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One-Year or Two-Year MBA: Is There a Simple Answer?

Published: 27 October 2016

MBAs have become diversified products, catering to segmented clientele’s needs. Upon exploring whether a two-year MBA program is superior to a one-year program, there is, unfortunately, no simple answer to suit all circumstances.

In a two-year MBA program, such as that available from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, this issue is actually less problematic. Specifically, students complete internships first and are then provided with additional opportunities to engage with employers the following autumn. 

Steve Fortin is academic director of the MBA program at the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University. He holds a PhD in accounting and specializes in the areas of auditing quality and financial accounting, the latter being the subject he teaches at MBA level.

Read full article: Top MBA, October 21, 2016 

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