Traditional program MBA, lasting for two years, cannot satisfy all potential students, so the last time she has alternatives. Executive MBA is widely known nowadays, created in response to requests from managers, as well as part-time MBA, making it possible to simultaneously study and work. Now there is also a mini-MBA.

This program was born in Europe, and it trains for a short time, but a lot. Education is one year. Originally a business schools in America were suspicious of this trend, but then realized that it had a vision and future. It turned out that this option is suitable for sufficiently large number of students who are simply very intensively studied for one year, than to spend the time to get an MBA in two times more.
Some schools even offer programs that can combine mini-MBA and work – though they should forget about their spare time during the year. On the other varieties of mini-MBA students study every day.
Unfortunately, these mini-MBA programs are not so popular. They argued that it is still very difficult to teach everything in a compressed mode, for a time we can give only the basic concepts, not more, in addition, there is no summer internship. But the experience of the graduates of these programs shows that all this is not so bad. Although their knowledge can be qualitatively and quantitatively different from the traditional program, it is still enough to succeed.
Some schools are using the popularity of mini-MBA, offering super-short-term program – three months. Of course, nobody gives them the diploma, and during more detailed studying it is revealed that such a program – it’s just kind of advertising campaign for a full MBA program in the business school.