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School of Business and EconomicsTECH MBA ONLINE
GAIN YOUR COMPETITIVE EDGE—ONLINE
The Tech MBA Online provides professionals with a global perspective on fundamental business disciplines and a solid foundation in innovation, technology, management, and leadership.
You will learn to manage technology and lead innovation as crucial components of your organization’s strategy. In addition, you will develop skills in understanding how to create financially sound and sustainable global organizations.
www.mbaonline.mtu.edu
STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD.
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Our online, accredited curriculum allows you to take courses from anywhere you can connect to the Internet.
Our full-time faculty will support your learning, answer questions, and facilitate group discussions through web technologies, including video conferencing. Our instructional technologist is on hand to assist you with any technical issues. The Tech MBA Online is conducted through Blackboard, a popular online learning tool.
The Tech MBA Online features three required residencies: two extended weekends on the Michigan Tech campus and one weeklong residency at an international location.
WHY CHOOSE THE TECH MBA ONLINE?
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ACCREDITATION The Tech MBA Online is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
AACSB accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide—only 15 percent of business schools qualify. Being AACSB accredited means a business school is able to continually pass a strict set of quality standards for curriculum, learning outcomes, and faculty contributions.
BEYOND GREY PINSTRIPES Our MBA program is ranked in the top sixty programs worldwide
for sustainable MBAs by the Aspen Institute. This ranking recognizes programs that display significant leadership in integrating social, environmental, and ethical issues into the curriculum.
MBA ASSOCIATIONOur MBA Association is a student-run group of current and prospective MBA student-leaders. MBAA members mentor new students, offer tutoring sessions for the GMAT, and host a yearly golf outing. Membership is open to online MBA students so you can also participate in this graduate student organization via the web.
15%of universities are accredited by the AACSB, and Tech is one of them.
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In addition to Blackboard, the learner management software for the Tech MBA Online, you will use collaborative web tools including chat, video conferencing, and document-sharing applications to interact with your professors, other students, and University staff.
ONLINE LEARNING AT MICHIGAN TECH
Interact with your class during the residency experiences focusing on team activities, communication skills, self- and cultural awareness, and build upon business experiences.
COSTOur cohorted program is completed in just two years and offers special package pricing.
The cost includes University tuition and the three required residencies, housing and most meals, and strong career guidance.
Email [email protected] or call 906-487-3055 for more information.
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“The Michigan Tech MBA has been an incredible learning experience. This program has helped my communication, presentation, and analytical skills to prepare me for future positions. Michigan Tech’s MBA program has given me the tools to build my own road to success.”
—Heather Richards ’10Gladstone, Michigan
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COURSE SCHEDULE
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ORIENTATION RESIDENCY FALL SPRING SUMMER
Business Simulation Financial Reporting and Control
Financial Risk Management and Decision Making
Business Process Management
Marketing, Technology, and Globalization
Strategic IS Management Managing Behavior inOrganizations
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS
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Leadership and Management Skills
Innovation and Strategy
Technology andDecision Making
ResidencyExperience
We carefully crafted the Tech MBA Online program to optimize your learning experience. You’ll take two classes each semester and finish in just two years.
ResidenciesThe Tech MBA Online program includes three required residencies— two extended weekends at Michigan Tech and one weeklong experience at an international location.
• Your first residency will be an orientation and comprehensive business simulation designed to introduce the program, your peers, and the faculty.
• Immerse yourself in a leadership summit during the second residency. Discuss leadership challenges and how to approach organizational change designed to facilitate management on a global scale.
• Learn how businesses innovate in another culture during the international residency. Visit businesses and hear professional advice from top industry leaders in different organizations.
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FALL SPRING SUMMER
Managerial Economics Managing Innovation and Technology
Business and Corporate Strategy
Managing Change Launching Entrepreneurial Ventures
Managing in the Global Environment
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS
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FACULTY
Junhong MinJunhong Min earned his PhD in Marketing from the State University of New York at Binghamton and his Master of Marketing Research from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Prior to entering the Binghamton PhD program, Min was a senior research executive at the Nielsen Company, New York. He has also served as a marketing consultant for a variety of marketing research projects. He brings this practical background to both his research and teaching efforts.
My goal is to teach through empowered learning by giving students the guidance they need to realize their passions and lead themselves and others forward to a path of success.
—Junhong MinAssistant Professor of Marketing
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ONLINE LEARNING AT MICHIGAN TECH
Mari Buche Mari Buche earned her PhD in Management Information Systems and Business Administration from the University of Kansas. Prior to joining the School of Business and Economics, she served as a research associate at the University of Kansas and focused on business intelligence as it relates to human-computer interaction. Buche teaches all aspects of using information systems to an organization’s full potential.
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All of my classes are highly interactive. I work to create a close classroom environment in an online setting. This helps students feel comfortable asking questions and engaging in forum discussions.
—Mari BucheAssociate Professor of
Management Information Systems
READY TO MAKE A GREAT CAREER DECISION? Contact us for more information or apply today.
www.mtu.edu/business or www.mtu.edu/apply
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To Apply You Will Need:
• A completed application for admission (www.mtu.edu/apply) • Official transcripts, graduate and undergraduate • GMAT score • Current résumé • Two letters of recommendation • Two essays based on topics provided by the program director
After admission, a nonrefundable application fee is required. Please contact the program director at 906-487-3055 or email [email protected], for more information or assistance with the application process.
To be eligible for admission to the Michigan Tech MBA Online program, you must hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution and have taken the GMAT within the past five years.
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ABOUT MICHIGAN TECH
Michigan Tech enrolls more than 7,100 undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation and around the world. For 125 years, Michigan Tech faculty have explored the boundaries of knowledge while mentoring students to become citizens who improve our sustainable world.
Michigan Tech offers 130 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical, and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences. In our Enterprise Program, students solve real problems for industry sponsors while creating nanosatellites, cleaner
snowmobiles, improved Wi-Fi, and a better hybrid EcoCar, among other projects.
Our setting in the Upper Peninsula allows us to provide an excellent education in a beautiful location. Recreational opportunities include our own ski hill, golf course, and on-campus forest and trails for cross country running, skiing, hiking, and biking. Our traditions include Winter Carnival with massive snow statues, Parade of Nations celebrating eighty countries and cultures represented at Tech, K-Day on Lake Superior, and Spring Fling on campus.
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GAIN YOUR COMPETITIVE EDGE—ONLINE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICSPhone 906-487-3055 • Email [email protected]
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TECH MBA ONLINE
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer.
