2003-2005 - Special Collections - University of Baltimore

GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE MERRICK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
The objectives of all Merrick School graduate programs are: ro provide studenrs with rhe
appropriate knowledge, professional competencies and flexibiliry ro enhance enrry inro rhe
job market; and ro prepare studenrs for meaningful advancemenr opporrunities.
The Merrick School offers an M.B.A. program with ten areas ofspecialization; Master
of Science degree programs in Accounting and Business Advisory Services as well as
Taxation; and a Master of Science in Business wirh specializations in Managemenr
Information Systems, Finance and Marketing and Venruring. Cerrificate programs are
available in Graduate Business (general) and Technology Commercialization. The Doctor
of Managemenr Information Systems will be offered in January 2003. All programs are
accredited by AACSB Inrernational-The Association ro Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business, rhe professional accreditation body for business schools.
Please note: General information on applying ro graduate business programs appears in
the following pages and should be read by all graduate business studenrs.
MASTER'S PROGRAMS
• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Specializatiom in: Decision Technologies; Global E-commerce; Enrrepreneurship; Finance;
Healrh Care Managemenr; Human Resource Managemenr; Inrernational Business;
Managemenr Information Systems; Marketing; and Service and Manufacturing
Operations.
The M.B.A. is available in five tracks-Flex, Advantage, Saturday, Web and Custom. The
flex track offers srudenrs the option of attending evening classes on a regular I5-week
semester schedule. A degree may be completed in as little as a year of inrensive srudy in the
Advantage track. In the Saturday track, classes are offered exclusively on Saturdays with the
M.B.A. awarded within two years. Through the WebMBA track, srudenrs can complete
their M.B.A. enrirely online within two years.
Srudenrs may take courses offered in the Flex, Saturday, and WebMBA tracks ro create
their own Custom track. Not all specializations are available in all tracks.
• Master of Science (M.S.) in Business
Specializatiom in: Finance, Managemenr Information Systems, and Marketing and
Venruring
• M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services
• M.S. in Taxation
JOINT PROGRAMS
• M.B.A./J.D. (with Universiry of Baltimore School of Law and Universiry of Maryland
Law School)
• M.B.A./M.S. in Nursing (with Universiry of Maryland School of Nursing)
• M.B.A./Ph.D. in Nursing (with Universiry of Maryland School of Nursing)
• M.B.A./Pharm.D. (with Universiry of Maryland School of Pharmacy)
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