Harvard University's Extension School allows students to study full-time or part-time in a classroom or through online classes. Students studying for their master's degree in management have two different curricula from which to choose: general management or finance. Each course load includes 12 classes for a total of 48 credits. Students must maintain at 3.0 grade point average and have five years to complete the program. Students must take a minimum of six classes in person. The program also requires students to complete three prerequisite courses including accounting, economics and principles of finance.
Harvard University
Extension School
51 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-4024
harvard.edu
Students studying for their master's in management at Aquinas College have the option of five different specializations: communications, international management, marketing management, organization development and sustainable business. Although the program does not require its students to have earned a business-related bachelor's degree during their undergraduate studies, all applicants must have at least two years of professional experience to be considered.
To earn their master's degree students must complete a total of 39 credit hours, which takes a minimum of 16 months. The program does accept part-time study, allowing students a total of seven years to finish the degree.
Aquinas College
1607 Robinson Road Southeast
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
616-632-8900
aquinas.edu
The Sloan Masters Program at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business offers full-time management study that students typically complete in just over 10 months. Upon graduation students receive a master's of science degree in management. To be a student in the program requires a minimum of eight years of professional experience, although the average among 2010 students sits at 11 years.
Although the program requires no prerequisite classwork, it highly recommends students brush up on their knowledge of calculus, statistics, accounting and computer software such as Excel before beginning the program.
Stanford University
Stanford Graduate School of Business
518 Memorial Way
Stanford, CA 94305
650-723-2149
stanford.edu