School of Business (MBA)

The A.B. Freeman School of Business has designed several schedules to accommodate its students, regardless of the program in which they are enrolled or whether they took classes at another institution this fall or not. In all cases, students will get full credit (both in terms of credits and in terms of degree requirements) for all courses taken. It will also attempt to ensure that all students graduate on time. We are building more information on the Freeman School website that is linked from the Tulane website. That information should be available in a day or two, and we will update the information as it becomes available. Here are some specifics about our schedules for the various programs.

EMBA: We are maintaining our original schedule for all classes not held in New Orleans. In fact, we are beginning a new session in Houston in October. For students in New Orleans, see information about PMBA below. If you have further questions, please contact Russ Robbins at dadandmaha@gmail.com.

MFIN and MACCT: Courses for these programs will follow the university model of one longer (15-week) session, and one shorter (7-week, Lagniappe Semester). We are working on the exact set of courses that will be offered, but the goal is to make this work for the students. If you have taken courses this semester, we will apply them to your program, and you can take classes in either or both spring sessions to get back on schedule. If you sat out this semester, you can take classes in both sessions and you should be back on track. If you have further questions, please contact Beau Parent for the MACCT program (beauregard.Parent@yahoo.com), or, for the MFIN program, either Venkat Subramanian (financevenkat@gmail.com) or Paul Spindt (pspindt@yahoo.com).

PMBA: We will conduct two 12-week sessions, beginning on January 9th. We are presently working on the specific course offerings, but these two sessions should allow students to get back on track. These classes, which are offered at night, will be slightly longer per night, but otherwise, will be regular PMBA classes. If you have further questions, please contact Maria Lee (pmlee7@tulane.edu).

MBA: We will be offering two 12-week sessions, which will allow you to catch up if you did not take courses this fall. If you are a second year MBA (returning) student, the course offerings will basically be those we would have offered in the fall and spring semesters. The offerings will be pared down a bit, but you should be able to fulfill all requirements for your degree as well as any specialization requirements. Also, we will offer Burkenroad projects and the Darwin-Fenner fund program in the spring. We are also working with recruiters to arrange opportunities for students to interview with firms. There will be further information about exact course offerings when the details are finalized. You should also consult the Freeman School website (which can be accessed from the Tulane website) for information about placement activities. That information should be posted in soon.

If you are a first year MBA (new) student, we have made changes in the program you will be entering. These changes were made in order to ensure that we can deliver a quality program in a timely fashion. The new program also takes better advantage of some of the resources we have available, and better reflects recommendations we received from our MBA students last year. If you are presently taking classes at another school (and have paid Tulane tuition) we will make sure that all courses you have taken will be applied to this new curriculum.

The new program was designed around the following themes:

(1) Alternative technology. Some material may be handled via e-delivery.
(2) Sequencing of knowledge. Students in their first year will learn the skills they need for a successful internship.
(3) International experience: Students will work with partner foreign schools, and work online and over satellite with international students elsewhere.
(4) Experiential learning: Students will be involved in consulting projects, teamwork, Burkenroad projects, Darwin-Fenner, entrepreneurship projects, non-profit projects, and trading room operations.

Revamped Tulane MBA Program:

Details about the exact courses are being worked on right now and we will provide more information as it becomes available. Please consult the Freeman web site that links from the Tulane website for future information. Back

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