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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching Methods:

Case Study: 20  %
Distance Learning: 5  %
Experiential Learning: 20  %
Lectures: 35  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 15  %

Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom:
28

Teachers in the part-time program:
66

Tenured teachers in the part-time program:
46

Faculty also teaching in full-time program:
100  %

Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience:
50  %

Average core class size:
68

Average elective class size:
35

Electives available:
80

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Recently added electives:
Real Estate Investment
Advanced Business Strategy
Persuasive Communication & Organizational Leadership
Entrepreneurship & Venture Initiation I & II
Business Strategy in Emerging Markets
Travel Study in: Russian Spain China and/or Dubai

Last curriculum revision:
2004

Recent curriculum changes:
1)waiver exam available for both Introductory Corporate Finance and Accounting to enable students to take a higher-level course; 2) students can enroll in "Business Creation Option" to develop their own entrepreneurial endeavor

Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

Entrepreneurship

International Business

Other

Additional concentrations offered:
Leaders in Sustainability

  Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program?
No

Leading areas of study:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

International Business

Leadership

Marketing

Graduation requirements:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average

Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties


Credits required to graduate:
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TECHNOLOGY
Technology improvements in the last three academic years:
Active learning environment in Rosenfeld Library (group pods); Anderson Board Room in Rosenfeld Library; Jim Easton Global Connections classroom (tech classroom); wireless upgrades; faculty expertise system; virtual server capability; new email/calendaring system for students.

Amount spent:
$  1,800,000

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
19,525

Active MBA alumni clubs:
31

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
11

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
20  %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$  2,616

Median gift from MBA alumni:
$  100

  Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No

Business school endowment
$  83,941,328

  Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes

  Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

University alumni networking site:
http://www.ucla.edu/

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

Business school alumni networking site:
http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x24248.xml

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes

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CAREER SERVICES
  Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
Yes

  If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
At any time

  Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs?
Yes

  Are part-time students included in resume drops?
Yes

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:



Qualcomm
  36


Northrop Grumman
  33

Boeing
  24

Walt Disney
  21

Raytheon
  16

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The professors were always available and made it known that their doors were always open. The majority led great discussions and skillfully developed differing opinions among the class to present both sides of a topic. As far as weaknesses, I would've liked to see more of an equal mix between faculty and adjuncts. Although I must add that the few adjunct profs I did have were outstanding.

Faculty recognized the value of student input since they are the ones who experience real-time management issues. However, sometimes they spent too much time on people's individual situations.

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The clubs/associations were aimed at full-time students. They should better integrate both sets of students, especially since the part-time students can be a resource for full-time students.

I liked and appreciated the quality of peers and interaction with other part-time MBA students. I did not want to have a regression and back-to-college mentality in the environment, which you see in the full-time MBA.

I was very satisfied with my experience and would love to do it again. In talking with other MBAs, it seems that this program exceeds others in focus on students, sensitivity to quality of life outside the MBA experience, without losing sight of quality class delivery and challenging assignments.

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The caliber of the faculty and staff is amazing. Additionally, Anderson really listens to their students and student leaders to try and make the MBA and FEMBA experience the best they can be for students.

Anderson offers a broad and deep course offering, providing students with both a broad management perspective and the ability to specialize in a particular field of study. The school's professors are experts in their field and are very open to students both in- and outside the classroom. The program is rigorous, as you would expect a top-tier program to be, and the school has a number of unique field study programs offering students the opportunity to apply their learning to real-world international situations. Finally, the alumni network is strong and active.

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The MBA is an essential experience to start and/or run a business successfully. The UCLA Anderson MBA experience goes above and beyond that by supplying a world-class faculty, challenging academics, a diverse student body, and a real world Global Access Program. The Global Access Program especially sets UCLA Anderson apart from other top-tier MBA programs because it allows students to write business plans for technology companies from other countries spanning the globe.

From what I've read, this is lacking at most business schools, but I wish there was a little more attention/focus paid to ethical leadership.

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There is very little middle ground - some [professors] are fantastic, while other instructors were miserable. I am sure that UCLA knows which is which based on the popularity of classes. One common weakness (and conversely a strength for others) is the use of outdated cases. While I recognize the learning principle may still be relevant, it has to be a touch of laziness that allows a prof to continue to use cases from 20 to 30 years ago.

The school does a great job of providing a rigorous learning environment while minimizing the administrative or time-killer aspects of school (for example, providing books and parking passes automatically rather than requiring us to track them down on campus). I love the culture at Anderson -- people are smart, friendly, helpful, respectful, and genuine. My classmates are dedicated to their education and to helping one another.