The Executive MBA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) is one of the most innovative and up-to-date
MBA programs in Singapore. It is specially designed to prepare managers and executives for effective senior or top management
positions in the public or private sector. The program results in the awarding of a Masters of Business Administration degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and offers a modular and flexible structure, integrating learning with practical application
for the workplace.
The main advantages of the Southern Illinois MBA are:
- Completion in 18 months;
- 100% in Singapore;
- One course every 7 weeks -
excellent format for busy managers and executives;
- Textbooks provided;
- Supported by E-mail/Internet;
- Professionally managed; and
- Excellent MBA Reference Library.
Southern Illinois University (SIU) has entered its
second hundred years of teaching, research and service. It is a state
university system comprising two universities: Southern Illinois
University Carbondale (SIUC) and Southern Illinois University at
Edwardsville (SIUE). SIU Carbondale also has a medical school campus at
Springfield.
SIUC has its origin dated back in 1869. Today, it
is a major university providing a comprehensive array of programs to over
24,000 students. Some 25 doctoral programs, including law and medicine,
and 62 Masters and undergraduate degree programs are offered. SIUC is
fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools,
and the College of Business and Administration (CBA) is nationally
accredited by the AACSB: The International Association for Management
Education at the undergraduate, master and doctoral levels. The MBA
program has earned this renowned accreditation since 1972.
SIUC has a long history of business education. The
first business courses were offered in 1906. Graduate course work began
during the post World War II era with a Master of Science in Business
Administration. The MBA program began in the mid-1960s. The CBA
established its first Doctor of Business Administration program in 1981.
The Graduate School plays an essential role in
development of instructional and research program and in procurement of
facilities necessary to encourage and support research by members of
scholarly community. Graduate students pursue advanced study and research
under the leadership of a graduate faculty of over 1,000 members. SIUC was
ranked 9th among US top business schools in Financial Research
Productivity (Financial Institutions) by the Journal of Financial
Education (Spring 1998).
The Carbondale campus, comprising more than 3,290
acres, has developed a 981-acre portion with woods and a lake as a site
for its academic buildings and residence halls. The buildings are located
in wooded tracts along two circular shaped campus drives, named for
Lincoln and Douglas. It features both modern and historical buildings in a
spacious, verdant setting. The result is a pleasant ambience conducive to
achievement of excellence.
Its Morris Library is one of the largest open-shelf academic libraries in the
countries. It contains over 2,000,000 volumes, subscribes to 22,000
current periodicals, and serves as a Federal Government Document
Depository. The library is electronically on-line to over 35 academic
libraries with tell fax and Internet services for research needs. |
