UConn ups business on the syllabus
By Kang, Crystal | |
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In a lightning-fast economy, universities must constantly adapt to the shifting job market by adding and subtracting courses, instructors and professional degrees, all while maintaining budget. Over the past several years, The
A risk-management offering that has nearly quadrupled enrollment in four years and that could sextuple the original number next year is one example of enthusiasm for the changes.
"There's been a lot of emphasis on hands-on learning in the business school," Reitz said. "The Stamford Learning Accelerator has been teaming up students with companies to help them with projects. Last year, students worked with
Four years ago, the business school launched a master's degree program in financial risk management. Last fall, it started an undergraduate financial management program.
The one-year graduate program in financial risk management, which is offered in both the
"We set up a board of advisors made up of 12 different corporate individuals to come up with a curriculum for the graduate program in financial risk management," Saviskas said. "They have not only given us input when we started in 2010, but they continue to give us advice on trends in risk management we should be aware."
The undergraduate program in financial management accepted 29 students last fall. This is a combination of students transferring from other majors and new students. To strengthen the undergraduate financial management program, the school reached out to corporations and asked the Stamford Charted Financial Analyst society to mentor its students and provide advice on what content to include in its business programs.
"They stepped up to the plate and said, 'We'd be willing to mentor your students and find internships for some of them," Saviskas said. "And they've been great to work with."
A new undergraduate major in business data analytics is available starting this fall. At one time, courses that now contribute to this major were offered as electives. There has been ongoing dialogue between the business school and technology companies to discuss its curriculum.
"There's a big trend toward big data and data analysis," Saviskas said. "In various communications with
Last fall, about 25 students enrolled in the business data analytics program. That number is expected to double by this fall.
Four years ago, the university's board of trustees approved a faculty hiring plan, which means tuition would increase by 5 percent to 6 percent each year. The idea was that the tuition would contribute to the expansion of the faculty, programs and housing facilities, which could potentially double its student population to 2,800 by 2016, Reitz said.
"One thing
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