The course material is identical. Delivery Media Using specialized software, classes meet in real time over the Internet. Classes are enhanced with on-screen graphics. Live videoconferencing is another way to pursue distance learning at Bentley. Several courses taught on campus are simultaneously broadcast to videoconference sites in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts.
Interaction also occurs via e-mail, telephone, and a comprehensive, dynamic course Web site.
Programs of Study The Department of Taxation and Personal Financial Planning offers a distance program that can lead to a Master of Science in Taxation or a graduate certificate in taxation. The M.S.T. offers a unique all-tax learning experience that readies students for leadership in the field of taxation, as well as careers as tax advisers, consultants, and executives in private and public firms. The M.S.T. program consists of ten graduate tax courses, all of which earn three hours of credit. Five of the courses are required and five are electives. The graduate certificate in taxation enables students who have earned a bachelor's degree to gain essential knowledge in the foundation of taxation principles.