What is the ranking/reputation of Management course provided by Harvard Extension School at Boston?

Question

http://www.extension.harvard.edu/

This school in Boston MA provides various flexible courses. One of them is Masters in liberal Arts in Management. Does any one know how is the course ? Is this considered valuable ? Never seen any rankings published for this course which can say how this course is as comparered with other similar courses offered by other schools. Any information/suggestions in this regard are welcome.

Answer 1

Usually Extension courses are NOT accepted as legitimate degrees, even if a degree is given. I've never heard of an extension program being ranked anywhere. Universities see extension as a purely financial opportunity, and to me, there would be red flags with this course. For one thing, the faculty who teach in these programs are not, for the most part, regular faculty at the university and, when they are, they are doing this for extra money, rather than as their primary job. They are hired by Extension administrators, who usually know nothing about the particular discipline, rather than by the faculty of the university. The fact that it is a Master's in Liberal Arts in Management sounds to me like someone is trying to take advantage of the reputation of the Harvard Business School by fooling you into believing that you are actually getting a degree from Harvard in business. I would find that really cheesy. It might work if you are a consultant who just needs an additional credential for work with small, unsophisticated clients, but most employers will probably not think much of it.