University of Edinburgh Business School
Exchange students
Welcome to students from our partner institutions who are considering joining us in Edinburgh for a period on exchange.
Each student's programme is designed in consultation with his/her home institution. MBA Exchange students are recommended to take 4 courses. Each course counts for 5 ECTS.
September to December - Semester 1
Please note that we only teach core courses in Semester 1 (compulsory for Edinburgh students) - your exchange co-ordinator should have discussed this with you. If they did not then please point this out to your school in order to make sure that they will accept that you take such courses, as you are likely to find an overlap with the core courses you have taken at your home school.
January to March - Semester 2a
A 'full load' for an Edinburgh MBA student would consist of the core courses in Corporate Strategy, Decision Analytics, Critical Enquiry for Business: Doing and Using Research for Management, Consultancy Project, mycareer, Leadership Programme, and 3 option courses. The Consultancy Project is only open to exchange students if they are here in both Semesters 2a and 2b, due to the length of time over which it operates.
For information on timetables and course booklets, please email office+mba@business-school.ed.ac.uk.
April to June - Semester 2b
Edinburgh students complete the core courses in Leadership and High Performance Teams, Consultancy Project, and 2 option courses. We recommend that exchange students complete 3 option courses in Semester 2b.
For information on timetables and course booklets, please email office+mba@business-school.ed.ac.uk.
In Semesters 2a and 2b, evening options may be taken in place of daytime options, provided there are no pre-requisites (for example, some courses may require completion of previous courses), and that day time and evening options do not overlap in terms of content. Please note that if you wish to take Business to Business Marketing you will not be allowed to sign up for Semester 2b evening courses as the delivery mode of this course would not permit this - this condition also applies to Edinburgh students.