The UC Davis Graduate School of Management (GSM) is a graduate

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at the

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. Established in 1981, its degree programs include MBA, MPAc and MSBA. The GSM offers

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

(MBA) degrees in three locations: The two-year, Full-Time MBA program is offered at the main campus in

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. Two working professional programs are offered in

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and San Ramon in the

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. The school also offers an Online MBA program with the same standards and credit hours as the in-person programs. The UC Davis Full-Time MBA is ranked 37th in the nation by '' U.S. News & World Report''. The in-person working professional programs are designed to be completed in three years, but may be "accelerated" to finish in two by taking additional classes. The Graduate School of Management began a 9-month MPAc (Master of Professional Accountancy) program in 2012. In 2017, the school launched a 10-month MSBA (Master of Science in Business Analytics) program in

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. UC Davis undergraduates can minor in

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. GSM's executive programs include the Wine Executive program, jointly managed with the Department of Viticulture & Enology. The school's teaching model combines

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, experiential learning,

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and team projects. The school's

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Platinum certified facility, Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. Hall, opened in September 2009.

Master of Business Administration

The MBA degree requires completing 72 hours of credit (24 courses) with a cumulative

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of 3.0 or better. MBA students at UC Davis may also seek to earn a joint degree such as a J.D./M.B.A., MBA/

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(MD), MBA/

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(MSE), and MBA/

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(MS) in

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and

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. MBA concentrations offered include:

Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...

; Competitive Analytics and Technologies;

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of f ...

;

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology syste ...

;

General Management A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P&L) responsibility. A general manager usually oversees most or all of ...

;

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

;

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; and

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values t ...

. MBA specializations are offered in

Agribusiness Agribusiness is the industry, enterprises, and the field of study of value chains in agriculture and in the bio-economy, in which case it is also called bio-business or bio-enterprise. The primary goal of agribusiness is to maximize profit w ...

;

Biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used ...

; Corporate and Social Responsibility;

Healthcare Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health pro ...

;

High Tech High technology (high tech), also known as advanced technology (advanced tech) or exotechnology, is technology that is at the cutting edge: the highest form of technology available. It can be defined as either the most complex or the newest te ...

;

International Business International business refers to the trade of goods, services, technology, capital and/or knowledge across national borders and at a global or transnational scale. It involves cross-border transactions of goods and services between two or mor ...

;

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;

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;

Small Business Small businesses are types of corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships which have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation. Businesses are defined as "small" in terms of being able to ...

; and

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Industry. The MBA curriculum is anchored by IMPACT, a new, two-part capstone course designed to sharpen writing, speaking and critical-thinking abilities. IMPACT teams work on 10-week projects for clients ranging from multinational Fortune 500 firms to ultra-fast-paced Silicon Valley start-ups. Team projects are organized around industry sectors directly connected to UC Davis' research strengths: Clean technology and Energy, Biotechnology, Information Technology, Healthcare Delivery, Telemedicine, Foods, Nutrition and Agribusiness Service sectors (e.g., finance and consulting) and OneHealth (the intersection of human and animal medicine). Recently, the program has also introduced an enhanced, two-year leadership and career development training program.

Master of Professional Accountancy

In 2012 UC Davis became the first

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school to offer a master's degree in professional accountancy—a response to major changes in educational requirements and the resulting need for improved training of certified public accountants in California. The MPAc program requires students to pass an examination after advancing to candidacy, and at the end of all coursework, in order to receive the degree.

Master of Science in Business Analytics

With its inaugurating class in Fall of 2017, the school launched a master's degree in Business Analytics, at its UC Hastings extension campus in

Research centers

*Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Under the direction of Professor Andrew Hargadon. *Center for Investor Welfare and Corporate Responsibility - Under the direction of Professor Brad M. Barber, engaged in research related to investor welfare, corporate fraud,

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and social responsibility. The Center advocates for improved corporate practices, educates investors through research and outreach.

Student life

*Associated Students of Management (ASM) provides the framework for incorporating student ideas into the MBA program, networking with alumni, engaging in philanthropic activities, and coordinating extracurricular and social events. *Big Bang! is the annual UC Davis Business Plan Competition organized by MBA students. The competition promotes new business development, technology transfer and entrepreneurship on campus and in Northern California. Over 20 thousand dollars are awarded to the winners of the competition each year. *MBA Challenge for Charity (C4C) supports the Special Olympics and family-related local charities. *Net Impact offers programs to help its members broaden their business education, refine leadership skills, pursue professional goals and build their network. *Various

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teams that compete against other teams on campus in recreational sports such as

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, soccer, basketball, and

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Rankings

U.S. News & World Report * 2017: Full-Time MBA program ranked #37 nationally; Part-Time MBA program ranked #32 nationally * 2016: Full-Time MBA program ranked #48 nationally; Part-Time MBA program ranked #29 nationally * 2015: Full-Time MBA program ranked #41 nationally, Part-Time MBA program ranked #25 nationally Financial Times * 2014: Full-Time MBA Program ranked #98 globally * 2013: Full-Time MBA Program ranked #95 globally The Economist * 2017: Full-Time MBA program ranked #51 nationally and #83 globally * 2016: Full-Time MBA program ranked #47 nationally and #71 globally * 2014: Full-Time MBA program ranked #40 nationally and #68 globally * 2013: Full-Time MBA program ranked #38 nationally and #65 globally BusinessWeek * 2014: Full-Time MBA program ranked #60 nationally Forbes Magazine * 2017: Full-Time MBA program ranked #63 nationally * 2016: Full-Time MBA program ranked #61 nationally * 2011: Full-Time MBA program ranked #72 nationally

References

External links

Official website
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