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What Is the Global Online MBA?
- 24- or 36-month format starting in September
- Cohort-based
- OSAP Eligible
The Smith School of Business Global Online MBA is:
- A fully accredited online MBA from Smith School of Business, designed to advance your career without stepping away from full-time work.
- Unlike self-paced programs, the Smith Global Online MBA offers a cohort-based experience, rigorous academic standards, direct faculty and instructor engagement, connection via a sophisticated virtual learning platform, and a credential recognized by employers across Canada and globally.
- Designed to enable professionals to build advanced leadership, strategy, and management capabilities while continuing full-time employment.
- A preparation for navigating the dynamic global business environment.
- Available in 24- or 36-month formats.
Round one application deadline: March 15, 2026
Be in the first cohort of applications reviewed for admission and scholarship consideration.
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Is This the Right MBA for Me?
This program may be right for you if you:
- Have 2+ years of experience working full-time
- Want to advance your career or transition into broader leadership roles
- Need flexibility to balance work, life, and study
- Value applied learning connected to real workplace challenges
- Want a high degree of personalization to match needs and priorities
What You’ll Gain
Develop advanced leadership, strategic thinking, and decision-making capabilities you can apply immediately in your current role including:
- Leadership capability to manage complexity and change
- Strategic perspective across finance, marketing, operations, AI and analytics
- A global perspective on business opportunity, and challenges
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and make enterprise-level decisions
- Confidence to operate at a senior or executive level
These outcomes are delivered through a flexible 24- or 36-month, part-time format designed for working professionals.
How This Online MBA Compares
Unlike many fully asynchronous or self-paced online MBAs, the Smith Global Online MBA emphasizes:
- Live faculty interaction
- Cohort-based learning
- Community and connection including an in-person Opening Session in Toronto
- Applied projects connected to real organizational challenges
- The same academic standards as our on-campus MBA programs
- International learning opportunities through Smith's global partner network
Electives & Personalization Options
After completing the core MBA curriculum, students select electives aligned with their career goals, such as:
- Digital transformation and emerging technologies including AI applications in business
- Global strategy and market expansion
- Analytics, finance, and valuation
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Leadership, coaching, and organizational performance
- International electives at one of Smith's partner schools
- And many more
Five unique ways to earn your MBA degree.
Find the program that's right for you
Why Global?
Smith’s Global Online MBA prepares students for the opportunities and complexities of the global business marketplace. Whether based in Canada, part of a multinational team, or considering a role abroad, you will improve your strategic, analytical and leadership skills to navigate evolving global dynamics, work effectively across culture and markets, and lead dispersed teams.
Global content includes:
- Course content on topics including global strategy, international operations, multinational marketing, and more
- Immersive international elective options with Smith’s network of top global business school partners
“Being part of a virtual team is a true reflection of today’s hybrid work world. It means learning how to connect, present and share energy beyond a physical room. Even without being in person, ideas land, conversations flow, and engagement carries across the screen. It’s learning that meets you where you are, and teaches you how to show up anywhere.”
Account Manager, Partnerships, Canadian Paralympic Committee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Smith’s Global Online MBA respected by employers?
Yes – graduates earn the Smith School of Business (Queen’s University) MBA, a credential widely respected by employers globally and supported by Smith’s AACSB and EQUIS accreditations.
Guide for EmployersIs Smith’s online MBA credential the same as the Full-time or Executive MBA?
Yes. Graduates receive the same MBA credential as Smith’s Full-Time and Executive MBA programs, with the same rigorous curriculum, expert faculty, and academic standards.
See curriculumHow interactive is the learning experience?
70% of the courses are delivered in live synchronous learning formats with your class cohort. The rest of the learning occurs on your schedule using our sophisticated virtual learning platform, SmithOne. The live synchronous classes take place 6:30-9:00 pm ET every Tuesday and 2:00-4:30 pm ET every other Sunday.
Through SmithOne you can chat and connect with classmates and contact faculty and staff.
At the start of the program, classmates, faculty and instructors, program staff, and industry leaders will gather at in-person Opening Session in Toronto. It marks the official start of the Global Online MBA experience - where a geographically distributed cohort comes together in one place for one shared purpose: to establish the mindset, relationships, and standards that will define their MBA journey for the next 24 or 36 months.
While the program is designed for flexibility and online delivery, it begins in person by design. This session creates the foundation for trust, accountability, and community—elements that are essential to high-performing global leaders.
Find out more about the learning formatCan I work full-time while enrolled?
You can work full-time while you are enrolled. The program is specifically designed for working professionals. The option of 24- or 36-month formats adds additional flexibility to balance work, learning, and personal obligations.
View program scheduleHow much time should I expect to commit each week?
Expect to spend on average 10-15 hours per week, balancing live class sessions, teamwork, projects, and independent study. The live synchronous classes will take place 6:30-9:00 pm ET every Tuesday and 2:00-4:30 pm ET every other Sunday. You can complete the program in either two or three years.
View program scheduleIs the Smith Global Online MBA eligible for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)?
Yes, the Smith Global Online MBA is OSAP eligible.
Find out moreAccreditation and Academic Quality
The Smith Global Online MBA is delivered by Smith School of Business, Queen’s University - an AACSB- and EQUIS-accredited business school consistently recognized in global rankings.
