Pfeiffer University

Pfeiffer University
founding	1885
Sponsorship	Private university with church support
place	Charlotte
state	North Carolina
country	United States
management	Michael C. Miller
Students	1,784 (as of 2007)
Website	www.pfeiffer.edu

The Pfeiffer University is a private university based in Charlotte (North Carolina) . The campus for the undergraduate programs is located in Misenheimer, North Carolina, a 45-minute drive northeast of Charlotte . The Master’s degree programs with offers such as the Master of Business Administration (MBA) are located in Charlotte. Pfeiffer University is not a research university. There are no major research activities, with the exception of theses in the master’s degree programs.

The university is largely funded by tuition fees (approximately $ 27,000 per year) and the United Methodist Church, as well as private donations.

Jane Freeman Hall

The university's self-description is as follows: “Pfeiffer University is a comprehensive, United Methodist Church-affiliated university with multiple locations and targeted teaching methods; Pfeiffer University is committed to educational excellence, service and research. Within our academic 'extended family' we strive for equality above all and promote the realization of the individual, full academic and personal potential through transparent bachelor and master degree programs. It is the university's vision that our students embrace the Christian values ​​of human dignity, integrity, and servitude as they become 'servant leaders' and 'lifelong learners'. In 2016, 958 students are enrolled in Undergraduate Studies and 826 students are enrolled in the Graduate School. The university teams play in the NCAA division II. "

history

Pfeiffer University was founded in 1885 . Pfeiffer University was given its current name as a result of a generous donation from the New York business tycoon Henry Pfeiffer in 1934.

Locations

Henry Pfeiffer Chapel on the university campus

• Charlotte (Graduate School of Business)
• Misenheimer (Undergraduate Campus)
• Triangle Region (Research Facilities & Graduate Campus)
  • Chapel Hill
  • Raleigh
  • Durham

The 1,300 students in the Bachelor's degree programs are based on the Misenheimer campus. The Business School campus is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Research activities take place primarily in the so-called Triangle Region in the cities of Chapel Hill , Raleigh and Durham . Further master’s courses are also located at these locations.

Admission requirements and talent profile

The average SAT value of the students admitted to the Bachelor courses is between 950 and 1150. This corresponds to an average intelligence quotient (IQ) of 93 to 122. The average grade (GPA) of the applicants is 3.2. Students in the master’s degree courses qualify through letters of application or motivation and three independent letters of recommendation, which are to be sent to the admissions committee or the course director, and an admissions interview. A GMAT and the TOEFL English test for non-native speakers must also be taken.

Course offer

Henry Pfeiffer Chapel in Misenheimer

• B.Sc. Programs
  • B.Sc. Languages, Literature, and Communication
  • B.Sc. Natural and Health Sciences
  • B.Sc. Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • B.Sc. Education
  • B.Sc. Economics
  • B.Sc. International business

• Masters programs
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Master of Organizational Change and Leadership (MSL)
  • Master of Health Administration (MHA)
  • Master of Science in Finance and Banking (MSc.)

• Further degrees (doctorate) are not offered.

MBA program in Charlotte

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a job-related academic program which can be started after the German Vordiplom or Bachelor and can be completed within 1–2 years.

Course overview

As part of the MBA program, 12 courses must be taken, 9 of which are mandatory and 3 further courses are optional. The academic calendar of events at Pfeiffer University in Charlotte includes the following offers:

• Mandatory courses:
  • Organizational Communications
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Quantitative decision making
  • Managerial accounting
  • Managerial Economics
  • Managerial Finance
  • Marketing Management
  • Strategic Management
  • Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

Rowe Hall lecture hall building

• Optional events:
  • Operations Management
  • Legal Issues in International Business
  • Professional Speaking and Presentation
  • International business
  • Managerial Information Systems Theory and Design
  • Managerial Negotiations
  • Applied Field Project - International Experience
  • Applied Field and Research Project
  • Comparative International Business Law
  • Applied Research in Business
  • International Human Resources Management
  • Global management
  • Ethical Behavior and Employment Law
  • Organizational leadership
  • Critical Thinking for Continuous Improvement
  • Managing a diverse workforce
  • Human resource management
  • Human Resource Development
  • Organizational change management
  • Strategies for Building High Performance Teams and Organizations
  • Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
  • Comparative International Business Law

Partnerships

Universities

Jane Freeman seminar building

• University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg , Germany

• University of Mannheim , Germany

• Shanxi University , Taiyuan , People's Republic of China

• University of Applied Sciences Koblenz , Germany

• TU Dresden , Germany

• University of Applied Sciences Kufstein , Austria

• FOM University of Economics & Management , Germany

• IPFM Prague , Prague , Czech Republic

• Fulda University of Applied Sciences , Germany

Companies

Knapp Health and Fitness Center on Campus

• Continental AG , Charlotte, North Carolina
• GETRAG Corporation, Newton, North Carolina
• Wachovia Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Addison Whitney (Global Full-Service Branding Consultancy), Charlotte, North Carolina
• Time Warner Cable , Charlotte, North Carolina
• Kuehne + Nagel , Charlotte, North Carolina
• Rödl & Partner, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Broyhill Wakin Capital Advisors LLC, Lenoir, North Carolina

Accreditations

Rowe Hall Building

• ACQUIN (accreditation, certification and quality assurance institute)
• IACBE (International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education)
• SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)

Since 2008, Pfeiffer University has been the first American university to carry the ACQUIN accreditation seal for the MBA program.

Web links

• Pfeiffer University homepage
• Pfeiffer University - Academy of International Business Studies in Germany

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.pfeiffer.edu/why-pfeiffer/about-pfeiffer
2. ↑ http://www.davidpbrown.co.uk/psychology/iq-conversion.html
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7. ↑ http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1664&Itemid=261
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9. ↑ http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1664&Itemid=261
10. ↑ http://www.pfeiffer.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1664&Itemid=261
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12. ^ University of Applied Sciences Fulda : Partner universities of the HS Fulda. Accessed on June 4, 2011.
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14. ↑ http://www.acquin.org/de/lösungen/index.php
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17. ↑ http://www.karriere-im-ausland.de/laender/auslandsaufenthalte-usa/studium-im-ausland/agenturen/pfeiffer.htm

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