UCR Graduate Business Programs Overview

Programs at a Glance

4PROGRAMS 100 SCHOOL OUTSTANDING

TOP BUSINESS

MBA

PROFESSIONAL MBA

This program provides a robust MBA experience at a nationally ranked and internationally recognized graduate business school. We are located on one of the fastest growing and most diverse University of California campuses that allows you to explore new opportunities in business research and cross-disciplinary areas to build and diversify your professional experience that will accelerate your career.

This program is for professionals who want to build their skills without interrupting their careers. Study at your own pace and accelerate your career with a nationally ranked MBA from one of the most diverse and fastest growing University of California campuses. With a highly flexible curriculum, you can tailor the program to your professional aspirations.

Choose a Concentration to tailor the program to your career aspirations, and work with expert faculty that provide new applied research opportunities.

The program builds upon strong theoretical foundations, and the hard and soft skills which develop managers, leaders and visionaries.

You will learn with distinguished scholars and practitioners who have unmatched academic credentials and provide new applied research projects to pursue within the curriculum. The Professional can be completed in under five quarters, or taken over several years as you drive your career forward.

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21 Months

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At your pace

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84 Units

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82 Units

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11 Required Courses

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10 Required Courses

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9 Elective Courses

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9 Elective Courses

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1 Required Internship

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1 Required Internship/Project

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Capstone or Thesis Project

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Capstone or Thesis Project

MBA CONCENTRATIONS ACCOUNTING

FINANCE

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

MANAGEMENT MARKETING

OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

MASTER OF FINANCE Build a career in the world of finance as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP) or a member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).

This program trains client-facing professionals who understand financial instruments and the complexity of them, and can present those financial instruments to clients.

The curriculum provides you with the essential financial acumen needed to impact and lead financial management in a range of organizations at national and international levels. It builds skills in financial analysis for careers in corporate finance, investment banking, and risk management.

MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY This program builds a career in accounting through advanced education in audit and assurance, taxation, accounting information systems and ethics. It prepares you with the knowledge required to qualify as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and/or Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Two tracks are offered: Track One is for applicants with a degree or major in accounting and can be completed in 9 months. Track Two is for applicants without an accounting background and can be completed in 15 months.

A STEM-Certified Degree Program A STEM-Certified Degree Program •

9 Months

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9 Months

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48 Units

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48 Units

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7 Required Courses

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5 Required Courses

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2 Restricted Elective Courses

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7 Elective Courses

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3 Elective Courses

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Comprehensive Final Exam

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Capstone or Seminar Courses

Gain the unique skillsets that set you apart as an expert in a particular business area by choosing one, or two Concentrations.

Each Concentration requires five courses. Students may choose from a wide range of electives in each Concentration. Courses can be selected with the assistance of a faculty advisor to meet individual educational and career goals.

A. GARY ANDERSON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management is ranked a Top 100 Best Graduate Business School, recognized for excellence in research, a world-class faculty and graduate success.

The UCR School of Business is located in a hub of international commerce and trade, and one of the fastest growing regions in California. It is nationally and internationally recognized for professional business education and leading research with master programs that develop leaders, innovators and scholars who are as diverse as the challenges they face, the workforces they lead, and the enterprises they grow.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

We welcome all undergraduate majors with and without previous work experience, and evaluate your application based on the quality of your academic work, GMAT or GRE results, and letter of recommendation. For the Finance and Professional Accountancy programs, it is helpful to have strong quantitative knowledge from an undergraduate major in business, engineering, mathematics, and statistics, among others.

We offer extensive scholarship awards to all domestic students based on merit and need, and specific academic merit scholarships to international applicants. Teaching assistantships, research assistantships, employment awards and federal government loans are also available.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS •

Online application process

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Statement of Purpose

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Transcripts

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One recommendation

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Résumé/CV

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GMAT or GRE scores

Contact us personally, meet us on campus for a personal tour, or attend an event.

INFLUENTIAL ALUMNI You will have a network of thousands of influential business professionals at top national and international firms and other organizations who proudly call the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management their alma mater. These business leaders actively recruit and support UCR graduates.

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