Sacred Heart University to offer hybrid MBA program

Sacred Heart University”™s John F. Welch College of Business will offer an MBA program that blends online and in-person learning starting in January.

The program will include online classes along with 15 in-person sessions over a two-year period. The first year consists of accounting, finance and management courses online plus three in-person sessions. The second year focuses on the integrated core and capstone experience, which involve business plan development and action learning projects. In addition to online classes, there will be 12 Saturday sessions at either the university’s Fairfield or Stamford campus.

Anthony Macari, executive director of graduate business programs for the College of Business, said the program provides flexibility for professionals who can”™t commit to on-site classes on a weekly basis.

“The active learning that takes place in our program is what prepares our MBA students to reach the next level in their managerial careers,” Macari said. “They develop a greater working knowledge of innovation, how to grow a company and how the various functions in a company have to fit together for it to thrive.”

Admission to the program will begin July 1. Applicants are expected to have a strong academic track record and at least five years of substantive work experience, which will allow waiver of the GMAT. For more information, contact Pam Pillo at pillop@sacredheart.edu or 203-365-4716.