MBA
| SACRAMENTO
PREPARING
INNOVATIVE LEADERS FOR GLOBAL IMPACT
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I learned how to recruit and build a team and shape a SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS. Today I’m running M A R K O T E R O MBA 07
Electronic Arts | Capital Games | Sacramento, Calif. General Manager PREVIOUS POSITION
Founder and CEO KlickNation Corp. | Sacramento, Calif. PREVIOUS DEGREE
BS, Computer Science California State University, Sacramento
on the THRILL of doing exactly WHAT I WANT to do.
Accelerate Your Career
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Corporate Connections
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Global Impact
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Transformative Experience
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Curriculum Overview
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A Passion for Teaching Excellence
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Our Dynamic Community
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Powerful Opportunities
Next Steps
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My UC Davis MBA has made it possible to ACHIEVE much more than I had hoped at this point in my career. Personally, professionally and financially, the RETURN ON INVESTMENT has been SIGNIFICANT. B R I A N N A O ' N E I L L MBA 13
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) | Sacramento, Calif. Marketing Specialist II PREVIOUS POSITION
Demand Side Specialist Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) | Sacramento, Calif. PREVIOUS DEGREE
BS, Business Administration | Concentration in Marketing California State University, Sacramento
Accelerate Your Career Known for DRIVING RESULTS in the workplace, innovative thinking and effective collaboration, UC Davis MBA graduates are in HIGH DEMAND across a wide range of industries. OUR APPROACH |
At the Graduate School of Management, you’ll find a
vibrant, close-knit community where each student matters. Our career development team will work with you to pinpoint industries and companies where you want to work, and we will promote you directly to those employers. It’s almost like having your own talent broker. We’ll help you find your next great job—and the right career.
OPENING DOORS |
We have built strong, enduring relationships
with a broad network of more than 600 top corporations that know the quality of our graduates. Each year we expand this group with new partnerships that reflect both our students’ emerging interests
No. 1 Worldwide for Diversity of Corporate Recruiters
and talents, as well as hot new companies and industries.
MAXIMIZE YOUR INVESTMENT |
The UC Davis MBA delivers outstanding
value, outpacing the return on investment of similar programs worldwide. A survey of our Part-Time MBA graduates found:
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EARNED SALARY INCREASES
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AVERAGE SALARY INCREASE OVER PRE-MBA EARNINGS
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PROMOTED OR JOINED A NEW COMPANY
NEXT STOP: SUCCESS |
While in the program and as graduates, UC Davis
MBAs find success in many fields—finance, consulting, marketing, health care, technology and entrepreneurial opportunities. And they are on the fast track to top management positions, such as CEO, CFO, partner, managing director or owner.
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Global Impact TODD NEEDHA M, CFA, MBA 99
Vice President, Client Portfolio Manager Loomis Sayles
PROFESSOR KIM EL SBACH
BOSTON, M ASS.
International Research Fellow Centre for Corporate Reputation, Oxford University OXFO RD, ENGL AN D
CATHINK A WAHL STROM MBA 91
PROFESSOR SHANNON ANDERSON
Senior Managing Director North America Banking, Accenture
Member, Advisory Panel Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
NEW YORK, N.Y.
LOND ON, ENGL AND
GREG KING MBA 02
Executive Vice President, Product Development and Strategic Ventures Global X Management Co.
CRISTAL SUMNER MBA 99
Chief Executive, British Homeopathic Association & Faculty of Homeopathy
NEW YORK, N.Y.
LUTO N, ENGL AN D
JULIE JENSEN M A 84
Human Resources Director of U.S. Programs and Foundations Operations Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
K A ARINA SUIKKONEN MBA 05
Head of Private Equity FERI Group Trust GmbH
SE AT TLE, WASH.
BAD H OM BURG, GER M ANY
MIKHAIL ZHUKOV MBA 01
STEPHANIE SWANNACK MBA 07
Managing Director, Leveraged Finance Group Wells Fargo Securities LLC
Senior Director, Brand Development Catalina Marketing International
SAN FR ANCISCO, C ALIF.
PARIS, FR ANCE
Y VES CORNA Z MBA 03
Corporate Development Manager Google Inc.
A MY MYERS JAFFE
UC Davis Executive Director of Energy and Sustainability Presentation at World Economic Forum
MOUNTAIN VIEW, C ALIF.
PETER BUGGY MBA 99
DAVOS -KLOSTERS, SWITZERL AND
Senior Director, Marketing Strategy and Sales Operations Kaiser Permanente
CR AIG CUM MINS MBA 05
Investment Director RobecoSAM
OAKL AND, C ALIF.
ZÜRICH, SWITZERL AND
ADA M FOX MBA 04
Vice President, Business Information Officer PETCO Animal Supplies Inc.
ANTONIO ZACCHEO M A 93
Director, Sales & Marketing Carpineto Winery
SAN DIEG O, C ALIF.
FLORENCE, ITALY
AGUSTIN RODRIGUEZ MBA 96
Planning and Operations Manager Hewlett-Packard Co. GUADAL A JAR A, M E XICO
DENI GARCIA NOVOA MBA 01
Vice President Project Management Grupo Magnadata
FABIANA ALVES MBA 08
Executive Manager Rabobank International
M E XICO CIT Y, M E XICO
WISA M COSTANDI MBA 01
SÃO PAULO, BR A ZIL
General Manager Informatica Qatar
D OHA, Q ATAR
RODRIGO CIFUENTES MBA 05
Alumni
Global Director, IDC New Business Platforms; AgroFresh Inc., a division of Dow AgroSciences
ROANE W YAT T THORPE MBA 98
Manager, Well Operations, Planning & Contracts ZADCO
SANTIAG O, CHILE
Faculty
ABU DHABI, UNITED AR AB EM IR ATES
Corporate Connections UC Davis Sacramento MBA students bring a wealth of experience in diverse industries and professions, from banking and finance to biotechnology, from health care to government and education, from technology to consulting. Our current students work at the following organizations:
Adventist Health System
Boos Development
AECOM
Brand Warehouse Inc.
Aerojet
Burns & Wilcox
AGS Consulting
Buzz Oates Group of Cos.
Altria Group
Cake Couture
California Health Facilities Financing Authority
Auqeo! Inc
California Board of Equalization
California ISO
Bagatelos Architectural Glass Systems
California Department of Finance
California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
Bank of America
California Department of Health Care Services
Bedminster Financial Group
California Department of Insurance
Big Papa Books LLC
California Department of Public Health
Blue Shield of California
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California Department of Water Resources California Energy Commission California Health Benefit Exchange
California Secretary of State California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) Catholic Healthcare West CH2M HILL
Accelerate Your Career YOUR UC DAVIS MBA WILL TAKE YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO This map highlights examples of our international leadership, from alumni to scholars whose research and expertise help shape
221,914
UC DAVIS ALUMNI WORLDWIDE
the evolving global economy.
PROFESSOR STEVEN CURR ALL
(Dean 2009–2014) China-Europe International Business School–UNESCO–CHIC Inc. 1st China International Agribusiness Forum BEI JING, CHINA
TODD KINK ADE MBA 98
ERDEM ONUR SAVASIR MBA 10
Controller, PRC Sales & Marketing Group Intel China Ltd.
Business Development Manager AGS Group
BEI JING, CHINA
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
HANNA K ATRIN FRIDRIKSSON MBA 01
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR R ACHEL CHEN
Director of Healthcare Division Icepharma Board Member, MP Bank
Award: Best Paper
Overseas Chinese Scholars Association in Management Science and Engineering Conference
REYK JAVÍK, ICEL AND
TIAN JIN, CHINA
JACOB FOSSAR PETERSEN MBA 03
KOJI NISHIHAR A MBA 95
Vice President Novo Nordisk A/S
CEO Nishihara Environment Co. Ltd.
COPENHAGEN, DENM ARK
TOK YO, JAPAN
HONGJIE CUI MBA 04
Director, CSMB Product Line Dell Computer SHANGHAI, CHINA
PROFESSOR CHIH -LING TSAI
Research: Prior Consequences and
Subsequent Risk Taking: New Field Evidence from the Taiwan Futures Exchange TAIWAN
PROFESSOR BR AD BARBER
Research: Day trader and other investor behavior, based on analysis of data provided by the Taiwan Stock Exchange TAIWAN
SRINIVAS LINGA M MBA 08
K AREN BENNET T MBA 02
Director of Engineering IP Development, Intel Corp.
Chief of Party Chemonics, International
BANGALORE, INDIA
REPUBLIC OF THE M ALDIVES
PROFESSOR HEM ANT BHARGAVA
Research: Dialing in on India’s Mobile Market
PROFESSOR DON PAL MER
Research Presentation: Doping in Professional Cycling University of New South Wales
INDIA
SYDNEY, AUSTR ALIA
PROFESSOR PR ASAD NAIK Research: Measuring Consumer
Demand among India’s Middle Class
PROFESSOR PAUL GRIFFIN
INDIA
Fellow, New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants Awards: Best Conference Papers—Overall, Accounting Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference M ELBOURNE, AUSTR ALIA
Chobani Inc.
Health Net Inc.
Northern California Power Agency
Schilling Robotics
UC Davis
Cigna Corp.
Health Professions Education Foundation
Novartis
Silicon Valley Bank
UC Davis Health System
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Nugget Markets Inc.
Socotra Capital
U.S. Army
Ideate Inc.
Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown
Stanford Home for Children
US Bank
IMS Health Inc.
Oracle Corp.
State Street Bank
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation
Intel Corp.
Paragary’s Restaurant Group
Kaiser Permanente
Permanente Medical Group
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
PRIDE Industries
Colliers International Comstock Mortgage Constellation Brands Cushman & Wakefield E. & J. Gallo Winery Educational Credit Management Corp. Ernst & Young LLP
Mars Inc.
GE Healthcare
Mercy Medical Group
Genentech Inc.
Nationwide Agribusiness
Raley’s Family of Fine Foods River City Bank Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
Sutter Health Symantec Target The LaRocque Group Treasury Wine Estates Scott Safety, a Tyco International company
U.S. Navy Valero Valspar Corp. Verizon Wireless Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
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I’m learning how to LEVERAGE my clinical EXPERIENCE as an RN to build high-quality, efficient and affordable healthcare delivery systems that BENEFIT both my patients and Kaiser Permanente. M A T T H E W B E N S L E Y MBA Student
Kaiser Permanente | Sacramento, Calif. Director of Neurosciences PREVIOUS POSITION
Manager, Cardiology and Cardiac Lab Services Kaiser Permanente | Sacramento, Calif. PREVIOUS DEGREES
BS, Nursing Samuel Merritt College | Oakland, Calif. BS, Physiological Science University of California, Los Angeles
Accelerate Your Career
Transformative Experience The UC Davis MBA prepares you to be an INNOVATIVE leader with global impact. You’ll gain the strong foundation, PERSPECTIVE and balance to deliver immediate RESULTS. Through our IMPACT curriculum, you will build a broad foundation of business knowledge and skills. You’ll deepen your expertise in accounting, business analytics, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, innovation, marketing, organizational behavior, strategy or technology management. Globalization, responsible business ethics and sustainability are integrated throughout our program.
I ntegrated
THEORY INTO PRACTICE
M anagement
Our IMPACT MBA curriculum is anchored by the Integrated Management Project and Articulation and Critical Thinking (IMPACT) core courses. Students team on 10-week projects for client firms.
P roject A rticulation
Recent corporate sponsors include
C ritical T hinking
YOUR PROGRAM |
Our two-part capstone course will sharpen your writing,
speaking and critical-thinking abilities. You’ll then put your collective business skills and knowledge to work on a 10-week consulting team project for partner companies ranging from Fortune 500 firms to ultra-fast-paced Silicon Valley startups. By creatively responding to real-world strategic business issues, you’ll deepen the analytical, technical and leadership skills you need to succeed.
YOUR NEEDS |
Every aspect of our program, from scheduling and logistics to
faculty office hours and support services, is designed to meet your needs as a professional. This flexibility provides options to accelerate or extend your studies, to immediately apply new knowledge and skills on the job—and to meet work commitments while earning your MBA and advancing your career.
YOUR COMMUNITY |
Our distinguished professors’ depth
of knowledge and personal attention form the foundation of your UC Davis MBA experience. And you will benefit from the insights of your colleagues, who bring diverse backgrounds and industry experience to the classroom.
YOUR SCHEDULE |
Most classes meet Monday through
Thursday evenings and some weekends. Flexibility is key. Most students earn their degree within three years. Some chose to accelerate the program and complete their degree in two years. You have up to four years to complete the degree.
Dialing up digital: A team of our MBA students recently completed an Integrated Management Project for AT&T Wireless, delivering a plan to transition from direct mail to digital marketing.
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Curriculum Overview
Three-Year Option YE AR 1
| AVERAGE TWO CLASSES PER WEEK
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
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CORE COURSES
CORE COURSES
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O R I E N TAT I O N CORE COURSES ■■
Markets & the Firm
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Data Analysis for Managers
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CORE COURSE
Articulation & Critical Thinking
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Organizational Structure & Strategy
SA MPLE ELECTIVES (1)
Management of Innovation Power & Influence in Management
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The Business of Politics International Exchange ■■ Marketing Analytics ■■ Teams & Technology ■■ ■■
Financial Theory & Policy
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The Individual & Group Dynamics
Managing People in Modern Organizations Negotiations
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Managing for Operational Excellence
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The Causes of Organizational Wrongdoing
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Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence Teams & Technology
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
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Business Development Clinic Business, Government & the International Economy
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Corporate Finance Customer Relationship Management
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Investment Analysis
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Supply Chain Management
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Pricing
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Strategic Cost Management
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Banking & the Financial System Marketing Analytics ■■ Production & Operations Management ■■ Teams & Technology ■■ ■■
Venture Capital & the Finance of Innovation
K I M B E R LY D. E L S B A C H
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We interview corporate recruiters and annually update our MBA CURRICULUM to provide students with the SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE needed for today’s careers.
Associate Dean and Professor of Organizational Behavior Stephen G. Newberry Endowed Chair in Leadership Ph.D., Stanford University International Research Fellow, Centre for Corporate Reputation, Oxford University COURSES TAUGHT
The Individual & Group Dynamics Negotiation in Organizations Business Policy and Strategy 8
Transformative Experience PREPARING
INNOVATIVE LEADERS FOR GLOBAL IMPACT
Two-Year Option | YE AR 1
AVERAGE THREE CLASSES PER WEEK
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
FALL
WI NTER
S PRI N G
CORE COURSES
CORE COURSES
SU M M ER
O R I E N TAT I O N CORE COURSES ■■
Markets & the Firm
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Data Analysis for Managers
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Marketing Management
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Financial Theory & Policy
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Articulation & Critical Thinking
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Managing for Operational Excellence
SA MPLE ELECTIVES ( 3 )
Managing Professionals: Budget Controls & Ethics ■■ Value Investing ■■ Corporate Financial Reporting ■■ The Causes of Organizational Wrongdoing ■■ International Exchange ■■
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
FALL
WI NTER
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SU M M ER
C O R E C O U R S E : 10 - W E E K I N T E G R AT E D M A N A G E M E N T P R O J E C T SA MPLE ELECTIVES ( 3 )
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Power & Influence in Management
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Supply Chain Management
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Negotiations
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Teams & Technology
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21–48 MONTHS TIME TO DEGREE Most students complete their MBA in 33 months.
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Banking & the Financial System Marketing Analytics ■■ Production & Operations Management ■■ Teams & Technology ■■ The Business of Politics ■■ ■■
PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP PROGRAM The 21st century demands a new approach to leadership and a more principled way of doing business. We need leaders who are world citizens with a commitment to responsible business practices, a sense of obligation to all stakeholders and a focus on improving the quality of life in both local and global communities. At the Graduate School of Management, we educate leaders who are creative thinkers—and creative doers. Our Principled Leadership Program, modeled after successful talent-development strategies used by Fortune 500 firms, includes: ■■
Leadership competencies exercise.
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Grow your capacity and toolset to evolve as a principled leader throughout your career.
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A Passion for Teaching Excellence
A pioneer in branding and advertising strategy, Professor Prasad Naik recently developed a new tool to measure consumer demand in India’s rapidly expanding middle class. His current research explores the use of big data analysis in marketing/business.
A former analyst in Goldman Sachs‘ investment banking division, Associate Professor Ayako Yasuda’s research shines a spotlight on venture capital and entrepreneurial finance.
YOU’LL STUDY WITH EXPERTS in their fields, thought leaders who are developing innovative solutions for today’s business challenges. Through their pioneering research, teaching and consulting work, our faculty helps shape the management practices of leading U.S. and multinational corporations, nonprofits and public agencies—and the global markets in which they operate.
OUR PROFESSORS ARE LEADING-EDGE SCHOLARS who trained at top schools, including Stanford University, MIT, the Wharton School, Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University, the University of Chicago, Cornell University and Northwestern University. Through a powerful combination of case studies, seminars, guest speakers, simulations and team projects, they turn complex concepts into actionable tools you will use throughout your career.
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We combine the INTIMATE LEARNING experience of a small liberal arts college with the opportunities of a premier public research university known for harnessing the power of INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION. — Professor Nicole Woolsey Biggart
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Director, UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center
Transformative Experience You will learn from the same WORLD-CLASS FACULTY who teach in our internationally ranked Full-Time MBA program. RELATIONSHIPS take root and thrive in our collaborative learning environment.
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WORLDWIDE, RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY Financial Times Global MBA, 2014
Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior Gina Dokko
Professor Shannon Anderson is an internationally recognized thought leader on managerial accounting, performancemeasurement and cost-control systems. Recent research explores data mining’s potential to improve results in the classroom.
Fox Executive-in-Residence Jim Olson | CEO, WestShore Management Group
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FEMALE FACULTY, THIRD HIGHEST IN THE WORLD Financial Times Global MBA, 2014
50% ETHNIC MINORITIES WITHIN THE FACULTY
Assistant Professor Anna Scherbina
Distinguished Professor of Management Chih-Ling Tsai
Professor Andrew Hargadon is at the forefront of teaching, research and practice in cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship. A former product designer at Apple, he directs the UC Davis Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Ciocca Visiting Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Harold Schmitz | Chief Science Officer, Mars, Incorporated
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My managers recognized my DEDICATION to growing my career—and this opened OPPORTUNITIES for advancement. I was PROMOTED into an assistant vice president, relationship manager role halfway through my MBA program. Y U L I A Y E V S U K O VA MBA Student
River City Bank | Sacramento, Calif. Assistant Vice President, Relationship Manager PREVIOUS POSITION
Portfolio Manager River City Bank | Sacramento, Calif. PREVIOUS DEGREE
BS, Managerial Economics University of California, Davis
Accelerate Your Career
Our Dynamic Community You will feel the energy and CAMARADERIE the moment you arrive at our Sacramento campus. We offer an intimate, diverse and VIBRANT environment where learning and relationships flourish. STRATEGIC LOCATION |
You will benefit from the interdisciplinary strengths and
rich offerings of UC Davis, one of the world’s top research universities—and from the state-of-the-art learning environment at our Sacramento campus. Recognized for its modern design, the $46.2 million, 121,000-square-foot Education Building is at the heart of the 140-acre campus, home of the UC Davis Health System.
COLLABORATIVE ACTION |
UC Davis MBA students have a dual commitment
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INCLUSIVE & DIVERSE |
The Graduate School of Management prepares results-
driven, innovative and agile learners to lead, collaborate—and make a positive impact. We are committed to building equity, inclusion and diversity across our community, broadening and deepening both the educational experience and the scholarly environment. This emphasis on ethnic, racial, cultural, gender, sexual orientation, geographic, professional and experiential diversity promotes our belief that you learn and grow more when exposed to new ways of thinking and doing business.
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19 % OTHER 15 % TECHNOLOGY 9 % CONSULTING
INDUSTRIES REPRESENTED
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GENDER R ATIO FOR PART-TIME MBA
AVERAGE GMAT SCORE
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80% RANGE: 520 – 680
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80% RANGE: 2.6–3.8
HEALTH CARE
24 % ENGINEERING
7% SERVICES
6%
PUBLIC/GOVERNMENT
5% MANUFACTURING 3%
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24 % BUSINESS
7% FINANCE
6% EDUCATION
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WOMEN
ENERGY
6% BIOTECH
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AVER AGE GPA
UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS
17 % MATH/SCIENCE 16 % SOCIAL SCIENCE 13% ECONOMICS
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AVER AGE AGE 80% R ANGE : 24 –36
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AVER AGE WORK EXPERIENCE 80% R ANGE : 1–12 YEARS
6 % HUMANITIES
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
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Powerful Opportunities
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students collaborate in global, national and regional business and investment competitions. A team of UC Davis MBA students advanced to the semifinals of the Nespresso Sustainability MBA Challenge 2014 for their innovative concept for sustainable quality coffee sourcing. The challenge inspired 59 proposals from business schools around the world. 2 DINING WITH THE DEANS |
Sacramento MBA students enjoy quarterly informal lunches with our deans. It’s an opportunity to get to know one another and to discuss important issues, including curriculum, course scheduling and program updates.
3 M E E T WA R R E N | Billionaire
businessman and philanthropist Warren Buffett has hosted more than 200 UC Davis MBA students at Berkshire Hathaway’s headquarters in Omaha since 2005. He praised our MBAs: “There's a lot more to education than just the basic curriculum and UC Davis should be proud of turning out first-rate human beings.” 4 N E W E N E RGY L A N DS C A P E |
One of the world’s preeminent energy economics and strategic policy experts, Amy Myers Jaffe serves as executive director for energy and sustainability at UC Davis. She offers a vast energy sector network to assist our MBA students.
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Believing that integrity is a cornerstone of leadership, students begin their MBA experience with a student-initiated ethics pledge to “complete my degree with honesty and integrity” and to “hold myself and my classmates to the highest standards of honor from this day forward.”
ONLY ONE WOMAN FOR EVERY NINE MEN AMONG DIRECTORS AND HIGHEST-PAID EXECUTIVES IN CALIFORNIA’S L ARGEST PUBLIC COMPANIES
6 A WO R L D O F O PP O RT U N IT Y |
Sacramento MBA students may spend one to three weeks at LUT School of Business in Finland during the summer quarter. Relax in a sauna after a day in the classroom studying energy, innovation or international business in an intensive MBA course.
WO M E N I N L E A D E RS H I P | Our
high-profile annual “UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders” tracks the number of women in the C-suites and board rooms of the largest public companies in the state. The bottom line: the glass ceiling persists. gsm.ucdavis.edu/women
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Our Dynamic Community You’ll ENJOY a calendar packed with opportunities, many of which you’ll have a hand creating and planning. Here is just a sample of the many EVENTS, ACTIVITIES and THOUGHT LEADERS that have ENGAGED UC Davis MBA students. BY THE NUMBERS Founded in 1905
34,155 students and 221,914 alumni worldwide
90 graduate programs and 6 professional schools (education, law, management, medicine, nursing and veterinary medicine)
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Tied for
No. 1 among research
universities (with UC Berkeley and Penn State) as top producer of U.S. Bernard Tyson, President and COO, Kaiser Permanente
Fulbright Scholars, 2012–2013
No. 14 in research funding DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS Top executives, company founders, veteran entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and financiers share valuable insights and lessons learned. Our recent speakers include: ■■
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The UC Davis Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship brings MBA students and investors together with scientists and engineers from around the world to develop the commercial potential of their research breakthroughs. Together, they build businesses from the ground up— and develop lasting relationships with faculty, their peers, and the entrepreneurial community both on and off the campus. 8 M AKE A BIG BANG ! |
Launched in 2000 by a team of Sacramento MBA students, UC Davis’ annual business competition provides a wealth of resources for developing and testing entrepreneurial visions. MBA students teamed with UC Davis researchers to launch 2014 Big Bang! People's Choice winner Zasaka. The startup offers agricultural solutions to sub-Saharan farmers.
Bernard Tyson, President and COO, Kaiser Permanente
$754 million in 2012–2013 Library system includes 10 million books, journals, music, maps (print and digital)
Harold Schmitz, Chief Science Officer, Mars, Incorporated
No. 9 among public research
John Mackey, Co-founder and Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market
universities nationwide (U.S. News & World Report, 2014 “America’s Best
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One of
62 members in the prestigious
Association of American Universities More than
6 million people served
by the UC Davis Health System
E N T E R P R I S E F O R I N N OVAT I O N
UC Davis is noted globally for its expertise in the converging issues of food, water, health, society, energy and the environment. Faculty and students work across disciplines to generate new discoveries—and help solve the world’s most critical challenges.
T. Gary Rogers, Former CEO, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Angel R. Martinez, Chairman, CEO and President, Deckers Brands
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Admissions, Costs and Financial Aid The UC Davis Graduate School of Management seeks EXCEPTIONAL MBA candidates with impressive records of achievement and the promise to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the world. We select applicants whose demonstrated leadership, intellectual
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Information sessions offer an excellent opportunity to meet students, alumni, faculty and admissions staff; ask questions; and get details on admissions requirements, curriculum, financial aid and career tracks. We also offer informal coffee talks and personal consultations with our admissions team—and the opportunity to connect with an MBA Ambassador for an insider’s perspective on the program.
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MBA Program Cost Course fees are set at the time of enrollment and remain fixed for your MBA studies. For Sacramento MBA students who enrolled in fall 2014, the fees were $82,440 for the degree, paid at $1,145 per unit. These fees include course fees, textpaks and access to all UC libraries. Fees for fall 2015 will be set in late spring.
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Printed with soy-based inks on paper manufactured from recycled fibers and sustainably managed tree plantations. The University of California, in accordance with applicable federal and state law and university policy, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy,* disability, age, medical condition (cancer-related), ancestry, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran or special disabled veteran. The university also prohibits sexual harassment. This nondiscrimination policy covers admission, access, and treatment in university programs and activities. Inquiries regarding the university’s student-related nondiscrimination policies may be directed to (510) 987-9572. *“Pregnancy” includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth. The UC Davis Graduate School of Management continually reviews the MBA program to provide the best educational experience. The School and the UC Regents reserve the right to change at any time any of its provisions, statements, policies, curricula, procedures, regulations or fees. This brochure has been prepared with the best data available as of September 2014. Managing Editor Timothy Akin | Project Manager/Lead Editor Marianne Skoczek | Design Page Design Group | Printing Fong & Fong | Major Photography Scott Braley, Karin Higgins, Cheng Sacchao, T. J. Ushing ©2014 Regents of the University of California
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