#161 The Evolving Professional MBA with Chris Healy

Do you have to quit your job to get your MBA? Darren invites Chris Healy from Alliance Manchester Business school to share how the part-time / professional MBA has evolved with new technology and student and employer demands. If you're unsure about getting an online, blended, part-time or Executive MBA, you'll get key insights from this episode.

Questions

• How the part-time / professional MBA has evolved over the past 15 years (2:30)
• How employers view part-time / professional MBAs (15:50)
• Networking at b-school as a part-time / professional MBA (21:35)
• The quality of online courses (27:20)
• How do business schools with multiple campuses maintain quality of faculty? (33:25)
• The advantages of dual-MBAs (37:00)
• Grades, format, and commitment required of a typical Manchester MBA part-time course held over 6 months (40:35)
• The future of part-time / professional MBAs (47:20)

About Our Guest

Chris Healy is Head of MBA Marketing & Recruitment for Alliance Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester. Chris has been in the business education industry for nearly 15 years and got his Bachelors in Consumer Marketing from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Episode summary, show notes and more at: http://touchmba.com/the-evolving-professional-mba-chris-healy