2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Graduate Program Objectives

In our interdependent global economy, the not-for-profit, public and private sectors require managers who have the skills, knowledge, values and sensitivities to be leaders and effective decision makers in their organization. The Business School, through the MBA, MPA and specialized graduate programs, offers opportunities for personal growth, professional development and advancement by providing students with the interpersonal and functional managerial and administrative skills they need to succeed in our increasingly complex, diverse, and changing environment.

The Sawyer Business School offers the following graduate degree programs: 

• MBA
• Global MBA
• MBA Online
• Executive MBA
• MBA/Health 
• MBA/Nonprofit
• Accelerated MBA for Attorneys 
• Accelerated MBA for CPAs 
• Accelerated MBA for Music Management Graduates of Berklee College
• MSA (Master of Science in Accounting) 
• MSF (Master of Science in Finance) 
• MSFSB (Master of Science in Financial Services and Banking) 
• Accelerated MSF for Attorneys
• MHA (Master of Health Administration)
• MBA and GDPA 
• MPA (Master of Public Administration)
• MST (Master of Science in Taxation)

Locations
The Suffolk MPA degree is offered on Suffolk’s main Boston campus and at Cape Cod Community College, West Barnstable, Massachusetts. The Suffolk MBA is offered at the Boston campus, North Campus and fully online.

The Business School offers several joint degrees:

• MBA/MSA
• MBA/MSF 
• MBA/MST 
• MPA/MS in Mental Health Counseling 
• MPA/MS in Crime and Justice Studies 
• MPA/MS in Political Science 

The Business School also offers the following joint degree programs with Suffolk University Law School: 

• JD/MBA
• JD/MSF
• JD/MPA 

Certificate/Diploma Programs: 

• Advanced Certificate in Taxation
• Advanced Professional Certificate
• Certificate of Advanced Study in Public Administration
• Certificate Program of Advanced Study in Finance 
• Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting

Advising
The specific program directors and the academic departments provide academic advising to both full-time and part-time students. Business School academic administrators, department chairs, and faculty all schedule some office hours during the day and evening to assist students with their program of study and course registration.

Office Location

73 Tremont Street, 12th Floor

Office Hours

Graduate Programs Office

Fall and Spring Semesters

Monday through Thursday 8:45 am – 7:15 pm
Friday 8:45 am – 4:45 pm

Summer Sessions

Monday and Tuesday 8:15 am – 7:15 pm

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8:15 am – 4:45 pm

Office hours for Business School faculty are posted on individual faculty office doors, or by contacting the departments listed below:  

Accounting
617– 573– 8652

Business Law
617– 994– 4217

Information Systems 
617– 573– 8331

Finance
617– 573– 8396

Management
617– 573– 8336

Marketing  
617– 573– 8651

Strategy and International Business 
617– 305– 1934

Organizational Behavior and Entrepreneurship 
617– 573-8336

Public Management 
617– 573– 8330

Graduate Programs
617– 573– 8306

MBA Programs 
617-573-8306

Global MBA
617– 573-8306

Executive MBA 
617– 573– 8660

Healthcare Administration
617– 305– 1709

MBA Online
617– 573– 8334

MS in Accounting Programs
617– 573– 8740

MS in Finance Programs
617– 573– 8641

MS in Taxation Programs 
617– 573– 8361

Public Management Graduate Programs
617– 573– 8024

Suffolk Graduate Programs at Cape Cod Community College
508– 375– 4083

Suffolk Graduate Programs at the North Campus
978– 837– 5143