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With a focus on global leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, and best business practice, MIT Sloan has designed a set of programs to give leaders, present and future, the skills and knowledge they need to improve the world.
MBA Program
MIT Sloan's two-year MBA Program is designed to educate innovative managers for the new century. The recently revamped and highly flexible curriculum integrates the latest developments in management theory and practice.
Degree received: MBA or SM
Average age of students: 27.8
Average work experience: 4.9 years
Number of students: 335
Length of study: 2 years
Application deadline: Oct. 27, 2009 and Jan. 12, 2010
Top hiring industries after graduation: Consulting, Investment Banking/Brokerage, Software.
MIT Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation & Global Leadership
The MIT Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Global Leadership prepares outstanding executives with the critical skills to create and lead successful, innovative organizations in the 21st century.
Degree received: MBA or SM
Average age of students: 38
Average work experience: 14 years
Number of students: 96
Length of study: 12-24 months
Application deadline: Dec. 2009
Master of Finance
Designed to prepare students for careers in the financial industry, this one year program consists of required and elective courses, a proseminar, and an optional Master's thesis.
Degree received: M.Fin.
Average age of students: 24.8
Average work experience: 1.5 years
Number of students: 30
Length of study: 1 year
Application deadline: Jan. 6, 2010
Master of Science in Management Studies
Intended for top MBA or equivalent degree students from non-US business schools, the Master of Science in Management Studies program allows students to do advanced studies in management and receive an M.S. degree from MIT Sloan in two semesters.
Degree received: SM
Average age of students: 30
Average work experience: 6
Number of students: 16
Length of study: 9 months
Application deadline: Feb. 19 2010
PhD Program
The PhD Program focuses on training outstanding scholars whose teaching and research will advance management education and practice.
Degree received: PhD
Average age of students: 30
Average work experience: 3 years
Number of students: 80
Length of study: 4+ years
Application deadline: Dec. 16, 2009
Top hiring industries after graduation: Academic Institutions in the U.S. (65%).
Undergraduate Program
The Undergraduate Program in management science provides students with the analytical skills and knowledge necessary to solve managerial problems in today's technologically intensive business world.
Degree received: SB
Average age of students: 20
Average work experience: NA
Number of students: 270
Length of study: 4 years
Application deadline: See MIT Admissions
Top hiring industries after graduation: Financial Services, Commercial Banking, Consulting, Information Technology.
Leaders for Global Operations
Offered jointly by MIT Sloan and MIT Engineering, LGO graduates earn an MBA and an SM. A generous financial aid package is available.
Degree received: SM & MBA
Average age of students: 28
Average work experience: 5 years
Number of students: 50
Length of study: 2 years
Application deadline: Dec. 15, 2009
Top hiring industries after graduation: Manufacturing (72%), Consulting/Banking (13%), Other Operations (2%).
System Design and Management
Offered jointly by MIT Sloan and the Engineering Systems Division in the MIT School of Engineering, this interdisciplinary and integrated program educates experienced professionals who will lead the design and management of complex products, organizations and systems.
Degree received: SM
Average age of students: 33
Average work experience: 9.2 years
Number of students: 55-60
Length of study: 13-24 months
Application deadline: Applications are reviewed throughout the year. The final deadline to be considered for the next academic year, which
starts in January, is July 10 for international applicants and
October 28 for US applicants.
Biomedical Enterprise Program
Offered by MIT Sloan and the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, the Biomedical Enterprise Program integrates the strengths of an outstanding biomedical research and educational center with a world-renowned business school.
Degree received: MBA & or MS
Average age of students: 31
Average work experience: 6 years
Number of students: 23
Length of study: 3 years
Application deadline: Dec. 15, 2009
Top hiring industries after graduation: New program, limited data.
Executive Education
MIT Sloan Executive Education offers a portfolio of non-degree open enrollment and custom programs which combine innovation and entrepreneurship with strategic thinking and global leadership to provide senior executives and high-potential managers with the critical skills required to create and lead successful organizations.
Certificates offered: Strategy and Innovation; Management and Leadership; Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management
Age of participants: 28-60
Average work experience: 10-20 years
Number of participants: Varies by program
Length of study: Varies by program from two days to six weeks
Application deadline: Ongoing
MIT Sloan Professor Jay Forrester founded system dynamics 40 years ago, and today "systems thinking" is vital to effective management in the global economy.
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