Earn your MBA Online on Weekends
Offered Online across Mountain Time and
Eastern Time Zones
Next Available Intake:
Fall 2025
Program Overview
Weekend Classes
16 weekends/year for 2 years
Courses
16 total
Tuition
Semester-by-semester basis
Specialization
8 Options available
Online Delivery
Fully Online courses
The Cape Breton University (CBU) MBA in Community Economic Development (CED) is now available anywhere you live and work, online and on weekends, reaching every community in Canada. With classes scheduled for about 16 weekends a year over a 2-year period, the MBA in CED online format caters to working professionals who need the flexibility to balance work, family, and studies.
All courses are delivered on weekends by acclaimed faculty from all across Canada, allowing you to advance your career while continuing to work by earning your MBA degree in 24-26 months.
Mountain Time Zone(MTZ) & Eastern Time Zone Online Cohorts
Ideal for working Professionals, the Online Cohort schedules on Mountain Time Zone (MTZ) and Eastern Time Zone(ETZ) on weekends allows you the flexibility to balance your work and personal life, while levelling up your career.
Admissions
Review the Admission requirements for Online MBA program and documents needed for the application
Accessible to degree holders and diploma holders with significant experience
GMAT waiver available
The CBU MBA is an accessible program, open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada who do not have an undergraduate degree and show potential for success in graduate level study. Extensive career and/or volunteer experience are expected. These candidates will be assessed individually in such areas as experience and performance in a number of education/training courses.
Potential applicants can send their resumes and unofficial transcript(s) to mba@cbu.ca for a preliminary assessment of their program eligibility and potential for GMAT waiver.
Note: This Online delivery of program is only accessible to Domestic students and landed immigrants
View all admission requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with a B+ (75% average) from a recognized University
- A completed application form, with the non-refundable application fee
- official transcripts for all previous post-secondary study
- a resume detailing employment experience, skills, community involvement, and interests
- a 500-800 word statement on the desire to enter the program
- three reference letters, preferably including one professional and one academic reference, each accompanied by a completed reference form
- Satisfactory scores on GMAT or GRE
- Satisfactory scores on the TOEFL/IELTS(for students whose native language is not English)
- Satisfactory performance in an interview
- For Canadian candidates who do not have an undergraduate degree:
Canadian candidates who do not have an undergraduate degree, and show potential for success in graduate-level study, may be admitted to the MBA in CED as non-traditional students. Extensive career and/or volunteer experience are expected. These candidates will be assessed individually in such areas as experience and performance in a number of education/training courses. Applicants must provide all documentation listed above and a 4-6 page essay outlining their desire to enter the program.
Reference letters must be originals, and sent directly by the referees. Only official transcripts sent by the Registrar of the issuing institution will be accepted. The Educational Testing Service must forward GMAT, GRE, and TOEFL/IELTS score reports. Photocopies of any of these documents will not be accepted.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition and fees based on Online delivery of 16 total courses. Note that the rates are in Canadian currency and based on 2025/2026 academic year. This is an estimate only; a final calculation cannot be determined until the student’s registration is complete. Fees are subject to change for subsequent academic years.
CA $ 29,641.44
Course Schedules
Review the course schedules for upcoming intakes for Mountain Time Zone and Eastern Time Zone cohorts.
Course Curriculum
There is a significant amount of reading, writing and class discussion within each course. In addition, each student is required to complete an Applied Research Project, the culmination of the degree, which approaches a problem in a holistic, multidisciplinary manner and must meet the highest academic standards.
MBAC5101: Business and Community Development I
MBAC5103: Fundamentals of Accounting with CED Applications
MBAC5104: Fundamentals of Marketing with CED Applications
MBAC5105: Organizational Behaviour
MBAC5107: Economic Geography and Development
MBAC6101: Business and Community Development II
MBAC6103: Fundamentals of Finance with CED Applications
MBAC6106: Leadership Training and CED
MBAC6107: Comparative Development
MBAC6118: Fundamentals of Venture Analysis
MBAC6121: Applied Research Methods
MBAC6124: International Business
MBAC6125: Strategic Management
MBAC6801: Applied Research Project
Elective I
To be Announced
Elective II
To be Announced.
Students pursuing can specialize in a topical Option. Students would substitute designated elective courses in the Option for MBAC Electives I and II. MBAC 6801 Applied Research Project would build on courses within the Option.
First Nations
MBAC6209 Land Claims, Self‐Government and CED or
MBAC6213 Issues in Indigenous Business
MBAC6211 The Dynamics of CED in First Nations
International Business
MBAC6228 International Marketing
MBAC6226 International Finance
Marketing (2 courses)
MBAC6205 Cultural Tourism Marketing
MBAC6228 International Marketing
MBAC6229 Sustainability Marketing
MBAC6231 Marketing Strategy
Peace‐Building, Reconstruction and Good‐Governance
MBAC6215 Emergency Management
MBAC6217 Conflict Resolution and Community Reconstruction
Public Administration
MBAC6221 Public Policy
MBAC6223 Government, Business, and Third Sector Relations
Sustainability
MBAC 6227 Environment, Energy, & the Economy: Strategies for Sustainable Futures
MBAC 6229 Sustainability Marketing
Strategic Leadership
MBAC6233 Contemporary Issues: Change Management and Governance
MBAC6219 Social Dynamics of Leadership
MBAC6214 Social Entrepreneurship
Tourism
MBAC6206 Tourism Management and Planning
MBAC6205 Cultural Tourism Marketing
Attend an Information Session:
Learn more about the program, course structure, tuition, admission criteria and get your questions answered at our In-Person and Virtual Information sessions listed below. To be notified of upcoming In-Person sessions in your city email mba@cbu.ca