Distance Learning
Southeastern Oklahoma Boosts Its Online MBA Program
The
John Massey School of Business at Southeastern
Oklahoma State University (SOSU) in Durant, OK, is adding
five new
focus areas to its online master of business administration
(MBA) program.
Students
will now be able to obtain an MBA online
with specializations in management, entrepreneurship, health
information
systems, safety and Native American leadership. Those will be in
addition to
the six areas of emphasis the university already offers with its online
MBA: marketing,
hospitality marketing, finance, human resources, strategic
communications and
aerospace logistics.
Academic
Partnerships, an online service provider
for higher education, will launch, market and administer the online MBA
programs for SOSU.
Southeastern
President Sean Burrage cited
research from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce that
350,000
MBAs will be needed in Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and
Arkansas in the
next four years.
"Managerial
and professional occupations are key
drivers for economic growth and demand for MBAs in Oklahoma is at its
highest
level in the past decade," Burrage said. "Our online MBA, with its
diverse
areas of emphasis, is a response to this critical need, and it reflects
our
commitment to a high-quality and affordable education. For the first
time, an
MBA is truly accessible to many residents of this region and
nationwide."
SOSU
in Southeastern Oklahoma has seven other
campuses in addition to the main campus in Durant and a growing online
presence
with about 4,000 undergraduate students.
About the Author
Michael Hart is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and the former executive editor of THE Journal.