Dual Degree Opportunities
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of
Michigan and the Center for
Russian and East European Studies (CREES) within the Rackham School of
Graduate Studies offer a dual degree program enabling a small number of
qualified students to pursue concurrent work in business administration
and Russian and East European Studies (REES) leading to the MBA and MA
degrees.
The program is arranged so that all requirements for both degrees are
completed in two and one-half to three years of enrollment. The degrees
are awarded simultaneously. This combined degree program is not open to
students who have earned either the MBA or a Master’s degree in REES.
Students enrolled in the first year of either program may apply.
Students admitted to this dual degree program must satisfy the following
degree requirements:
1) The MBA 57 credit hour degree program including:
- 45 Business Administration Credits, made up of:
- Roughly 30 credit hour MBA core (no credit is awarded for
Business Administration core courses successfully waived: credit
must be earned with Business electives);
- Roughly 15 elective hours in Business Administration;
- MBA Communication Requirement.
- Up to 12 credit hours of transferable electives from the Center for
Russian and East European Studies.
2) The REES 30 credit hour degree program including:
- 18 credit hours in REES courses, at least 15 hours of which are at
the graduate level (courses numbered 600 or above), and at least one of
which is a research seminar (REES 795 or its equivalent of Business
750);
- Course distribution in at least three disciplines in addition to
business (anthropology, economics, history, languages and
literatures, law, natural resources policy, political science,
public policy, sociology, etc.);
- A master’s essay approved by two appropriate faculty, one a REES
faculty associate and the other a Business School faculty member.
- 12 hours of additional coursework at least the 400 level, in either
business administration or REES, which complements the student’s
individual program, and which receive the approval of advisors in both
CREES and the Business School.
The total credit hours for the dual degree program must be at least 75. No
course work completed prior to admission may be counted towards the MBA
requirements of the dual program.
The dual program may begin with studies in either school. However, because of
the sequenced nature of the core courses in the MBA program, most students will
find it advantageous to start with year one in the Business School. During years
two and three, courses may be taken in both schools. Students who wish to begin
with REES courses should see a counselor in the Business School to arrange an
appropriate plan of study. No coursework completed prior to admission in either
program may be counted toward the MBA requirement of the dual program.
Applicants interested in the MBA/MA combined program must file separate
applications to and be admitted by both programs. Applicants must indicate on
both applications that they are applying for this specific dual degree program
(please make sure the correct box is checked on the MBA application). The
application fee of $60 for United States Citizens and permanent residents or $75 for international students
must be paid to Rackham.
Applicants must take the GMAT for Admission to Michigan's Ross School of
Business and East
European Studies dual degree program. Applicants must be proficient in a
language of the region, as demonstrated through successful completion of at
least three years of coursework or by satisfactory score on a proficiency exam
administered by the Slavic Department, and present an undergraduate GPA of at
least 3.25. (German is not considered a language of the region.) Conditional
admits are sometimes made. Contact CREES at
crees.admissions@umich.edu for more information.
Additionally, a listing of REES-related courses are available from the CREES
website at http://ii.umich.edu/crees/
For basic information on the MA/MBA in Russian & East European Studies and
Business program, please visit the Center for Russian & East European Studies
web site at:
http://www.ii.umich.edu/crees
Please see below for a sample plan of this dual degree program.
SAMPLE PLAN 1
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| Fall Term Courses |
Credits |
| Accounting 502 |
2.25 |
| Marketing 503 |
2.25 |
| Business Economics 502 |
2.25 |
| Strategy 502 |
2.25 |
| OMS 502 |
2.25 |
| Finance 503 or 513 |
2.25 |
| MO 503 |
2.25 |
| Total
|
15 .75 |
| Winter Term Courses |
Credits |
| Accounting 552 |
2.25 |
| Operations Management 552 |
2.25 |
| MAP – BA 553 |
7.5 |
| Business Elective |
2.25 |
| Total
|
14.25 |
|
Year 2
|
| Fall Term Courses |
Credits |
| REES Elective |
3 |
| Strategy 503 |
1.5 |
| Business Electives |
6 |
| Business Law or Ethics |
1.5 |
| Total
|
12 |
| Winter Term Courses |
Credits |
| REES Coursework |
9 |
| Business Electives |
6 |
| Total
|
15 |
|
Year 3
|
| Fall Term Courses |
Credits |
| Seminar |
3 |
| REES Electives |
9 |
| Total
|
12 |
| Winter Term Courses |
Credits |
| REES 795 or equivalent |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Total
|
6 |
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Note: At least
three terms of full-time enrollment must be
completed in Business Administration.
Full-time enrollment is defined as 9
credit hours or more per term.
Additionally, a listing of REES-related
courses is available from the CREES website
at
http://ii.umich.edu/crees/
Sample Note: Credit per term will vary. Your
credits per term may differ from sample.
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