Tec de Monterrey now offers an online master’s degree on Coursera

Aimed at recent graduates and professionals with less than three years of business experience, Tec de Monterrey has launched its first postgraduate course on the Coursera digital educational platform.

This is the Master’s in Business Management (MBM) Online from EGADE Business School, which is completely virtual.

“It’s an opportunity for those who are already professionals that want to work and study for a master’s degree with an international scope,” said Eduardo Aguiñaga, National Director of Full-Time Programs at EGADE Business School.

This postgraduate program is an online adaptation of the face-to-face program that has been taught since 2018 at EGADE Business School on the Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Santa Fe campuses.

“Since those interested in the program are already professionals, a MasterTrack in soft skills for consulting and technology-based project management were also incorporated,” he explained.

The Tec’s first master’s degree on Coursera

Although the Tec already offers other distance learning master’s degrees, the MBM Online is the first program that the institution has launched through the Coursera platform.

“Coursera is one of the best known and most used platforms for online studies. It can achieve global reach and is available in many markets.

“There’s a very interesting synergy. We’ve already worked on other successful projects. In this case, we decided that a master’s degree is the best next step,” said Aguiñaga.

To find the program on Coursera, all users have to do is type the name of the master’s degree into the platform’s search engine to obtain information to register.

“It’s important to note that unlike other online courses available on Coursera, this is a combination of asynchronous and synchronous material.

“We’re going to have one 80-minute class per subject every week, in which students are going to interact with their classmates and their professors,” he said.

A business master’s for young professionals

Aguiñaga explained that one requirement to access the MBM Online is that applicants be young people who are just beginning their business careers.

“The program was created for a certain group of individuals, such as recent graduates or young professionals looking to accelerate their immersion in the professional world.

“A lot of what’s covered in the program is aimed at this group of people, who are a little more centennial and highly focused on the use of technology, software, and applications,” said Aguiñaga.

Among the skills that they aim to develop through this program are critical-analytical thinking, resilience, and teamwork, as well as cross-cutting skills such as public performance.

“This master’s degree can be of great value to anyone who wants to start their business, grow their family business, climb the corporate ladder, or even aim to become a consultant,” said the director.

“The MBM Online is designed to be completed in 20 months. The workload is designed for those who work and will be studying at the same time.”

The course is in Spanish and in a part-time format

One of the characteristics that differentiate the MBM Online from the face-to-face version is that it’s almost entirely in Spanish, Aguiñaga said.

“Although the program and the interactions are completely in Spanish, it’s important to mention that one of the requirements for the master’s degree is a TOEFL score of 550.

“This is so students can understand many of the documents, articles, or general case studies that are in English, but the course will be delivered in Spanish,” he explained.

In addition, he said that the program is designed to be flexible, for students who are already graduates, so it can be taken on a part-time basis.

“In the face-to-face format, it takes 12 months to complete, but the MBM Online is designed to be completed in 20 months. The workload is designed for those who work and will be studying at the same time,” he said.

You can now apply for this master’s degree

The Master’s in Business Management Online has the following details:

• 18 subjects that are taught quarterly;
• New students can start every six months;
• It costs 26,450 dollars (approximately 560,000 pesos).

This postgraduate course was announced on February 10 and the registration process is now available on the Coursera platform. 

“The first cohort starts in September and the next, in April of next year. Upon completion, students earn their master’s degree from the EGADE Business School.

“I think it’s a milestone for the institution getting closer to a better understanding of the market that’s searching for a quality master’s degree that can be studied on a platform like Coursera,” Aguiñaga concluded.

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