The Symbol - C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University Corporate M.B.A. Program partnership was established in 1997, and takes great pride in providing high quality graduate business education to Symbol Technologies’ employees. Many employees of Symbol Technologies have taken advantage of this rewarding program to the benefit of their careers.

All of C.W. Post’s College of Management business programs are AACSB International accredited, adding significant value to your degree. Companies recognize this prestigious accreditation as the gold standard in business education.

The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University has extensive experience providing highly regarded Corporate M.B.A. programs. Symbol employees can take advantage of the very same highly regarded on-site M.B.A program as hundreds of graduates from firms such as Northrop Grumman and Verizon. These graduates have taken advantage of this rewarding course of study to the benefit of their firms and their careers.

Symbol employees who’ve graduated from this program have enjoyed material career progress. Fully 93% of current Symbol employees who graduated from this program between 2000-2003 have been promoted.

Why an M.B.A.?

The world of business is changing - faster than many expected. Career success increasingly depends upon having the skills and knowledge that modern enterprise demands. An M.B.A. is the pre-eminent measure of professional business education. An M.B.A. demonstrates a capacity to learn, knowledge and a commitment to improving one’s ‘tool kit’ to current and prospective employers. An M.B.A. confers credibility and an ability to handle increasing responsibilities. Doors otherwise closed may open.

Improving your marketability is the surest way to open the right doors - for advancement, for new assignments, for new careers. The changes that Symbol has experienced in the past few years impel new skills and talents to address the opportunities and challenges ahead. Enriching your education and professional skills add value to Symbol, and to yourself. Acquiring an M.B.A. is an investment that pays lifelong returns.

Open Houses

A series of Open Houses are scheduled for you to meet with an M.B.A. Advisor and the Director of Graduate Programs to learn more about this program.

Please contact us at 516-299-4182 or e-mail at cathy.black@liu.edu.

The date will also be announced in upcoming broadcast emails. We look forward to seeing you there.

The Program

This rewarding 2 1/2 year program is specially designed for the needs of Symbol Technologies’ employees.

• All classes are held at Symbol — our faculty comes to you. This removes the frustration of yet another commute to burden your busy day. Classes are held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings — the new class will begin on Thursdays.

• Tuition for this program is fully paid by Symbol Technologies. Help yourself and your career to a valuable learning experience that will generate a lifetime of returns.

• Students jointly progress through the program as a team. This team structure complements the increasingly collaborative nature of work and reinforces the educational experience of the team. Owing to the cohort nature of the program, students meet others in the company whom they might otherwise never encounter, helping to broaden their network of contacts within the company.

• Small class sizes and positive feedback from the students on the program and the faculty reflects the personalized, intimate learning experience that C.W. Post offers to all of its students.

• Many elements of this program are especially useful to Symbol employees through research projects that are specially tied to current company issues.

• The C.W. Post M.B.A. Advisory Staff will work to help you every step of the way, from your application through graduation.

More Information

• To apply online click here. If you apply online; please enter SYMBOL in the address field, along with your address.

• Contact us 516-299-4182 or email at cathy.black@liu.edu

The M.B.A. Curriculum (All courses are 3 credits)

To see detailed course descriptions, please visit www.liu.edu/postmba

Core (18 credits):

GBA 520 Economics for Business Decisions

GBA 521 Financial Accounting and Reporting

GBA 522 Corporate Financial Management

GBA 523 Management and Leadership in a Global Society

GBA 524 Marketing Management

GBA 525 Statistics for Managers

Management Perspectives (18 credits):

MBA 620 Managing Information Technology and e-Commerce

MBA 621 Financial Markets and Institutions

MBA 622 Competitive Marketing Strategy

MBA 623 Organizational Behavior

MBA 624 Operations Management

MBA 625 Global Business: Environment and Operations

Electives (9 credits)

Integrative Capstone (3 credits):

MBA 820 Business Policy