那么对于无法兼顾两项考试的申请者来说,选择就显得比较重要了。GMAT or GRE我们选哪个?首先你要明白你自己的目标到底是什么,自己有什么样的条件。你不妨用SWOT分析法来全面剖析一下自己。第二、在全面分析自己之后,你会很清楚自己到底要往哪个方向发展,研究还是管理?一旦明白这一点之后,就不会再为考什么考试而烦恼。因为,不管哪个学校,只要是商学院下开设了这个专业 的都接受GMAT,而在非商学院如信息学院、理工学院下开设的则都接受GRE。当然也有部分学校是两者都接受。
三、课程设置上区别大吗?
这里拿两所有代表性学校的课程设置做一下对比:
第一所:University of Texas-Austin
我们先来看看开设在School of Information的University of Texas-Austin。在USNEWS2009排名中该校综合排名在47位,专业排名第三,是一所很有竞争力的学校。专业名全称叫Master of information studies,我们来看他的课程设置:
有13个学分的核心课程:
Introduction to Information Studies
Understanding and Serving Users
Organizing and Providing Access to Information
Managing Information Services and Organizations
Introduction to Research in Information Studies
其核心课程中只有一门管理类课程
第二所:University of Arizona
我们再来看看开设在商学院下的University of Arizona该校的MIS全称Master of science in management information systems,设在Kelley School of Business下.其课程设置如下:
Responsible Information Management
Management of Information Technology
IT Strategy
Software Design & Integration
Business Communications
Web Computing and Mining
Social and Ethical Issues of the Internet
Management of Technology I
Management of Technology II
Business Foundations for IT
Information Security in Public and Private Sectors (CNSS and NSTISSI certified)
Privacy, Security and Business Continuity (CNSSI certified)
Bio Medical and Security Informatics
Systems Modeling and Simulation
Models for Decision Support
Introduction to Enterprise Computing Environments
Business Process Management Systems
Enterprise Data Management
Data Management: Technology and Applications
Software Agents and Multi-Agent Systems
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Analysis and Design of Service-Oriented Systems
Operations Management
Managing for Quality Improvement
Production and Operations Management
Production and Operations Management
The Supply Chain and Logistics
Project Management
Knowledge Management: Technologies and Practices
Strategic Management of Information Systems
Business Intelligence
Data-driven Knowledge and Intelligence for Decision Making