Isenberg School of Management
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| Isenberg School of Management | |
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| Established | 1947 |
| Type | Public Business school |
| Dean | Mark Fuller |
| Academic staff | 113 |
| Admin. staff | 50 |
| Students | 5,079 |
| Undergraduates | 3,398 |
| Postgraduates | 1,567 |
| Doctoral students | 72 |
| Location | Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Coordinates: 42°23′11.88″N 72°31′29.38″W / 42.3866333°N 72.5248278°W |
| Campus | Urban/Suburban |
| Former names | School of Management (1982-1997) School of Business Administration (1947-1982) |
| Affiliations | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Website | www.isenberg.umass.edu |
The Isenberg School of Management is the business school at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Founded in 1947 as the School of Business Administration, Isenberg assumed its present name in 1997 in honor of alumnus and benefactor Eugene M. Isenberg. Today, the extended Isenberg community comprises 5,000+ students (3,453 undergraduate and 1,578 graduate), 113 faculty members, and 40,000 alumni in 72 countries. Isenberg’s BBA, MBA and Ph.D. degrees in business are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).[1]
At the undergraduate level, Isenberg offers BBA degrees in Accounting and Information Systems, Finance and Operations Management, Management and Marketing; B.S. degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management, Resource Economics and Sport Management.[2] At the graduate level, Isenberg offers the MBA degree; M.S. degrees in Accounting, Resource Economics, and Sport Management; dual MBA/M.S. degrees in five disciplines: Sport Management and Mechanical, Industrial, Civil, and Environmental Engineering; and the MBA/MPP degree in Public Policy and Administration; Ph.D. concentrations in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Management Science, Marketing, Organization Studies, Resource Economics, Sport Management and Strategic Management.[3]
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[edit] MBA Program
Isenberg offers full-time, online, or blended offerings for its AACSB-accredited MBA degree. Isenberg also awards M.S. degrees in Accounting, Resource Economics, and Sport Management. [4]
The Full-Time MBA is a two-year residency program at the UMass Amherst flagship campus. Its first-year curriculum focuses on core business disciplines; its second year emphasizes elective courses and student practicums. Isenberg also offers Dual MBA/MS degrees in six disciplines: Public Policy and Administration, Sport Management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
Isenberg offers its students online courseword, or a blended, partially residential format at satellite campus locations in Holyoke, Shrewsbury and Pittsfield.
[edit] Ph.D. Program
Founded in 1967, Isenberg's Ph.D. program offers eight different areas of specialization: Accounting, Finance, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Marketing, Management Science, Organization Studies, Sport Management and Strategic Management.
[edit] Isenberg Fellows Residential Academic Program (RAP)
The Isenberg Fellows RAP is divided into two different groups. Students of the Business in Society Fellows will explore how businesses operate in and impact a community. It will highlight the social responsibilities that businesses have, including ethics and community service. The other group is called the Diversity & International Business Fellows, and these students will learn about the global and diversity issues that businesses are facing today.[5]
[edit] Isenberg Honors Residential Academic Program (RAP)
The Isenberg Honors RAP has similar features and benefits to the Fellows RAP, but is specifically geared toward students who are both a member of the Isenberg School of Management and also the Commonwealth Honors College. Students will live together with other members of the RAP and also take a year long seminar lead by the Isenberg School of Management Undergraduate Dean.[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ AACSB Member Profile for the Isenberg School of Management
- ^ Isenberg Academic Departments
- ^ University of Massachusetts 2010-2011 Graduate School Bulletin, p.150-157
- ^ MBA & Masters degree programs at Isenberg
- ^ http://www.isenberg.umass.edu/undergrad/For_Prospective_Students/Living_Options/Isenberg_Fellows_RAP/
- ^ http://www.isenberg.umass.edu/undergrad/For_Prospective_Students/Living_Options/Global_Business_RAP/
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Coordinates: 42°23′11.88″N 72°31′29.38″W / 42.3866333°N 72.5248278°W
