Business Degrees
Distance learning is one of the strongest trends in 21st century higher education. Today a student can receive academic instruction and job training from an accredited college without ever visiting campus.
Not surprisingly, distance learning has become popular with working parents, service members on military deployment and others with complex lives. The movement has fulfilled the mission of 19th century reformers, who saw “correspondence courses” as key to overcoming traditional social and economic barriers.
College programs that can be completed through distance learning
Before establishing an online program in 2000, Globe University/Minnesota School of Business carefully evaluated the unique challenges faced by students, instructors and degree-granting institutions in a distance-learning environment. GU/MSB has carefully addressed those issues, making use of instructional methods and technology designed specifically for online education. Today we provide distance-learners with flexible options and the support they need to succeed. Contact us to learn more.
A 19th century promise, a 21st century reality
19th century reformers saw distance learning as a way for non-traditional students, including women from all walks of life, to have access to the college classroom and vocational training. In the earliest phases of the movement, students and instructors communicated exclusively through the mail and traditional colleges and universities did not recognize the coursework.
By the end of the 19th century, mainstream universities were experimenting with distance learning. In the 20th century, major public universities began offering extension courses, sometimes adding lantern slides and motion pictures to correspondence instruction, and a number of colleges offered radio courses. By the second half of the 20th century, educational television was being used to deliver course content.
Today, the primary vehicle of distance learning is the Internet. Instructors deliver lectures via text and video in many different program areas, students communicate with instructors and fellow classmates on blogs and with instant messaging, and online study and testing tools provide instant feedback.
Our commitment: Quality in education, practical job training
At Globe University/Minnesota School of Business we have provided students with high-quality, efficient career training for over 130 years. Today, many of our degree programs can be taken entirely online, others make use of hybrid courses, and others are offered only through the traditional classroom and lab system. Each program is carefully designed to provide maximum flexibility without compromising the depth of content.
If you would like more information about distance learning, please contact us. A GU/MSB representative will be happy to answer your questions, describe our programs, take you on a campus tour or virtual college tour, and walk you through the admissions process.
Globe University and Minnesota School of Business are members of the Globe Education Network. Other member colleges include Utah Career College, Institute of Production and Recording, Minnesota School of Cosmetology, and the Duluth Business University. Globe Education Network also provides academic support and manages a wealth of shared resources for the benefit of students. Through consortium agreements approved by member schools' accrediting bodies, students are able to earn credit for classes taken at member schools.
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees, Bachelor of Science degrees, Associate in Applied Science degrees and diplomas.