Written by: Tim Parsons Published by: The Hub MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: In addition to the redesigned MBA, Carey is making its full-time MS in Marketing program STEM-designated for fall 2020, adding to the current portfolio of STEM-designated master's program in finance, business analytics and risk management, and information systems. All four STEM-designated degree … [Read more...]
A ‘Free’ M.B.A. Sometimes Isn’t Enough to Lure Students
Written by: Kelsey Gee Published by: The Wall Street Journal MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Arizona State University’s business school used a $50 million donation to bet on a future where its M.B.A. is free. Four years after slashing tuition costs for full-time students to zero, the dean says the cost is still too high for many people. Turns out, luring talented … [Read more...]
Return of the Walton Full-Time MBA Program
Written by: Vikas Anand Published by: LinkedIn MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: After a one-year hiatus to complete a curriculum revision, the full-time MBA program is back! The new curriculum emphasizes professional development, leadership, diversity, and greater depth in the specialty tracks. The change in the MBA curriculum mirrors the changing skill sets that are now … [Read more...]
Full-time MBAs obsolete ‘within five years’
Written by: Michael Pelly Published by: Financial Review MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Full-time MBAs are on borrowed time and could be obsolete within five years as more undergraduate students studying combined degrees, including business or commerce, are unable to afford the high fees and fewer employers subsidise the cost. Professor Julie Cogin of RMIT University … [Read more...]
Duke Fuqua Revamps Its MBA Curriculum To Deal With Increasing Polarization
Written by: John Byrne Published by: Poets&Quants MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business today (Aug. 26) announced a major revamp of its full-time MBA curriculum, reorganizing what it teaches MBA students around three central themes: Creating common purpose in a world of difference, leading technology-driven transformation, and … [Read more...]
Duke Fuqua Launches One-Year MBA For MIM Grads
Written by: John Byrne Published by: Poets&Quants MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: As applications to full-time MBA Programs continue to dwindle, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business today (Aug. 26) announced a unique value proposition to graduates of Master’s in Management programs. The school is offering an accelerated MBA degree only for MIM grads, hoping to … [Read more...]