SPECIALIST MBAs - WE HAVE SEA CAPTAINS STUDYING WITH US ON THE SEVEN SEAS
August 26, 2012, 11:39 am
The emergence of the specialist MBA as an alternative to traditional courses has been one of the more notable developments in business education in recent years.
A NEW, INNOVATIVE MBA CURRICULUM FOR A CHANGING GLOBAL ECONOMY
August 15, 2012, 2:28 pm
Thunderbird School of Global Management now offers a employer-focused MBA curriculum to benefit student who want a high quality program that leads to a successful career.
TINKER, TAILOR: MBA CURRICULUM CHANGES MODEST AT BEST
July 30, 2012, 8:33 am
In the last two years, U.S. business schools that have announced major
overhauls of their curricula include some of the most well-known MBA
programs in the land... The triennial Curricular Innovation Study, by the MBA Roundtable,
a nonprofit group of business schools focused on MBA curricular design
and innovation, was conducted in February and March of 2012, and
examined 254 MBA programs representing 171 schools around the world.
ONLINE MBA STUDENTS MAY FACE CHALLENGES FINDING EFFECTIVE MENTORS
August 28, 2012, 1:03 pm
Mentors, who have their feet firmly planted in industry, can provide
practical advice that supplements what MBA students are learning in
business school. But the mentorship relationship can get controversial
and more complicated when it comes to online MBA students, some experts
say.
The University of Rochester’s Simon Graduate School of Business yesterday (Aug. 23) jumped into the quickly growing one-year MBA market. The new 12-month program, which plans to enroll its first class in June of 2013, is being marketed to seasoned professionals.
Want to learn MBA management skills and strategies for free? Thanks to "Platform Wars," a video game simulator created by MIT's Sloan School of Management, anyone can learn elements of a business school education by portraying an executive at a video game console manufacturer online.
MBA STUDENTS GAIN EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH NONPROFITS
March 27, 2012, 2:30 pm
More Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree seekers are getting the chance to make a social impact before they even finish school as institutions introduce Board Fellows programs, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported. These opportunities are widely viewed as beneficial to all parties involved.
A business school in the UK is launching an MBA for the Music Industry. The degree is aimed at improving the management of the music business at a time when technology is changing industry models.
Henley Business School, part of the University of Reading, will officially announce the degree in January, with a view to enrolling its first class in September 2012. The programme will be based on Henley's flexible MBA, where managers study part-time for about three years."