fixed incomes, derivative products, corporate finance and portfolio management.

MABE Co-op work/study sequence

Fall (August - December)

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Econometrics   

Winter (January - April)

• Forecasting, Time Series Analysis and Survey Design
• Two elective courses

Spring (May - August)

Work Term

Fall (September - December)

Second half of eight-month work term - or- Study Term*

Winter (January - April)

• One Elective Course
• Research Paper and Seminar

(*Fall after a four-month work term)