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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.
- A graduate business degree delivered through a virtual learning platform.
- 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.
- 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.
- Program fee for domestic applicants is $67,381 CAD and $85,435 CAD for international applicants.
Fees are subject to final approval from the Queen’s Board of Trustees.
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
Graduates will apply capabilities and learnings immediately in roles across consulting, healthcare, technology, financial services, consumer and industrial, and the non-profit sectors.
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
- Applied projects connected to real organizational challenges
- International learning opportunities through Smith's global partner network
It has the same academic standards as our on-campus MBA programs.
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
How the Global Online MBA is Delivered
- Online with a mix of synchronous and asynchronous sessions
- Not self-paced – courses occur in a cohort and with live faculty instruction
- Teaching sessions broadcast from SmithStudio, the school’s purpose-built digital teaching facility
- Learning and collaboration on SmithOne, Smith’s integrated virtual learning platform
- Backed by Smith’s more than 20 years of leadership in digital and remote business education
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.
Is 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.
