Boston University School of Management
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The Boston University School of Management (SMG) is the business school
at Boston University
in Boston
. Founded in 1913 as the College of Business Administration, the school offers undergraduate
and graduate programs.
The BU School of Management offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), Master of Business Administration
(MBA) degree (full and part-time programs), a Bachelor of Science
(BS) in Mathematical Finance, a Master of Science
in Investment Management, executive education programs, two Ph.D.
programs. Both the undergraduate and graduate programs offer dual degree options with other schools and colleges at Boston University.
The BU School of Management has some 250 full-time faculty and some 200 part-time faculty, teaching fellows, and active research assistant
s.
. The building opened in October 1996 and contains over 40 classroom
s, a 375-seat lecture hall
, five computer lab
s, and the Frederick S. Pardee Management Library. The building offers wireless Internet access throughout as well as 4,000 wired dataports. A Breadwinners Deli and a wired Starbucks
are located in the building. The Hariri Building also contains 16 team rooms available only for undergraduate School of Management and Graduate School of Management students to hold team meetings. Room reservations are made online.
The building is named after Rafik B. Hariri, the late former Prime Minister of Lebanon, who was a Boston University trustee. Hariri's two sons attended BU, and Hariri's philanthropic foundation made a donation for the construction of the new building.
degrees in Business Administration, Finance
, Information Systems
, Accounting, Marketing
, Operations and Technology Management, and Business Law. The Boston University Collaborative Degree Program is a program for a select group of students who choose to pursue a second degree in another field in another BU college; common BUCOP subjects include economics
, mathematics
, international relations
, advertising
, and engineering
.
The BU School of Management's Honors Program, which began in 1998, is a business program to which academically-talented freshmen and sophomores are invited.
in Information Systems combined with an MBA (MS-MBA), a Master of Science in Investment Management (MSIM), a Master of Science in Mathematical Finance (MSMF) and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree. MBA degrees are also offered with concentrations in Public & Non-Profit Management and Health Sector Management (which can also be studied as part of the MS-MBA program), and an International Management Program (IMP) MBA.
The graduate programs enrolled 364 Full-time MBA, 406 Part-time MBA, 61 Executive MBA, and 50 Ph.D. students during the 2005-06 school year.
The Graduate School of Management offers two Ph.D programs, in Management and Mathematical Finance.
The Graduate School of Management offers a one-year International MBA. The program begins in summer in China
(Beijing
, then Shanghai
) and continues in the fall in Boston.
The school offers several MBA dual degree programs in conjunction with other BU schools:
s an opportunity to obtain an MBA and build management skills without leaving their jobs.
The Executive Leadership Center offers open registration and custom-designed management seminars, ranging from one day to several weeks duration.
. Business schools from across the U.S. and the world compete in the competition is by invitation only. In the sixth Annual competition, held, March 24-26, 2011, the prizes for first, second, third, and fourth place were $25,000, $15,000, $5,000, and $2,500, respectively.
Graduate (rankings for full-time U.S. MBA programs only:
Business school
A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in Business Administration. It teaches topics such as accounting, administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, public relations, strategy, human resource...
at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. Founded in 1913 as the College of Business Administration, the school offers undergraduate
Undergraduate education
Undergraduate education is an education level taken prior to gaining a first degree . Hence, in many subjects in many educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a bachelor's degree, such as in the United States, where a university entry level is...
and graduate programs.
The BU School of Management offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
(MBA) degree (full and part-time programs), a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
(BS) in Mathematical Finance, a Master of Science
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in Investment Management, executive education programs, two Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
programs. Both the undergraduate and graduate programs offer dual degree options with other schools and colleges at Boston University.
The BU School of Management has some 250 full-time faculty and some 200 part-time faculty, teaching fellows, and active research assistant
Research assistant
A research assistant is a researcher employed, often on a temporary contract, by a university or a research institute, for the purpose of assisting in academic research...
s.
Rafik B. Hariri Building
The business school is housed in the Rafik B. Hariri Building, located at 595 Commonwealth AvenueCommonwealth Avenue, Boston
Commonwealth Avenue is a major street in the cities of Boston and Newton, Massachusetts. It begins at the western edge of the Public Garden, and continues west through the neighborhoods of the Back Bay, Kenmore Square, Allston, Brighton and Chestnut Hill...
. The building opened in October 1996 and contains over 40 classroom
Classroom
A classroom is a room in which teaching or learning activities can take place. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, including public and private schools, corporations, and religious and humanitarian organizations...
s, a 375-seat lecture hall
Lecture hall
A lecture hall is a large room used for instruction, typically at a college or university. Unlike a traditional classroom with a capacity from one to four dozen, the capacity of lecture halls is typically measured in the hundreds...
, five computer lab
Computer lab
A computer lab, also known as a computer suite or computer cluster is typically a room which contains many networked computers for public use...
s, and the Frederick S. Pardee Management Library. The building offers wireless Internet access throughout as well as 4,000 wired dataports. A Breadwinners Deli and a wired Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
are located in the building. The Hariri Building also contains 16 team rooms available only for undergraduate School of Management and Graduate School of Management students to hold team meetings. Room reservations are made online.
The building is named after Rafik B. Hariri, the late former Prime Minister of Lebanon, who was a Boston University trustee. Hariri's two sons attended BU, and Hariri's philanthropic foundation made a donation for the construction of the new building.
Undergraduate programs
The BU School of Management's offers undergraduate Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degrees in Business Administration, Finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
, Information Systems
Information systems
Information Systems is an academic/professional discipline bridging the business field and the well-defined computer science field that is evolving toward a new scientific area of study...
, Accounting, Marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, Operations and Technology Management, and Business Law. The Boston University Collaborative Degree Program is a program for a select group of students who choose to pursue a second degree in another field in another BU college; common BUCOP subjects include economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
, advertising
Advertising
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, and engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
.
The BU School of Management's Honors Program, which began in 1998, is a business program to which academically-talented freshmen and sophomores are invited.
Graduate School of Management
The Graduate School of Management (GSM) offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA), a Master of ScienceMaster of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
in Information Systems combined with an MBA (MS-MBA), a Master of Science in Investment Management (MSIM), a Master of Science in Mathematical Finance (MSMF) and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree. MBA degrees are also offered with concentrations in Public & Non-Profit Management and Health Sector Management (which can also be studied as part of the MS-MBA program), and an International Management Program (IMP) MBA.
The graduate programs enrolled 364 Full-time MBA, 406 Part-time MBA, 61 Executive MBA, and 50 Ph.D. students during the 2005-06 school year.
The Graduate School of Management offers two Ph.D programs, in Management and Mathematical Finance.
The Graduate School of Management offers a one-year International MBA. The program begins in summer in China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
(Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, then Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
) and continues in the fall in Boston.
The school offers several MBA dual degree programs in conjunction with other BU schools:
- MBA/JD in Law Management (with the School of LawBoston University School of LawBoston University School of Law is the law school affiliated with Boston University, and is ranked #22 among American law schools by US News and World Report magazine. It is the second-oldest law school in Massachusetts and one of the first law schools in the country to admit students regardless...
) - MBA/JD in Health Sector Management (with the School of LawBoston University School of LawBoston University School of Law is the law school affiliated with Boston University, and is ranked #22 among American law schools by US News and World Report magazine. It is the second-oldest law school in Massachusetts and one of the first law schools in the country to admit students regardless...
) - MBA/MD (with the School of MedicineBoston University School of MedicineBoston University School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of Boston University. Founded in 1848, the medical school holds the unique distinction as the first institution in the world to formally educate female physicians. Originally known as the New England Female Medical College, it was...
) - MBA/MA in Medical Science (with the School of Medicine'sBoston University School of MedicineBoston University School of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of Boston University. Founded in 1848, the medical school holds the unique distinction as the first institution in the world to formally educate female physicians. Originally known as the New England Female Medical College, it was...
Medical Science Division) - MBA/MPH in Health Care Management (with the School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public Health is Boston University's graduate School of Public Health. It is located in the heart of Boston University's Medical Campus in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The Dean is Robert Meenan...
) - MBA/MPH in Global Health Management (with the School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public Health is Boston University's graduate School of Public Health. It is located in the heart of Boston University's Medical Campus in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The Dean is Robert Meenan...
) - MBA/MA in Economics (with the Graduate College of Arts and SciencesBoston University College of Arts and SciencesThe College of Arts and Sciences is Boston University's largest undergraduate school, offering Bachelor of Arts degrees in 23 different departments and 20 interdisciplinary programs...
) - MBA/MS in International Relations (with the Graduate College of Arts and SciencesBoston University College of Arts and SciencesThe College of Arts and Sciences is Boston University's largest undergraduate school, offering Bachelor of Arts degrees in 23 different departments and 20 interdisciplinary programs...
) - MBA/MS in Manufacturing Engineering (with the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the College of EngineeringBoston University College of EngineeringThe College of Engineering at Boston University offers Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in various fields in engineering. The college currently consists of:* * * * *...
) - MBA/MS in Television Management (with the College of CommunicationBoston University College of CommunicationBoston University's College of Communication was founded on May 27, 1947, then called the School of Public Relations. Since 1947, the college has gone through many changes in both name and location Boston University's College of Communication was founded on May 27, 1947, then called the School of...
)
Executive education programs
The School of Management offers several executive education programs and seminars as well as an 18-month Executive MBA program, which meets every other Friday through Saturday and offers professionalProfessional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
s an opportunity to obtain an MBA and build management skills without leaving their jobs.
The Executive Leadership Center offers open registration and custom-designed management seminars, ranging from one day to several weeks duration.
Annual International Tech Strategy Business Case Competition
Since 2006, the BU School of Management has hosts the annual International Tech Strategy Business Case Competition every spring semester. The competition is sponsored by EricssonEricsson
Ericsson , one of Sweden's largest companies, is a provider of telecommunication and data communication systems, and related services, covering a range of technologies, including especially mobile networks...
. Business schools from across the U.S. and the world compete in the competition is by invitation only. In the sixth Annual competition, held, March 24-26, 2011, the prizes for first, second, third, and fourth place were $25,000, $15,000, $5,000, and $2,500, respectively.
Rankings
Undergraduate- No. 31 Business Week 2011
Graduate (rankings for full-time U.S. MBA programs only:
- No. 31 US News & World Report 2010
- No. 21 The EconomistThe EconomistThe Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
2009 - No. 16 in North America QS Global 200 Business Schools ReportQS Global 200 Business Schools ReportThe QS Global 200 Business Schools Report identifies the most popular business schools in each region of the world. It aims to serve employers seeking MBAs at a regional level. It originated in the early 1990s under the partnership Quacquarelli Symonds. The TopMBA Career Guide was made in 1990, and...
- No. 29 in the U.S. Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
2009 - No. 31-50 Business Week, 2010
- Among Top 25 Entrepreneur MagazineEntrepreneur MagazineEntrepreneur is a publication that carries news stories about entrepreneurialism, small business management, and business opportunities. It is published by Entrepreneur Media Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California....
, 2005
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See also
- List of United States business school rankings
- List of business schools in the United States