Master of Business Administration
The Master in Business Administration is focused on teamwork, leadership, and effective decision-making processes. The University of Michigan-Flint MBA instruct students in the proper application of general management principles and advanced problem solving techniques. Our group project based approach enables students the opportunity to further develop skills such as: communication, critical and analytical thinking, integration of key knowledge, creating support structures, the ability to effectively interact with a diverse demographic, plus much more. The MBA program offers a great amount of diversity through the educational and employment backgrounds of our students, along with the geographies where they reside. Diversity offers a key learning tool. Students will learn from our outstanding faculty; but also their MBA peers. We encourage different ways of thinking and problem solving which provides our students additional learning tools. Students will develop personal and professional networks that will last for many years to come.
The University of Michigan-Flint offers the most flexible MBA program anywhere. As a University of Michigan MBA student, you have the opportunity to take classes in three different modes: Online, Net+ hybrid, and Evening. As a UM MBA student, you may mix any of the different mode of classes during a semester or you may complete your MBA program in either Online, or Net+. Evening courses are offered during our main fall/winter semesters.
Online Courses
The online approach provides flexible interactions many students and professionals require in their busy lives. Online learning is done through many techniques including discussion boards, online chats, audio and video casts, and other methods. The University of Michigan-Flint utilizes the Blackboard learning platform for its online education and online courses are designed to be collaborative to students from a wide geographic area.
Your MBA online experience will provide the in-class experience in an online setting. The online MBA is designed to convey the same knowledge as our hybrid and evening MBA classes, while offering the most flexibility possible. In most cases, professors will teach the same class in all three modes and each course will have the same learning outcomes.
Here are the top six reasons students choose online classes:
- Ability to network with students around the country.
- No need to commute to campus.
- A more flexible personal and professional schedule.
- Not having to sit in a classroom.
- Completing tests and assignment at a more flexible pace.
- No worries about missing class due to illnesses, childcare, or personal issues.
Net+ Courses
Net+ is a hybrid approach to learning. We combine the personal interaction of the traditional face-to-face MBA along with the blending of the online MBA experience. This format offers the best of our online and evening classes in one flexible format while still being accessible to busy working professionals from a wide geographic area.
Utilizing the hybrid, mixed-mode or blended MBA format, students can complete 60% of coursework online and the remaining 40% of the class is completed on campus. These classroom sessions are only two weekend (Friday/Saturday) each semester. These weekend “residencies” focus on the benefits of interaction between students and professors. The interactions are enhanced through lectures, group discussions, debates, simulations, guest speakers, team-based learning, presentations, and many other engaging activities.
Net+, which is very similar to many Executive MBAs, combines the best of a weekend, online, and traditional in-class MBA. Net+ students will develop leadership skills, be involved in team-based projects and find new ways present ideas. Students will find that their learning is enhance through the in-classes residency by building networks, improve their problem solving through a diverse classroom setting and, continually develop leadership skills. The Net+ MBA courses are designed for students that want the flexibility of an online MBA while not forgoing the in-class interaction many graduate student desire in their master’s degree.
Evening Courses
Evening MBA courses are offered on-campus from 7:00pm - 9:45pm, Monday – Thursday. There are no Friday or weekend evening courses. Evening MBA classes were developed to create an effective learning environment for those students that work and lives within an hour of the University of Michigan-Flint campus or are our international students.
Classroom interactions are enhanced through lectures/group discussions, debates, simulations, guest speakers, team-based lessons and presentations, plus many other engaging activities. The evening classes are smaller in sizes than online and Net+ classes allowing students to develop a strong support network for personal and professional growth. Attending class on a weekly basis will allow students to build deeper connections with professors and fellow MBA colleagues.
Here are the top six reasons students choose online classes:
- Quicker individual feedback
- Face-to-face interaction with professors and classmates
- Ease of group meetings
- More structured schedule
- Reminders about assignments, due dates, and exams.
- Easier access to the library, recreation center, finance lab, and study rooms.
