EMERGING LEADERS MBA Today, businesses don’t have time for on-the-job training. They want graduates who can hit the ground running and bring real and lasting value to the organization. The Emerging Leaders MBA program at Bentley is designed specifically for young professionals and provides the knowledge, confidence and experience required to make immediate contributions upon being hired. ACADEMICS
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
Develop a solid foundation in the fundamental areas of business. All students in the program pursue courses in leadership, strategy and business process management to build an understanding of how the various aspects of an organization work together. And since young business professionals need both breadth and depth of expertise, elective courses allow you to pursue one of eight concentrations (see list on back) to enhance learning and add value for future employers.
We offer three distinctive experiential learning opportunities where students immediately put what they learn in the classroom into practice.
TECHNOLOGY The business world is built on technology, and so is the Emerging Leaders MBA. Bentley’s seven state-of-the-art learning labs, cutting-edge library and technologyrich classrooms provide valuable experience with the latest tools and software being used in industry today. From day one, you’ll use relevant, emerging tools in accounting, finance, marketing, information design and other fields. If they use it in business, you’ll find it at Bentley.
Designing for the Value Chain: This course focuses on complex problem-solving for the value chain through simulations and projects. Teams of students act as executives, designing new products (goods or services) and the associated supply chains, including new product introduction; forecasting; supplier selection; production; delivery, and returns. Teams must work together and use leadership, managerial, and design thinking skills to deliver tangible results even as “unexpected events” arise from the market. Corporate Immersion Course: This course emphasizes the use of multidisciplinary skills to identify, define and solve complex business issues within an organization. The class is designed to mirror the pressures of a corporate environment and requires students to defend their research, analysis and recommendations. Global Business Experience: Students travel overseas for a seven-to-10-day immersion experience, where they meet with company
and government officials to learn the business practices of another country. This experience is a key component of the program and a strong benefit for students, as it develops their understanding of business in its broadest possible context.
CAREER SERVICES Our nationally ranked Career Services office provides a wide variety of options for you to develop and meet your career goals, including: n Career events and job fairs, featuring more than 150 employers each year n Career Path sessions to learn about a range of functional areas and industry sectors n BentleyLink, a 24/7, web-based campus recruiting program and virtual career center n Personal one-on-one advising from career advisers n Graduate Career Development Workshops, a series of six sessions designed to provide you with a competitive advantage in the job market For more information on where our graduates go to work, visit “Career Outcomes” on bentley.edu/graduate/elmba.
EMERGING LEADERS MBA CURRICULUM GUIDE Applicants with an undergraduate business degree or MBA maybe be eligible to receive a waiver for foundation courses, provided they completed their coursework at an AACSB/EQUIS school within the past five years. Students who do not have an undergraduate business degree, but took these courses from an accredited institution within the past five years, may also be eligible to waive the foundation requirements. Those with no business background, or whose quantitative skills do not meet pre-program requirements, must complete the foundation courses below. Foundation Courses (Five courses) Waivers are available for all Foundation courses in which students earned a grade of 3.0 or better, taken at an approved institution within the last five years. Accounting for Decision-Making Economic Environment of the Firm Financial Statement Analysis for Decision-Making Managerial Statistics Marketing Management
Core Courses (Eight courses) Business Process Management Corporate Immersion Designing for the Value Chain Global Strategy Law, Ethics and Social Responsibility Leading Responsibly Strategic IT Alignment Global Business Experience (a seven-to-10-day trip to a foreign country to visit companies and meet with business and government officials) Where we’ve traveled: n Hungry n Turkey n France n Germany n Vietnam Elective Courses (Five courses) Today’s young business leaders need both breadth and depth of expertise. Elective courses in the Emerging Leaders MBA program let you pursue a specialty that adds value for a future employer. Choose from eight concentrations: Accountancy Business Analytics Economics of Financial Markets Finance Information Systems and Technology Law and Taxation Leadership Marketing
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Christiana Bakolas Emerging Leaders MBA ’16 Hometown: Manchester, N.H.
Christiana Bakolas’s dream has always been to coach collegiate basketball. She had plenty of pedigree as a point guard, but what Bakolas didn’t realize was that most coaches hold a master’s degree. Bentley’s Emerging Leaders MBA helped her close that gap. “I don’t know of any other MBA programs that are built around recent college graduates like this one is,” she says. “The day class schedule is really helpful, and the curriculum is comprehensive and very extensive.” A team player on the court, Bakolas says she was a little apprehensive about going it alone in grad school. What she found at Bentley quickly put those fears to rest. “I always thought that a master’s program was more of an individual endeavor, but the ELMBA program is the opposite,” she explains. “The most unexpected win that I’ve come out with was getting to know my classmates. It made such a big difference.” So too did the program’s Global Business Experience trip to Paris. Helping her classmates adjust to study abroad was a challenge with tangible rewards. “Being in uncharted territory like that really tested my leadership abilities and helped me realize that, although I still have a lot to learn, I’m definitely on the right track.”
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