Eli Broad College of Business

Eli Broad College of Business
Established 1956
Type Public
Academic staff 100
Undergraduates 4,276[1]
Postgraduates 720[1]
Location East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Mission "To excel in the education and development of business leaders and in the creation and dissemination of knowledge, leading to national and international prominence for our core businesses."[2]
Website bus.msu.edu

The Eli Broad College of Business is the business college at Michigan State University. The college has programs in accounting, general business - pre-law, finance, general management, human resource management, marketing, supply chain management, and hospitality business, which is an independent, industry-specific school within the Broad School (The School of Hospitality Business). The school has 4,276[1] undergraduate students and 720[1] graduate students.

Eli Broad, an alumnus of Michigan State, endowed the college in 1991.[3]

Contents

Campus

The Eli Broad School of Business is located on the campus of Michigan State University in the Eugene C. Eppley Center and North Business Complex. Inside North Business complex is the Lear Corporation Career Services Center and the William C. Gast Business Library.

The weekend Master of Business Administration (MBA) program and executive development programs are held at the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development and the Broad MBA program is housed in the Management Education Center in Troy Michigan.

Degree programs

School rankings (overall)
U.S. undergraduate business
Bloomberg BusinessWeek[4] 44
U.S. MBA
Bloomberg BusinessWeek[5] 20
Forbes[6] 19
U.S. News & World Report[7] 49

Undergraduate degrees

Eli offers undergraduate degrees in accounting, finance, general management, human resource management, marketing, and supply chain management. The Supply Chain Management major is currently ranked number two by the U.S. News & World Report.[8]

Undergraduate specializations include entrepreneurship, technology, international business, and sales communication.

MBA programs

The Broad School has a history of offering MBA programs since 1960. Its full-time program is 21 months in duration and is for those with 2 years of work experience. The Weekend MBA program lastsa 19 months and is for working professionals with significant experience.

Other masters degree programs

Doctoral programs

Research Centers

The Center for Leadership of the Digital Enterprise (CLODE) provides an intellectual infrastructure of research projects, databases and case studies with a keen focus on the strategic needs of an innovative corporation.

The Institute for Entrepreneurship advances and promote entrepreneurship at Michigan State University and in the State of Michigan through research, education, and outreach.

The Center for Global Sustainability focuses on developing and disseminating knowledge associated with the key sustainability dimensions of economic, environment, ethics, and education.

The International Business Center (IBC) leverages leading-edge competencies to provide superior education, research, and assistance to businesses, public policy makers, academics, and students on issues of importance to international trade and global competitiveness.

References

  1. ^ a b c d 2007-2008 Annual Report
  2. ^ Mission Statement from the school's official website
  3. ^ Eli and Edythe Broad Fact Sheet
  4. ^ "Business School Rankings and Profiles: Undergraduate". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. 2010. http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/. Retrieved 2011-1-19. 
  5. ^ "Business School Rankings and Profiles: MBA". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. 2010. http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/. Retrieved 2011-1-19. 
  6. ^ "Best Business Schools". Forbes. 2011. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/95/best-business-schools-11_land.html. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
  7. ^ "Best Business Schools". U.S. News & World Report. 2011. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings. Retrieved 2011-1-19. 
  8. ^ "Supply Chain Management / Logistics Rankings". U.S. News. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-supply-chain-management-logistics. Retrieved May 2nd, 2011. 

See also