UVA Darden Full-time MBA Viewbook

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MBA

THE DARDEN MBA THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

DARDEN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

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THE FULL-TIME DARDEN MBA

FIND YOUR WHY. FOLLOW OSE. 2

Latif Alam (MBA ‘18)

At Darden, students are encouraged

WE ARE GUIDED

to pursue their why — their personal

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challenge — to develop the modern

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leader within.

Here, ambition and collaboration catalyze each other to spawn career-long success that accompanies a deeper sense of meaning in one’s work.

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Spontaneous yet deliberate learning experience that promotes critical thinking, learning by doing and confidence in the face of uncertainty.

Concentrated and purposeful intensity of experience that mimics the performance pressures of modern business and teaches at its true pace — not the nearest simulation.

High intellectual and emotional engagement that creates a culture of mutual respect, positive intent, global inclusion and collaborative rigor.

As part of the University of Virginia, we hold ourselves to the same standards and honor code.

Commitment to immediacy and proximity to business practice within an accessible, open-door research ecosystem.

Dedication to leading lives of honor and purpose through a commitment to meaningful work and leadership in the field of business ethics.

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THE DARDEN MBA

EXPERIENCE 2

IN CLASS

OUT OF CLASS

It all starts with the case method.

No lectures. No recitations.1 Just you, your classmates, your professors and the discussions you build together.

Each student is also assigned to a 4-5 person learning team3 that spans sections, interests and backgrounds. Together, you’ll grapple with assignments and advance each other’s comprehension of the day’s lessons.

To preserve a custom, improvised atmosphere, students are assigned to smaller 60-65 person sections on Day One, each with its own spirit, identity and inside jokes. 2 Perspective matters.

Here, every voice is heard, every opinion earns its platform and no assumption remains assumed.

The classroom is a forum, not an auditorium.

We’re one of the few MBA programs that teaches through the case method, and we use it for its unparalleled ability to prep students for the world outside our walls.

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Students further pursue their purpose in the form of professional reward. Darden’s Career Development Center advisers provide 1-on-1 support, starting before your first day of class. And Second Year mentors help new students navigate the recruiting process.

Darden’s top-ranked entrepreneurship offerings can show you an ROI before graduation day.

From our i.Lab Incubator to academic coursework to professors who have done and seen it all in their own ventures.

Inside jokes are just the start of it.

Every year, sections compete in the Darden Cup, a serious (yet not-soserious), yearlong competition of wits, athletics, food drives, trivia and more.

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Learning teams are like family.

Provided your family does regression analyses over dinner. You’ll quickly see the benefits of your smaller group helping you prepare for every assignment, every paper and every exam.

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Nenna Akpaete (MBA ’18), Yunge Du (Class of 2019)

THE DARDEN MBA

TWO YEARS, AMBITION AND THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.

Ranked the world’s best business education experience for seven years in a row, the Darden MBA graduates future-ready leaders who leverage a purpose-driven education into professional advancement.

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MONTHS

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GL OBAL ST UDY I N 4 0 L OCAT I ONS ACRO S S

two dozen countries

70+ full-time P R O FE S S O R S ( TH E WO R LD ’ S B E S T I N B U S I N E S S E D U C A TI O N )

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C O U N TR I E S R E PR E S E N TE D

The First Year of a Darden MBA doesn’t just prepare you for the Second Year of a Darden MBA. You’ll dive headfirst into a rigorous core curriculum, immersed in a case-based learning experience that facilitates learning by doing.

C O R E C O U R SE S

• Management Communication

• Operations Management

• Financial Management and Policies

• Decision Analysis

• Global Economies and Markets

• Accounting for Managers • Marketing

• Leading Organizations • Business Ethics

• Strategic Thinking and Action

Jared Colton (MBA ’18) Darden students travel the world via dozens of global courses.

The Second Year? Same exact experience, just completely different.

Now’s the moment to align expertise with purpose. Your Second Year gives you the chance to sharpen your professional interests, personalizing our unique approach to your career path and in-demand skill sets.

E L E C T IVE AR E A S

• Accounting • Consulting

• Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy • Ethics

• Finance

• Global Economies and Markets

• Leadership and Organizational Behavior

• Management Communication • Marketing

• Operations

• Q uantitative Analysis • Sustainability

Advance a passion. Advance a position.

Amazon, Danaher, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, McKinsey & Co. — those are a few of the names you’ll see on recent Darden grad resumes. We’ll work to get you where you want to be with oneon-one professional development always available from our Career Development Center. The results speak for themselves: The average salary of new Darden graduates ranked fourth highest among all B-schools, according to U.S. News & World Report.

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S T U DENT S ( 3 3 5 P E R SPECT I VES)

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D U AL - D E G R E E PR O G R A MS

The Darden Worldwide Scholarship Thanks to a recent gift from the Batten Foundation and UVA Bicentennial Scholars Fund, every full-time Darden MBA student now has the opportunity to attend a global elective course at no incremental cost through the Batten Foundation Darden Worldwide Scholarship program.

15,000 + A L U MN I A C R O S S SIX CONTINENTS

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E L E C TI V E S I N E N T R E P RE N E U R S H I P A N D I N N O V ATI O N

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WHAT CAN Y FROM A DAR A MIND TRAINED FOR THE MOMENT. Every day at Darden is an experience unique to itself, sharpening immediate analysis and critical thinking skills via self-guided classroom discussions.

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Mercedes Rodriguez (Class of 2019)

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A MIND TRAINED FOR TOMORROW.

By May of Second Year, you’ll have a whole new mentality beneath your graduation cap, prepped and ready to face a real world that looks modest compared to the one you just conquered.

Anthony Roberts (MBA ’18)

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“CORE,” AS ST UDENT S CALL IT , IS

1 YEAR

AN EXP ERIENCE UNLIKE ANY O T H E R .

EACH T OP IC IS BUILT T O COVE R T H E IMP ORT ANT T HEMES AT T HE H E AR T OF EVERY BUSINESS DECISIO N .

CORE CLASSES Think of your core curriculum as true Darden concentrate.

The first three quarters are a rigorous, rewarding endeavor shaped by foundational coursework.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Dozens of clubs and organizations let you research, select and make a difference in groups creating enduring change on Grounds and off.

RECRUITING Darden’s Career Development Center puts you in the perfect position for information sessions, interviews and site visits with top firms worldwide. You’ll even meet your career coach before your first day on Grounds.

SUMMER INTERNSHIP June, July and August are all about testing your skills in the workplace, employing what you’ve learned over the past year and culling industry experience to help map the next.

Students complete internships for major corporations all over the world. Many pursue startup dreams, and Darden supports those with an entrepreneurial purpose, too. The i.Lab Incubator serves as a summer accelerator that has launched several multimillion-dollar companies, while the Batten Institute’s Venture Internship Program and Technology Venture Fellows program place students in impactful internships with early stage startups. The Darden Nonprofit Internship Fund helps cover living costs while students contribute to social causes.

DARDEN WORLDWIDE COURSES All Darden students are invited to participate in a worldwide course before graduation. Some choose to do so during First Year, selecting between dozens of countries and countless experiences.

EACH SU M M E R , 95% O F D AR D E N ST U D E N T S C O M PL E T E AN INT ERN SH IP PR O G R AM , M AN Y O F T HEM R E T U R N IN G W IT H F U L L - T IM E FROM THE GLACIERS OF P AT AGONIA T O T HE CA THEDRA LS OF MOSCOW, YOUR WORLDWIDE EX PERI E NCE WILL HELP YOU DISCOVER UNCOMM ON P ERSP ECT IVES ON COMMERCE, LEA DERS HI P AND SOCIET Y ACROSS T HE GLOBE.

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A LL DARDEN ST UDENT ORGA NI ZA TI ONS ARE EXCLUSIVELY

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RUN BY FI RS T AND SECOND YEARS. EV ERY Y EAR, WE RECOGNIZE THE MOS T EXCEP T IONAL LEADERS WI TH THE D ARDEN P RIZE F OR CLUB EXCELLENCE.

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS LEADERSHIP Your Second Year is a full-scale immersion into leadership.

Students ascend to leading positions across clubs, organizations and student government.

EVERY DAY AFTER The only difference between Darden alumni and Darden students? A job and a diploma. All Darden graduates receive career services for life, carrying the same purpose-forged mindset into the workplace to join a network with implications larger than its impressive numbers.

P U T T I N G YO U R W H Y T O W O R K ELECTIVES Like core courses, all elective courses follow an energizing, discussion-based format. More than 100 elective topics span as many student interests.

DARDEN WORLDWIDE COURSES

93% Class of 2017 received a job offer within three months of graduation $124,684 Average starting salary $31,966 Average signing bonus

WHERE YOU’LL FIND US.

First Year, Second Year or both, a Darden Worldwide Course can stoke professional curiosities beyond borders, revealing new perspectives.

YOU’ LL JOI N A DI S TI NGUI S HED N ETWORK OF 1 5 , 0 0 0 A LUMNI S PA NNI NG 9 0 COUNTRI ES .

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ALL YEAR LONG

T hursdays are for DARDEN COLD CALLS, a themed tradition in which student-run clubs host fellow students, faculty and families to celebrate the personality and diversity of the Darden community. tudent-run clubs are also responsible for much of our off-campus social life. One of our most S popular? Beer release events from the Darden School of Brew.

F irst Coffee is a tradition that runs as deep as our Grounds. Every morning, you can count on a fresh cup and a stimulating conversation waiting for you between classes.

Faculty don’t see themselves as researchers for their own benefit, and they don’t see trade-offs between teaching and research. Instead, they look to the critical thinking from their classrooms to inform their fieldwork, and vice-versa.

THE ETHICIST

THE DESIGN THINKER

Ed Freeman

Jeanne Liedtka

BUS I N ES S ETHI CS

ENT REP RENEURSHIP & IN N O VAT IO N

The father of stakeholder theory and champion of business ethics.

A truly modern leader (before it was modern).

Organizational sage and pioneer of design thinking, a problem-solving technique that’s transforming companies, nonprofits and government agencies.

THE FUTURIST

Ed Hess

ST RAT EGY & ENT REP RENEURSHIP

Author of 12 books, 100+ practitioner articles, 60+ Darden cases and some just-far-enough-out-there ideas you won’t find elsewhere.

THE FINANCIER

THE DIFFERENCE MAKER

Elena Loutskina

Martin Davidson

F I NA NCE

Trusted consult for students, professors and corporations for all things commercial banking.

(Oh, and the Federal Reserve and International Monetary Fund.)

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LEADERSH IP & ORGANIZAT IONA L B E H AVIO R

Renowned for changing how executives across the globe leverage the diversity and differences in their organizations, with too many credentials to count.

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THINKING ABOUT A VISIT? CONTACT OUR MAIN OFFICE.

darden@virginia.edu

THINKING ABOUT THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE? CONTACT A STUDENT AMBASSADOR.

darden.virginia.edu/mba/community/contact-a-student

THINKING ABOUT OUR MASTER’S IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS? CONTACT THE MSBA TEAM.

msba@virginia.edu

THINKING ABOUT APPLYING? CONTACT OUR ADMISSIONS OFFICE TO SCHEDULE A CONVERSATION.

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PURPOSE IS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.

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