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Roger Williams UniversityDOCS@RWUFeatured News Story The Week at Roger4-11-2017RWU Gabelli School of Business IntroducesAccelerated Master of Business AdministrationProgramJuan SiliezarRoger Williams UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://docs.rwu.edu/weekatroger_featured_newsPart of the Higher Education CommonsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Week at Roger at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in FeaturedNews Story by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact mwu@rwu.edu.Recommended CitationSiliezar, Juan, "RWU Gabelli School of Business Introduces Accelerated Master of Business Administration Program" (2017). FeaturedNews Story. 300.https://docs.rwu.edu/weekatroger_featured_news/30011/13/2018 RWU Gabelli School of Business Introduces Accelerated Master of Business Administration Program | Roger Williams Universityhttps://www.rwu.edu/news/news-archive/rwu-gabelli-school-business-introduces-accelerated-master-business-administration-program 1/2 News ArchiveRWU Gabelli School of Business IntroducesAccelerated Master of Business AdministrationProgramThe new program enables students to earn their master’s degree just one yeara er completing their bachelor'sApril 11, 2017 Juan SiliezarBRISTOL, R.I. – For business majors and minors interested in breaking into leadership positions, theMario J. Gabelli School of Business recently launched a new and accelerated Master of BusinessAdministration program, carefully designed to equip students with the skills that are most indemand by today's businesses. RWU's program includes a core focus on critical thinking, decisionanalysis, and leadership, and can place students on paths to leadership roles in  nance, informationtechnology, marketing, general management and other  elds.The 4+1 M.B.A. at RWU is a one calendar year, 36-credit program open to current business majorsor minors and recent alumni who seek to broaden their skills as strategic thinkers, problem solversand leaders. Fully accredited by AACSB International - a designation achieved by less than  vepercent of business schools worldwide - the program allows students to obtain their M.B.A. in asingle year instead of the standard two. For undergraduates, this means earlier entry into the jobmarket with the highly respected M.B.A credential.11/13/2018 RWU Gabelli School of Business Introduces Accelerated Master of Business Administration Program | Roger Williams Universityhttps://www.rwu.edu/news/news-archive/rwu-gabelli-school-business-introduces-accelerated-master-business-administration-program 2/2Other program features include: a required internship and international component so that studentsobtain both work experience and direct insight into global business practice; a student cohortgroup experience to create a team focused environment; and a strategic location at RWU’s metrocampus in downtown Providence – the heart of the state’s business community – which allows foreasy networking and collaboration with local business leaders in Providence along with Boston,New York and other major business centers.Current RWU undergraduate students can apply for the 4+1 option as early as the summer of theirjunior year. Once enrolled, they will be able to take a graduate level course during the springsemester of their senior year, which will count toward both of their degrees. The 4+1 option alsoallows for a seamless transition into graduate school for students as it immediately follows theirundergraduate studies, addressing student requests to continue directly into graduate school ratherthan face the challenges of returning one or more years a er earning the bachelor’s degree.Mario J. Gabelli School of Business Dean Susan McTiernan says the new MBA program helpssigni cantly di erentiate RWU students in the job market, as the MBA degree continues to bepreferred and expected in the business community.The M.B.A. is the "gold standard for business leadership," McTiernan said. "If students want toadvance to middle and senior management, the M.B.A. is a critical credential. We are very pleasedthat RWU now o ers this option to its students in a way that provides a strong graduatemanagement degree that is both cost and time e ective, and allows students an early launch intoleadership positions."Senior Francesca Montemarano is one of 10 students currently enrolled in the 4+1 M.B.A. program.For her, the career options an M.B.A. provides and the convenience of RWU’s 4+1 option were thedeciding factors in enrolling, she said. During her graduate year, she plans on continuing to explorepossible careers while adding to the work experience she has already gained as part of herundergraduate experience. This summer, as part of the program, she will be interning in New YorkCity at Wheels Up, a private aviation company."[This program will] help and push me toward whatever career path I choose," Montemarano said.Please visit the 4+1 M.B.A. page for more information.ACADEMICS MARIO J. GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

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