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The Kellogg Graduate
School of Management offers an "innovative generalist's approach" to
business education. It is an approach that appeals to the 1,200+
full-timers at Northwestern's b-school. "Kellogg is great in every
respect - it's the balance that makes it special," explained one
satisfied student. Kellogg offers students a Master's of Management
(MM) rather than an MBA, explaining that the MM degree serves as a
better umbrella for its many areas of professional specialization,
which include health services, public and nonprofit, transportation
and real estate as well as traditional management disciplines.
Kellogg students have several scheduling options. A traditional
two-year program is available, but so are two accelerated options
(one takes one year to complete, the other takes one-and-a-half
years). Kellogg's quarterly academic schedule affords students
increased flexibility but also eliminates any hope of slack time;
the quarters just fly by too quickly for that. First year at Kellogg
consists of nine required courses and three electives. Students may
place out of some core requirements - in fact, about one-half of the
students in the accelerated programs do - but must replace each with
an advanced course in the same field. Once students have completed
core requirements, their options are numerous (one of the fringe
benefits of attending a large school). Electives are available in
six academic departments: Accounting and Information Systems;
Finance; Management and Strategy; Managerial Economics and Decision
Sciences; Marketing; and Organization Behavior. International
Business and Entrepreneurship are also potions, available through
interdisciplinary study. Writes one student, "Kellogg really offers
a program' 'a la carte." This, combined with the availability of the
faculty allows the school to meet all kinds of expectations." Our
survey shows that "overall, professors are very good. Teaching
quality ranges from excellent to good, and teachers are surprisingly
engaged in your learning process. It's very personal." However, the
survey also confirms that "it is sometimes very tough to get the
best professors."
Kellogg has a strong reputation as a marketing school, although
more students enroll for classes in finance (another power subject)
than in any other department. The program has many other strong
suits, notably: transportation management, real estate management,
public and nonprofit management, and manufacturing. Tons of
international business course, a global focus in the core, and nine
foreign study programs in Europe and Thailand make Kellogg a player
in international business study as well. Students speak highly of
the Master in Manufacturing Program (MMM), designed primarily for
engineers who are in manufacturing/operations. Reports one, "The MMM
program is positioning itself as a leading national
operations/manufacturing program and is recognized among leading
companies as a feeder to management training programs. Professors
teaching the core courses are excellent." |
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