New business degree being offered... B.Mgmt

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>I’m from Canada and there seems to be a new type of degree entering Canadian schools, the “Bachelor of Management” degree. The Bachelor of Management degree was designed in response to the growing need for university graduates with leadership training and focuses on establishing a solid foundation of technical competence as well as developing leadership skills that are essential in a range of industries.</p>

<p>The Bachelor of Management degree is very similar to the U.S. Bachelor of Business Administration with a management focus, but the B.Mgmt has a higher emphasis on management. </p>

<p>My friend has asked me to post the following questions about obtaining this type of degree:</p>

<li><p>Would American MBA programs (for example, top 20) disregard this degree because it is not very well known?</p></li>
<li><p>If applying for a management position, would this type of bachelor degree specifically in management (this degree being a “Bachelor of Management” and not just a major or concentration in management) tend to be more appealing to the employer when interviewing for management positions?</p></li>
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<p>Does anyone have an opinion or should I move this post to another forum?</p>

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<p>1) I hardly think it matters. I've known people who have gotten into top MBA programs with degrees in things like "Classics" or other humanities. </p>

<p>Look, the truth is, worrying about what specific kind of degree you are going to get is just quibbling. Nobody really cares. What really matters for the purposes of getting into a top MBA program is the quality of your work experience and your leadership potential. </p>

<p>2) Again, I think it hardly matters. The truth is, employers don't really care about what specific degree you have. They care about what you know. I've known people with degrees in management get beat out by people with degrees in the humanities for management roles.</p>