Online MBA

Acquire a standout business education that offers unparalleled flexibility with the Online Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Temple’s Fox School of Business. This highly personalized program uses cutting-edge virtual learning technology to keep you ahead of the curve and completely engaged. Designed and taught by the same award-winning faculty as Temple’s on-campus programs, and featuring a convenient, easily customizable and unique curriculum, Fox’s Online MBA offers an advanced degree in a dynamic format. Professional development workshops are integrated with the curriculum, with access to additional career services from Fox’s renowned Center for Student Professional Development. 

Through the program’s curriculum, you can

• complete three required courses as your introduction to the program;
• take courses at your own pace to accommodate your schedule, with the ability to earn your degree in 24 months or up to six years; and 
• finish with the consulting capstone, a powerful immersion course through which you’ll gain the hands-on knowledge that will prepare you to lead.

Why choose the Online MBA?

With courses led by our on-campus faculty, hands-on experiences with real-world organizations and various opportunities to engage with classmates, the Online MBA offers the same esteemed degree as Temple’s other MBA programs.

As an Online MBA student, you’ll have the following benefits. 

• Career support, including one-on-one career coaching, resume critiques and industry intelligence tools that will prepare you to take the next step on your career path.
• Collaborative courses, with weekly web conferencing sessions that allow you to interact and engage with faculty and classmates.
• Five-week and ten-week courses, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in one subject before moving on to your next class. 
• Optional Global Immersion experience as part of a 3-credit elective.
• A tailored curriculum, giving you freedom to customize your degree through one of our market-driven concentrations, so you develop specialized expertise to set you apart in the job market. 

Online MBA candidates are also required to attend program orientation and, if it is scheduled, to participate in a five-day opening residency that can be completed in person or online, depending on the time of year. The residency includes networking, professional development and the first course of the program.

Technology

The Online MBA is powered by leading technology that provides the tools to collaborate with your classmates and faculty, allowing you to stay engaged throughout the degree program.

Thousands of HD lecture videos that cover topics from accounting to healthcare management are available on demand. Easy-to-use web conferencing tools facilitate interaction between you, your course material and your classmates every week. An exclusive development tool quantifies your professional and personal progress.

Connections to Campus

The Online MBA’s innovative learning environment is designed to keep you engaged with faculty, your classmates and the Fox community.

Live online sessions provide a collaborative atmosphere for interacting with your coursework and your peers from wherever you are. The same faculty members that teach Temple’s on-campus programs lead the Online MBA courses.

Curriculum

With courses delivered online and in a mobile-friendly format, the Online MBA offers the prestige of the market-driven Fox MBA through a flexible learning pathway.

Curriculum Structure

The Online MBA’s curriculum was created to provide you with multiple entry points, so you can complete courses as your schedule permits. Students can earn their degree in few as 24 months, or they can take up to six years.

Courses are offered over three semesters (fall, spring and summer), and they typically begin at the start of each semester. Additional coursework and activities are required throughout the week.

At the beginning of your first semester, you'll join your classmates for orientation. You’ll attend information sessions on student financial services, participate in professional development workshops, network with your classmates and more.

Each course is delivered online with live and collaborative web conferencing sessions with faculty and classmates are held on Thursday nights from 8–10 p.m. ET.

Key Competencies

Coursework is tailored to expand your knowledge and skills in a variety of market-relevant areas. Business competencies drive the curriculum, and in turn provide the tools to drive your professional success.

You’ll build competencies in the following key business areas.