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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

Boston University

School of Management

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Boston University School of Management
      • 595 Commonwealth Avenue
      • Suite 404
      • Boston, 02215, Massachusetts
      • United States
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Private
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 49
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 44
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 2,288
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? Yes
      • Year building opened: 1996
      • Number of classrooms: 7
      • Does the school offer temporary housing for executive education participants?: Yes

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • Other
      • Other accreditation by: CAHME, NEASC

  • SCHOOL BASICS

      • Open-enrollment executive programs run in other countries: 5
      • Custom executive programs run in other countries: 13
      • Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 77

    • School partnerships with non-business schools:

      • Title: The CIO Pocket MBA program
      • Partner(s): CXO Media
      • Title: The Pocket MBA for Lawyers
      • Partner(s): The Association of Corporate Counsel
      • Title: Future of Life-Cycle Saving and Investing Conference
      • Partner(s): Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
      • Title: Leading Clean Energy Ventures
      • Partner(s): New England Clean Energy Council
      • Title: Institute for Non-Profit Management and Leadership
      • Partner(s): Barr, Boston, Amelia Peabody Foundations
      • Title: Pharmacy Leadership Institute
      • Partner(s): Cardinal Health Foundation, ASHP Foundation

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,217
      • Full-Time MBA: 311
      • Part-Time MBA: 693
      • Executive MBA: 34
      • PhD Program: 35
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 2,033
      • Other graduate degree programs: Other

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, open enrollment programs:

      • Low: $1,940.00
      • High: $17,960.00

    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $10,283.00
      • High: $430,601.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Percentage of Executives who live/work within 45 miles: 40 %
      • Percentage of attendees who live/work abroad: 11 %

    • Percentage of Participants in open enrollment executive education programs are:

      • Female: 46 %
      • International : 19 %

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurial Management
      • Type of Course: Entrepreneurial Development
      • Course Length: 98 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $17,880.00
      • Title: The Pocket MBA for Lawyers
      • Type of Course: Advanced General Management Program for Lawyers
      • Course Length: 4 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $3,995.00
      • Title: Mini MBA for In House Counsel (Boston)
      • Type of Course: Advanced General Management program for lawyers, specifically focused on the in-house counsel in partnership with the Association of American Corporate Counsel
      • Course Length: 3 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,995.00
      • Title: The CIO Pocket MBA
      • Type of Course: Advanced General Management for CIOs
      • Course Length: 4 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $4,995.00
      • Title: Project Management for In House Counsel
      • Type of Course: Participants learn the strategic dimensions of project management, including critical aspects of project definition, planning, execution, project tools and monitoring
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,632.00
      • Title: The European CIO Pocket MBA Program
      • Type of Course: Advanced General Management program for CIOs with a European focus
      • Course Length: 5 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $10,032.00
      • Title: Online Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management
      • Type of Course: Courses include strategy, entrepreneurial marketing, finance and funding, and management
      • Course Length: 49 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,850.00
      • Comments: Price is per course, 4 eight week courses offered once per calendar year. Participants must complete all 4 courses to obtain certificate.
      • Title: Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Management
      • Type of Course: Advanced General Management focused on the management of nonprofit organizations
      • Course Length: 21 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $7,800.00
      • Title: Risk Management for In House Counsel
      • Type of Course: Risk management program designed specifically for in house counsel interested in gaining a greater understanding of risk management principles, measurement techniques and practical applications
      • Course Length: 3 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,040.00
      • Title: Leading Clean Energy Ventures
      • Type of Course: Certificate program that will propel experienced executives into the new energy landscape by examining the social, technological, economic, and policy issues in this rapidly developing industry.
      • Course Length: 90 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $6,995.00
      • Comments: Participants participate in on-campus, online, and clean energy site vists over a 3 month period while developing their clean energy business concept.

    • International programs:

      • Title: Advanced Negotiations
      • Type of Course: Advanced General Management program
      • Partner(s): Seminarium International
      • Year Established: 2011
      • Title: Mediation and Conflict Resolution
      • Type of Course: Advanced General Management program
      • Country: Chile
      • Partner(s): Seminarium International
      • Year Established: 2011
      • Title: The Role of The CIO in the Networked Government
      • Type of Course: Advanced General Management program for CIOs
      • Country: Qatar
      • Partner(s): Government of Qatar
      • Year Established: 2011

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 213

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 60
      • Non-Tenured: 70

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 0
      • Non-Tenured: 83

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 13
      • Non-Tenured: 45

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 23
      • Non-Tenured: 21

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 60
      • Non-Tenured: 59

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 56 %
      • Distance Learning: 1 %
      • Experiential Learning: 7 %
      • Lectures: 20 %
      • Simulations: 4 %
      • Team Projects: 11 %
      • Other: 1 %

    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 49 %
      • Full-time faculty (without tenure): 27 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 15 %
      • Other: 9 %

    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 22 %
      • International: 26 %

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: During the past 3 academic years focus has been on new tools such as mobile applications, iPads and virtual meeting spaces; upgrading classrooms; expanding open source products for lecture delivery and intranets; enhancing lecture capture and participant systems; offering new interactive case delivery tools, financial modeling, research and analysis products; integrating digital signage, branding and communication vehicles; green computing and awareness; and peer-to-peer networking software.
      • Amount spent: $6,107,510.00

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

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