- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 17 Month Master's Degree
- Open intakes
-
Off-shoreSep 2026, Jan 2027, May 2027
- Field
- Business, Commerce, and Management
- Institution
- Private University
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
- Next deadline
- 2026-09-01
Program overview
The Master of Arts in Leadership — Business Stream at TWU Richmond is a 17 month master's degree developing values-driven leaders for organisations across sectors.
The cohort-based program builds strategic leadership, organisational change, team development and applied research capability, taught by practitioner faculty in Metro Vancouver’s urban campus. The business stream focuses those competencies on commercial organisations — strategy execution, leading professionals and managing change in competitive markets.
TWU Richmond is the university’s urban Metro Vancouver campus — minutes from Vancouver by transit and close to Vancouver International Airport — purpose-built for graduate and international students. Trinity Western University is a provincially chartered member of Universities Canada, teaches in small professor-led cohorts, and — uniquely among Canadian universities — charges international students the same tuition as domestic students.
As an on-campus master’s degree, the program is exempt from Canada’s post-2024 PGWP field-of-study restriction — graduates may qualify for a Post-Graduation Work Permit of up to three years, and spouses of master’s-level students may qualify for an open work permit under current IRCC rules (final decisions rest with IRCC).
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A recognised 3-Year Bachelor's Degree, approximately 73% or better.
- IELTS: R-6.5, W-6.5, L-6.0, S-6.0, Overall 7.0
- TOEFL iBT: R-23.0, W-23.0, L-20.0, S-20.0, Total 100.0
- PTE: R-60, W-73, L-60, S-60, Overall 66
- Duolingo: 130
- GRE/GMAT: Not required.
Application fee $150 CAD. Tuition is the same for international and domestic students. Scores below direct-entry level may qualify for the Trinity Language Centre pathway or MBA Bridge — ask an Apply Study Visa counsellor.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Graduates step into management and organisational leadership:
- Team Lead / Department Manager — formal leadership across sectors
- Program / Project Manager — delivery leadership in organisations
- Operations Manager — running business and service operations
- People & Culture / HR Manager — organisational development leadership
- Management Consultant (with experience) — advisory leadership careers
- Executive Pathway — director and senior-leader trajectories
As a master's degree, the program also supports spouse open-work-permit eligibility under current IRCC rules — verify at application time.
About Trinity Western University - Richmond
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Private
- Rating
- ★ 4.6
- World rank
- #8988
- Reference No.
- O19347055392
