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The difficult thing about the structure of Belmont's MBA program is that the classes are two credits versus three, and are split between a ten week and five week session. For some of the more intensive and analytical core and elective classes--such as Finance or Operations--these should definitely be a full semester (16 weeks) in order to allow the students to absorb the material a bit more. You learn a lot during the 10 weeks, but would like to learn even more for these key classes over a 16 week period.

I would have liked more guidance/support from the Professional Development Center (Career Center). While ours is great, the resource is split between undergraduate and graduate. Some more direct (or visible) interaction with employers through career fairs, vendor fairs, etc., would be great.

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The Massey School is still small enough that the faculty know you and work closely with each other. They value student input and as a student you can see evidence of curricula being improved through technology, innovation, and student feedback.

I am not a great fan of group work so I would have liked less of that. I realize that they are preparing us to work with diverse groups in the workplace and to work together under deadlines so this may just be a matter of personal preference.

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One of the most unexpected gifts of the program was that I have become a better writer. Jack Massey, our founder and benefactor, placed a strong emphasis on written communication and the professors have carried out that part of the educational mission faithfully.

More social events (cookouts, snacks before class, informal networking events) could have helped us have a sense of community. Part-time programs are challenged to have a sense of community, since we all have full time jobs and most have families. The "free time" of a full time student is absent in our situation.