What's News from B-Schools - Dean David Bach of programs at IE & strategy professor - IE overhauling its portfolio of part-time degree programs

Wall Street Journal, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 by Melissa Korn (Via @SantiagoIniguez)

Choose Your Own Adventure' at IE

Madrid-based IE Business School is overhauling its portfolio of part-time degree programs to offer students greater flexibility in how often they take classes, where and with whom.

(IE Business School Program combinations for part-time M.B.A. and part-time executive M.B.A. students under the new plan.)

To do so, the school is trimming its part-time catalog from 12 degrees, including M.B.A.s and specialized masters degrees, to just two: the Global M.B.A.+ and the Executive M.B.A.+.

Beginning in the fall semester, students will be able to mix and match online and in-person course formats, choose how often their classes meet and opt for English or Spanish instruction. In all, there will be about 90 unique course combinations.

"Recruiters and corporate sponsors are questioning the one-size-fits-all programs as they seek to develop and recruit experienced talent for specific organizational needs," said David Bach, a strategy professor and dean of programs at IE....