Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information—M.B.A. Department, Labovitz School of Business and Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth, 104 School of Business and Economics Building, 412 Library Drive, Duluth, MN 55812 (218-726-7281; fax 218-726-6936; lsbe@d.umn.edu; www.d.umn.edu/lsbe/mba/mba.php).
Curriculum—The M.B.A. program meets the needs of those who are currently employed full-time in professional managerial careers and would like to pursue a graduate management education primarily on a part-time basis. The program offers courses in Duluth and Rochester, Minnesota. Most courses offered in Duluth meet one evening per week from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. during the 15 weeks of the semester. Most courses offered in Rochester meet from 3:00 to 9:30 p.m. on Fridays and 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays every other week over a period of seven weeks. It is possible to enroll in the program on a full-time basis by registering for 6 or more credits per semester. However, only a relatively small number of domestic and international students are enrolled full-time.
Admission Requirements—Applicants must have a bachelor's
degree from an accredited college or university; completed foundation courses
in accounting, economics, finance, production/operations, marketing, organizational
management, and human resource management or be able to demonstrate knowledge
and proficiency in each of these areas; and have an acceptable score on the GMAT,
passed the Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) examination, or completed
a graduate degree from an accredited college or university. In addition, international
students must have an acceptable score on the TOEFL.
The bachelor's degree may be in any field. However, students who have had little
or no undergraduate or other education in business administration must complete
foundation courses in the areas identified above before admission to the M.B.A.
program. No graduate credit or credit toward M.B.A. program requirements is granted
for prerequisite courses.
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB). For an online application or for more information about Graduate School admissions, see the General Information section in this catalog, or visit the Graduate School Web site. Use of 4xxx Courses—M.B.A. students may include 4xxx courses for electives in their degree programs subject to director of graduate studies approval. |
| For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names). Professor
Curt L. Anderson, Economics, AM
Stephen B. Castleberry, Management Studies, M2
Richard W. Lichty, Economics, M2
Rodrigo J. Lievano, Finance and Management Information Sciences, M2
Patricia A. Merrier, Finance and Management Information Sciences, M2
Jerrold M. Peterson, Economics, AM
Jon L. Pierce, Management Studies, M2
Raymond L. Raab, Economics, M2
Stephen A. Rubenfeld, Management Studies, M2
Rajiv Vaidyanathan, Management Studies, M2
Shee Q. Wong, Finance and Management Information Sciences, AM
Associate Professor
Praveen Aggarwal, Management Studies, M2
Geoffrey G. Bell, Management Studies, M2
Rodger L. Brannan, Accounting, AM
Anne Cummings, Management Studies, M2
Manjeet Dhatt, Finance and Management Information Sciences, M2
Sanjay Goel, Management Studies, M2
Kjell R. Knudsen, Management Studies, M2
Seung C. Lee, Finance and Management Information Sciences, M2
Dahui Li, Finance and Management Information Sciences, AM
Jerry W. Lin, Accounting, M2
A. Maureen O'Brien, Economics, M2
Linda Rochford, Management Studies, M2
Alan C. Roline, Accounting, M2
Assistant Professor
Patricia S. Borchert, M2
Jannifer G. David, Management Studies, M2
Saiying Deng, Finance and Management Information Sciences, M2
David Doorn, Economics, M2
Nik R. Hassan, Finance and Management Information Sciences, AM
Jennifer Mencl, Management Studies, M2
Jennifer Schultz, Economics, M2
Randall K. Skalberg, Accounting, AM
Bedassa Tadesse, Economics, M2
Gregory P. Trudeau, Accounting, AM
Joon S. Yang, Accounting, AM
Instructor
John L. Kratz, Management Studies, AM
Sebastien Oleas, Economics, M2
Peter J. Stark, Management Studies, AM
Shannon Studden, Management Studies, AM |