Lynn MBA is world class
The Ritter Building – full-time home of the College of Business and Management – at Lynn.
The September 14, 2009 edition of Business Week confirms that Lynn University is on to something.
See, here at Lynn we say we’re “international” a lot. And with good reason. Our curriculum? Internationally focused. Our student body? Uniquely rich with international students. And our efforts to send students abroad to see the world first hand? Uncommonly successful.
But did you know that many of Lynn’s graduate programs are also structured after an international model? They are. Not only can you specialize in international business, but the most ambitious students in the MBA program, for example, can also complete the degree in one-year – an accelerated timeline more common in Europe than North America (where two-year programs are the norm).
And this approach to MBA education is now becoming the preferred approach for many students. In that recent Business Week story titled “B School: The view at the gate,” the magazine reported that one-year MBA programs are now the preferred option abroad. The story reported on findings from an annual survey by QS World MBA Tour, which polled some 4,000 MBA applicants from 35 countries about their program and career preferences. For the first time ever, applicants expressed greater interest in the one-year MBA than the two-year programs.
Of the survey respondents, the story said, 44 percent preferred a one-year program. Forty-three (43) percent still prefer the two-year option. The switch was the “first in the survey’s 11-year history,” Alison Damast reports.
Having studied in the Lynn MBA program myself, I’ve been asked about it by several off-campus students – not to mention my banker wife, who is now enrolled. While I enjoyed the pace of the program (among many other things), I’ve also warned several that doing it full speed isn’t for everyone. But if you’re a rip the band-aid off, type, maybe it is! Apparently, the world is full of those types right now.