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APPLIED SECURITY ANALYSIS BLENDS BUSINESS AND SECURITY EVALUATION WITH SOPHISTICATED PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT. CORPORATE FINANCE & INVESTING IMPROVES BUSINESS OPERATIONS THROUGH FUNDING AND INVESTMENT DECISIONS. REAL ESTATE ENCOMPASSES INVESTMENT ANALYSIS, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND MORE. RISK MANAGEMENT & INSURANCE NAVIGATES A WORLD OF CONSTANT UPHEAVAL….IF YOU ARE SEEKING A CAREER-FOCUSED MBA PROGRAM THAT EMPHASIZES COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND PROVIDES A TREMENDOUS RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT, TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT WISCONSIN MBA SPECIALIZATIONS RELATED TO

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THE WISCONSIN MBA ISN’T “ONE SIZE FITS ALL.” OUR FINANCE-RELATED MBA PROGRAMS GIVE YOU UNMATCHED EXPERTISE IN APPLIED SECURITY ANALYSIS, CORPORATE FINANCE & INVESTMENT BANKING, REAL ESTATE, OR RISK MANAGEMENT & INSURANCE.

For students who already know where they are headed, Wisconsin is the place to start.

Combining a uniquely deep experience in a designated area of study with a strong foundation of business principles, Wisconsin MBA students graduate with a portfolio of skills, experience, and specialized knowledge that allows them to hit the ground running and immediately contribute to the success of their organizations.

No other MBA program can match the level of individualized staff support we provide in each of our 10 career specializations. Our outstanding alumni network, engaged industry partners, active student organizations and clubs, and supportive community of creative and adventurous leaders put the Wisconsin MBA out in front.

A hallmark of the Wisconsin MBA is the extensive applied learning built into the curriculum, providing students real opportunities to solve problems faced by businesses today. These applied learning projects are interwoven with rigorous classroom material, bringing research theory to life.

• An innovative, applied curriculum

Students graduate with the ability to be a fieldspecific expert while also supporting the overall business function of the organization. They also have lifelong access to their specific knowledge center, which provides a bridge between their prior academic experience and the real-world activities sustained in their workplace.

•A ccess to a powerful worldwide alumni network

Within the Wisconsin MBA, you’ll find:

• Motivated, like-minded students •F aculty and staff dedicated to your knowledge center •A n advisory board of top executives from relevant industries •C onnections to top employers in your area of interest

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A Wisconsin MBA is grounded in applied learning, graduating individuals prepared to add immediate value to the organizations that employ them. Each newly admitted student joins a relatively small MBA class of approximately 130 participants and an even smaller, intimate cohort of driven, accomplished individuals who are committed to careers in their chosen specialization. Students benefit from a strong core business curriculum while building an unmatched depth of knowledge and expertise within their area of specialization. As part of this small group, students get individual attention, unique access to faculty and staff, a loyal network of alumni, and a wealth of insights from industry executives.

Class profile (Class of 2013) Enrollment 111 GMAT (mean) 680 GMAT 10th-90th percentile 630-730 Work experience 5 years Age 28 Women 24% Minority 17%

Career placement (Wisconsin MBA Graduating Class of 2011) Base salary $91,229 Signing bonus $18,276 Internship placement 98%

APPLIED SECURITY ANALYSIS If you have a passion for investing and are focused on pursuing a career in the investment field, specializing in Applied Security Analysis is an ideal choice.

A Wisconsin MBA specializing in Applied Security Analysis offers a broad business education through your core MBA classes as well as hands-on security analysis and portfolio management, using the same tools and systems used by the largest firms in the country. You (not the professor) will make investment decisions for portfolios with a combined value of more than $50 million. This rigorous preparation is why our graduates obtain great jobs after graduation. Our alumni are employed as research analysts, institutional salespeople, portfolio managers, or research directors at investment firms throughout the world.

Our curriculum emphasizes fundamental investing and business model analysis, along with portfolio concepts such as absolute risk and tracking error. We don’t require any specific investment process—that is for you and your team to decide after learning about various approaches used throughout the industry.

You’ll spend your first year learning modeling and analytical skills needed to evaluate potential investments, and the following summer doing an internship with an investment firm. During

the second year, you will further develop your skills by managing real portfolios and taking additional finance classes designed to give you the tools and insight you need, guided by industry professionals who have years of experience.

The program is also a CFA® Program Partner, which gives you extra resources and ensures that the majority of the same material as the CFA Exams Program is covered by our curriculum.

This makes it easier for you to earn an MBA at the same time you are making significant progress toward the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Graduates of our program work for…

American Century Citigroup Columbia Asset Management Credit Suisse Fidelity Templeton UBS Investment Research Victory Capital Management Wellington Investments

Typical job titles of recent graduates…

Equity analyst Fixed income analyst Wealth manager Institutional sales

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CORPORATE FINANCE & INVESTMENT BANKING Do you see the big picture when it comes to finance? Corporate finance requires a deep understanding of financial methods and techniques—from valuing assets to providing insights on important business development decisions. Investment banking focuses on raising capital for companies and making business deals happen.

The Wisconsin MBA in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking prepares you to see that big picture and to succeed as a financial officer, consultant, or investment banker.

Critical analysis of corporate financial problems is at the heart of the program. You tackle challenging consulting projects for Fortune 500 firms, investment banks, and other financial leaders. You learn to address complex challenges involving working capital management, funding sources, acquisition analysis, and more.

You work as part of a team throughout the academic year, conducting approximately four to six diverse financial consulting engagements and presenting your recommendations to executives of the sponsoring firm. You learn how to apply technical and theoretical financial tools and concepts to analyze problems, improve decision making, and develop recommendations for action.

The Nicholas Center for Corporate Finance and Investment Banking offers the only truly applied corporate finance program in the country.

Graduates of our program work for…

3M Amazon Dell Ernst & Young GE Hewlett-Packard IBM Procter & Gamble SC Johnson QUALCOMM Robert W. Baird UBS

Typical job titles of recent graduates…

Finance manager Senior financial analyst Investment banking associate Principal manager, global investments

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REAL ESTATE If your goal is a high-level position in the real estate industry, here’s the place to start.

The Wisconsin MBA in Real Estate combines a comprehensive foundation of real estate and finance principles with practical hands-on learning and a global perspective. It is perfect preparation for a variety of career paths, including investment analyst, asset manager, acquisitions director, developer, or portfolio manager.

Wisconsin’s two-year MBA in Real Estate offers the kind of in-depth real estate graduate education you won’t get anywhere else.

You will complete high-level coursework in real estate development, investment and analysis while also learning fundamental business concepts such as finance, accounting, management, strategy, and leadership. You will also study timely trends like sustainable development while using real world tools like ARGUS software, Excel modeling and Bloomberg research. Global awareness is central to the Wisconsin program, you’ll have the opportunity to hear from speakers active in global real estate investing, to meet leaders in the international business community and to travel to major real estate markets in the U.S. and abroad.

The program’s Applied Real Estate Investment Track, the first of its kind in the nation, provides a team of students with the opportunity to manage a $1 million portfolio of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies.

The James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate is one of the oldest and most-respected university-based real estate centers in the nation. It supports groundbreaking research and links faculty and students to the real estate industry.

As a Wisconsin graduate, you’ll join a tight-knit group of real estate alums around the world.

The Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association, composed of more than 2,000 members, is a powerful network within the real estate industry.

Graduates of our program work for…

Allianz Bank of America Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board CB Richard Ellis Developers Diversified Realty Ernst & Young The John Buck Company Jones Lang LaSalle Morgan Stanley Northwestern Mutual Target Corporation Tishman Speyer

Typical job tiles of recent graduates…

Asset manager Commercial/residential real estate developer Commercial real estate broker Corporate real estate manager Economic development manager Financial analyst Investment advisor/manager Mortgage lender

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RISK MANAGEMENT & INSURANCE In today’s world, managing risk is a necessity, not an option. Companies must confront a variety of major risks—legal liabilities, natural disasters, and credit meltdowns—to name only a few. To manage these challenges, companies rely on professionals in risk management and insurance, individuals who are skilled at evaluating risks and developing strategic measures to manage them effectively.

The Wisconsin MBA in Risk Management and Insurance is known for producing graduates capable of analyzing risk from multiple perspectives with advanced analytical, communication, and critical-thinking skills.

The curriculum integrates finance, accounting, data analysis, and management. Innovations in enterprise risk management, risk financing techniques, and sustainability implications are explored.

As a student in the program, you gain handson experience through projects conducted on behalf of companies with risk management needs. The most notable example of this applied learning is the risk management seminar, in which teams of students undertake significant consulting projects for companies and other organizations.

Graduates of the program are highly sought after by employers. They go on to assume challenging positions in brokerage, consulting, corporate risk management, and insurance company management.

Wisconsin’s Risk Management and Insurance program was founded in 1938, making it the second-oldest program in the country. It is consistently ranked among the top three programs in the nation, with alumni who cannot be topped.

Graduates of our program work for...

AIG American Family Insurance Aon Risk Services CUNA Mutual Group Deloitte Consulting Liberty Mutual Marriott International Marsh & McLennan Companies Northwestern Mutual Towers Financial Zurich Financial Services

Typical job titles of recent graduates…

Risk manager Enterprise risk analyst Insurer strategy manager Broker Consultant Risk pricing strategist

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