University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics is launching their highly anticipated Real-Time, Online MBA option starting Fall 2019. This new online option will be available in the existing Professional MBA, Professional MBA (For Leaders in Healthcare) and applicable dual degree programs. Geared toward working professionals, executives and industry leaders from all economic sectors in Kentucky and beyond, this online option now gives candidates the accessibility, flexibility and accountability to be successful.

Unlike a standard MBA program, the Real-Time Online MBA option offers candidates the opportunity to attend classes in person, online from any location, or a combination of both. This experience delivers a live classroom environment allowing students to learn, connect and participate in a virtual space with faculty, classmates and project teams. Click here to see how it works.

“We’re very excited to deliver this new option to our professional candidates and students who are seeking increased flexibility and accessibility in their MBA experience,” said Simon Sheather, Dean of the Gatton College of Business and Economics. “Our online, distance learners will have the benefit of interacting and participating in real time with our faculty, their classmates and each other while learning.”

Known as "synchronous learning", the technology creates an interactive, participatory in-classroom experience. Online candidates can utilize the same benefits traditional MBA students enjoy, including program customization through elective courses, professional development workshops and access to the in-house career team called the Graham Office of Career Management.

“As the flagship university in the state, we have a responsibility to expand how our MBA program reaches and teaches candidates inside and outside of the Commonwealth,” said Harvie Wilkinson, MBA Program Director at the Gatton College of Business and Economics. “The Real-Time, Online MBA option will allow us to continue in reaching and teaching more students who want to be competitive when pursuing various managerial, technical and leadership roles throughout their careers.”

The Real-Time, Online MBA option can be completed in either two or three years. Courses will be taught in the classroom and broadcasted live on designated weeknights from 6-8:30 p.m., EST. For more information, visit www.gatton.uky.edu/online-mba.