Blog Archive Diamonds in the Rough Immersion Weeks at Penn State Smeal

Blog Archive Diamonds in the Rough Immersion Weeks at Penn State Smeal Penn State Smeal College of Business MBA applicants can get carried away with rankings. In this series, we profile amazing programs at business schools that are typically ranked outside the top 15. Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business  is known for balancing traditional coursework with immersive learning. Smeal’s “7-1-7” modular curriculum structure includes four different immersion experiences sandwiched between seven-week modules over the course of the two-year MBA program. Beginning with a “Career Immersion” week, students participate in various workshops that focus on honing career development skills. The third module focuses on such themes as “Leadership Communications” and “Managerial Accounting.” Smeal’s curriculum also includes a required international experience component during the “Global Immersion” module, which takes place in the spring of the first year. Students travel to such countries as Chile, India, and China to visit international organizations across various industries. The first year culminates in a capstone case competition, in which students work in teams to present business strategies to a panel. Share ThisTweet Diamonds in the Rough Blog Archive Diamonds in the Rough Immersion Weeks at Penn State Smeal MBA applicants can get carried away with rankings. In this series, we profile amazing programs at business schools that are typically ranked outside the top 15. Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business is known for balancing traditional coursework with immersive learning. Smeal’s “7-1-7” modular curriculum structure includes four different immersion experiences sandwiched between seven-week modules over the course of the two-year MBA program. Beginning with a “Career Immersion” week, students participate in various workshops that focus on honing career development skills. Smeal’s curriculum also includes a required international experience component during the “Global Immersion” module, which takes place in the spring of the first year. Students travel to such countries as Chile, India, and China to visit international organizations across various industries. The third immersion module, focusing on “Negotiation, Theory, and Skill,” requires students to practice negotiation skills by conducting group exercises and receiving feedback from their peers. Finally, students complete a “Service Experience” project in the spring of their second year. These projects, which range from local to global in scale, serve as an opportunity to give back to the community. Past projects have included working with Penn State’s own THON, a dance marathon fundraiser benefiting cancer research, in addition to partnering with such organizations as Habitat for Humanity and LIVESTRONG. Share ThisTweet Diamonds in the Rough Blog Archive Diamonds in the Rough Immersion Weeks at Penn State Smeal MBA applicants can get carried away with rankings. In this series, we profile amazing programs at business schools that are typically ranked outside the top 15. Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business  is known for balancing traditional coursework with immersive learning. Smeal’s modular curriculum structure includes four seven-week modules over the course of the two-year MBA program. Beginning with “Concentration Week,” students participate in various seminars to learn more about the program’s seven available concentrations. The third module, for example, focuses on such themes as “Leadership Communications” and “Strategy.” The first year culminates in a capstone case competition, in which students work in teams to present business strategies to a panel. Smeal’s curriculum also includes a required international experience component, the “Global Immersion,” which takes place in the second year. Students travel to such countries as Chile, India, and China to visit international organizations across various industries. Share ThisTweet Diamonds in the Rough Blog Archive Diamonds in the Rough Immersion Weeks at Penn State Smeal MBA applicants can get carried away with rankings. In this series, we profile amazing programs at business schools that are typically ranked outside the top 15. Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business is known for balancing traditional coursework with immersive learning. Smeal’s “7-1-7” modular curriculum structure includes four different immersion experiences sandwiched between seven-week modules over the course of the two-year MBA program. Beginning with a “Career Immersion” week, students participate in various workshops that focus on honing career development skills. Smeal’s curriculum also includes a required international experience component during the “Global Immersion” module, taking place in the spring of the first year. Students travel to such countries as Chile, India and China to visit international organizations across various industries. The third immersion module, focusing on “Negotiation, Theory, and Skill,” requires students to practice negotiation skills by conducting group exercises and receiving feedback from their peers. Finally, students complete a “Service Experience” projec t in the spring of their second year. These projects, which range from local to global in scale, serve as an opportunity to give back to the community. Past projects have included working with Penn State’s own THON, a dance marathon fundraiser benefiting cancer research, in addition to partnering with such organizations as Habitat for Humanity and LIVESTRONG. Share ThisTweet Diamonds in the Rough Blog Archive Diamonds in the Rough Immersion Weeks at Penn State Smeal MBA applicants can get carried away with rankings. In this series, we profile amazing programs at business schools that are typically ranked outside the top 15. Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business  is known for balancing traditional coursework with immersive learning. Smeal’s “7-1-7” modular curriculum structure includes four different immersion experiences sandwiched between seven-week modules over the course of the two-year MBA program. Beginning with a “Career Immersion” week, students participate in various workshops that focus on honing career development skills. The third module focuses on “Leadership Communications” and “Managerial Accounting.” Smeal’s curriculum also includes a required international experience component during the “Global Immersion” module, which takes place in the spring of the first year. Students travel to such countries as Chile, India, and China to visit international organizations across various industries. The first year culminates in a capstone case competition, in which students work in teams to present business strategies to a panel. Share ThisTweet Diamonds in the Rough Blog Archive Diamonds in the Rough Immersion Weeks at Penn State Smeal MBA applicants can get carried away with rankings. In this series, we profile amazing programs at business schools that are typically ranked outside the top 15. Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business  is known for balancing traditional coursework with immersive learning. Smeal’s “7-1-7” modular curriculum structure includes four different immersion experiences sandwiched between seven-week modules over the course of the two-year MBA program. Beginning with a “Career Immersion” week, students participate in various workshops that focus on honing career development skills. The third module focuses on such themes as “Leadership Communications” and “Managerial Accounting.” Smeal’s curriculum also includes a required international experience component during the “Global Immersion” module, which takes place in the spring of the first year. Students travel to such countries as Chile, India, and China to visit international organizations across various industries. The first year culminates in a capstone case competition, in which students work in teams to present business strategies to a panel. Share ThisTweet Diamonds in the Rough