Graduate School for Professionals

THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

America's Largest AACSB Accredited Business School

 

Founded in 1847, Baruch College, The City University of New York is America's largest AACSB accredited business school. AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of an internationally recognized education exclusively reserved for the best graduate schools in the world. As of December 2008, only 560 universities hold the prestigious AACSB business accreditation which includes the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU). When you join Baruch College, you tapped on an international network of over 100,000 alumni which includes 12 Nobel Laureate winners, one of the highest among public university worldwide.

World leader in innovation & ENTREPRENEURSHP

Entrepreneurship is a major aspect of any economy that offers many employment opportunities as well as income and wealth accumulation for diverse groups within a population. As the world largest economy, America is the bedrock of successful innovation and entrepreneurship, from consumer electronics to social media, America's educational institutions continue to spun out new ideas to promote innovations and living up to the promise of the American Dreams.

EXECUTIVE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENTREPRENEURSHP

Research suggests that about one third of the population is continually engaged in "nascent" (i.e., pre-startup or development stage) entrepreneurial behaviors and about 10 percent of the U.S. population currently own businesses and likely higher worldwide. Both nascent and current entrepreneurs desire and need advanced education and could be well served with this highly innovative MS degree.

The MS in Entrepreneurship is designed to meet the needs of students who have backgrounds in entrepreneurial ventures, are part of family businesses, or are interested in starting their own businesses when they graduate. The program is interdisciplinary and also includes courses in management, human resources management, marketing, finance, and law. Students who complete the MS in Entrepreneurship will possess all the skills and knowledge necessary to start and grow a business. Many are anticipated to already own a business or have a specific start-up idea.For other students, there are entry-level management positions in Entrepreneurship, a rapidly growing field.

is ENTREPRENEURSHP for me?

Programs offering this Executive MS in Entrepreneurship are designed to meet the needs of students who have varied or limited backgrounds in entrepreneurial ventures, are part of family businesses, or are interested in starting or growing their own businesses when they graduate.

Demand for students with an MS degree in Entrepreneurship originates from all industries. Startups now require advanced knowledge in many subject matter areas as well as technical product knowledge. The changing nature of the economy demands more sophisticated analysis and the ability to work with people in the financial and investment sectors (such as investment banks, mortgage securities brokers, and investment trusts) as well as a variety of venture capitalists. Successful candidates looking to pursue cutting-edge business ventures in these current conditions must develop (or at least understand) a cadre of expertise including finance, marketing, and management, to name a few. Even traditional avenues in the Entrepreneurship sector (such as dot.coms, consulting, and buying and regenerating an existing business) have evolved and now require founders/owners to employ sophisticated analytical tools in their daily activities.

core skills sets that will takes you to the next league

The MS in Entrepreneurship delivers not only core business skills, but also emphasizes knowledge that is specific to the entrepreneur. This combination offers students numerous employment and career opportunities. The strong core business training and specific Entrepreneurship knowledge will equip graduates for many varied and lucrative positions: entrepreneurship development firms, appraisal and consulting firms, accounting firms, insurance companies, pension funds, banks and financial institutions, investment banks, entrepreneurship investment trusts, mortgage security brokers, commingled entrepreneurship funds, regulatory agencies, and firms with large entrepreneurship holdings. These positions require not only general business knowledge and management skills, but also knowledge and technical training specific to the Entrepreneurship field

INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

• AACSB Accredited MSc program in Singapore – Hallmark of an internationally recognized Graduate Education
• Listed by both Financial Times and Business Week 2009 Ranking
• Ranked Top 100 Business School in the World for Economics & Business by Shanghai JiaoTong University World Universities Ranking 2010

RECOGNITION IN SINGAPORE

Baruch College, The City University of New York is accredited by the Middle State Association of colleges and Schools, one of the 6 regional accreditation bodies from USA. For more information about recognition of US Universities , please refer to http://www.careers.gov.sg/Useful+Links/acredit.htm for more information

Baruch College, Executive Master of Science in Finance is also cited Best Finance Graduate Program in Singapore for 5 consecutive years (2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008/09) by Edupoll.org

WORLD CLASS FACULTY

City University of New York faculty is recognized internationally as experts in the field of financial theory and its application.

Wall Street - The Global Financial Centre

OVER 100,000 ALUMNI INTERNATIONALLY

"During my eighty-seven years I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think."/

 – Bernard M. Baruch, President Advisors to 4 US Presidents, "Lone Wolf" of Wall Street, CUNY Alumni

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The program comprises of 10 courses which can be completed within 12 months on an executive delivery model.

MGT 9960	Entrepreneurial Strategy and Cases	3
MGT 9961	Analysis of Entrepreneurial Experiences	3
MGT 9962	Managing the Family Business	3
MGT 9963	Researching and Developing Entrepreneurial Ventures	3
MGT 9964	Managing the Entrepreneurial Enterprise	3
MKT 9750	Marketing Strategy	3
MKT 9400	Human Resource Management	3
MGT 9967	Technology, Innovation, and Design in High-Growth Ventures	3
MGT 9969	Social Entrepreneurship: Concepts and Cases	3
MGT 9979	Seminar in Entrepreneurship: Gender Differences Among Entrepreneurial Leaders	3

PROGRAM DELIVERY

Each course will be supported with 38 contact hours of face to face lectures by internationally renowned professors flown in from New York. The classes for each course are usually conducted in this manner over a 9-day period

	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
7-10pm	9-5pm	9-5pm					7-10pm	9-5pm	9-5pm
3hrs	8hrs	8hrs	3hrs				3hrs	8hrs	8hrs

 ADMISSION CRITIERA

Recent intake into the Master of Science program includes participants from over 5 countries across ASEAN region, reflecting significant growth of the program across ASEAN. There are 2 admission period into the program annually: March and September. Please contact the program consultant for more information.

• A recognized undergraduate degree with minimum 3 years of work experience OR.
• A good diploma from a recognized institution plus minimum of 5 years management experience
• Mature candidates who have demonstrated exceptional professional or business achievements but who do not meet the above requirements may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Interested applicants are required to submit the following:

• Duly-completed application form
• Certified true copies of all education certificates and transcripts
• Application processing fee of S$200 (non-refundable)

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