College of Business to offer new three-week program
The Missouri Business Institute will premier May 2010.
Published Nov. 10, 2009
The College of Business will offer a new program called the Missouri Business Institute, aimed at non-business majors, during the May 2010 intersession.
"We're starting an intensive program for non-business majors before they go out and try to get a job," Missouri Business Institute Director William Carner said.
Department of Management Professor Daniel Turban said the business school is looking at how it can help out the campus more broadly and how the program is something that can add value to a significant number of undergraduates' education.
"We're doing this in part because of the interest we've seen from the schools around here," Carner said. "We're following the lead of several other schools that have an intensive certificate program. It fits in with the administration wanting more courses that will go across campus."
Carner said the institute is a three-week-long certificate program designed for students in either their junior or senior years.
"It's six hours a day," Turban said. "I think they can get a good foundation for business knowledge and skills that can help them in their career."
Carner said students would receive the basics, such as accounting, marketing, management and finance. The career center will help with resumes and job interviews.
Turban said the program is going provide people with knowledge and skills about how to conduct a successful job search.
"It's basically the core of the business program," Carner said. "Stuff you learn before starting your business major."
The Missouri Business Institute brochure said the initial class would run from May 17 to June 4.
"We'd like to do it for both intersessions," Carner said.
The brochure said the program costs $2,450. Books, related materials, luncheons, refreshments, special presentations and three evening dinners are included in the cost.
"We'll be providing guest speakers and some outside talent to talk to the students as well," Carner said.
The brochure stated applications for the inaugural class of the Missouri Business Institute are due March 26, 2010. Students who register by Feb. 15 will receive a $200 discount.
"This could be a good course for someone considering going back to school and possibly getting an MBA," Carner said. "There are people out there who want to change careers and they'll go and get an MBA from a school that may not be nationally accredited."
Carner said there are a lot of students out there who don't have time for a minor in business and this would help them get a job and possibly start a business.
"We have a business minor," Turbin said. "It's just at a different level. We have a number of non-business majors taking our courses."
Carner said he knows the program would be popular for parents and this could help engineers or journalism majors get jobs.
"I think understanding how businesses work could be quite beneficial," Turbin said. "The entry-level employee can provide as much value as possible to that business."
Carner said maybe down the line, the business school could have a program targeted at law majors or those in the School of Medicine.