{"id":85,"date":"2015-02-17T19:23:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T19:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/?p=85"},"modified":"2015-02-20T20:46:23","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T20:46:23","slug":"hybrid-mba-best-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/2015\/02\/17\/hybrid-mba-best-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Hybrid MBA the Best of Both Worlds?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hybrid<\/a>Hybrid MBA programs combine the benefits of online and part-time offerings. In a typical hybrid model, a large proportion of the coursework is done online at a time and place that is most convenient to the student. Unlike a fully online program, students in a hybrid MBA meet with faculty and classmates a few times per semester. These in-person sessions allow for discussion of more advanced concepts, completion of team-based assignments and presentations, as well professional networking opportunities. However, the required in-class time of six to nine hours per course is significantly less than competing part-time or executive MBA options.<\/p>\n

At Oregon State, our MBA in Executive Leadership<\/a> is offered in the online\/hybrid format. Students taking two courses per term can complete the degree requirements in less than two years. Each class meets one to three times in a brand-new facility in Portland. The program launched in 2013 and members of the inaugural class will graduate this year. Initial feedback has been very positive. According to Nathan Petersen, “As a busy professional living and working in Portland, OSU’s Hybrid Executive MBA program is flexible enough for my schedule. I can study where and whenever I want but with prearranged in-person sessions, I don’t have to sacrifice valuable classroom and networking opportunities.”<\/p>\n

According to a recent survey, those in the higher education industry are in favor of the hybrid model. The Babson Survey Research Group recently released its annual online education survey<\/a>, and a majority of survey participants said hybrid courses are equivalent to those taught in person. Interestingly, 33 percent of participants felt hybrid courses were superior to their traditional counterparts.<\/p>\n

If you are a working professional thinking about earning your MBA, a good hybrid program can offer the academic rigor of a part-time or executive program coupled with the convenience and flexibility of an online offering.<\/p>\n

Feel free to leave a comment or drop me a line if you would like to discuss further.<\/p>\n

Brian Precious is the <\/em>MBA Program Director at Oregon State University.<\/span><\/em><\/a> He can be reached at: <\/em>OSUMBA@OregonState.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hybrid MBA programs combine the benefits of online and part-time offerings. In a typical hybrid model, a large proportion of the coursework is done online at a time and place that is most convenient to the student. Unlike a fully online program, students in a hybrid MBA meet with faculty and classmates a few times… Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4803,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4803"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osumba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}