
Master of Business Administration
Riverside, USA
DURATION
21 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 46,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* resident students will pay approximately $46,000 each academic year | non-resident students will pay approximately $58,000 each academic year
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Introduction
This program provides a robust MBA experience at a nationally ranked and internationally-recognized graduate business school. UCR School of Business is one of the fastest growing and most diverse University of California campuses, allowing you to explore new opportunities in business research and cross-disciplinary areas. At the nexus of industry and education, you will build and diversify your professional experience and accelerate your career.
Choose from seven concentrations to tailor the MBA program to your career aspirations. Within each concentration, you will work with expert, award-winning faculty as mentors to explore new applied research opportunities. The program builds upon strong theoretical foundations and helps students develop the hard and soft skills that managers, leaders, and visionaries need to excel in their careers.
The MBA is a STEM-designated degree program (science, technology, engineering, and math). International students in a STEM-designated program are able to apply for 36 months of Optional Practical Training (OPT) to work in the United States in their field of study after graduation.
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MBA Class Profile
The MBA cohort at UCR is comprised of academically competitive students from around the world who bring their unique backgrounds and knowledge to the classroom and to your MBA experience. The cohort is richly diverse in terms of race/ethnicity, gender, educational background, work experience, and country of citizenship. Given the vast diversity of our students, your growth in business and technical skills will be complemented by cultural sensitivity, collaborative teamwork, and leadership promise.
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Curriculum
The full-time MBA program provides a comprehensive framework for the strategic management of business organizations. Students have the flexibility to choose electives from a variety of functional areas to tailor their MBA experience to their professional interests, personal passions, and desired career path.
Students in the MBA program are responsible for taking a total of 20 courses to make up 80 total quarter units. There are six major components of the curriculum.
Core Courses
Students are required to complete nine core courses (36 quarter units).
- Management 200 — Organizational Behavior and Theory
- Management 201 — Statistics for Management
- Management 202 — Financial Management
- Management 203 — Managerial Economics
- Management 205 — Information Systems
- Management 207 — Operations Management for Competitive Advantage
- Management 209 — Marketing Management
- Management 211 — Financial Accounting
- Management 235 — Strategic Management
Electives & Concentrations
After completing core courses, students must complete nine elective courses (36 units). Within these elective courses, students can choose to concentrate on one of the following areas:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Information Systems
- Management
- Marketing
- Operations & Supply Chain Management
Capstone
All MBA Students are required to complete a capstone, which is typically undertaken in the final quarter of study. The capstone can be completed in one of two ways:
- Option one: Complete MGT 238: Management Synthesis. This four-unit course provides credit for the capstone and meets the "comprehensive exam" requirement.
- Option two: Complete a thesis. Students will nominate three faculty members to supervise them as they complete a research project over two quarters. Students who pursue this option will take 32 units of electives, instead of 36, due to the additional four units required for the MGT 299 capstone course.
Professional Workshops
Students are required to complete MGT 402.
- Management 402 — Business Career Professional Development Workshop
- Management 404 — Communication, Leadership, Teams, and Ethics (optional)
Fieldwork in Management
The internship is a mandatory part of the MBA program and is counted as one course (four quarter units).
The Fieldwork in Management is a required internship component of the UCR MBA program, designed to provide meaningful work experience in a variety of industries. The internship gives students an opportunity to apply academic knowledge and skills in a professional business setting.
Internships normally begin after completion of the core courses. Students can opt for full-time internships during the summer or part-time internships during the fall and winter semesters. Employed students may be allowed to develop projects related to their current employment to fulfill the internship course.
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