A+B. Intro_SJ.1 - University of Maryland University College

STAFF
Chair
Salvatore J. Monaco
smonaco@umuc.edu
Associate Chair
Michael Evanchik
mevanchik@umuc.edu
Assistant Director
Nancy Gentry Glenn
ngentry@umuc.edu
Program Directors
Rosemary Hartigan
rhartigan@umuc.edu
Vinod Jain
vjain@umuc.edu
Judith Kirkhorn
jkirkhorn@umuc.edu
Murray Millson
mmillson@umuc.edu
Michael J. Riley
mjriley@umuc.edu
D. Jane Ross
jross@umuc.edu
James Stewart
ProfStewart@csi.com
Coordinator
Barbara Asabre
basabre@umuc.edu
Distance Education Coordinator
Kathleen Puckett
kpuckett@umuc.edu
Administrative Assistant
Nicolle Brunson
nbrunson@umuc.edu
Phone: 800-888-UMUC, ext. 7864
Master of Business Administration
This program is designed in both an online and combination online and on-site
format for working professionals from a wide range of academic and organizational
backgrounds. The program can be completed in 32 months without interrupting the
student’s career. The objectives of the program are to explore the evolving nature of corporations,
blend leadership with change management, better measure an organization’s
intellectual assets, merge product development with entrepreneurship, and foster new
approaches to measuring the economic performance of organizations. Organizational
and management processes are discussed in the context of the global business environment.
The MBA program combines current management theory and relevant research
with the real-world experiences of students and faculty to address the major competitive
challenges of the 21st century.
Overview
The 43-credit online MBA program consists of one 1-credit foundation course and
seven 6-credit seminars, each of which is 13 weeks long with three or four weeks off
between seminars. Each student is assigned to a cohort of approximately 25 students
that continue together through completion of their MBA program.
Program Requirements
General requirements are listed on p. 11. Students who have taken the GMAT (optional)
within the last two years and scored 600 or above need not take AMBA 600 and
may enroll directly in AMBA 601 upon acceptance. Also, students with graduate
coursework in business from an accredited university may be eligible to waive AMBA
600. (Information on transfer credit is on p. 18.)
Decision-Pending Status
Students may enroll in AMBA 600 before UMUC has received the official transcript
from the bachelor’s-degree-granting institution. Students must receive an admission
decision before subsequent enrollments.
Formats/Locations
The MBA is offered entirely through online study and in a combination format that
mixes online and classroom study. (Note: Courses offered in the combination format
are indicated by a letter C after the course number.) Students with more than five years
managerial experience may also earn the MBA through an accelerated executive program
(described on p. 92). Students should check the current Graduate Schedule of
Classes to determine when courses will be offered at specific locations.
Students who first complete the entire cohort MBA degree program (43 credits) and
meet all requirements for graduation will be eligible to earn a dual degree by completing
extra semester hours in one of the following programs: Master of International
Management, Master of Science in e-commerce, or Master of Science in management.
These degree programs are offered either online or in a combination of online and
classroom-based study. More information is available on pp. 80–91.
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