Schulich School of Business

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Schulich School of Business

Established:	1966
Type:	Public
Dean:	Dezsö J. Horváth
Location:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website:	Schulich School of Business

The Schulich School of Business is a faculty at York University in Toronto. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including a Master of Business Administration. Originally known as the Faculty of Administrative Studies, it was renamed in 1995 after Seymour Schulich, a major benefactor.^[1]

1 Programs
2 Organizational relationships
3 Notable faculty
4 Notable alumni
5 School rankings
6 References

[edit] Programs

Graduate

Schulich offers several graduate degrees including MBA, iMBA, EMBA and PhD degrees.

The graduate programs offer a wide variety of choices and flexibility. The school does not require that students specialize. However, it does offer a number of specializations. The school also offers a number of dual degrees jointly with other schools at York University including Fine Arts and Law.

Undergraduate

Schulich offers two undergraduate programs: BBA and the International BBA (iBBA)

The undergraduate programs (BBA and iBBA) enroll about 383 students (275 for BBA and 108 for iBBA). Applicants must also write up a supplementary application that includes a summary of the organizations, sports teams, volunteer work etc that the applicant has been involved in. There are three essay type questions on the supplementary application. Two reference letters are also required. While the minimum acceptable grade fluctuates every year based on the quality of applicants, the school currently recommends that applicants have an average of in the 90s. All undergraduate applicants must take at least 6 U and M courses, but can not take more than 2M courses in the same discipline. Applicants must also take Grade 12 English (U) and Grade 12 Calculus. In 2007-2008, the iBBA program will be in its 8th class, and the BBA program will be in its 30th.

[edit] Organizational relationships

Schulich maintains a number of relationships with other leading business schools.

The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and Schulich offer a joint EMBA.
L'Université Laval and Schulich offer a joint program established to graduate bilingual and bicultural managers.
Schulich maintains student-exchange relationships with over seventy business schools in over forty-five countries.^[2]

[edit] Notable faculty

Cyril Bouquet, 2004 Richard Farmer award for best dissertation at the Academy of International Business.^[3]
Dezsö Horvath, 2004 Academy of International Business "Dean of the Year"^[4]
Alan Middleton, the first inductee into the Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends in the Mentor category
Gareth Morgan, pioneer in the field of organizational behavior and change management. Co-creator of the Burrell Morgan framework^[5]

[edit] Notable alumni

Naveen Dargan, director of several energy trusts including CCS Income Trust and Trinidad Energy Services
Rob McEwen Chairman and CEO of US Gold Corporation and Lexam Explorations. Founder and former Chairman and CEO of Goldcorp
Dennis Fotinos, President & CEO of Enwave
Richard E. Waugh, President and CEO of Scotiabank
David Wilson, Chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission
Andrew Pucher, UBR aficiando, and MD of ATM Capital MArkets
Andrew Gallo, Fashionista

[edit] School rankings

Global rankings

--11th ^[6] in the world overall according to Wall Street Journal 2007. The ranking measures full-time MBA programs from a recruiters' perspective. The ranking specifically measures "the recruiters intention to return and hire a school's graduates over the next two years."

--49th ^[7] in the 2007 Financial Times MBA rankings, down 31 spots from previous ranking and 30th over a three-year average (2005 - 2007). The ranking measures MBA programs against graduates' current weighted salary, graduates' increase in salary, percentage of graduates employed in three months, and number of faculty publications.

--24th ^[8] in the world in the 2007 MBA rankings by the Economist Intelligence Unit, up six spots from previous ranking. The ranking measures full-time MBA programs against four criteria: "[opens] new career opportunities," "personal development/educational experience", "increase [in] salary," and "potential to network."

Specialised rankings

--4th ^[9] non-US, in the "non-US, two-year program" category according to Forbes Magazine. The "survey ranks schools based on return on investment--meaning compensation five years after graduation minus tuition and the forgone salary during school". The school ranked 1st in Canada.

--3rd ^[10] in the 2007-2008 Aspen Institute's Global Rankings in a research survey and "alternative ranking of business schools" that "spotlights innovative full-time MBA programs" leading the way in the integration of issues concerning social and environmental stewardship in to the curriculum. The school ranked 1st in Canada.

--8th ^[11]in the world for financial services according to Wall Street Journal 2007. The ranking measures full-time MBA programs from a recruiters' perspective. The ranking specifically measures "the recruiters intention to return and hire a school's graduates over the next two years." The school ranked 1st in Canada.