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Online MBA Programme Overview
Programme Coordinator, Sarah Yaxley and Online MBA student, Katie, talk about taking the MBA online.
[Katie, online MBA student]
So I relocated to Edinburgh from Houston, Texas, with my current company. So still working full-time. The option to have an online programme at the University of Edinburgh seemed really appealing. The two years and nine months programme was something that appealed to me because it's not so taxing on my day to day.
[Sarah Yaxley, Online MBA Programme Coordinator]
We believe that that amount of time is really manageable for people to start the programme with one set of students and finish it with that set of students.
[Katie]
I really enjoy the opportunity to work with the same people because they're able to bring in their perspectives, bring in their experience, their industry knowledge, and it also makes you feel a little less alone as you go through it.
[Sarah]
We offer a lot of opportunities for students to build their network on the programme. First of all, there's the live online tutorials. There's the discussion forums. We have an opportunity for students to come to Edinburgh once a year. We also have town hall meetings where we get together on an informal basis and have a catch up about what's happening on the programme. But also really importantly, we have a social component to that. So we've had lots of different kinds of opportunities for students to get to know each other, to talk together in breakout rooms and really build those networks on a different social level.
[Katie]
Those are really great networking components that I appreciated of the programme.
[Sarah]
The live tutorials are a really important part of our online MBA, they allow the students to not only meet with other students on the programme, meet with the faculty, but also really apply the theory that they're learning in a practical way.
[Katie]
The online opportunity actually allowed me to be exposed more to the global network that the University of Edinburgh provide. With the options for the case studies being in real world concepts, I am able to not only pull things that I am interested in, but things that can actually benefit me in my current job. I think the programme has found a really great way to strike that balance between the academic side, with the industry experience that the faculty brings.
[Sarah]
I’m loving it!
Studying business, strategy and leadership, you’ll build a holistic view of organisations and develop the personal skills needed to bring your ideas to life.
Our MBA is designed for professionals with at least three years of work experience including managerial responsibility who wish to progress to a more senior role in the UK or internationally.
Studying your MBA online
With the Edinburgh online MBA you’ll benefit from world-class teaching, delivered entirely online. Join a supportive, global class and study with them throughout the programme.
Most of the programme content is available to access in your own time. In addition, we know our students value the experience and diverse, global perspectives their MBA class bring to their learning, so you’ll also have some live online tutorials where you can interact with your class.
Our part-time online MBA programme runs for 2 years and 9 months with a commitment of 5 to 8 hours a week, enabling you to confidently balance other commitments and learn in a supported way.
Our dedicated MBA team, based in Edinburgh, UK, are here to support you throughout your online MBA degree, wherever you are in the world. If you are within travelling distance to the campus you can also use university libraries and other study areas.
Triple Accreditation
The University of Edinburgh Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). This triple accreditation highlights the quality of both teaching and research.