FAQs
- Are residence/accommodation fees included in the tuition fee?
Residence fees are not included as part of the tuition fee. Please click to request information or call 1-877-775-7272 for details or visit Housing. - Are the fees completely tax deductible?
Fees are tax deductible to the extent permitted by Canada Revenue Agency. We are unable to provide detailed tax advice and we encourage students to seek advice from a qualified professional in the taxation field. - What level of computer skills should I have?
The MBA program operates administratively in a PC environment. Basic computer literacy on a PC computer is critical, along with a high level of comfort with Internet navigation. Students should be very familiar operating in a Windows environment and have an advanced level of comfort and familiarity with MS Office Suite, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The MBA program does not provide training on Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, and students will be expected to operate within these software programs. It is recommended that students who do not have a basic understanding of these programs take additional training prior to the start of the program.
Additional computer information:
Once accepted to the MBA program, applicants will be using an interactive program called Elluminate during some of their courses. In order for Elluminate to operate properly, applicants are required to have the following capacity within their computers:
Windows:
- Supported OS’s and recommended versions of Java
- Windows XP (32 bit), Vista (32 or 64 bit) or Windows 7 (32 bit)
- Pentium III 1 GHz processor
- Sun Java 1.5.0_17 or Sun Java 1.6.0_12 and greater is what is recommended
Supported Browsers:
- Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, or Firefox 3.5
Macintosh:
- Supported OS’s and recommended versions of Java
- Mac OS X 10.5 or Mac OS X 10.6
- G4, G5 or Intel processor
- Apple Java 1.5.0_16 (J2SE5 - 32 bit), Apple Java 1.6.0_07 (J2SE6 - 64 bit)
- Click here for important information about the differences between these versions of Java and which one you should use.
Supported Browsers
Safari 4 , Firefox 3.5 - Does Royal Roads University offer an MBA degree in Digital Technologies Management?
After extensive market research, the School of Business has determined that the previous offering of MBA degree in Digital Technologies Management (DTM) was not truly meeting the needs of the market place, and the demand for this specialization had changed since it was first offered in 1999. As such, the current MBA program offers elements of the DTM degree in its core courses in order to reflect the current trends and demands of the marketplace. - Does Royal Roads University offer an MBA degree in Leadership?
The School of Business previously offered an MBA in Executive Management with a specialization in Leadership. This offering proved to be highly attractive to individuals who wished to combine the core business competencies with leadership theories and practices. We couldn’t agree more! As such, our current offering of the MBA in Executive Management now contains a much stronger emphasis on leadership for all students, not just those in the previous Leadership stream. We feel that by making this content available to all MBA students that we are better preparing our students to be effective leaders in their communities and workplaces. - Does Royal Roads University offer an MBA degree in Public Relations and Communication Management?
After extensive market research, the School of Business has determined that the previous offering of MBA degree in Public Relations and Communciations Management was not truly meeting the needs of the market place, and the demand for this specialization had severely dropped since it was first offered in 1999. The degree was suspended in 2008, but the emphasis on effective communication skills are still present in the current MBA program. - Is Royal Roads University going to offer other specializations in addition to the current MBA degrees and/or specializations?
The School of Business is exploring the development of post-MBA diplomas that will focus on specific specializations of interest to business students. These are still in development, and more information will be provided when appropriate.
