What will I learn?

Strategy and Global Management is a program that prepares students for the complexity of strategic planning and execution in the rapidly changing global economic and competitive landscapes. It combines strategy, leadership and international business, helping students learn to navigate complex, multidisciplinary business challenges.

If your goal is to equip yourself with the skills and experience to help an organization gain sustainable competitive advantage in a global landscape, the Strategy and Global Management program at the Asper School of Business is right for you.

Program details

The Strategy and Global Management major draws on core courses in the Asper School to build insight into successful cross cultural and cross functional leadership.

The Strategy and Global Management major prepares you to:

motivate and engage a diverse workforce
navigate organizational power and politics
manage organizational change
negotiate
resolve conflicts, and make decisions effectively
lead sustainable, responsible, and ethical organizations.

Strategy and Global Management is an ideal major in combination with any of the functional majors at Asper. The skills learned in a Strategy and Global Management major will equip you to more effectively analyze, advocate, lead and manage.

Which department am I in?

I.H. Asper School of Business

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees

CAD$25,300.00 (US$ 18,185) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected October 2025

Start date

January 2025

Venue

University of Manitoba

Fort Garry Campus,

WINNIPEG,

Manitoba (MB),

R3T 2N2, Canada

Entry requirements

For international students

To declare the Strategy and Global Management major, you first have to be accepted to the Bachelor of Commerce program. The following are minimum requirements for entry into the Bachelor of Commerce program.

Direct entry applicants are those who have not attended a post-secondary institution or have completed fewer than 24 credit hours at a recognized university or college.

Advanced entry applicants are those who have completed one year (24 credit hours) or more of studies in another faculty at the University of Manitoba or another recognized post-secondary institution.

English language proficiency

IAEP (Intensive Academic English Program): Minimum score required: Pass Level 5/AEPUCE (Academic English Program for University and College Entrance)

IELTS (Academic - computer or paper) or IELTS Indicator: Minimum score required: 6.5 overall; Minimum score of 6.0 in each of the four modules (listening, reading, speaking, writing); and IELTS One Skill Retake results are accepted by the Undergraduate Admissions Office, University of Manitoba

CAEL (Canadian Academic English Assessment) - Online or Test Centre: Minimum score required: 60

TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Paper Edition or TOEFL iBT Home Edition (Test of English as a Foreign Language): Minimum score required: Minimum overall score of 86, and Minimum component scores: 20 in Reading, 20 in Writing, 20 in Listening, and 20 in Speaking

Cambridge Assessment English: C1 Advanced: Minimum score required: 180

Cambridge Assessment English: C2 Proficiency: Minimum score required: 180

Pearson Test of English: Minimum score required: 58

Duolingo English Test: Minimum overall score of 120, and Minimum component scores: 105 (Literacy, Comprehension, Production, Conversation)

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.