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Im still not sure if I want to do this but I feel as I should. Basically my goal is to get an MBA and then to apply to international schools and work in administration. Is this a realistic goal? How beneficial would getting an MBA be to future employment? After 8 years of living in Korea I feel the need to improve my qualifications. My goal is to eventually work at international schools either in Korea or elsewhere. What are the other options available to me at Korean universities?

[PRagic]

Think Sejong's MBA (with Syracuse) is pretty far down the totem pole as far as international programs at Korean universities go. Yonsei GSIS probably has the best MBA, but there are also GSIS programs at other large schools such as SNU, Ewha, and Korea University just off the top of my head.

When you say your goal is to 'work at international schools', what exactly do you mean? If you want to go into administration, then an master's in educational administration would be your best bet. MBAs aren't too marketable if you just want to teach at public or private schools, and they're generally not geared toward educational administrative concerns.

Good luck to you.

[Hyeon Een]

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As far as my goals, I want to be able to get out of teaching or to be a more marketable business English teacher. Getting out of teaching would, as I said, involve perhaps working at an international school on the administrative side. Would an MBA be one of the options for this? In Korea or abroad? The Sejong MBA I think allows one to do one semester in the US which would give one a University of Syracuse MBA instead of a Sejong University MBA. The other option I am thinking of is parlaying the MBA into a job at a Korean company or using it to angle myself into much higher paying business English work in Korea.

[PRagic]

Check out the program a bit more closely. Pretty sure you don't get a Syracuse MBA; the credits you take from Syracuse profs in Korea and during an exchange semester count towards a Syracuse MBA if you want to xfer the credits. The degree you receive is from Sejong.

If you want to work in academic admin, the MBA is not the way to go. You can get (and may need) a grad degree in educational administration.

Korea companies discount any degree from a Korean university with very few exceptions. If you want to work for a Korean firm, your best plan of attack is to get your MBA from the biggest name school you can swing, get hired in the US, and then go for a xfer back here to Korea.

For business English? Guess any MBA would fit the bill there, but you'd be better served with a Master's degree in TESOL or A.L.; throw in a couple of MBA courses along the way just for good PR. Most people studying business English just need work on the English end, not the business end.

And thanks for the input, Hyeon Eun. Didn't know that Sejong had gotten their accredidation. Just being honest when I say that I haven't really heard too many impressive things about the program, but that could be simply because it's not as large as some of the others and the word just hasn't gotten out yet.

[tzechuk]

[PRagic]

Interesting. Are you talking about the regular MBA program at Yonsei or the GSIS program? I took a look at the profs and their backgrounds at Yonsei, and it's a pretty impressive house (great publications, active corporate involvement, and Ivy degrees). As for the admin? Couldn't tell you, but has anyone ever been impressed with university admin?

But like your friend said, you get a certificate from Syracuse, NOT an MBA. The actual degree is from Sejong. At least you'd have the Syracuse name on your resume if nothing else.

[cdninkorea]

Does one have to write the GMAT for the Sejong MBA programme? That's one thing to consider.

Also, I find it amazing that the Yonsei MBA programme may not be accredited; it is, after all, one of Korea's best universities.

[hogwonguy1979]

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