MBA Career Academy
MBA Career Academy offers students a flexible, customizable learning experience by completing courses at their own pace.
Students can complete a single course in an area of interest, or complete a series of courses to earn an industry certificate from leading companies, including IBM, Google, Meta and more.
By completing a set, series, of courses students can earn micro-credential professional certificates as a digital badge that can be added to their LinkedIn profile. These micro-credentials can be an effective and valuable way to highlight additional skills and knowledge that might not be immediately obvious on your resume or LinkedIn - which is especially helpful in career pivots and post-grad job searches.
Course topics include but are not limited to:
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How it works:
Alberta School of Business students can request to be added to the MBA Career Academy on a rotating term-by-term basis, Spring/Summer, Fall, Winter with new groups of users being added at the start of each term. Students will have the entire term to access and complete whichever MBA Career Academy courses they wish before being removed to make space for incoming users at the start of the following term.
To sign up for a term of access, please complete the MBA Career Academy Google Form.
You will receive an invitation to MBA Career Academy through Coursera when it is your turn to be added.
What are the Benefits?
- Experience flexible, tailored learning at your own pace.
- Undertake single courses or series to earn industry certificates from renowned companies like IBM, Google, Meta.
- Earn micro-credential digital badges to highlight unique skills on your LinkedIn profile.
- Utilize micro-credentials as powerful tools for career transitions and job searches post-graduation.
MBA Career Academy FAQ
Complete the MBA Career Academy Google Form.
Please note only current UofA MBA students are eligible for MBA Career Academy.
We will add/remove users on the first day of classes each term.
Starting with the 2024/25 academic year, students will be added to MBA Career Academy on the first day of the corresponding term. For example, the first day of class for Fall 2024 is September 3 and the first day of class for Winter 2025 is January 6. So if you request access for the Fall term, you will have access starting September 3 and be removed on January 6. Please check the University Calendar to stay informed on the first day of class for other terms to plan accordingly for your access time period.
Yes, you can reapply for another term of access. However, we aim to ensure that all students interested in accessing MBA Career Academy are able to do so at some point throughout their program. If we reach the maximum number of seats available in MBA Career Academy for a particular term, priority access will be given to those who have not yet had a chance to access the program. If there are additional seats available after that, they will be allocated to students who are reapplying for another term of access.
If you would like to apply for an additional term of access after completing one or more previous terms, please email mbaexp@ualberta.ca and we will advise on a case by case basis.
We are open to suggestions for adding additional courses to the collection! Please email mbaexp@ualberta.ca with the course information and we can look into adding it.
Once a learner is removed from MBA Career Academy, they are still able to access their account and see their previous accomplishments and access their credentials.
Yes, your progress will be saved in your account and you are able to resume where you left off if you are re-added.
You will still be able to access your account and see courses you have started but you will need to pay to resume and/or complete any courses after graduation yourself.
Yes! We have included sections within the MBA Career Academy that contain individual courses that comprise a larger certificate. For example, the “IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate” section includes all of the courses required for IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate. If students successfully complete all the individual courses that comprise a certificate, they are then able to be awarded the professional certificate credential. This credential can then be added to your LinkedIn profile.
* Please note, our office reviews course offerings on an annual basis and the courses comprising a certificate are subject to change by Coursera or the Organization providing it; students need to do their own due diligence on what the certificate requirements are to ensure they’re successfully completing the right courses required if that is their goal.
No, Coursera courses and professional certificates do not count toward your degree’s academic credit requirements.
Absolutely! Students can complete courses within the MBA Career Academy at their own pace. Feel free to work quicker if you would like to do so.
Have questions about the MBA Career Academy? Email mbaexp@ualberta.ca.
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