The announcement of two new online master’s degrees and reaccreditation of the UT Martin Department of Music are among recent university academic highlights.

MBA Targets Bank Professionals

The UT Martin online MBA is the first University of Tennessee graduate business program offered completely online. The program, initially designed with a focus on banking and financial services professionals, also offers the convenience of an online “classroom.” The 22-month sequence of courses in the 35-hour program makes it convenient for professionals working full time to complete the degree.

As the only program in West Tennessee outside Memphis accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the UT Martin MBA is a comprehensive business degree. The program is designed to develop a range of relevant skills and knowledge including: teamwork, problem solving, business ethics, communication, leadership, financial analysis, sales and marketing, technology, human resources, strategic planning, regulation and economic trends.
Dr. Tom Payne, UT Martin Horace and Sara Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking, said the new online MBA serves the needs of bank employees with different professional backgrounds, undergraduate degrees, job responsibilities and work schedules.

For more information, visit www.utm.edu/onlinemba or call 731-881-7324.

Online Master’s in Education Focuses on Counseling

An online master of science in education with a major in counseling—school or community—will be offered for the first time, beginning Aug. 25, 2008, by UT Martin.

Joining master of science in education degrees in administration and supervision, geoscience education and special education, all degree requirements for the new program may be completed online with the exception of a required four-day residency at the beginning of each semester. The residency for fall semester is Aug. 21-24; spring, Jan. 8-11; and summer, May 28-31. Candidates are admitted for each semester.

For information, call UT Online, toll-free, at 866-587-7589 or 731-881-7589, or visit http://utonline.tennessee.edu.

Music Department Reaccredited

The National Association of Schools of Music Commission on Accreditation recently reaccredited the UT Martin Department of Music. Degrees accredited include bachelor of arts in music, bachelor of music in music education and bachelor of music in performance.

NASM, an organization of schools, conservatories, colleges and universities, establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials. Institutional membership is gained only through the peer review process of accreditation.