2009-2010 Program Requirements for UCLA Graduate Degrees |
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Applicable only to students admitted during the 2009-2010 academic year. Executive M.B.A. Programs Admission
Executive M.B.A. Program Advising Small group information sessions are offered by appointment. At these sessions faculty, staff and alumni are available to answer questions and provide information. The Associate Director of the E.M.B.A. Program provides counseling on an individual basis. Areas of Study The emphasis is on general management training; increased competence in management specialties; management of international businesses; organizational and interpersonal skills; and sophisticated understanding of the integration of businesses and their environments. Foreign Language Requirement None. Course Requirements A total of 70 units of coursework toward the degree must be completed in residence in the Executive M.B.A. program at UCLA. Completion of the intensive 20-month course of study leads to the M.B.A. degree. Required courses include Management 461A, 461B, 461C, 461D, 461E, 462, 463, 464, 466A, 466B, 468, 469, 470A, 470B, 470C, 470D, 472A, 472B, 474, and 476. In addition, eight units of Executive M.B.A. electives are required. Eight units of Management 455E and four units of Management 596 are applicable toward the degree course requirements. Classes are held at the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management on alternating weekends, all day Friday and Saturday, with five five-day residential sessions. The first residential is at the start of the program, one is at the end of the first year and another at the beginning of the second year. The field study residential is in the middle of the second year and the final off-site residential is held at the end of the second year. Further information and application materials may be obtained by writing to the Executive M.B.A. Program, John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, Collins Executive Education Center, A101F, Box 951481, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481. Teaching Experience Not required. Field Experience Not required. Comprehensive Examination Plan Consult the department. Thesis Plan None. Time-to-Degree The Executive M.B.A. must be completed within two years of matriculation. All members of the Executive M.B.A. class follow the same schedule. Executive M.B.A. Program in Cooperation with the National University of Singapore Advising Small group information sessions are offered by appointment. At these sessions faculty, staff and alumni are available to answer questions and provide information. The Faculty Director of the Program provides counseling on an individual basis. Areas of Study The emphasis is on general management training; increased competence in management specialties; management of international businesses, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region; organizational and interpersonal skills; and sophisticated understanding of the integration of businesses and their environments. Foreign Language Requirement None. Course Requirements Completion of the intensive 16-month course of study leads to two separate regular M.B.A. degrees, one awarded by UCLA and one awarded by the National University of Singapore (NUS). Each degree requires the satisfactory completion of the degree requirements at the other institution. Students complete 36 units in courses taught by UCLA faculty and 36 units in courses taught by National University of Singapore faculty. The program consists of six terms, starting in May. Each term is composed of six weeks. The first two weeks involve the completion of reading assignments and written work that prepare students for classroom instruction that takes place in weeks three and four. Weeks five and six are spent doing projects or take-home examinations and case analyses. There are 30 contact hours per four-unit course. Students take two or three courses (for UCLA or NUS credit) per term. Two of the UCLA courses are two units; the remaining courses are four units.
Further information and application materials may be obtained at www.ucla.nus.edu.sg, or by writing to the Faculty Director, UCLA/NUS Executive M.B.A. Program, John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, 110 Westwood Plaza, A101F Anderson Complex, Box 951481, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481. Teaching Experience Not required. Field Experience Not required. Comprehensive Examination Plan Management practicum: This is a two-quarter project that is designed to allow students to employ and enhance concepts learned in the classroom. It will deal with global strategic issues. The practicum may be an individual project or a group project consisting of three to five students. A faculty member from the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management will supervise the project to ensure that students' work meets the academic requirements of the program. Two additional UCLA faculty members, along with the practicum. A fourth outside member may be appointed to the student's committee. Thesis Plan None. Time-to-Degree The program must be completed within sixteen months of matriculation. All members of the class follow the same schedule.
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