The University of Maine - Maine Business School

MBA

Welcome to the University of Maine MBA Program

The Maine Business School Graduate Program prepares its students to lead business organizations in volatile and rapidly changing markets, technologies and innovations. We do this by helping our MBA students learn to think in creative and innovative ways, to work with complex problems and issues, usually in uncertain environments, to lead, manage, and communicate while developing an appreciation of diversity and ethics as value-added components in domestic and global environments. Graduates enter the workforce prepared to handle the challenges of conducting business in the 21st century.

How will we help you develop your management and leadership skills?

Knowledge: develop core competencies in the crucial business disciplines.

Communication: effective oral and written communication skills.

Problem Solving: innovative problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Global Business, Responsibility, and Diversity: conduct business in a foreign environment by understanding and appreciating differences in business practices and cultures and conducting themselves responsibly. Our students will also be challenged to develop ethical principles, standards and decision-making parameters.

Teamwork & Leadership: advance your ability to work effectively in teams, develop your leadership skills.

Networking & Community: students are given networking & leadership opportunities outside of the classroom through the Graduate Business Association (GBA) and MBS Corps.

What are the differential advantages of the UMaine MBA Program?

Small Class Sizes combined with a faculty focus on caring about student progress creates a culture of collaboration and camaraderie.

Experiential Learning opportunities outside the classroom allow for practical applications of knowledge.

Diverse Classrooms with faculty and students from many backgrounds, working professionals in the local community, students from a vast diversity of academic areas, and international faculty and students.