Queen's School of Business
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The Queen's School of Business is located in Queen's University
, Kingston, Ontario
, Canada. Since 2006, the Queen's School of Business MBA program has been ranked by Business Week number one internationally, outside the United States
. The school of business became its own faculty in 1963 with its first dean, Lawrence Macpherson. The current dean at the Queen's School of Business is Dr. David Saunders, who also founded the MBA Japan Program in Tokyo when he was associate dean at the Faculty of Management
of McGill University
in Montreal
.
Today, the Queen's School of Business offers a variety of business programs, including:
The Queen's School of Business opened its first foreign campus in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
, at the DIFC on May 25, 2007. Classes started in October 2007. The campus will mainly host Queen's executive development programs.
The Queen's School of Business is one of only three schools in North America with triple accreditation
. It is fully accredited by the AACSB
(United States), the Association of MBAs
(United Kingdom), and the EFMD
(EQUIS) (Europe).
The undergraduate exchange program is one of the most developed in Canada, with approximately 85% of third-year Commerce class participated in an international exchange, going on to study abroad at one of their partner schools around the world, which include HEC Paris, University of Mannheim
, Peking University
, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
, Tsinghua University
, National University of Singapore
and more.
the school was indexed as the 3rd best business school in Canada and the 19th best business school in North America.
) scores.
and Environics. The program is 16 months in length and the admission decision is dependent on the applicants management experience, references, previous academic experience, QMAT (or GMAT
) scores and a personal interview. There is no application fee as the process is purely competitive. The average Queen's Executive MBA student has an age of 35 years, but may be up to 50 years old, and boasts a minimum of 13 years working experience.
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that may be completed while continuing to work. Student applications are considered on the basis of their management experience, references, previous academic experience, QMAT or GMAT score and, for some applicants, a personal interview. All applicants must quality for a U.S. Study Visa
.
Applicants must have a minimum average of B+ in their four year undergraduate business-related degree, written a GMAT or GRE
and an English comprehension test if the applicant's native language is not English and their undergraduate university studies were taken in a language other than English.
) is a 12 month program that is divided up into three full terms of study, starting with the fall term in September and ending with the summer term. Research is focused upon one of seven fields of study: accounting, finance, management information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, management science and managerial economics
. The MSc program allows for an advanced level of conceptual foundations in your chosen field which would aid highly focused research.
Applicants must have a minimum average of B+ in their four year undergraduate degree in a discipline that is related to their field of interest (e.g. an honours BA in Economics would be suitable for an MSc in Finance), have written a GMAT or GRE and a TOEFL
if English is not their native language. The role of the MSc program is to prepare students for higher level study in a doctoral program
of their choice.
program is rooted in the idea that there are substantial benefits in selecting both a major and a minor for developing analytic and research skills. Students select one major area of study from five; accounting, finance, management information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, management science and managerial economics, and a minor from within or outside of the school of business. The first two years of the Doctoral program consist of traditional courses and a research workshop with faculty to help develop research skills, and the last two years are dedicated to the development of the students thesis and dissertation. The philosophy is that the major goal of a doctoral program should be to develop the next generation of scholars and researchers so the program is geared towards developing a healthy breadth of knowledge to better aid each student's thesis.
Applicants typically have an A average in their Master's degree and are in the 85th percentile for their GMAT
scores. They are expected to provide outstanding letters of recommendation, a well-developed statement of purpose and a TOEFL
score of 600 if English is not their native language.
Queen’s Full–Time MBA
(Nov 2010)
Queen’s Executive MBA
(Nov 2009)
Queen’s Executive Education
(Nov 2009)
Financial Times (UK)
Queen’s Executive Education
(May 2010)
2010 Environics Report (http://business.queensu.ca/about_us/docs/Environics_Report.pdf)
Queen’s Executive MBA
Queen’s Executive Education
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
, Canada. Since 2006, the Queen's School of Business MBA program has been ranked by Business Week number one internationally, outside the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The school of business became its own faculty in 1963 with its first dean, Lawrence Macpherson. The current dean at the Queen's School of Business is Dr. David Saunders, who also founded the MBA Japan Program in Tokyo when he was associate dean at the Faculty of Management
Desautels Faculty of Management
The Desautels Faculty of Management is one of the constituent faculties of McGill University. The Faculty has been host to the McGill Management International Case Competition since 2001...
of McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Today, the Queen's School of Business offers a variety of business programs, including:
- Queen's Bachelor of Commerce
- Queen's Full-Time MBA (previously Queen's MBA for Science and Technology)
- Queen's Executive MBA
- Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA (joint program with the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of ManagementSamuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of ManagementThe Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Cornell University, a private Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York. It was founded in 1946 and renamed in 1984 after Samuel Curtis Johnson, founder of S.C...
at Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
) - Accelerated MBA for Business Graduates
- Queen's MSc in Management
- Queen's PhD in Management
- Queen's Master of Management in Global Management
- Queen's Graduate Diploma in Accounting
- Queen's Master of Management in Finance
The Queen's School of Business opened its first foreign campus in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, at the DIFC on May 25, 2007. Classes started in October 2007. The campus will mainly host Queen's executive development programs.
The Queen's School of Business is one of only three schools in North America with triple accreditation
Triple accreditation
Triple Accreditation is the accreditation awarded to 55 business schools worldwide by the three largest and most influential business school accreditation associations:...
. It is fully accredited by the AACSB
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...
(United States), the Association of MBAs
Association of MBAs
The Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
(United Kingdom), and the EFMD
European Foundation for Management Development
The European Foundation for Management Development is an international membership organization, based in Brussels, Belgium. Europe's largest network association in the field of management development, it has over 700 member organizations from academia, business, public service and consultancy in...
(EQUIS) (Europe).
Commerce
The Commerce program is the QSB's undergraduate business program. It is known for its reputation as one of the top business programs in Canada and its highly selective admission process. In the year of 2010, QSB received 4,985 applications to the Commerce program for September 2011 entrance. They would accept approximately 450 students in each year (after expanding the program in 2011). In 2007, the average entry grade into the Business school was 91%.The undergraduate exchange program is one of the most developed in Canada, with approximately 85% of third-year Commerce class participated in an international exchange, going on to study abroad at one of their partner schools around the world, which include HEC Paris, University of Mannheim
University of Mannheim
The University of Mannheim is one of the younger German universities. It offers Bachelor, Master, and PhD degrees.The University is mainly located in Mannheim’s palace the largest baroque palace in Germany. The whole city center of Mannheim is aligned symmetrically to the palace.About 800 scholars...
, Peking University
Peking University
Peking University , colloquially known in Chinese as Beida , is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial University of Peking in 1898 as a replacement of the...
, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 , it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST...
, Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University , colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911 under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang" or "Tsinghua College" and was renamed the "Tsinghua School" one year later...
, National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
and more.
Full-time MBA
The Queen's Full-time MBA program (previously Queen's MBA for Science and Technology) was ranked as the number one full-time MBA program in Canada and number one outside of the U.S. by bi-annual ranking of Business Week in 2004, 2006 and 2008. Environics ranked the Queen's Full-time MBA program number one in Canada in 2006 in their Report on Executive Education in Canada. In the 2010 QS Global 200 Business Schools ReportQS Global 200 Business Schools Report
The QS Global 200 Business Schools Report identifies the most popular business schools in each region of the world. It aims to serve employers seeking MBAs at a regional level. It originated in the early 1990s under the partnership Quacquarelli Symonds. The TopMBA Career Guide was made in 1990, and...
the school was indexed as the 3rd best business school in Canada and the 19th best business school in North America.
Accelerated MBA for Business Graduates
The Queen's Accelerated MBA for Business Graduates is a 12 month program that is targeted towards those who have already obtained an undergraduate degree in business, so rather than relearning concepts students can obtain an MBA in a minimal amount of time while continuing to work. Students are required to have an undergraduate degree in business with a minimum B average, two years work experience, outstanding letters of reference and a minimum GMAT score of 550 or QMAT equivalent. Some candidates may require additional testing of their knowledge of management fundamentals and/or English as a Foreign Language (TOEFLTOEFL
The Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL , evaluates the ability of an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting....
) scores.
Executive MBA
The Queen's Executive MBA program has been ranked as the best program in Canada for Executive MBAs by BusinessWeekBusinessWeek
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and Environics. The program is 16 months in length and the admission decision is dependent on the applicants management experience, references, previous academic experience, QMAT (or GMAT
Graduate Management Admission Test
The Graduate Management Admission Test is a computer-adaptive standardized test in mathematics and the English language for measuring aptitude to succeed academically in graduate business studies. Business schools use the test as a criterion for admission into graduate business administration...
) scores and a personal interview. There is no application fee as the process is purely competitive. The average Queen's Executive MBA student has an age of 35 years, but may be up to 50 years old, and boasts a minimum of 13 years working experience.
Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA
The Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA program offers a 17 month MBA program that gives students the opportunity to earn an MBA from Queen's University and from the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of ManagementSamuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Cornell University, a private Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York. It was founded in 1946 and renamed in 1984 after Samuel Curtis Johnson, founder of S.C...
at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
that may be completed while continuing to work. Student applications are considered on the basis of their management experience, references, previous academic experience, QMAT or GMAT score and, for some applicants, a personal interview. All applicants must quality for a U.S. Study Visa
Visa (document)
A visa is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...
.
Master of Management in Global Management
The Queen's Master of Management in Global Management is a 12 month program that focuses on international business curriculum and cross-cultural experience.Applicants must have a minimum average of B+ in their four year undergraduate business-related degree, written a GMAT or GRE
Graduate Record Examination
The Graduate Record Examinations is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States, in other English-speaking countries and for English-taught graduate and business programs world-wide...
and an English comprehension test if the applicant's native language is not English and their undergraduate university studies were taken in a language other than English.
Master of Science in Management
The Queen's Master of Science in Management (MScMSC
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) is a 12 month program that is divided up into three full terms of study, starting with the fall term in September and ending with the summer term. Research is focused upon one of seven fields of study: accounting, finance, management information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, management science and managerial economics
Managerial economics
Managerial economics as defined by Edwin Mansfield is "concerned with application of economic concepts and economic analysis to the problems of formulating rational managerial decision." It is sometimes referred to as business economics and is a branch of economics that applies microeconomic...
. The MSc program allows for an advanced level of conceptual foundations in your chosen field which would aid highly focused research.
Applicants must have a minimum average of B+ in their four year undergraduate degree in a discipline that is related to their field of interest (e.g. an honours BA in Economics would be suitable for an MSc in Finance), have written a GMAT or GRE and a TOEFL
TOEFL
The Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL , evaluates the ability of an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting....
if English is not their native language. The role of the MSc program is to prepare students for higher level study in a doctoral program
PHD
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of their choice.
Doctoral program
The Queen's School of Business PhDPHD
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program is rooted in the idea that there are substantial benefits in selecting both a major and a minor for developing analytic and research skills. Students select one major area of study from five; accounting, finance, management information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, management science and managerial economics, and a minor from within or outside of the school of business. The first two years of the Doctoral program consist of traditional courses and a research workshop with faculty to help develop research skills, and the last two years are dedicated to the development of the students thesis and dissertation. The philosophy is that the major goal of a doctoral program should be to develop the next generation of scholars and researchers so the program is geared towards developing a healthy breadth of knowledge to better aid each student's thesis.
Applicants typically have an A average in their Master's degree and are in the 85th percentile for their GMAT
Graduate Management Admission Test
The Graduate Management Admission Test is a computer-adaptive standardized test in mathematics and the English language for measuring aptitude to succeed academically in graduate business studies. Business schools use the test as a criterion for admission into graduate business administration...
scores. They are expected to provide outstanding letters of recommendation, a well-developed statement of purpose and a TOEFL
TOEFL
The Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL , evaluates the ability of an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting....
score of 600 if English is not their native language.
Master of Management in Finance
The Queen's Master of Management in Finance program is designed for aspiring investment bankers, asset managers and financial analysts. This intensive 10-month program combines residential sessions in Kingston with classes one evening per week and every other Saturday at the program's downtown Toronto facility. The curriculum includes extensive preparation for CFA exams and eventual CFA designation. Admission requirements include an undergraduate degree from a recognized university, a minimum of two years relevant work experience, successful completion of the GMAT, QMAT GRE or equivalent and two letters of reference.Graduate Diploma in Accounting
The Queen's Graduate Diploma in Accounting is a 12-week program consisting of four accounting courses that meet CA certification requirements. Classes take place two days a week from early May until mid-July, with six hours of daily course work supplemented by individual study and course preparation. Admission requirements include an undergraduate degree with an emphasis on accounting and several course prerequisites.Rankings
BusinessWeek (USA)Queen’s Full–Time MBA
(Nov 2010)
- 1 in Canada
- 2 internationally
Queen’s Executive MBA
(Nov 2009)
- 1 in Canada
- 25 in the world
Queen’s Executive Education
(Nov 2009)
- 1 in Canada
- 19 in the world
Financial Times (UK)
Queen’s Executive Education
(May 2010)
- 26 in the world
2010 Environics Report (http://business.queensu.ca/about_us/docs/Environics_Report.pdf)
Queen’s Executive MBA
- 1 in Canada
Queen’s Executive Education
- 1 in Canada
Alumni
This is partial list of notable alumni of Queen's School of Business. Entries on this list should either have an accompanying existing article link which verifies they are an alumnus, or reliable sources as footnotes against the name.- Don Carty, Chairman, Porter AirlinesPorter AirlinesPorter Airlines is a regional airline headquartered at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Porter operates regularly scheduled flights between Toronto and locations in Canada and the United States using Canadian-built Bombardier Dash-8 Q 400...
, Virgin AmericaVirgin AmericaVirgin America, Inc. is a United States-based low-cost airline that began service on August 8, 2007. The airline's stated aim is to provide low-fare, high-quality service for "long-haul point-to-point service between major metropolitan cities on the Eastern and West Coast seaboards." San Francisco...
; Former CEO, AMR Corp - Gordon NixonGordon NixonGordon M. "Gord" Nixon, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian business executive and investment banker. He is the President, CEO and Director of Royal Bank of Canada.-Early life:...
, President and CEO, Royal Bank of CanadaRoyal Bank of CanadaThe Royal Bank of Canada or RBC Financial Group is the largest financial institution in Canada, as measured by deposits, revenues, and market capitalization. The bank serves seventeen million clients and has 80,100 employees worldwide. The company corporate headquarters are located in Toronto,... - Kimbal MuskKimbal MuskKimbal Musk is an entrepreneur who has helped found, advise and invest in several software and technology companies. He is the owner of The Kitchen restaurant in Boulder, Colorado...
, Co-Owner of Tesla MotorsTesla MotorsTesla Motors, Inc. is a Silicon Valley-based company that designs, manufactures and sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain components. It was the only automaker building and selling a zero-emission sports car, the Tesla Roadster, in serial production... - Melvin GoodesMelvin GoodesMelvin "Mel" Goodes is a Canadian businessman.He is a graduate of Queen's University, receiving his Bachelor of Commerce in 1957. In recent years he has been an active member of the Board of Trustees, and benefactor of the University....
, Former Chairman and CEO, Warner-Lambert