The Master of Management - Early Career Masters (MM-ECM) is a one-year master’s degree that provides a general foundation in business for individuals who possess undergraduate degrees in non-business disciplines and limited work experience.

You'll gain valuable business skills relevant to a career in any industry or sector, build on the investment you’ve made in your undergraduate education, and increase your career opportunities.

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The Robert H. Lee Graduate School at the Sauder School of Business offers a wide range of graduate programs. Considered the top academic business school in Canada and a leading academic institution, the Sauder School of Business at UBC is home to excellent teaching, an active research community and a strong collaborative culture.

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What you’ll learn

Developed to address the evolving needs of today’s most progressive employers, the MM-ECM curriculum provides you with a vital grounding in a broad spectrum of business and management disciplines, as well as the communication skills needed for a successful career in business. From accounting to finance, marketing to strategic management, the MM-ECM is uniquely designed to provide you with a transformative learning experience.

Program overview

Student experience

The MM-ECM program provides you with the opportunity to learn with and from some of the brightest minds in Canada, while cultivating a dynamic peer network. Students drawn to this type of rigorous learning are creative, ambitious, enthusiastic, and looking to make the most of their career potential. Your classmates will come from a variety of academic backgrounds and every student has a valuable and interesting story to share, and contributes greatly to the learning of their peers.

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Is the UBC MM-ECM for you?

Designed as a significant upgrade and complement to your Bachelor’s degree, the Early Career Masters makes an ideal choice to advance your education and career prospects if:

• you are a 4th-year Bachelor’s student or a recent undergraduate in a non-business degree program
• you want to leverage your undergraduate degree with relevant business acumen and skills
• you desire to upgrade your career path but have limited work experience (typically less than two-years)
• you wish to advance quickly into management and other leadership positions.

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