Graduation is often a time of excitement about one’s future and career goals, but some graduates might need some direction and guidance in their lives after graduation. Doane University’s new, full-time, day-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is perfect for recent or upcoming graduates and can help prepare graduates for the evolving world of business.
The 11-month course is taught at Doane’s Lincoln Campus and helps graduates fast-track entry into the workforce, all while being affordable, providing graduates with 30 credit hours for less than $18,000.
“This is a program that targets recent graduates, it’s an accelerated program so students can start it in August and finish it in July. It’s a cohort model, meaning you start with a group and you finish your MBA with the same folks and this program is designed for recent graduates of all majors,” College of Business Dean Daniel Bothe said. “It’s a program that anyone can benefit from, it’s encouraged for there to be multiple majors and it’s designed for all recent graduates, regardless of where they graduated from.”
Bothe ran a similar program while he was the College of Business Dean at a different university and saw a need to fill a gap in Nebraska and its surrounding areas. He has seen the success of this program and believes that anyone can benefit from taking these courses.
“What it allows you to do is take whatever your major is, something you’re passionate about and it layers on this additional year and it opens up more doors for you. It’s ideal to complement any major, regardless of the industry or type of business,” Bothe said.
A big selling point for this MBA is the built-in mentorship program that has students paired with someone in the industry they wish to be a part of. The mentors will help them prepare their career, make connections with people in the industry they wish to join and help steer them towards their career.
“Professional mentors are good, it’s someone to help guide you and it’s good for everyone,” Bothe said. “We will attach assignments with the mentorship so that the student has an active relationship with the mentor and it’s tied to their learning. But that relationship extends outside the classroom and into their future careers as well.”
This new MBA program is available to recent graduates of three years and upcoming graduates. Boothe and his staff are hosting free lunches on April 16, April 29 or May 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Perry Boardroom on the Crete campus with additional information about the program.
