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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 principled, innovative leaders who improve the world. At MIT Sloan, we focus on the big problems that the world faces, and we place a premium on real-world engagement and blending theory with practice. The MBA Program is designed for maximum flexibility, allowing students to create a program best suited to their academic and professional interests.

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. 25, 2011 and Jan. 10, 2012

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: 102
Length of study: 12 months
Application deadline: November 15, 2011* and January 16, 2012**

* For non-U.S. citizens and U.S. citizens currently residing outside of the United States.
** For U.S. citizens currently residing in the United States.

MIT Executive MBA
MIT Executive MBA is a rigorous 20-month, executive schedule MBA for high-potential executives committed to integrating their work and education.

Degree received: MBA
Average age of students: 39
Average work experience: 17 years
Number of students: 134 (First and Second Years)
Length of study: 20 months
Application deadline:
Round 1 - February 16, 2012
Round 2 - May 31, 2012

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
Average work experience: 17 months
Number of students: 73
Length of study: 1 year
Application deadline:
Round 1 - Nov. 1, 2011
Round 2 - Jan. 4, 2012
Round 3 - Mar. 15, 2012

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 engage in advanced studies in management and receive an M.S. degree from MIT Sloan in two semesters.

Degree received: SM
Average age of students: 29.5
Average work experience: 5.5
Number of students: 23
Length of study: 9 months (2 full semesters)
Application deadline: February 8, 2012

PhD Program
The PhD Program focuses on training outstanding scholars whose teaching and research will advance management education and practice.

Degree received: PhD in Management
Average age of students: 30
Average work experience: 3 years
Number of students: 80
Length of study: 5 years (average)
Application deadline: Dec. 14, 2011

Undergraduate Programs
The Bachelor of Science 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: 140
Length of study: 4 years
Application deadline: See MIT Admissions

MIT Sloan also offers two minor programs for undergraduates pursuing other MIT majors: the minor in management and in management science.

Leaders for Global Operations
Offered jointly by MIT Sloan and MIT School of Engineering, Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) graduates earn an MBA and an SM in one of seven engineering programs. On-campus work and a six-month internship at an industry partner company site prepare students to become leaders of operations- and manufacturing-oriented companies with both a management perspective and deep technical understanding.

Degree received: SM & MBA
Average age of students: 27
Average work experience: 5 years
Number of students: 98
Length of study: 24 months
Application deadline: December 2012

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 16 for international applicants and October 29 for US applicants.

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

Visiting Fellows Program
The MIT Sloan Visiting Fellows program is a non-degree customizable course of study for individuals who wish to focus on specific topics in management. Participants enroll as full-time MIT Sloan graduate students for one or two semesters. Applicants must meet the general admission requirements for advanced graduate study.

Non-degree: Certificate received upon successful completion of program
Number of participants: Varies
Length of study: One or two semesters
Application deadline: October 1, 2011 for spring 2012; April 15, 2012 for fall 2012

One of many MIT Sloan professors to involve students in research, Tom Allen discovered a correlation between distance and frequency of communication in organizations-the Allen Curve.

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