Touro University Worldwide MBA Program Celebrates First Anniversary

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Feb 29, 2012, 08:42 ET

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The creative new MBA program of Touro University Worldwide is proud to celebrate its first birthday," proudly announced Dr. Bernard Luskin, CEO and Senior Provost of TUW. Our fist cohort of MBA students is moving toward graduation and feedback on the program has been exceptional," said Luskin.

"The Touro University Worldwide MBA program is growing because it is becoming known for its flexibility and high level of personal attention," said Dr. Gregory Zerovnik, Professor and MBA Program Chair. "In the Touro Worldwide MBA program we stress the importance of good word-of-mouth communication as a basis of successful marketing," says Zerovnik. "The fact that we have grown substantially in so short a time, with the majority of our new enrollments being referrals, tells me that our students are talking about the quality of their experiences," he said.

"We have been fortunate to assemble an outstanding team of educators who have extensive experience in online learning and who understand that it is important to maintain a high level of individual contact with students. We are proud of our scholar-practitioner faculty," added Luskin.

"The TUW MBA degree consists of 12 three-unit courses. Nine courses are core requirements covering fundamentals of the contemporary business environment from communications and finance to organizational behavior and marketing. In addition, there are five concentrations of two courses each from which to choose. Concentrations are Management, Marketing, Finance, Strategy, and Communications and Media. The MBA program also includes a project based Capstone course tailored to each individual student," counseled Zerovnik.

The Touro University Worldwide online MBA program is characterized by 8-week terms, small class sizes, great flexibility, use of the latest high-tech teaching tools, taught by scholar-practitioner faculty members that emphasize practical application as well as than theory.

The next term starts on March 19thfollowed by a next term in June. Interested students are urged to contact Matteo Indelicato, Program Advisor at [email protected], (818) 874-4118, or Heather Hoglund, Director of Enrollment Management at [email protected], (818) 874-4121.

Additional information about the MBA program is on the TUW website at: www.TUW.edu.

Touro University Worldwide (TUW)

Touro University Worldwide is a division of Touro University Los Angeles and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). TUW presently offers online Masters' Degrees in Business (MBA), Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Media and Communications Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy. For program and enrollment information, visit: www.TouroW.edu.

About the Touro College and University System

Touro is a system of Jewish-sponsored non-profit institutions of higher and professional education. Touro College was chartered in 1970 primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage and to serve the larger American and global community. Approximately 19,000 students are currently enrolled in its various schools and divisions. Touro College has branch campuses, locations and instructional sites in the New York area, as well as branch campuses and programs in Berlin, Jerusalem, Moscow, Paris, and Florida. Touro University California and its Nevada branch campus, as well as Touro University Los Angeles and its Touro College Los Angeles and Touro University Worldwide divisions. For further information on Touro College, please go to: http://www.touro.edu/media/.