SMU's Master of Business Administration is gaining popularity among Singapore's working professionals. SMU started offering its MBA programme part-time in 2008. The full-time programme was offered a year later. The MBA programme is one of SMU's most popular courses and interest continues to grow. SMU has expanded this year's cohort for the programme by 10 per cent and will be running two parallel classes to cater to the growing demand. To date, 281 students have graduated from the programme. In addition to developing students' analytical skills, SMU's MBA programme nurtures other career-enhancing skills such as communication, leadership and innovation through specific course-work and its unique small-sized, seminar-style lessons, which promote interaction between lecturers and students.