Title: A review of the University of Maryland Online MBA Degree Word Count: 482 Summary: The University of Maryland

University College offers an online Master of Busines s Administration degree. Named one of the Top 20 Cyber Universities worldwide by F orbes magazine Keywords: mba,masters,degrees,business,maryland Article Body: The University of Maryland University College offers an online Master of Busines s Administration degree. Named one of the Top 20 Cyber Universities worldwide by F orbes magazine, the MBA program is fully accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The program is designed to integrate into students lives and to be applicable to their current job situations right from the start. Its accelerated pace is helpf ul in allowing students to utilize what they have learned in the program as quic kly as possible in their work environment. The courses are designed to explore m anagement and organization processes and apply them to a global business environ ment. The MBA program is 43 credits and consists of a 1-credit foundation course and s even 6-credit seminars. Each seminar is 14 weeks long. Students have 3 weeks off between each seminar. Students are grouped into a cohort of about 30 students w ho stay together during the duration of the MBA program. A facilitator is assign ed to each cohort. The seminars required to complete the online MBA program are: MBA Fundamentals ( 1 credit); The Role of Managers and Organizations in Society (6 credits); The Dy namics of Individuals and Groups in Work Organizations (6 credits); The Marketin g of New Ideas (6 credits); Technology and Operations Management (6 credits); Ec onomics of Management Decisions (6 credits); Organizations and the External Envi ronment (6 credits); and Strategic Action Planning/Elective Component (6 credits ). In addition all students are required to complete a noncredit course, Introdu ction to Graduate Library Research Skills, within their first 6 credits of study . The seminars are taught by experts in the field. The faculty members all have ex tensive professional and management experience. In addition, more than 89 percen t of them hold a doctorate degree. Students also have a facilitator assigned to them who will stay with them throughout the entire program. U of MD University College MBA program has a streamlined general admissions proc ess that can be completed online. Admission into their online MBA program does n ot require the completion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate M anagement Admission Test (GMAT). There are also no residency requirements. To apply, prospective students need to complete the online application for admis sion, send in the application fee, and write a personal statement. Once the appl ication is received, applicants will receive further instructions on submitting their transcripts and other pertinent information. The status of an application can be tracked online.

Upon completion of U of MD University College MBA program students have the opti on of continuing on to earn a dual degree. During any point of the MBA program s tudents may inform the college that they are interested in pursuing a second deg ree in the following areas: Master of International Management; Master of Scienc e in E-Commerce; Master of Science in Health Care Administration; or Master of S cience in Management. Students have a full seven years from the date of completi on of the first graduate course to complete their dual degree.