The CIM program announces there is still time to submit an application for the next cohort beginning January 2015 for the unique Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in CIM. The program, which began in August 2012, is offered through the Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). The Jennings A. Jones College of Business, with one of the largest faculties in the United States, is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.
This customized MBA is a rigorous, highly interactive degree program that thrives on diversity of cultures with mutual benefit to participants and sponsoring companies. Its major themes are operational excellence, leadership, strategy and execution. The program takes participants beyond basics to a true understanding of forces that will shape the concrete and construction industry. Successful graduates will immediately impact their businesses with a unique global, strategic and operational perspective and be ideally equipped to tackle the most pressing industry issues and help chart a future course of action. Participants will be shown skills needed for leadership and team building, as well as motivational skills to create synergy and energize their teams with the aim of achieving excellence throughout the organization.
Beginning in January, the15 month-long program will be administered in 7-week blocks. The format will include distance learning, webinars and on-campus visits to MTSU. This distinctive program will be a partner structure for networking and sharing experiences, while fostering a collaborative learning environment and allowing national recruitment with limited campus visits that are intensive and focused. The CIM MBA faculty have completed extensive internships in the concrete industry and have real exposure to the unique aspects of the industry and understand how issues and examples can be integrated into the courses they are teaching.
Industry professionals participating in the CIM MBA program will have a minimum of three years of experience in the industry and hold at least supervisory positions or above in their respective organizations. Academically, all participants will have at least an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution of higher education. While participants must have at least a bachelor’s degree, that degree does not have to be in business.
The cost of the CIM Executive MBA program will be $39,000 per participant. This fee represents the total academic cost of the program per participant.
If you are interested in learning more about the CIM MBA, please contact Ayaz Ahmed, associate professor and director of the MBA program for the concrete industry at [email protected], (615) 898-5715. Visit the website at www.mtsu.edu to submit an online application. For further information, please visit www.concrete-mba.com
