What Makes the Penn State iMBA Different?
Diverse virtual teams
Rich interactions
Networking opportunities
Because the Penn State online MBA degree program has a selective admissions process, you will work with high-caliber students from around the globe. You will be placed on virtual teams throughout the two-year program to mirror how most high-performance organizations function in a global business environment. Through this extensive team work, you can benefit from diverse industry perspectives and gain valuable insight from the professional experiences of classmates in your network.
Integrated Curriculum and Unique Residency Experiences
In this 48-credit online MBA program, you will focus on six business themes derived from the values and concepts found in all areas of successful organizations: strategic planning, process management, leadership, customers and markets, human resources, and information analysis.
Two defining components of the Penn State iMBA are the Term 3 and Term 8 residencies. In the Term 3 residency, you will study a prominent U.S. firm by spending a week on site, analyzing their organizational structure and strategy. In the Term 8 residency, you will participate in a team business simulation held at Penn State University Park in State College, Pennsylvania.
These residency experiences put you in consulting and decision-making roles, allowing you to use the skills you have developed in the online MBA degree program to find solutions to real business problems. At the conclusion of the Term 8 residency, you will have the op
Make a Difference in Your CommunityGain the skills needed to address the social, environmental, and economic issues in communities, towns, small cities, and urban neighborhoods. Community and economic development professionals help people build community capacity; develop sustainable communities; enhance the local economy, infrastructure, and services; and work with the community members to build shared visions of the future.
With Penn State’s online MPS in community and economic development, you can gain the knowledge you need to navigate the complexities of communities and community organizations and inspire positive changes on a local, regional, and national level.
Gain Expertise and ProficiencyThis Penn State World Campus online program enables you to more effectively implement community and economic development by building on the knowledge and skills you need to assist regions, communities, and community organizations with:
making effective and informed decisionsretaining jobs, creating and expanding job opportunities, encouraging entrepreneurshipencouraging effective citizen participation and involvementunderstanding community institutions and processes that affect development and well-beingincluding diverse public, private, and nonprofit interests in local and regional decision making and capacity buildingimplementing land-use decisions and sustainable developmentunderstanding the causes and consequences of economic, social, and population changesusing research and information to understand and shape economic and social change in communities and regionsadapting programs and practices to fit local situations and needsWhy a Master's Degree Online at Penn StateUnique Perspectives — This 30-credit interdisciplinary master of professional studies program draws on the community and economic development expertise of faculty in Penn State’s Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education. It was developed in response to a request from community development professionals for advanced training in theory, practice, and techniques in a community setting.
Stepping Stones — The 15-credit community and economic development graduate certificate program provides graduate-level courses if you are an entry or midcareer professional who wishes to expand your abilities to positively influence the quality-of-life and development issues in urban neighborhoods, towns, small cities, and rural regions. The certificate program can also meet your needs if you are considering a career in community and economic development and want to find out if this profession is right for you. The credits you earn in the graduate certificate program can be applied to the Master of Professional Studies in Community and Economic Development.
Who Should Apply?If you are a professional in community and economic development, or if you work with, or in, nonprofit organizations or government agencies, the MPS in community and economic development offers you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills. The program is also appropriate if you are new to community and economic development and wish to learn about community and economic development issues and practices in towns, small cities, neighborhoods, and rural regions.
This program is targeted to those who work with and/or volunteer in neighborhoods, towns, small cities, and rural regions. Among the professionals who could benefit from this program are:
community development directorscounty administrators, professional staff, and local government managerselected officialsnonprofit organization professionalslocal government plannersadult educators
economic development professionalscooperative extension director or educatorsmembers of a planning commissions or related authorities, boards, or commissionscitizens interested in government involvement and civic affairsstudents in related graduate programs
Career Opportunities for GraduatesCommunity and economic development graduates often go on to work for state and local governments, industrial development authorities, chambers of commerce, major corporations, utilities, nongovernmental organizations, or consulting firms as:
directorscommunity service coordinatorsextension educatorsdevelopment specialistsresearch and project managersOnline Education at Penn StatePenn State has a history of 100+ years of distance education and more than a decade of experience in
enn State’s Online Master of Engineering Management DegreeYou’ve mastered your technical engineering skills. Now, prepare to provide leadership to your technical teams and projects by earning your Master of Engineering Management online through Penn State World Campus.Through this program, you’ll be able to blend your technical expertise with essential business and management skills to fulfill industry's need for business-savvy engineering managers.
If you have an undergraduate degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or science, and have a minimum of three years of applicable work experience that demonstrates the skills required for managing complex engineering projects, products, and services in a typical engineering organization, this program is for you.
With this degree, you can prepare to move into an engineering management position with an engineering company or a more technically intensive role in a business environment. Plan now to lead, coordinate, and drive the direction of your next career move with an engineering management master’s degree earned online.
Why Engineering Management through Penn State World Campus?Penn State's engineering programs have consistently ranked high among the leading engineering programs in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. Our courses are taught by the same Penn State faculty who teach on campus and who have been specifically trained to teach online. And when you graduate, your diploma will be identical to the one earned by resident students.
Your Online Engineering Management CoursesThis engineering management program employs a cohort-based approach to learning and instruction, which creates rich collaboration, interaction, integration of course material, and exchange of ideas between instructors and students.
The 33-credit curriculum comprises 12 courses that you will complete in continuous five- or seven-week terms over a two-year period. Together, you and others in your cohort will study diverse but practical topics, such as creativity and problem solving, decision and risk, engineering management strategy, financial studies for engineering, organizational behavior, and technical project management.
Master of Engineering Management VideoLearn more about the World Campus engineering management program in this video:
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