Bentley MSA, MSMA(marketing analytics), MSBA(business analytics) 校友答疑

matchMichelle

先介绍一下LZ自己。2012 fall MSA, accounting读了一学期之后决定转行做marketing analysis， 于是修完MSA之后现在是enroll in MSMA (marketing analytics)。LZ currently is undertaking a data mining project investigating prospective applicants' interests in US B-schools. 想当年CD给了LZ很多宝贵信息和精神支持。如今趁着这段时间做这个project会常来mine一下CD，就顺便提供些最新的信息给CDers，在此解答大家对bentley的问题。

需声明在前的是：LZ愿意尽我所知解答所有关于学校、城市、就业、课程的问题，但还烦请不要重复询问我为什么转行。LZ转行纯属个人兴趣，当初在中国就已经有申marketing的念头，只是出于其他各方考虑最终申了MSA。

bentley的MSA总体来说是很不错的program...学校很重视MSA，资源最多的也放在accounting。
MSMA在斑竹的marketing选校置顶帖里只有一句话带过，事实上还是很多可圈可点之处。
今年新开的MSBA是个很有潜力的program, 属于OPT 29 months 的stem program。
Other graduate programs：MSF， MSIT，MST(taxation), MSFP(Financial planning), MSHFID (human factors information design)。

欢迎提问。

sxtywyz

how long time is MSF or MSFP taking to complete? What are the differences b/t each other?
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matchMichelle

sxtywyz 发表于 2013-10-17 04:31
how long time is MSF or MSFP taking to complete? What are the differences b/t each other?
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All graduate programs can be completed by 1-2 years, depends on your course selection. 10 courses (3 credits for each) are required for all MS programs. For full-time international students, you can take at most 4 courses per semester(sping and fall) and at least 3. If you wanna graduate within 1 year, you can choose to take courses in summer (4 as maximum) or even winter(1 as maximum). Usually, students complete the program by 1.5 or 2 years.

MSF core courses:
Investment
Corporate Finance
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

MSFP core courses:
PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING PRACTICE
INVESTMENTS AND CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
BENEFITS, COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT
TRUSTS, GIFTS AND ESTATES
FEDERAL TAXATION OF INCOME

They are two totally different programs. MSF, like those in most schools, concentrates in financial instruments for companies by providing main courses like corporate finance, investment, derivative, etc. To complete the program, all 10 courses should be within finance area, which means no courses in other majors would be counted towards your degree.

MSFP program teaches students to help individuals achieve their financial goals through proper planning and wealth management. Such planning may be achieved by tax planning, real estate planning, and so on. Students have at least 1 chance to take electives in other majors (not very sure about this).

Hope this would be helpful.

smallnash

可以问一下bentley msa的就业情况吗？谢谢

matchMichelle

smallnash 发表于 2013-10-17 06:07
可以问一下bentley msa的就业情况吗？谢谢

我不知道具体的placement的数据。已经毕业的11届MSA中国学生中，包括auditing和tax两个职位，加起来大概有10个进了四大（11届总共100人左右）。也有一些拿了非四大的其他小公司的H1B，但具体多少人不知，应该并不多。。如果只是实习的话，据12届情况来看，大多数真的有在努力找的人都还是能找到实习做的。sponsor的full time就相对难一些了。

smallnash

matchMichelle 发表于 2013-10-17 06:11
我不知道具体的placement的数据。已经毕业的11届MSA中国学生中，包括auditing和tax两个职位，加起来大概有 ...

噢噢。了解了，谢谢哈！因为本来打算申请春季，后来因为说春季是parttime不能发visa，所以调剂去申了秋季的。你指的100多人是macc专业所有人吗？还是？如果有100多中国人，那这个项目的规模看起来很大呀。

sxtywyz

very helpful , good luck w/ your project

matchMichelle

smallnash 发表于 2013-10-17 07:17
噢噢。了解了，谢谢哈！因为本来打算申请春季，后来因为说春季是parttime不能发visa，所以调剂去申了秋季 ...

春季只招part-time么？？印象中春季是有full-time的。不过四大的招聘季在秋季，秋季入学时机好一些吧。。
12 MSA一共120人左右，中国人大概将近100个，不准确，只是我估摸的。

smallnash

matchMichelle 发表于 2013-10-17 08:14
春季只招part-time么？？印象中春季是有full-time的。不过四大的招聘季在秋季，秋季入学时机好一些吧。。
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嗯。我收到邮件这么说的。那谢谢啦。看来人确实挺多的哈。

matchMichelle

smallnash 发表于 2013-10-17 09:45
嗯。我收到邮件这么说的。那谢谢啦。看来人确实挺多的哈。

you are welcome.