Online Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Dear Prospective Student,

Thank you for contacting the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. By requesting this brochure, you’ve taken a first step toward enrolling in a world-class MBA program and making a significant transition in your career. The Smith School offers you the resources, community and superior instruction that you’d expect from a highly respected university.

Our online Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is designed to help you discover your professional leadership potential, develop your entrepreneurial spirit and facilitate your growth as a global citizen. Through engaging and experientially driven curriculum, you’ll learn what it takes to face the challenges of business in the 21st century.

Develop your professional credentials with the University of Maryland Smith Online MBA, ranked 9th in the U.S. News & World Report 2017 Best Online MBA Programs.

During the Smith online MBA you can:

• Select an MBA specialization in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems and Business Analytics, Marketing or Supply Chain Management, or choose the general track that introduces you to core specialization concepts.

• Learn from and interact with the accomplished faculty and real-world business professionals who are actively defining the future of global business.

• Build your professional network and connect with a community of more than 60,000 Smith School alumni worldwide.

• Develop actionable business knowledge by engaging in a high-quality online MBA accredited by AACSB International, the premier accrediting agency for programs in business administration and accounting.

• Earn your MBA online in as few as 24 months while remaining active in your current career.

• Engage in education online through a flexible, user-friendly learning environment recognized as one of the best in the marketplace.

The Smith School community is poised to help you achieve your professional goals. Should you have any questions, our enrollment advisors are available to help you through every step of the application and enrollment process. Please call 1.877.807.8741 – Monday through Friday, 8am to 7pm EST. We look forward to speaking with you.

Sincerely,

Michael Faulkender

Associate Dean, Master’s Programs Robert H. Smith School of Business University of Maryland, College Park

Take the first step in your professional development. Call us today at 1.877.807.8741 for more program details and enrollment dates.

The Smith Online MBA

ACCOUNTING

Learn to analyze, track and communicate the financial information vital for planning business strategy and managing financial assets. Gain an in-depth understanding of advanced managerial accounting, financial statements analysis and taxation.

FINANCE

Gain an edge in understanding of corporate finance, financial restructuring and portfolio management. Learn to evaluate financial markets, determine risks and make confident, impactful strategic decisions.

GENERAL TRACK

For a broader MBA experience, choose the general track that introduces you to core management concepts in each of the specializations.

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Gain practical knowledge and skills to launch your management career in the fast-paced supply chain management field. Learn how to take local operations global or strengthen an international enterprise through import/export management, risk identification, intermodal operations and product innovation.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND BUSINESS ANALYTICS

Learn to manage information to make decisions that maximize strategic advantage and value. Develop the latest technical skills and leverage technology across all aspects of the organization.

MARKETING

Learn how to create and maintain enduring customer equity, identify marketing opportunities and develop your brand management expertise. Discover what it takes to effectively position products and services and implement competitive marketing support.

Immersive and experientially driven, the online MBA program from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business offers a transformative learning experience dedicated to developing highly skilled business leaders and entrepreneurs. We welcome ambitious, highly motivated professionals who seek a rigorous academic program taught by our world-renowned faculty.

EARN AN MBA FROM A RESPECTED LEADER IN BUSINESS EDUCATION

Featuring a top-ranked faculty and an innovative curriculum, the Smith School’s online MBA is an advanced business degree embodying the business intelligence and practical management skills needed to thrive at the forefront of global business.

MAKE YOUR MBA A CATALYST FOR YOUR CAREER

Discover your full professional potential and gain the skills that create opportunity as you learn to address the challenges that face business leadership in the 21st century. Grow as a global citizen who can conduct successful commerce across cultures and borders. Connect knowledge and expertise to build your leadership, decision-making, teamwork, analysis and communication skills.

Choose Your Specialization

Curriculum

Opening Residency

Introduction: Fundamentals of Business 2

Foundation I Courses

Corporate Finance (I) 2

Data Analysis 2

Decision Modeling 2

Entrepreneurship 2

Introduction to Financial Accounting 2

Leadership and Teamwork 2

Managerial Accounting 2

Managerial Economics 2

Marketing Management 2

Strategic Information Systems 2

Supply Chain Management 2

The Global Economic Environment 2

Foundation II Courses

Action Learning Project (I) 1

Action learning Project (II) 3

Corporate Finance (II) 2

Ethical Leadership 2

Executive Powers and Negotiation 2

International Business 2

Operations Management 2

Organizational Change 2

Strategic Management 2

Foundation II Selectives (choose three courses)*

Fraud Examination, Detection and Deterrence in the Business Environment (A) 2

The Impact of Taxation on Business Entities (A) 2

Financial Planning and Control Systems for Managers and Consultants (A) 2

Commercial Bank Management (F) 2

Financial Restructuring (F) 2

Capital Markets (F) 2

Data Analytics (IS) 2

Managing Digital Businesses and Platforms (IS) 2

Social Media and Web Analytics (IS) 2

Customer Equity Management (M) 2

Co-Creating Customer Experiences (M) 2

Consumer Behavior (M) 2

Innovative Solutions to Supply Chain Challenges (S) 2

Global Trade Logistics (S) 2

Supply Chain Risk Management (S) 2

Capstone: Integrative Business Simulation (Closing Residency) 2

Total Credits: 54

*A = Accounting, F = Finance, IS = Information Systems & Business Analytics, M = Marketing, S = Supply Chain Management

**Curriculum subject to change.

• Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended (transcript evaluation for transcripts from international schools)

• Professional experience: Two years highly recommended

• Resume

• GPA: minimum 2.80 (considerations will be made based on experience and graduate coursework)

• Official GMAT or GRE scores

• Letter of recommendation

• Essay

• Interview at the discretion of the Admission Committee

• TOEFL scores (if applicable)

• Online application

• Non-refundable application fee ($75)

* A = Accounting, F = Finance, IS = Information Systems & Business Analytics, M = Marketing, S = Supply Chain Management

**Curriculum subject to change.

Admissions Requirements

The online MBA from the Smith School at the University of Maryland, College Park, is designed for students with a bachelor’s degree and the desire to build business acumen. The degree can be earned online in as few as 24 months. Taking place over six 14-week terms, the program consists of 54 total credits.

During the program there are two required campus-based residencies, each lasting three days. The residencies allow students to build a strong working relationship with their cohort peers and the faculty from the outset, setting the stage for academic success and professional growth, and to come together for a capstone experience at the end of the program.

Program Overview

Take the first step in your professional development. Call us today at 1.877.807.8741 for more program details and enrollment dates.

THE ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS

AACSB provides internationally recognized, specialized accreditation for business and accounting programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. The AACSB accreditation standards challenge post-secondary educators to pursue excellence and continuous improvement throughout their business programs. AACSB accreditation is known worldwide as the longest-standing, most recognized form of specialized/professional accreditation an institution and its business programs can earn. www.aacsb.edu

THE MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Additionally, the University of Maryland is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), a voluntary, non-governmental membership association that defines educational excellence across institutions with diverse missions, student populations and resources. Promoting quality assurance and improvement in higher education institutions in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands is the focus of the Commission.

The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time, part-time and online MBA, executive MBA, MS, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community.

Smith is at the forefront of creating, understanding and leveraging the modern world’s evolving business models. Our world-class faculty and research centers work to bring game-changing research into the classroom and the boardroom for maximum impact. Smith immerses its students in complex and evolving marketplaces where critical thinking, creativity and entrepreneurship are at the core of the enterprise.

Established in 1862, the University of Maryland is committed to achieving excellence as the state’s primary center of research and graduate education and the institution of choice for undergraduate students of exceptional ability and promise. The university creates and applies knowledge for the benefit of the economy and culture of the state, the region, the nation and beyond. As the flagship of the University System of Maryland, the university shares its research, educational, cultural and technological strengths with businesses, government and other educational institutions. The university advances knowledge, provides outstanding and innovative instruction, and nourishes a climate of intellectual growth in a broad range of academic disciplines and interdisciplinary fields.

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