CSUSM Announces New Accelerated MBA Program

    SAN MARCOS, CA, September 03, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The College of Business Administration (CoBA) at California State University San Marcos is helping young college graduates pursue advanced business education with the announcement of the Specialized Accelerated Master of Business Administration (SAMBA) program. This flexible, innovative MBA program stands out for its unique "stackable" design. Consisting of three phases--the Foundation, the Core and the Specialization--students receive certificates as they work their way through the program, which culminates in a specialized MBA degree.

"We designed this program to be accessible to both business majors and college graduates from other fields. While CSUSM is always attuned to the needs of students in our local communities, SAMBA is also an excellent way for international students to pursue an MBA" explains Dr. Sharon Lightner, dean of CoBA. "We are gearing this program toward students who have three years or less of work experience and are seeking to jumpstart their careers."

The entire specialized, accelerated MBA program can be completed in just 15 months of full-time study, and students with undergraduate business degrees may be eligible to finish the program in an even shorter timespan. After working through the Foundation phase, a multidisciplinary pre-MBA program, and the Core phase, consisting of advanced graduate courses, students will be able to choose a specialization: Business Intelligence or International Business. For the latter, students will travel with a faculty member to a foreign country to complete their final project.

The SAMBA program will take place at the CSUSM campus in San Marcos, located between San Diego and Los Angeles, and minutes from both the San Bernardino Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The first program is scheduled to begin in Summer 2014. To learn more about the College of Business Administration, the SAMBA program or other San Diego MBA Programs, call 760-750-4020 or visit the CSUSM MBA website at www.csusm.edu/mba.

About California State University San Marcos
California State University San Marcos combines the ambiance of a mid-sized, personal, modern campus with the unequaled value of the California State University. Since its founding in 1989, the campus has distinguished itself. Students benefit from the latest facilities and equipment, a superb faculty that enjoys teaching, and a rigorous academic program that prepares students for a successful life in and out of the workplace. A recent survey reported that our annual spending in the region was $161 million, generating a total impact of $307 million on the regional economy. Eight-five percent of CSUSM's alumni stay in the region. CSU San Marcos is located on a 304-acre hillside overlooking the city of San Marcos. It is 15 miles east of the ocean; just 30 miles north of downtown San Diego.

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