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What better place to study Business? Delaware is the country’s Corporate Capital. In ad-dition, the business centers of Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York City and Washington, DC are within easy access of campus, by bus, train, and car.
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THE EXECUTIVE MENTors–
sCHoLArs ProgrAM
The Executive Mentors-Scholars Program is designed to match student career objectives with executives engaged in similar fields. This experience facilitates interaction and provides a venue for career development discussions between graduate students and executives. BenefIts
• Develop a one-on-one relationship with a public or private-sector business executive by meeting once or twice each semester (Fall and Spring)
• Gain insights on the relevance of academic studies to the business world and specific career objectives
• Obtain an insider’s view of a company and the industry in which it operates
• Develop valuable networking skills
CArEEr DEVELoPMENT
Our diverse network of alumni & corporate partners helps launch your career search. Distinguished alumni from major corporations, talented students from around the world and visiting lecturers from internationally known firms are just a few of the connections made available to aspiring leaders.do you hAve whAt It tAkes to Be A corporAte AssocIAte?
The University of Delaware MBA Program fea-tures a unique and competitive opportunity for outstanding candidates. Becoming a Corpo-rate Associate (CA) allows you to preview your desired career area while making a positive impression on local companies. CAs receive a tuition scholarship and a generous stipend. While completing their degree work, partici-pating students are able to apply their busi-ness and computer skills to an actual industry setting, enabling them to obtain management positions at leading corporations upon gradu-ation.
“The reason I got my UD MBA was to broaden my world perspective. Corpora-tions domiciled here recognize the value of the Program.”
Hallie Lightfoot UD MBA 2006 Coordinator, Train Movement, Amtrak Undergrad Institution: Rutgers College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Undergrad Major: BA: History
why Get An MBA?
New products, new markets, off-shore resourcing, mergers, new technologies—they all create uncertainty and opportunity in today’s dynamic business environment. An MBA from the University of Delaware gives you the skills and confidence to navigate the peaks and valleys of today’s business cycles on the global stage.
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2MBA Corporate Associates at the Siegfried Group, LLP, discussing the results of their group project with their managers. Left to right: Soumendra Maganti; Jack Lichter; Kawkab Rasheed; Carolina Lawrence; and Frank McGurk.
the Lerner College takes pride in the intellectual contributions of its faculty.
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recipients/nominess for awards amd honors for research, teaching, and service
awards for best paper, presentation, scholarly impact, citation, departmental and college
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presentations at conferences/other venues
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grants totaling over $1 million from external organizations including:
JPMorgan Chase United States Soccer Federation
U.S. Olympic Committee Dow Electronic Materials
Hewitt Foundation
Ethisphere Institute’s 2011 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics
charles elson,
edgar s. woolard, Jr., chair in corporate Governance
Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Scholar in India
Ajay Manrai
C.W. Park Young Contributor Award, Journal of Consumer Psychology
Ji park
Princeton Review – The Best 300 Professors
MBA ProgrAM oPTIoNs
full-time MBA
Students generally take 4 courses per semes-ter and complete the program in 2 years.
part-time MBA
Students typically take 2 courses per semes-ter in the evening and continue with their professional careers during the day; the program is usually completed in 3 years.
part-time pathways program
Students are admitted with non-degree status and limited to 3 MBA courses over one academic year. This “quick start” option allows students to begin the program while they prepare to take the GMAT.
MBA conditional Admission (MBA-cAp)
A joint program of the University of Dela-ware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and the University’s English Language Institute (ELI). MBA-CAP provides international students whose native lan-guage is not English with an opportunity to be accepted into the UD MBA program without the need to take the TOEFL exam. Instead, students enroll in the English Lan-guage Institute before beginning their MBA coursework. This provides an opportunity to improve their English while developing other important skills that are necessary for success in the UD MBA program. Students may defer
taking the GMAT until after they complete the ELI program.
online MBA
Students can complete this program in as few as 16 months from anywhere in the world. Classes are taught in 7-week sessions with most students taking 2 courses per session. duAl deGrees wIth the MBA
The graduate dual-degree programs listed below enable the student to combine the strategic business skills of the MBA with a variety of other disciplines:
• MBA / Master of Science in Accounting
The MS in Accounting adds advanced preparation for careers in accounting, consulting, and a foundation for further study at the PhD level in preparation for an
academic career.
• MBA / Master of Arts in Economics
The MA in Economics adds an extended core of microeconomic, macroeconomic, and econometric theory and a wide variety of applied coursework.
• MBA / Master of Science in Finance
The MS in Finance adds the theoretical and practical skills required to be an innovative, well-informed, and experienced finance professional.
• MBA / Master of Science in Hospitality
Business Management (hBM)
The MS in HBM adds the skills required for successful careers in corporate hospitality management, consulting, and hospitality technology systems implementation.
• MBA / Master of Science in Information
systems & technology Management (IstM)
The MS in ISTM adds the technical skills needed to achieve business success in to-day’s highly competitive global environment.
• MBA / Master of Science in International
Business
The MSIB develops business and quantita-tive skills with an international orientation that prepares students for careers in global markets
• Master of Engineering / MBA
The MBA extends the engineering disciplines into the business world.
• PhD in Biological Sciences / MBA
The MBA supports students wishing to use their PhD in industrial science careers. Applicants to dual-degree programs must be accepted by each program. Only one ap-plication needs to be completed.
Open your mind to fresh
new ways to do business.
“I was surprised to find that the MBA Program fit nicely into my crazy schedule.”
Steve Giardini (Chef)
Undergrad Institution: University of Delaware
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CUsToMIzE YoUr UD MBA
In addition to a broad spectrum of core classes ranging across the functional areas of Account-ing, Economics, Management, MarketAccount-ing, Operations, Finance, Ethics, and Strategy, you can tailor your MBA through a concentration or specialization.
concentrAtIons
Identifying a concentration allows you to customize your MBA to your specific needs and interests. Concentrations consist of four electives chosen from a specific set of courses that create a depth of understanding in your chosen field. Concentrations are offered in the following areas:
• Finance • Marketing • Entrepreneurship
• Health Care Administration • International Business • Information Technology
• Museum Leadership and Management
specIAlIzAtIons
As an alternative to a highly structured con-centration, you have the option of designing a course of study that includes 12 hours of elective course work in line with your unique professional interests and goals. Specializa-tions can leverage graduate offerings from around the University. These include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
• Accounting • Business Economics • Engineering
• Hotel Restaurant & Institutional Management
• Management • Public Administration • Sport Management
the MBA currIculuM
The UD MBA consists of 48 credits of study across the full range of business fields; 36 credits consist of core courses and specified electives, and 12 credits are free electives.
• Corporate Strategy
• Economic Analysis for Business Policy
• Ethical Issues in Domestic and Global Business Environments • Financial Management
• Financial Reporting and Analysis • Leadership and
Organizational Behavior • Management Control
Systems
• Marketing Management • Operations Management &
Management Science • Statistical Data Analysis for
Business
• An Experiential Course • A Global Perspective Course • 4 Electives
“I’m amazed how much my classes trans-late into the nonprofit sector. Every day, I find I’m using one of the skills I learned in the UD MBA Program…”
Jeff Schnug, Business Analyst, Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, UD MBA 2004
Clockwise from top right: MBA students work in teams to accomplish course objectives; the Exelon Trading Lab in Purnell Hall; John H. Wragge, Associate Professor of Accounting & MIS discusses a class project; The UD MBA team brought home the second-place trophy from the George Washington University International Case Competition in March 2008; (left–right) Ioana Parja, Jonathan Katz, Arul Peter Desaraj, Jennifer Zak Grey, Tim Crowley.
“I am continually impressed with the quality of our students and the academic program. This combination makes teaching in the UD MBA a great experience.”
John H. Wragge, Associate Professor of Accounting & MIS
“The Exelon Trading floor provides MBA students at the University of Delaware a unique setting in which to practice hands-on Finance.”
Helen Bowers, Professor of Finance and Department Chair
The University of Delaware has been recognized by other institutions for excellence in a num-ber of areas:
• UD’s Lerner College of Business & Economics’ part-time MBA program is ranked by Busi-nessWeek at 5th in the mid-Atlantic and 21st nationally. Full-time students take the same courses with the same instructors.
• Our Entrepreneurship program has been named one of the top 100 collegiate programs in the nation by Entrepreneur magazine. Entrepreneurially minded MBA students can work with the Lerner Venture Group to provide venture management consulting services for the companies emerging from the University’s technology investment portfolio; student, alumni, faculty, and staff technology ventures; and tenants of the Delaware Technology Park. Entrepreneurship students are encouraged to craft their future business plans in the annual Business Plan Competition.
• The Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance leads progressive changes in corporate structure and management through education and interaction with nationally recognized business leaders, the legal community, academia, and students.
• Classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a research university with very high research activity (RU/VH), the University of Delaware shares this designation with fewer than three percent of the more than 4,200 degree-granting institu-tions in the United States.
The University of Delaware’s innovative graduate programs give you the advantage in today’s dynamic business environment. For more than 50 years, UD’s Lerner College of Business & Eco-nomics has provided its students with the ability to customize their education to fit with their own personal aspirations.
From having two convenient locations, to having customized specializations, the Lerner Col-lege keeps your needs in mind.
We invite you to OPEN yourself up to our premier institution on our Web site at www.mba.udel.edu.
Open yourself
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ideas…
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the best.
CentersJohn L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance Center for Economic Education
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Economic Research Venture Development Center Exelon Trading Center
Programs
The Carol Ammon MBA Case Competition
Horn Program in Entrepreneurship
Open up
to new
experiences.
“As a result of working on my UD MBA, I’ve seen many great opportunities across many business ventures. The program certainly helped focus me towards my strengths and passions outside of bullriding and started me on a great path with Pfizer, Inc.”
Eric Blom, UD MBA 2006
Undergrad Institution: University of Delaware Undergrad Major: BSci: Animal Science
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You will sit next to students from a wide variety of academic backgrounds, nations and profes-sions. The following list is just a sample…
• Banker
• Sales Account Manager • Chef
• Chemical Engineer • National Security Advisor • Teacher
• Farmer • Business Owner • Golf Pro • Clergy
• Oil Tanker Captain • Airline Pilot • Retail Associate • Financial Advisor • Mechanical Engineer • Librarian • Petroleum Engineer • Collections Agent • Licensed Social Worker • University Administrator • Civil Engineer
• Musician
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should I Apply?
We encourage everyone to apply. Our goal is to accept students who we believe will be successful not only in completing the program, but also in applying what they’ve learned in their future career. We read every application individually and admit using a portfolio ap-proach. This means that we consider many factors when making an admission decision, and no single factor will guarantee or disqualify applicants from admission. Factors considered, in no particular order, include:
• Prior Academic Performance
• Experience, including work experience, volunteer work, community service, internships, etc.
• Professional Skills • Standardized Test Scores
• Professional and Academic Recommendations • Achievements and Performance Awards • Career Aspirations
Applicants holding terminal degrees (MD, JD, PhD, EdD, etc.) or who have five or more years of progressive work experience are eli-gible for a GMAT waiver. GRE, LSAT, and MCAT scores are considered in lieu of the GMAT score for applicants who have taken them and are enrolled in or have completed other graduate programs.
Applicants with science, technology and engineering undergrad-uate degrees (STEM fields) are considered even if they have limited professional experience.
Applicants must hold the equivalent of a four-year U.S. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or the equivalent three-year non-U.S. degree. Typically applicants will have at least two years of experience (work experience, volunteer work, community service, internships, significant academic projects, etc.), an under-graduate GPA of at least 2.8, and for those required to take the GMAT, scores of at least 550 overall and greater than 50% in each sub-score.
International applicants will need to submit one of the following: a) proof of having earned a degree in either the United States or a country where the primary language is English; b) TOEFL score; or c) IELTS score. Typically students required to submit a TOEFL score have scored at least 100 on the IBT version or at least 7.5 on the IELTS.
when should I Apply?
Students are admitted on a rolling basis and can begin in the Fall, Summer or Spring semesters. While applications are accepted at any time, applicants should generally submit their application by the dates indicated below.
suggested application Due Dates
• Fall admission:
Domestic applicants: June 1 International applicants: May 1
• Summer Admission:
Domestic applicants: April 1
International applicants: generally not admitted for this term
• Spring admission:
Domestic applicants: December 1 International applicants: November 1
Applications are accepted after these dates if space is available. Students desiring scholarships should consider the dates in the Financial Aid section on page 11.
how do I Apply?
All applications are completed online. You can get started by going to www.udel.edu/gradoffice/apply.
A complete application consists of the following items. All docu-ments are uploaded to the application system. No docudocu-ments should be mailed.
• Unofficial transcripts from each institution of higher education that the applicant has attended. If admitted, the student will then be asked to submit official transcripts.
• Two letters of recommendation. Recommendations forms are emailed directly from the online application to individuals who will be completing them and must be returned by them electronically.
• A current resume.
• Responses to two essay questions. There is no set page length for essays.
• An official GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test) score or a request for a waiver. Students applying to the Pathways or Conditional Admission program options do not need to submit this score or a request for a waiver at the time of application. Applicants who have not yet received their official score should list their unofficial score on their application.
APPLICATIoN INforMATIoN
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Open your door
to admission
• $75 application fee which can be paid online by credit card or by check via postal mail (applications cannot be processed until payment is received). Fee waivers are available for applicants with a GMAT score of at least 600. Email [email protected] for more information.
• International students must also submit an official TOEFL or IELTS score. Applicants to the Conditional Admission program option do not need a language test score.
fInAncIAl AId & scholArshIps
scholarship opportunities
A variety of competitive merit-based scholarships are available to all MBA students. These include assistantships, tuition scholarships, and Corporate Associate internships.
Assistantships include both a tuition scholar-ship and a stipend. Students will contribute 10 hours of work each week assisting with duties of an instructional, administrative or research nature.
Tuition scholarships are awarded as a per-centage reduction in tuition charges and do not include stipends, housing, or fees.
The Corporate Associates Program is an excel-lent way for outstanding MBA candidates to gain exposure and hands-on experience in the corpo-rate community. These positions include a tuition scholarship and a stipend.
All applicants are considered for scholarships. Typically scholarships are awarded to fall admis-sion applicants. The priority consideration date for fall is February 1. Spring admission funding may be available and the priority consideration date is November 1.
Notification of funding awards may not occur simultaneously with offers of admission.
student loans
Federal and private loans are available to qualified full and part-time students. For more informa-tion please visit the Student Financial Services website, www.udel.edu/sfs.
Current tuition rates can be found at www.mba.udel.edu.
All MBA students, domestic and international, are eligible for competitive merit based schol-arships. Additionally, Federal student loans are available to qualified domestic students.
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AluMnI network
UD MBA alumni hold influential positions all over the world in both private and public sectors. In addi-tion to their busy work schedules, many of them generously offer their time and expertise to current MBA students through events and activi-ties designed to bring MBA Alumni and students together.
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