Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business
Durham, North Carolina, United States
http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/

The Duke MBA �Cross Continent (Master Degree)

For 20 months, you study with other professionals averaging six years of work experience. Flexibility is maximized through a dynamic format that blends the best aspects of traditional classroom teaching in North Carolina, Europe and Asia with Internet-enabled distance learning. You continue your career while studying from anywhere in the world. Beginning in late July, you complete 11 core c......
 

For 18 months, you learn with other executives averaging 14 years of work experience while participating in the world’s most flexible and international MBA program. This pioneering program, launched in 1996, combines unique residential sessions in Asia, South America, Europe and the United States with Internet-enabled distance learning allowing students to live and work from anywhere in the wor......
 

For 20 intense months, you will strengthen core business skills, be exposed to different perspectives on current business issues and build a strong network of peers. Study and work on teams with other leaders with an average of 10 years of work experience. Beginning in March, you attend classes all day Friday until 5:30 pm and Saturday until 3pm on Duke’s campus on alternating weekends. Fri......
 

The Concentration in Social Entrepreneurship is designed for students interested in using their MBA skills in the entrepreneurial pursuit of social impact. MBA skills are becoming seen as valuable and much needed in the social sector, and the core MBA program should provide a strong foundation for any student looking to become a successful social sector leader. However, MBAs looking to use thei......
 

The Concentration in Operations Management is designed for students planning to pursue careers in operations or supply-chain management consulting. The concentration requires students to take any four of the Operations Management electives listed below, plus two related electives chosen from the second list. Coursework Operations electives (choose four of the following courses): OPERA......
 

This concentration is designed for students pursuing careers in marketing strategy, consulting, corporate strategy, general management, and sales. Required marketing electives: MARKETNG 361 - Market Intelligence MARKETNG 468 - Marketing Strategy Select two of the following marketing electives: HLTHMGMT 491 Health Care Marketing MARKETNG 362 Consumer Behavior MARKETNG 460 Produc......
 

This concentration is designed for students pursuing careers in product management in packaged goods, consumer durables, business-to-business settings, high tech markets, pharmaceuticals, and services. Required marketing electives: MARKETNG 361 - Market Intelligence MARKETNG 460 - Product Management Select two of the following marketing electives: [We strongly recommend Consumer B......
 

The Concentration in Marketing is designed for students who plan a career in which marketing plays a central role and therefore seek an in-depth understanding of the concepts, tools and practice of modern marketing. A career in marketing may be developed in different settings, such as consumer goods, services, high-technology, business-to-business, health care and consulting, leading to distinc......
 

The Concentration in Leadership and Ethics is designed for students with an interest in deepening and broadening their leadership and ethics training whether in preparation for stepping into leadership positions soon after graduation or in service of longer-term career goals. Our aspiration is not only to educate outstanding managers capable of administering and maintaining the highest standard......
 

The Concentration in Financial Analysis is intended to provide skills and subject matter knowledge that will prepare students for careers that use the analysis of accounting numbers to support business decisions, such as consulting (e.g., strategic consulting, litigation support), equity analysis (sell-side or buy-side analysis; portfolio management), commercial banking, investment banking, fin......
 

International Finance involves the tools learned in all of the finance courses with further emphasis on topics related to emerging markets and macroeconomic related issues. Much international finance involves hedging and derivatives and hence understanding these subjects is important. Further creative tax planning and security design is an important aspect of such a career. Strongly recommen......
 

The courses required for a successful career in venture capital and real estate are similar to those required in investment banking, except we also recommend getting hands on involvement with entrepreneurs, as provided in the Entrepreneurship course or the Mentored Study program. This sector has shown enormous growth in the last ten years with a significant number of students opting for this ca......
 

This career involves the sale and purchase of potentially complex securities. Often individuals involved in such careers have to interact with those doing the quantitative research that backs the decision to purchase or sell such complex securities. Such securities could be equities, fixed income or derivatives (or combinations of all three). Although you may not be involved in the valuation of......
 

The money management industry determines the allocation of investments in the economy. Money management may involve the management of pension fund assets, a mutual fund, or a corporation’s liquid assets. Plan sponsors also fall in this category; the sponsor selects portfolio managers and evaluates their performance. This industry demands the latest quantitative training in the theory of in......
 

This career usually begins with placement at one of the Wall Street investment banks, commercial banks or insurance firms. Recent regulatory changes (repeal of Glass Steagall) have lead to the creation of universal banks that are involved in many different aspects of financial intermediation. Responsibilities in investment banking may include company valuation, initial public offerings, equity ......
 

The financial analyst is a broad classification for an entry-level position that deals with investment management. This career might begin in the CFO’s or Treasurer’s office. The financial analyst’s responsibilities may include: analysis of the firm’s foreign exchange and interest rate hedging strategies, valuation of potential acquisitions (for outright purchase or equity i......
 

This concentration is designed for the following career paths: Corporate Finance, Venture Capital & Real Estate, and International Finance. Both of the following courses are required: FINANCE 351 - Corporate Finance FINANCE 352 - Investment Choose one of the following courses: ACCOUNTG 342 - Corporate Financial Reporting ACCOUNTG 441 - Financial Statement Analysis ACCOUNT......
 

Successfully charting an entrepreneurial career path requires a multitude of skills. To build a new business, the entrepreneur must be able to (1) identify and assess potential opportunities and environments; (2) acquire (or gain the right to use) and protect the key resources �financial, managerial, technical, etc. �necessary to pursue the opportunity; (3) develop strategies to generate mark......
 

The Concentration in Decision Sciences gives students a set of analytic tools that are useful in a variety of industries and functions. For example, the tools include constructing decision tree models to evaluate different R&D projects, using regression models to forecast sales, building optimization models to optimize production or distribution systems, or using game theoretic analysis of the ......
 

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