College Park, MD - August 24, 1998 - The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park, will offer its nationally ranked evening MBA program in downtown Baltimore, beginning January 1999. Classes will be held on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
The program is designed to meet the needs of working professionals who want access to a top-ranked, part-time MBA program in the Baltimore area. In its latest survey, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Smith School of Business Evening MBA Program 21st nationwide. The business school has offered its evening program in Montgomery County's Shady Grove area since 1990.
Like its nationally ranked full-time MBA program, the Smith School of Business' evening MBA program in Baltimore will integrate an education in core business disciplines--such as finance, management consulting, information systems, and marketing--with cross-functional topics that reflect the business world's requirements. The outstanding full-time and affiliated faculty members who teach in the full-time program at College Park will teach in Baltimore.
The Baltimore program will offer classes Monday through Thursday evenings to accommodate the schedule of working professionals. Students will begin the program in January. They can complete the 54-credit hour program in 28 months, typically attending classes two evenings per week during the January, spring, summer, and fall terms. On-site student services will include academic advising, advanced technology support, and career management.
In addition to taking classes in Baltimore, students will have the option to take some elective courses at the College Park or Shady Grove campuses.
For classes beginning January 4, 1999, the application deadline is October 15, 1998. However, applications will be accepted until the class is full.
About the Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research for the digital economy. The school offers cross-functional study options in its six academic departments, which include accounting and information assurance; decision and information technologies; finance; logistics, business, and public policy; management and organization; and marketing. More information about the Robert H. Smith School of Business can be found at http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu.
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About the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and flex MBA, executive MBA, online MBA, business master’s, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in North America and Asia.