Programs

Summer Business Institute (SBI)

The Summer Business Institute (SBI) is designed for students admitted to an Massey MBA program but who lack the necessary foundational undergraduate business courses because they pursued a non-business course of study during their undergraduate programs.  The SBI “business boot-camp” offers such individuals the opportunity to fast-track into any of Belmont’s MBA programs by completing their prerequisite course work in a convenient, part-time 10-week summer format.  Most SBI students complete this highly innovative prep program in the summer immediately preceding the start of their Massey MBA course work. 


Summer Business Institute Overview


• SBI students begin with a set of on-line “pre-course” tutorials that introduce individuals to basic business content (e.g., accounting, business math and statistics, economics, etc.).
• Face-to-face instruction begins May 18 and continues through early August (approximately 10 weeks), with all classes taught by the award-winning Massey MBA faculty.
• Class sessions are fast-paced, highly interactive and designed to arm participants with the most relevant business concepts necessary for success as they begin their MBA studies.
• Classes are designed to meet the schedules of working professionals, with a Tuesday-Thursday evenings (6:15 – 9:00 p.m.) & Saturdays (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) summer format.
• Annual admission to SBI is set at 25 students in order to assure personalized instruction.

Time Frame

Format

Sample Topics

Instructor(s)

Prior to May 18

On-line
  • Self-paced pre-work in core areas of accounting, economics, business math & statistics, and finance

Massey MBA Faculty

Week 1

Face-to-face and highly interactive
  • Introduction to Business Concepts (Business Law & Ethics, Marketing, Management, Leadership, Negotiation, Technology)
  • [Saturday lunch with Massey faculty]

Massey MBA Faculty

Weeks 2-3

Face-to-face and highly interactive
  • Financial Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Dr. Marilyn Young

Weeks 4-5

Face-to-face and highly interactive
  • Business Math Concepts
  • Business Statistics
  • Process Mgmt. Introduction

Dr. Stan York

Weeks 6-7

Face-to-face and highly interactive
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics

Dr. Howard Cochran

Weeks 8-9

Face-to-face and highly interactive
  • Financial Management

Dr. Sehyun Yoo

Week 10

Face-to-face and highly interactive
  • Strategic Management
  • International Business
  • Entrepreneurship

Massey MBA Faculty

Why Choose Belmont’s SBI/MBA Combination


• Only such AACSB-accredited program of its kind in the Middle Tennessee Region that combines a work-friendly, fast-track approach to preparing non-business majors for a high-quality MBA program.
• Some prerequisite MBA sequences can take an individual more than a year to complete before students are allowed to enroll in actual MBA courses; the core of the SBI is completed in approximately 10 weeks.
• The SBI is more than just a canned on-line preparation program of undergraduate business content; available SBI time is spent focusing specifically on those foundational business concepts needed to excel in a high-quality MBA program.
• The heavily discounted tuition for SBI’s comprehensive 9 graduate-level credits compares very favorably to enrolling in the comparable individual courses through an undergraduate institution.
• The SBI program is taught by the same highly-qualified faculty who teach in Belmont Massey’s highly-ranked MBA and Masters of Accountancy programs.


SBI Application Process

 

SBI students must first be admitted to one of The Massey School’s existing MBA programs

(i.e., Accelerated MBA, Professional MBA or Healthcare MBA).

Admission decisions to these programs are based on a combined review of an applicant’s previous academic record, GMAT or GRE score, personal essay and letters of recommendation, in addition to a personal interview with the program administrator.  Based on available capacity for the next summer enrollment period, individual students are then allowed to choose whether to use the SBI program to complete their remaining course prerequisites or to pursue completion through one or more other undergraduate institutions.


Note:  The Summer Business Institute is a prerequisite sequence to the MBA and not listed on Belmont’s Graduate Application.  Prospective students apply to the MBA program for the summer semester and register for the SBI once admitted.

For non-business students interested in pursuing an MBA through The Massey Graduate School of Business at Belmont University, the Summer Business Institute affords them an outstanding opportunity to begin their MBA course work without the typical delays of a year or more.