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Rady School Now Accepting Applications for New MSBA Program
The Rady School of Management at UC San Diego introduced a new Master of Science in Business Analytics program, now enrolling for Fall 2016. The MSBA degree program will offer hands-on training to prepare students to use data and analytics to identify business opportunities, generate business insights, and create business solutions. Continue reading…
Interview with a Foster School MBA Student
Sometimes the best way to discover if a school is right for you is to talk to a recent MBA student. The University of Washington’s Foster School of Business delved into their current MBA class and interviewed one of their Class of 2016 students about his Goldman Sachs internship and career change. Continue reading…
GMAT Tip: Set Yourself Up For Success
In case you haven’t figured it out, the first full week of the new year can be a minefield. If you’re like most folks, you’ve taken some time off over the last few weeks, Continue reading…
LFGSM Publishes New Webinar That Explains How to Make Meetings Worthwhile
In a new webinar available in full on YouTube, Brian Steinberg, a Business Leader Faculty member at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, explains how meetings are an expensive use of company time. The webinar offer tips on determining when a meeting is required, deciding who to invite to a meeting and how to do so, and how to run an efficient and effective meeting. Continue reading…
60 Years at the Kogod School of Business
American University’s Kogod School of Business is celebrating it’s 60th birthday this year. Here are a few memorable moments from the past six decades that best illustrate the school’s tradition of creating business leaders. Continue reading…
The Big Decision: Choosing an Evening MBA Program
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Anjali Shahani, Full-time MBA, Class of 2017
Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico
Pre-MBA career: International Development
Post-MBA goals: Finance
Student involvement: Cohort Representative;
Finance Club; Emerging Market Club
As decision time neared for her MBA enrollment, Anjali Shahani was leaning toward the MBA Evening Program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Continue reading…
Terry College Dean Named as UGA Women’s Leadership Fellow
The associate dean of the University of Georgia – Terry College of Business has recently been selected for the inaugural class of Women’s Leadership Fellows, a group of nine UGA faculty members who will have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills as part of the new Women’s Leadership Fellows Program.
How Work Experience Helps Open MBA Doors
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With so many factors to consider when approaching business school, some candidates may not be fully prepared to address the question of work experience. Sure, GMAT scores and GPAs are key, but what’s so important about a résumé? Applying to business school isn’t the same as applying for a job. Or is it? Continue reading…
Dean of Lazaridis School at Wilfrid Laurier Appointed CATA National Spokesperson
The dean of the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University, Micheál J. Kelly, was named the national spokesperson for the CATA Innovation Leadership Council (ILC). Continue reading…
Using an MBA to Get Your Ideal Job
There are many reasons why people head back to school to get their MBA. Some MBA applicants are looking for a career change or advancement in their current company, while other students just want to expand their options open and see what’s available. However, for every MBA candidate, there’s no doubt that the primary goal after his or her MBA is to have a career. Continue reading…
3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Applying for an MBA
Going back to school to get your MBA is a major decision. Frankly, the additional schooling, homework, new expectations, and possibility of putting your career on hold, can be overwhelming. If you’re struggling with the decision about whether or not you should go back for your MBA, we’ve compiled a list of three questions you need to be able to answer to see if the MBA is right for you. Continue reading…
Weekend MBA
Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles Weekend MBA Program Structure
The Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles Weekend MBA is a 16-month program with a module-based approach to learning. Classes are held on weekends to accommodate working professionals. The program is designed to accommodate the working lives of executives.
Modules are designed to help business professionals integrate external business information with the strengths and opportunities of their organizations.
- Module 1 – Setting the Stage: Understanding the External Global Business Environment
- Module 2 – Designing the Organization’s Future: Internal Strategy
- Module 3 – Implementation of Strategy
- Module 4 – Culminating Consulting Project and Concentration
Once students are in Module 4, they can choose from the following MBA concentrations:
- Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship
- Organizational Leadership
- Project Management
The program also affords students the opportunity to do an international field-study in China that examines global competition.
Students who were not Business majors or have not taken pre-requisite business courses must take Foundation Courses before they are fully admitted into the MBA cohort program. While the program is designed to take 16 months, students requiring these Foundation Courses will need 18 months to complete the MBA program.
Curriculum
Weekend MBA students must complete 36 units over a 16-month period. Foundation Courses, which are required for those who did not major in business in undergrad, add nine units to this total.
The 36 units are spread across four modules with nine units of coursework for each. Module 1, Setting the Stage: Understanding the External Global Business Environment, covers topics such as the business environment, economic conditions, competition and more.
The second Module, Designing the Organization’s Future: Internal Strategy, hones in on finance, brand management, operational support and more. Subsequently, nine more units are dedicated to Module 3, Implementation of Strategy, during which students study the nuts and bolts of leadership, management, accounting and leadership. Students also have the opportunity to study abroad during Module 3.
The Mount Saint Mary’s MBA program immerses students in an international market as a complement to the study in their third semester. MBA students examine global competition in a nine-day guided exploration of China. Participants visit Shanghai, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province and Hong Kong, and visit manufacturing companies and financial exchanges with Chinese executives and professors that provide students with a deeper appreciation of the Chinese business, cultural and management environment.
The academic experience caps off in Module 4, Culminating Consulting Project and Concentration, with one of three concentrations:
- Entrepreneurship – The Entrepreneurship concentration focuses on preparing students for personal and financial success through the starting of their own firms, taking their place in the management of a family firm, or assuming a position of leadership as a corporate entrepreneur introducing new products or services.
- Organization Leadership – Organizational Leadership focuses on building leadership skills that are applicable across industries. The curriculum is both strategically focused and innovative, matching contemporary leadership theory with today’s best leadership practices.
- Project Management – Project Management provides students grounding in multiple skills including the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and closing of projects.
During the last semester the participants work on a real life project either in their own organization or another. The project can be to solve a problem, develop a new approach or create something entirely new. The projects are submitted by organizations. As part of the process, each team of students bid on a project and under the supervision of a faculty member complete the awarded project. Upon completion of the semester, there is a reception featuring the projects with a presentation, inviting the participating companies and all those involved in the MBA program.
Careers
Students in the Mount Saint Mary’s MBA programs, regardless of chosen structure, will receiver career coaching by their first semester in the program. In that time, students will assess their strengths and weaknesses, as well as their primary fields of interest. During students’ third semester, they complete a three, six, and 12-month road map to assess their career directives.
Tuition, Scholarships, and Financial Aid
Tuition for the Weekend MBA at Mount Saint Mary’s Los Angeles is currently $41,216. Foundation courses cost an additional $905 per credit.
Mount Saint Mary’s offers several scholarship and financial aid opportunities, which are the same for international and domestic students. The Ahmanson Veteran Scholarship Initiative is designed to provide financial support for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Additionally, Graduate Academic Scholarships are offered in the amount of $2,500; a minimum 3.0 GPA is required for eligibility. Hispanic American students may also be considered for the Transitions Scholarship, which covers $5,000 in tuition credit. Those who demonstrate academic excellence are also eligible for a $2,500 Graduate Merit Scholarship. Six scholarships worth $2,500 in tuition credit are also sponsored by the MBA Alumni group. The Archdiocese and Southern California Gas Company also offer tuition discounts to qualified students.
Financial Aid includes typical options such as Federal Direct Stafford Loans, Unsubsidized Loans, and other alternative, private ones.
Admissions
Applicants to Mount Saint Mary’s MBA program must have completed a Baccalaureate degree. A minimum of three years of work experience and 3.0 GPA are also required. The GMAT is not required for admission. If it is necessary to take the TOEFL, a minimum score of 79 is required.
Applicants must respond to an essay and provide two letters of reference. Interviews will be conducted at the discretion of the admissions committee in person, over the phone or via Skype. The application fee is $50.
USC Marshall MBA Students Team Up for Sports Business Training
USC Marshall School of Business MBA students recently got to explore the business side of the sports industry during a visit with executives from the Portland Trail Blazers.
Temple Fox School of Business MBA Student Develops Fashion Forward Business
Blackstone Launchpad, an entrepreneurship program with locations on various campuses nationwide, recently featured an article that gave kudos to Temple University’s Fox School of Business MBA student Olawunmi Thomas-Quarcoo.
Thomas-Quarcoo and her business partner, Hannah Afua Obeng, created Ka Bom Designs, an online market that sells clothing inspired by the pair’s African ancestry.
Business Insider Rankings Put Two Boston Schools in Top 10
Harvard Business School was No. 3 and MIT Sloan School of Management came in at No. 5 in Business Insider‘s new ranking of the 50 Best Business Schools in the World 2015.
SMU Cox Graduate Discusses Benefits of an MBA
CBS Local recently spoke with Kevin Stevens, a graduate of the MBA program at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business about the benefits of an MBA.
Foster Consulting and Business Development Center Celebrates 20 Years, 100,000 Jobs
The Consulting and Business Development Center at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business celebrated its 20th anniversary in December. The celebration drew more than 650 people and a record $90,000 was donated to build the center’s program endowments. Launched in 1995 with the mission of accelerating student careers and growing businesses in under-served communities, the Consulting and Business Development Center has helped to create more than 100,000 jobs since its inception. Continue reading…
Top 10 Posts of 2015
Happy New Year! While today is a day of looking ahead at what 2016 will bring (new beginnings, Round 2 applications and possibly attending business school), we also allow ourselves to get a bit nostalgic. With that in mind, we took a look at the 10 most popular posts from 2015.
