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14 November/ December 2014 BizEd headlines BAKE RY: TAGSTOCK1/TH I N KSTOCK; CE LLO: KAM I L CWI KLEWSKI /TH I N KSTOCK; COM M U N ICATIONS: ROB E RT CH U RCH I LL/TH I N KSTOCK enrolled in the new 4+1 Integrated Master's programs will earn a bachelor's degree from the College of Arts and Sciences and a master of science degree from the Kelley School. ■ This fall, the College of Business at the University of North Texas in Denton is offering a class on the chal- lenges facing family-owned businesses. The class is part of a new Family Business Initiative developed by fac- ulty members in the depart- ment of management. With the help of a community engagement grant from UNT, students in the class this fall will study Candy Haven, a Denton bakery, and offer solutions to a particular chal- lenge faced by the business. ■ Alumni of the 18-month EMBA offered by the Uni- versity of Cambridge Judge Business School in the U.K. now can return annually to the school to update their knowl- edge and skills. The school's new annual electives initiative will offer lifelong learning to its graduates, who can take elec- tive courses alongside current EMBA students. ■ San Diego State Univer- sity in Califor- nia is launching a music entre- preneurship and business program open to students in all music disciplines. Developed as a partnership between SDSU's College of Profes- sional Studies and Fine Arts and the College of Business Administration, the degree is a professional bachelor of music with a specialization in entrepreneurship. ■ Central European Uni- versity's Business School in Budapest, Hungary, has announced a new Global Entrepreneurship Fellows Program. It will help entre- preneurs who already have launched a viable startup or built a product and attracted funding take their busi- nesses to the global market. ■ HEC Paris is launching a dual degree called the MBA-MSc in International Finance that allows stu- dents to complete both a 16-month MBA and a 10-month master in finance in 20 months. Stu- dents with experience in finance start accounting and finance classes at an advanced level to leverage their experience. SHORT TAKES ■ Ross Redesigns BBA This fall, the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor will launch a redesigned BBA curriculum. Called MERGE (for multidisciplinary explora- tion and rigorous guided education), the new curriculum encourages students to consider the fundamental role of business in society. Students study a core group of cases through a series of integrated courses, which helps them solve problems from multiple functional perspectives. A new required course orients students to the concept that business can help solve the world's toughest challenges. The new program also gives students opportunities to apply classroom lessons to real-world experiences. BBA students will have the chance to gain international experi- ence through junior abroad programs and cultural experi- ence through immersion and residential programs in other parts of the U.S. ■ Partners in Programming The Lubin School of Business at Pace Uni- versity in New York City is collaborating with marketing agency Media Storm on a co-branded program called the Media Storm MS in social media and mobile mar- keting. Lubin provides the curriculum for using social media and mobile marketing stra- tegically, while Media Storm brings real-world hands-on experience to the student experience: 100 hours of guest lec- tures, 50 internships, and project work for classes. The collabora- tion was announced at an October event that included a concert and TED Talk by singer Daria Musk, who built a worldwide fan base of more than 3 million people utilizing social media. San Diego State Univer- in Califor- nia is launching a music entre- and business ■ Programming The Business at versity City is collaborating with marketing agency M co-branded program called the Storm