Boston University Graduate School of Management

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Established	1925
Official name	Boston University Graduate School of Management
University	Boston University
School type	Private
Dean	Louis Lataif
Location	Boston, MA, USA
Enrollment	Full-time MBA 364, Part-time MBA 406, Executive MBA 61, DBA 50
Website	management.bu.edu
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</div> </div> Founded as the College of Business Administration, the Boston University Graduate School of Management (GSM) offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA), a Master of Science in Investment Management (MSIM), and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) degree. The Graduate School of Management also offers a Public & Non-Profit Management (PNP), Health Sector Management, and International Management Program (IMP) MBAs.

The Undergraduate School of Mangement (SMG) offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) and dual degrees with many other undergraduate school or college within Boston University. Both the graduate and undergraduate schools are housed in the Rafik B. Hariri Building on the edge of Kenmore Square.

The BU Graduate School of Management enrolled 364 Full-time MBA, 406 Part-time MBA, 61 Executive MBA, and 50 DBA students in the 2005-06 school year.<ref>http://management.bu.edu/about/facts/index.html</ref>

1 Dual Degrees
2 International Tech Strategy Case Competition
3 International Management Program
4 Rafik B. Hariri Building
5 Rankings
6 Notable alumni
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Dual Degrees

In addition to the MBA, MSIM, and the DBA, the BU Graduate School of Management offers a number of dual degree programs in conjunction with other schools within Boston University.

MS/MBA in Information Systems
JD/MBA in Law and Management
MD/MBA
MBA/MA in Medical Sciences
MBA/MPH in Management and Public Health
MBA/MA in Economics
MBA/MS in International Relations
MBA/MS in Manufacturing Engineering and Management
MBA/MS in Television Management

[edit] International Tech Strategy Case Competition

The BU Graduate School of Management hosts the Annual International Tech Strategy Case Competition held during the Spring semester. The competition in 2006 was sponsored by Motorola and Novell which included teams from twelve schools. The case competition is by invitation only and open to only one team per school. Participants in 2006 included teams from Wharton School of Business (Univ. of Pennsylvania), Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University), Sloan School of Management (MIT), Haas School of Business (Univ. of California-Berkeley), London Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, McCombs School of Business (Univ. of Texas-Austin), Eller College of Management (Univ. of Arizona), Queen's School of Business (Canada), Seoul National University College of Business Administration (Korea), Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and the Boston University Graduate School of Management. The prize for first, second, and third place respectively were $25,000, $15,000, and $5,000.<ref>http://smg.bu.edu/casecomp/index.html</ref>

[edit] International Management Program

The BU Graduate School of Management International Management Program (IMP) is a 14 month MBA which begins during the summer in Shanghai, China and Kobe, Japan. The program then continues in Boston, USA beginning in September of the same year. The intensive program immerses students in the ways of Asian commerce and culture in order to gain a more global perspective to business. A key component of the program are visits to major Chinese and Japanese corporations along with historical cultural sites. Another feature of the program is that students not only live down the hall from each other but also GSM faculty and staff who live in the same dormitories.

[edit] Rafik B. Hariri Building

Image:Boston University Graduate School of Management.JPG Located at 595 Commonwealth Avenue, The Rafik B. Hariri Building opened in 1996 with its unique architecture, sophistication, technology, and amenities. It houses 25 state of the art classrooms, a 375 seat lecture hall, 5 computer labs, and The Frederick S. Pardee Management Library. The building offers wireless internet throughout in addition to 4000 wired dataports. Also in the building are Breadwinners Deli and a fully-wired Starbucks Café, with data ports at many tables.

The Hariri Building is named after the late former Prime Minister of Lebanon and former Trustee of Boston University, Rafik Hariri. Having sent two sons to Boston University, Hariri's philanthropic foundation made a generous donation for the construction of the new building.