MSc Management Research / Doctor of Business Administration from Calgary, Canada

Build the next chapter of your career without leaving Calgary. The MSc Management Research / Doctor of Business Administration is delivered online by the University of Salford in exclusive partnership with Robert Kennedy College. It offers a path to advanced management research while you continue to live, work and pursue your ambitions in Canada.

Whether you want to investigate a challenge in your organisation or develop ideas with wider international relevance, the programme gives you space to connect rigorous research with the questions that matter to you.

Earn an internationally recognised British degree

Study towards a British degree awarded by the University of Salford. Its international recognition can help you communicate the value of your qualification to colleagues, collaborators and organisations beyond Canada.

For a professional in Calgary with ambitions that cross borders, a British degree offers a way to develop your academic credentials while remaining rooted in the career and community you have built at home.

Complete your studies 100% online in as little as four years

The programme can be completed entirely online in as little as four years. You can pursue an advanced qualification without relocating or stepping away from Calgary to attend campus classes.

Online study makes it possible to bring sustained attention to your research alongside your professional responsibilities. Your work and your studies can develop together as you move towards a substantial academic achievement.

Study without fixed online attendance times

You are not required to be online at specific times or on specific dates. Rather than arranging your life around live classes, you can engage with your studies when it suits your schedule.

That flexibility can make a difference when meetings, family commitments or changing work hours compete for your attention. You can plan meaningful study time while retaining control over when you log in.

Take your learning wherever you go

Living in Calgary does not limit where you can study. The online programme can travel with you, whether you are at home, away for work or exploring somewhere new.

Through the mobile app, you can download study materials and watch lectures offline. A journey or time away from a reliable connection need not interrupt your opportunity to learn.

Show what you know through open-book assessments

Instead of classical question-and-answer exams, the programme uses open-book assessments. These invite you to work with relevant materials as you develop and present your thinking.

For management researchers, the ability to examine evidence, evaluate ideas and construct a reasoned response matters. Open-book assessment gives you an opportunity to demonstrate those skills rather than relying solely on recall under exam conditions.

Learn with internationally educated faculty

The programme’s tutors and faculty include graduates of world-renowned universities such as Oxford, Harvard, EPFL, the University of Basel and Washington University in St. Louis.

Learning with educators who bring varied academic backgrounds can broaden your perspective as you refine a research question, engage with management theory and develop your own contribution to the field.

Join a community that spans the world

Students from more than 130 countries bring different professional experiences and perspectives to the learning community. Studying among them can help you consider management challenges through an international lens.

Alumni work for organisations including Seneca College, Lakehead University, Manulife, the United Nations, Google, the ICRC, the World Bank, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Tencent, Siemens and Sony.

Those varied paths illustrate the breadth of the community you could become part of, wherever your own research and career take you.

Plan your payments with interest-free instalments

Programme fees can be paid in up to 18 monthly interest-free instalments. This option lets you spread payments over time as you plan for your studies.

Clearer payment planning can help you focus on choosing a research direction and making steady progress towards your qualification.

Bring your research ambitions to Calgary’s industries

Calgary’s energy sector faces questions about strategy, organisational change and the future of complex operations. Advanced management research can give graduates a framework for investigating such challenges and turning evidence into more considered decisions.

The city’s growing technology ecosystem offers another setting for applying research-led thinking. Graduates interested in innovation, scaling organisations or managing change can use the programme’s international theoretical perspective to explore questions relevant to technology businesses in Calgary and beyond.

Calgary is also connected to financial services, logistics and agribusiness. Across these sectors, the ability to define a meaningful problem, assess evidence and communicate a well-supported conclusion can be valuable to professionals seeking to contribute at a more strategic level.

Ready to explore what your next chapter could look like? Request our course catalogue to learn more about the programme.