Online MBA

Our online MBA allows you to experience the benefits of our world-class teaching from wherever you are in the world. The next cohort will start with induction on 9 February and core courses starting on 6 March 2023.

In today's ever more pressurised commercial world, not everyone can attend class in person. But this doesn't mean that anyone has to compromise on quality. The Edinburgh Online MBA brings our very special tried and tested MBA quite literally into your home, enabling you to study in your own time and space.

The part-time online MBA, studied over 2 years and 9 months, is designed for professionals with a minimum of three years of managerial experience who wish to progress to more senior and leadership roles in business.

Confident leaders must think and act strategically, deftly, and responsibly; skills are at the heart of our programme, and skills are in demand now more than ever.

Our programme enhances your career potential by giving you a clear focus on the role of the highly sought strategic leader and helps you to progress with confidence. In order to achieve this our MBA is built on three pillars:

• Strategic leadership
• Professional development
• Global and connected

All of this is incorporated into an online programme that will allow you the opportunity to continue to work or juggle other responsibilities while developing your skills to progress your career.

Our considerable experience shows that 2 years and 9 months is the optimum time needed to achieve a quality online MBA. This allows you to effectively and realistically combine study, work, and family time.

At the heart of a university with a 400-year heritage that is consistently rated one of the world's best, and centrally located in one of Europe's most stunning business and cultural capitals, the University of Edinburgh Business School offers an experience that few can rival. The University of Edinburgh Business School has a long and established tradition of research excellence, dating back to 1919, when we introduced the first Bachelors of Commerce.The School offers undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education programmes in business and management and provides a platform for research, discussion and debate on a wide range of business issues.

Triple accredited

Only a small percentage of business schools in the world hold triple accreditation, and we are one of them.These have been awarded by:

• The US Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
• The European Quality and Improvement System (EQUIS)
• The Association of MBAs (AMBA)

An international school

As one of the leading business schools in Europe, the School is comprised of an international student body representing more than 80 countries, enticing new ideas from different cultures and backgrounds. Our global alumni network extends over 120 countries allowing you access to numerous contacts all over the world.

Research

We strive to produce theory-led, practically relevant research that addresses challenges faced by businesses, public organisations, regulatory bodies, and policy-makers. The School aims to create a supportive, collaborative, and vibrant research culture by raising the quality of our research output and by assisting faculty to achieve our goals.

Programme overview

The Business School offers highly crafted programmes for undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students. Amongst our Master’s degrees, we offer a number of options ranging from the more generalist such as an MSc in Management to the more specialist subjects such as Climate Change Finance and Investment. We have also over the last few years developed Masters degrees in subject areas that have grown in demand from Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, to Business Analytics.

Mission

Developing effective and responsible leaders by creating insightful knowledge and inspiring minds in dialogue with the world around us.

Vision

To be recognised as a progressive and connected community for thought leadership on the international business stage.

Values

The Business School has identified 5 key values that will help us to achieve our vision and thus staff are being encouraged to adopt these wherever possible.

• Visionary
• Inspirational
• Collaborative
• Impactful
• Sustainable

Why Edinburgh?

Edinburgh has consistently been named one of the best places to live and work in the UK. Scotland was also voted the most beautiful country in the world in 2017 by The Rough Guide. The city is notable for its fine Georgian and Victorian architecture, striking parks and medieval skyline.

Situated on the shores of the Firth of Forth and set on seven hills, Edinburgh City contains a royal palace, a cliff-top castle and an extinct volcano. The city has a modern dynamism juxtaposed with historical cobbled streets and is home to four universities, the infamous Edinburgh Fringe Festival, world-class galleries, theatres, concert halls and shopping streets.

A city of culture

Edinburgh is an international city. People from all over the world have settled here giving rise to a wide variety of restaurants, cafés and bars with a strong ethnic flavour. The city is compact and easily navigable by foot yet it has all of the advantages of a major European capital.

A city for business

Edinburgh is also a city for business. It is the second largest financial centre in the UK with a thriving, diverse economy and a highly educated, motivated workforce. Several major global financial institutions - banks, insurance companies, investment houses and brokers - have their HQ in Edinburgh.

A city of innovators

The city, and indeed the University, are home to some instrumental thinkers, innovators, scientists and business people. Dolly the Sheep, the world’s first cloned mammal was born in Edinburgh University which is also home to the most powerful computer in the UK. The university boasts many notable alumni including Charles Darwin, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Louis Stevenson. The Business School itself is also the alma mater of some well-known entrepreneurs including John Boyd Dunlop of Dunlop Rubber and Arthur Young of Ernst & Young.

Scotland

Beyond the city boundaries, Scotland is a land of rugged beauty, one of Europe's last great wildernesses with mountains, lochs and seven thousand miles of stunning coastline. Within only a few miles of the School lies the rolling countryside of East Lothian, with beaches, villages and famous golf courses all of which are well worth a day trip or weekend visit. Edinburgh's neighbouring cities boast plenty of attractions: St Andrew's golf courses, Glasgow's ship heritage and Aberdeen’s stunning granite architecture are all easily accessible by the frequent bus or train services. Scotland is equally famous for its many beautiful isles dotted around the country which offers a welcome, relaxing break from the bustling city life. The landscape of this striking, diverse country is ideally suited for the outdoor sporting life. Skiing, surfing, hiking, mountain biking and kayaking are just some of the exhilarating activities on offer, most just a few minutes from your doorstep.