Application Requirements / Graduation Requirements / Educational Costs / Concentrations / Course Offerings and Syllabi for Fall 2003 
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Program Director
Diane Richardson
Mandeville Hall
Phone: (203) 576-4363
Appointment: (203) 576-4386
E-Mail: mba@bridgeport.edu
WEB page: www.bridgeport.edu/business/richardson.html
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Welcome!

Welcome to the opportunity to improve your career potential.
Welcome to UB, one of the best kept secrets on the Continental U.S.A., until now!

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Ideal Location with Global Reach

We are located on 50 peaceful acres in Bridgeport, Connecticut, adjacent to Long Island Sound and 57 miles from Times Square, New York City. Question: Can there be a better place from which to experience the world and to continue an education? Answer: Not likely. With 3,300 students from more than 80 countries and 36 of our states the University of Bridgeport prides itself in being a real world "experience in globalization."

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Facts: What an MBA can do for You

Surveys show that with an MBA you stand to earn about $400,000 more over your lifetime than does someone who has just a bachelor’s degree. The average income for a recent MBA graduate is $56,000; this is higher than most other professions. Estimates are that you will have 5 occupations — positions in 5 different companies doing different things with your knowledge. An MBA expands your ability to analyze and solve problems in different types of businesses. Your ability to communicate effectively in a business setting — to write and speak well -- will have a great influence on your different occupations. An MBA helps you to develop better communications skills, and those skills will improve your promotional potential and ability to enjoy your career.

Our MBA graduates with no previous experience receive job offers with incomes ranging from $40,000 to $70,000/year. Our experienced students who already hold positions with incomes from $40,000 to $200,000/year usually receive promotions and or salary increases during or shortly after they finish their programs.

Welcome to the Opportunity to Improve your Career Potential

Welcome to the opportunity to earn an outstanding Internationally recognized MBA in General Administration with the option to earn a concentration by taking a few additional courses. The areas for concentration are Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Management and Operations, Entrepreneurship, Global Marketing, and Computer Applications and Information Systems (CAIS). Concentrations are also available in Computer Science, and Fashion Marketing and Merchandising. Students may earn as many concentrations as they like.

We also have a special option for some applicants who did not do well in their undergraduate studies but have since become more serious about education after several years in the workplace. For these students we have the special student option. As a special student you will demonstrate your ability to do graduate level work by completing the first 4 core courses in our program with grades of ‘B’ or higher. Once this has been done we will transfer you and your grades to the MBA Program.

Program Delivery

The MBA is offered for full-time or part-time study with classes scheduled in Bridgeport and Stamford. Acceptable qualifications and space permitting, On-Campus students may also take some core courses with executives in the Stamford weekend program.

Special program variations are also allowed for executives admitted to the evening program that would like to take courses from both the Weekend and On-campus Programs. And, excepting F-1 International students, all students may take as few courses as they would like at any given time.

Program Particulars

The curriculum is designed to recognize substantial diversity in preparation and experience for students entering MBA study, as well as different goals and expectations of students after graduation. Therefore applicants from all undergraduate and graduate majors are accepted with no previous education or experience in business.

The MBA requires 30 to 54 semester hours of study depending on the student's academic background and level of academic achievement. Students with a recent four-year bachelor's degree and good academic average from an accredited business college may be able to complete the MBA with 30 semester hours of advanced study — 10 courses. Students with a bachelor's degree in a non-business field may require up to 24 credits of business core courses as foundation for the MBA degree — 8 courses. Waiver of core requirements will be considered upon presentation of transcripts that show successful completion of core-equivalent courses with grades of ‘B’ or better as measured in the U.S. grading system.

Application Requirements (Summarized below)

The GMAT is required when there is no other way for us to evaluate your ability to do graduate level work. For those who have demonstrated this ability the GMAT may be waived in several ways.

The GMAT is waived for students who present business school related transcripts that show an overall QPA of 3.3. The GMAT is waived for those with more than 3 years of professional experience upon presentation of an acceptable resume, and the GMAT is waived for those who have already earned a master’s degree. A GMAT score is required of applicants with less than three years of full-time professional business experience. Other applicants with business related undergraduate degrees with QPA’s of less than 3.3, and those who are graduates of degree programs other than business are required to take the GMAT. GRE scores are not accepted.

For F-1 International applicants a minimum score of 550 (paper) or 213
(computer) on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is required. Applicants may also present an acceptable substitute.

Applicants who are accepted but who score less than TOEFL 550 will be required to take an equivalency test upon arrival at UB.  Those that do not pass the equivalency test will be required to take English until reaching equivalency of TOEFL 550.  Depending on proficiency in English students taking English to improve their skills may or may not be allowed to take MBA courses until sufficient skills have been reached.

An International applicant who has graduated from a U.S. college is waived
from the TOEFL requirement.

Applications should be submitted to the office of graduate admissions either by mail or on-line. If you will be applying for admission from outside the continental U.S. you should try to apply by June 1 for the fall, and November 1 for the spring semester. This is to allow for postal time in both directions and visa approvals. If you will be applying from within the continental U.S., about July 1 would be okay for the fall, and December 1 for the spring.

A personal statement of the student’s reasons and purposes for pursuing an MBA is required, along with two letters of recommendation.

All applicants are required to show evidence of and possess useful skills in common computer word-processing and spreadsheet programs, communication by email and the ability to do research using any web browser. In the absence of demonstrable computer skills, CAIS 191, Introduction to Computers, is a prerequisite to the MBA program.

Summary of Application Requirements

a)   Application
b)   All college level transcripts (F-1 students send copies, bring originals)
c)   Personal Statement (less than one page is okay)
d)   Letters of recommendation (2)
e)   GMAT, professional resume or other waiver material
f)    TOEFL or substitute (for F-1 International students)
g)   Application fee if you are not already a UB student or graduate

If you still have questions about application procedures please go to Application Requirements and Procedures in our FAQ’s.

Impressing upon you the point made earlier about advancement and income potential, all applicants are also expected to have an appropriate level of writing and speaking skills in English. F-1 applicants who score less than TOEFL 600, and students with English that needs improvement, will be required to take and pass a prerequisite course in Business English during their first year of study.

MBA Curriculum Requirements

24 credits:  MBA Core courses
30 credits:  Advanced courses
54 credits:  Maximum total credits hours

Requirements for Graduation for current students.

MBA Core Requirements
All 8 core courses are 3 semester hours of credit each -- a total of 24 credits.

GSB  430  Organizational Behavior
GSB  451  Computer Applications and Information Systems (in e-Commerce)
GSB  400  Financial Accounting Concepts
GSB  440  Marketing Concepts
GSB  410  Economic Analysis (Micro and Macro Economics)
GSB  452  Statistical Decision Theory (applied to problems in business)
GSB  420  Financial Management
GSB  431  Operations Management

Waivers: Students with recent prior study of core subjects at an accredited business college may be eligible for waiver and/or exemption from core courses. Waiver of any course based on undergraduate or graduate study normally requires at least three semester hours of study with a minimum of a ‘B’ grade as measured in the U.S. grading system. For students from countries that use the Mark System this is equivalent to 55/100 Marks*. A student will also receive a waiver for successful completion of a competency examination if the student is eligible to take it and if it’s available in the subject. (Credit-by-examination program (CLEP®) exams are also accepted.) Students eligible to waive core courses may proceed directly to take advanced courses for which they have completed the appropriate core prerequisite.

*Where 55 is about a grade of ‘B’ or 80% in this system for a (usually) combined 2-subject course that represents a teaching time duration of 100 (8-credits) of which about 4-credits can be attributed to the subject matter. India and Pakistan are among the countries that use this system.

MBA Advanced Course Requirements
The Program requires 10 advanced courses. All 10 advanced Courses are 3 semester hours of credit each — a total of 30 credits. A maximum of 6 Credits may be transferred from previous related graduate level course work with grades of ‘B’ or higher.

Required Courses (12 semester hours)
GSB  560  Business and Society
GSB  570  International Issues
GSB  581  Business Games** or GSB 582 Internship**
GSB  561  Business Policy (Capstone)***

**The Business Games and Internship courses satisfy the Program requirement for a course in Experiential Learning by putting MBA skills to work. These courses are taken near the end of the program.

***The Capstone course is the final course for the MBA program and is studied generally when a student completes elective and major courses. This provides an integrating analysis for overall management learning, and includes business strategy and political and international issues for management decision making.

Course Selections within Academic Disciplines (18 semester hours)
The balance of the advanced international MBA in the On-Campus Program requires 18 semester hours of study with at least 3 credits (one course) taken in each of the following five academic disciplines. The three remaining credits may be chosen as an elective from one of these five specialties for a total of six credits in that discipline.

Accounting

GSB  500  Managerial Accounting (Cost, Performance & Decision Analysis)
GSB  502  International Accounting
GSB  505  Taxation
GSB  506  Advanced Financial Accounting
GSB  508  Financial Reporting & Analysis

Finance

Corporate Finance
GSB  511  International Trade & Finance (Economics)
GSB  520  Advanced Financial Management & Policy
GSB  521  Financial Management of Financial Institutions
GSB  524  International Financial Management
Investment Finance
GSB  522  Investment Analysis
GSB  523  Financial Futures, Options & Swaps
GSB  528  Technical Trading & Analysis
GSB  529  Options Trading

Management and Operations

Human Resources
GSB  530  Management Theory
GSB  533  Human Resource Management
GSB  534  Organization Development
GSB  536  Conflict & Negotiation
Management
GSB  510  Managerial Economics
GSB  531  Small Business & Entrepreneurship
GSB  532  Advanced Production/Operations Management
GSB  551  Business Simulation
Special Studies
GSB  537  Operations Research
GSB  580  Leadership & Organizational Change

Global Marketing

GSB  540  Buyer Analysis
GSB  541  Global Marketing
GSB  543  Problem in Market Research
GSB  547  Management of Promotion
GSB  548  E-Commerce; Marketing on the Internet

Computer Applications and Information Systems

GSB  552  Internet Applications & Opportunities
GSB  554  Information Systems Analysis & Design
GSB  555  Database Management
GSB  556  Expert Systems
GSB  557  Telecommunications

Summary of Educational Costs (2003-2004)

Education costs for F-1 or J-1 Student for one academic year 

$475/credit is $1,425/course	Semester 1	Semester 2
Interchangeably	Sept - Dec	Jan - Apr
F-1 students take a minimum of 3-courses/semester	$4,275	$4,275
Registration/Full-time fee	$450	$450
Insurance (is actually $508/academic year)	$254	$254
Book costs from $50 to $100/course (at $75 each)	$225_	$225_
Education costs for one year	$5,204	$5,204
For a variety of reasons your F-1 will show a different total
Living Expenses	Semester 1	Semester 2
Room and Board at UB (room and meals)	$2,200	$2,200
Total student education and living expenses	$7,404	$7,404

Orientation and Graduation fees are $100 each
For 18 courses this is a total educational cost of $31,424
For 18 courses and living expenses this is a program cost of $44,624

Use this spreadsheet to calculate your own MBA Program Costs

Education costs for Domestic Student for one academic year 

$475/credit is $1,425/course	Semester 1	Semester 2
Interchangeably	Sept - Dec	Jan - Apr
Using 3-courses/semester	$4,275	$4,275
Registration fee (full-time or part-time)	$55	$55
Book costs from $50 to $100/course (at $75 each)	$225_	$225_
Education costs for one year	$4,555	$4,555
If required, insurance is $508/academic year	$	$
Living Expenses	Semester 1	Semester 2
Room and Board at UB (room and meals)	$2,200	$2,200
Total student education and living expenses	$6,755	$6,755

Orientation and Graduation fees are $100 each
For 18 courses this is an educational cost of$27,530
For 18 courses and living expenses this is a program cost of $40,730

For domestic students, student loans are available at low interest rates

Careers Thereafter

Between UB, in Bridgeport, and the New York City metropolitan area are some of the world’s largest corporations and many others than help our economy prosper. Corporations around the world, large and small, need the knowledge that only an MBA can provide.

With or without the ability to speak more than one language, our students have internships in some of the best corporations in a wide variety of businesses and industries in New York and Connecticut. A short list of corporations that have offered internships include Citicorp, Chase Bank, People’s Bank, US Surgical, Lehman Brothers, GE Power Systems, GE Capital, GE Global, UBS Warburg, and many investment boutiques near Wall Street and in Connecticut, and international consulting companies in these areas.

Our graduates start their own companies, return home to run the family business, and learn the skills and confidence to run their own professional practice. They also work for National Governments and work for some of the world’s best known and respected corporations, including IBM; GE; Spear, Leeds & Kellogg; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Telekurs Financial; Macy’s; Pitney Bowes; KPMG; Bloomberg; Herold (UK), and many others.

Recent self-reported positions and salary samples of both undergraduates and graduates.

Thoughts for the undecided

Invest in your life. Earn an outstanding internationally recognized MBA from the University of Bridgeport. Then network with your peers to form lasting relationships all over the globe.

But don’t forget Us!

After you graduate you are still part of the UB family. We expect to hear from you occasionally, and perhaps you will come back someday as a guest speaker or even as faculty to teach other students what they should know.

We will also try to be a resource for your continued education, as in concentrations, special certificates and a future doctoral program.

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