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Applicable only to students admitted during the 2013-2014 academic year.

Materials Science and Engineering

School of Engineering and Applied Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Materials Science and Engineering.

Admission

Program Name

Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering is a program in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Address

420 Westwood Plaza
3111 Engineering V
Box 951595
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1595

Phone

(310) 825-8913

Email

mseadmis@seas.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.S., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Consult department.

Deadline to apply

December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental supplement and a statement of purpose.

M.S.: Applicants to the M.S. program in Materials Science and Engineering are required to hold a bachelor’s degree in materials science, metallurgy, or ceramics. Applicants who have a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, physics, or other engineering disciplines may be admitted if an introductory materials course has been taken or remedial work comparable to an introductory course is performed.

Applicants not having adequate preparation may be admitted provisionally and may be required to undertake certain remedial coursework which cannot be applied toward the degree. On arrival at UCLA, an adviser helps the student plan a program which can remedy any such deficiencies.

Ph.D.: Applicants to the Ph.D. program normally should have completed the requirements for the master’s degree with at least a 3.25 grade-point average and have demonstrated creative ability. Normally the M.S. degree is required for admission to the Ph.D. program. Exceptional students, however, can be admitted to the Ph.D. program without having the M.S. degree.

Master’s Degree

Advising

Each department in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has a graduate adviser. A current list of graduate advisers can be obtained from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, 6426 Boelter Hall, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Students are assigned a faculty adviser upon admission to the School. Advisers may be changed upon written request from the student. All HSSEAS faculty serve as advisers.

Provisionally admitted students meet with the program adviser upon matriculation to plan a course of study to remove any deficiencies.

New students should arrange an appointment as early as possible with the faculty adviser to plan the proposed program of study toward the M.S. or Ph.D. degree. Continuing students are required to confer with the adviser during the time of enrollment each quarter so that progress can be assessed and the study list approved.

Based on the quarterly transcripts, student records are reviewed at the end of each quarter by the departmental graduate adviser and Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs. Special attention is given if students were admitted provisionally or are on probation. If their progress is unsatisfactory, students are informed of this in writing by the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.

Students are strongly urged to consult with the departmental student office staff and/or the Office of Academic and Student Affairs regarding procedures, requirements and on the implementation of policies. In particular, advice should be sought on advancement to candidacy for the M.S. degree, on the procedures for taking Ph.D. written and oral examinations, and on the use of the Filing Fee.

Areas of Study

There are three main areas in the M.S. program: ceramics and ceramic processing; electronic and optical materials; and structural materials. Students may specialize in any one of the three areas, although most students are more interested in a broader education and select a variety of courses. Basically, students select courses which serve their interests best in regard to thesis research and job prospects.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

Thesis Plan. Nine courses are required, of which six must be graduate courses. These courses are to be selected from the following lists, although suitable substitutions can be made from other engineering disciplines or from chemistry and physics with the approval of the departmental graduate adviser. Two of the six graduate courses may be Materials Science and Engineering 598 (thesis research). The remaining three courses in the total course requirement may be upper division courses.

Comprehensive Examination Plan. Nine courses, six of which must be graduate courses, selected from the following lists with the same provisions listed under the thesis plan. Three of the nine courses may be upper division courses.

Ceramics and ceramic processing: Materials Science and Engineering 111, 121, 122, 143A, 151, 161, 162, 200, 201, 244, 246A, 246D, 298.

Electronic and optical materials: Materials Science and Engineering 111, 121, 122, 143A, 151, 161, 162, 200, 201, 221, 222, 223, 244, 298.

Structural materials: Materials Science and Engineering 111, 121, 122, 143A, 151, 161, 162, 200, 201, 243A, 243C, 244, 250A, 250B, 298.

As long as a majority of the courses taken are offered by the department, substitutions may be made with the consent of the departmental graduate adviser.

Undergraduate Courses. No lower division courses may be applied toward graduate degrees. In addition, the following upper division courses are not applicable toward graduate degrees: Chemical Engineering M102A, 102B, 199; Civil Engineering 106A, 108, 199; Computer Science M152A, M152B, 199; Electrical Engineering 100, 101, 102, 103, 199; Materials Science and Engineering 110, 120, 130, 131, 131L, 132, 140, 141L, 150, 160, 161L, 199; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 102, 103, 105A, 105D, 199.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

Consult the graduate adviser for details. If the comprehensive examination is failed, the student may be reexamined once with the consent of the graduate adviser.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

In addition to the course requirements, under this plan students are required to write a thesis on a research topic in material science and engineering supervised by the thesis adviser. An M.S. thesis committee reviews and approves the thesis.

Time-to-Degree

The average length of time for students in the M.S. program is five quarters. The maximum time allowed for completing the M.S. degree is three years from the time of admission to the M.S. program in the School.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Students are assigned a faculty adviser upon admission to the School. Advisers may be changed upon written request from the student. All HSSEAS faculty serve as advisers.

Provisionally admitted students meet with the program adviser upon matriculation to plan a course of study to remedy any deficiencies.

Students are strongly urged to consult with the departmental student office staff and/or the Office of Academic and Student Affairs regarding procedures, requirements and on the implementation of the policies. In particular, advice should be sought on advancement to candidacy for the M.S. degree, on the procedures for taking Ph.D. written and oral examinations, and on the use of the filing fee.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Ceramics and ceramic processing; electronic and optical materials; structural materials.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

There is no formal course requirement for the Ph.D. degree, and one may substitute coursework by examinations. Normally, however, the student takes courses to acquire the knowledge needed for the written and oral preliminary examinations. The basic program of study for the Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering is built around one major field and one minor field. The major field has a scope corresponding to a body of knowledge contained in nine courses, at least six of which are graduate courses, plus the current literature in the area of specialization. The major fields named above are described in a Ph.D. major field syllabus, each of which can be obtained in the department office. The minor field normally embraces a body of knowledge equivalent to three courses, at least two of which are graduate courses. Grades of B- or better, with a grade-point average of at least 3.33 in all courses included in the minor field, are required. If the student fails to satisfy the minor field requirements through coursework, a minor field examination may be taken (once only). The minor field is chosen to support the major field and is usually a subset of the major field.

For information on completing the Engineer degree, see Engineering Schoolwide Programs in Program Requirements for UCLA Graduate Degrees.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Academic Senate regulations require all doctoral students to complete and pass University written and oral qualifying examinations prior to doctoral advancement to candidacy. Also, under Senate regulations the University oral qualifying examination is open only to the student and appointed members of the doctoral committee. In addition to University requirements, some graduate programs have other pre-candidacy examination requirements. What follows in this section is how students are required to fulfill all of these requirements for this doctoral program.

During the first year of full-time enrollment in the Ph.D. program, the student needs to take the oral preliminary examination, which encompasses the body of knowledge in materials science. After all the coursework is completed in the major and minor fields, the student takes a written preliminary examination in the major field. Students may not take an examination more than twice.

After passing both preliminary examinations, the student is ready to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination. The nature and content of the examination are at the discretion of the doctoral committee but ordinarily include a broad inquiry into the student’s preparation for research. The doctoral committee also reviews the prospectus of the dissertation at the oral qualifying examination.

A doctoral committee consists of a minimum of four members. Three members, including the chair, are inside members and must hold appointments at UCLA in the student’s major department in the School. The outside member must be a UCLA faculty member outside the student’s major department.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Every doctoral degree program requires the completion of an approved dissertation that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research and constitutes a distinct contribution to knowledge in the principal field of study.

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

From admission to graduate status (includes M.S. degree) to award of the Ph.D. degree: 18 quarters (normative time to degree).

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

A student who fails to meet the above requirements may be recommended for termination of graduate study. A graduate student may be disqualified from continuing in the graduate program for a variety of reasons. The most common is failure to maintain the minimum cumulative grade point average (3.00) required by the Academic Senate to remain in good standing (some programs require a higher grade point average). Other examples include failure of examinations, lack of timely progress toward the degree and poor performance in core courses. Probationary students (those with cumulative grade point averages below 3.00) are subject to immediate dismissal upon the recommendation of their department. University guidelines governing termination of graduate students, including the appeal procedure, are outlined in Standards and Procedures for Graduate Study at UCLA.

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A recommendation for termination is reviewed by the school’s Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.

Master’s

In addition to the standard reasons noted above, a student may be recommended for termination for

(1) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in all courses and in those in the 200 series.

(2) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in any two consecutive terms.

(3) Failure of the comprehensive examination.

(4) Failure to complete the thesis to the satisfaction of the committee members.

(5) Failure to maintain satisfactory progress toward the degree within the three-year time limit for completing all degree requirements.

Doctoral

In addition to the standard reasons noted above, a student may be recommended for termination for

(1) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.25 in all courses and in any two consecutive quarters.

(2) Failure of the major field written examination.

(3) Failure of the oral preliminary examination.

(4) Failure of a written minor field examination after failure to attain a grade point average of 3.33 in the minor field course work.

(5) Failure of the oral qualifying examination.

(6) Failure of the final oral examination (defense of the dissertation).

(7) Failure to obtain permission to repeat an examination from an examining committee.

(8) Failure to maintain satisfactory progress toward the degree within the specified time limits.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2013-2014 academic year.

Urban Planning

UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Urban Planning offers the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.) degree and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Urban Planning.

Urban Planning

Doctoral Degree

Admission

Program Name

Urban Planning

Address

3250 Public Affairs Building
Box 951656
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656

Phone

(310) 825-4025

Email

upinfo@luskin.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

Ph.D.: December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the departmental application and a statement of purpose. Applicants admitted to the Ph.D. program in Urban Planning must have a master’s degree in planning or a closely related field.

The statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, grade-point averages and GRE scores, and resume of relevant experience are all considered in the review process for admission. Applicants must submit transcripts from each college attended.

A minimum grade-point average of 3.5 is required in all graduate work completed for consideration for the Ph.D. program. Employment experience in planning or a closely related field is strongly recommended.

Applicants are required to submit two statements of purpose. The first should address how past experiences have shaped the applicant’s interest in planning, the applicant’s personal career plans, and how a Ph.D. in planning will contribute to those plans. The second statement should describe the applicant’s intended area of concentration, specific areas of interest in planning, including research interests, and current plans for the dissertation.

Before acceptance into the program, two faculty members must agree to assume responsibility for guiding students in their studies.

For those applicants whose native language is not English, a score of 600 (paper and pencil test) or 250 (computer-based test) or 100 (internet-based) on the TOEFL, or overall band score of 7.5 on the IELTS is expected.

Advising

Every entering student has an advisory committee composed of two faculty members, one of whom is the primary advisor. By the end of the first year students must ask a third faculty to join this committee for the purpose of administering the Major Field Examination. At least two of the members must be Urban Planning ladder faculty (0% appointment or higher). One of the members may be a UP non-ladder faculty who has been granted approval to serve on committees by the UCLA Graduate Council. Any exception to this policy must be approved by the student’s advisor(s), the Ph.D. Coordinator, and the Department Chair.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Students choose a major field by the end of the first quarter in the program. Expertise in the major field is primarily reflected in an ability to teach a sequence of Urban Planning courses at a major university, from introduction to the field to an advanced research seminar. Within each major field, students should identify two to three subspecializations that reflect their particular interests and approach. The following is a list of major fields in which faculty members are prepared to guide students in preparing for the major field examination:

History of Planning Practice
History of Planning Doctrines

Political Economy of Urban and/or Regional Development
Community Development: Social, Economic, and Physical
Critical Studies of Cities and Regions

Comparative Social Policy
Social Policy Formation (U.S.)
Public Finance of Urban Services
Social Services Planning
Urban Transportation Planning
Housing Policy
Political Economy of the Environment
Land-Use Policy and Planning
Regional Resources Policy (water, energy and so forth)
Pollution and Environmental Hazards
History of Environmental Policy

History of the Built Environment
Social Policy and the Built Environment
Planning and Designing the Built Environment

Comparative International and Third World Studies:
Regional Development
Rural Development
Urbanization Policy
Housing Policy
Resource-based Development
Environmental Policy

Additional Major Fields. In special circumstances, students may devise their own field in consultation with appropriate faculty members. Final approval of the proposed additional major field must be obtained from the department chair. Further details may be obtained from the graduate adviser.

Foreign Language Requirement

A foreign language is not required either for admission to or completion of the doctoral program. However, if students are expecting to do dissertation research abroad, they are strongly advised to obtain the necessary language skills prior to beginning such research.

Course Requirements

A high level of competence in a major field and in planning theory and history, as measured by coursework and doctoral examinations, is required. In addition, students must satisfy a requirement in research methods, take three related courses in an area outside of their major field, and are required to take a three-course sequence in planning research design (Urban Planning 208A-208B-208C). Urban Planning 208A introduces students to planning scholarship and guides them through the preparation and filing of the doctoral program of study. Urban Planning 208B is a foundation course in planning research design. Urban Planning 208C guides students through the preparation of their doctoral dissertation research proposal.

Planning Theory and History Requirement . Planning theory is concerned with the ways that philosophers and social scientists have examined the question of how scientific and technical knowledge is to be joined to practice and action, with particular emphasis on the field of urban and regional planning. Planning history looks at how planning has evolved in the U.S., Western Europe, and elsewhere in the world as a form of institutionalized practice. Students are expected to acquire an understanding of both and become familiar with the several styles and forms of planning and the major debates in the field. To satisfy the planning theory and history requirement students must take a two-course planning theory and history sequence (Urban Planning 222B and 222C). Students who enter the doctoral program without having previously completed a graduate level course in planning theory and history equivalent to Urban Planning 222A are required to complete this course before taking Urban Planning 222B and 222C.

Major Field Requirement. The major field is defined as a subject in which a student is prepared to teach two or three courses and conduct advanced research. The area should be generally recognized by academics in other planning schools and should be substantially broader than a dissertation topic. To prepare for an individualized major field examination which tests competence in an area of planned study, students must submit for approval a plan of study to their advisory committee and to the coordinator of doctoral studies, preferably no later than the beginning of Spring Quarter of the first year. The plan must include (1) a one to two page description of the major field and its subspecializations; (2) a short indicative bibliography; (3) a list of suggested courses and research papers through which the student proposes to prepare for the examination; (4) a list of three courses each to satisfy the Research Methods and Outside Field Requirements; (5) a timetable indicating expected completion dates for all requirements and examinations; and (6) a brief statement identifying a possible dissertation research topic. Once approved, the plan is filed with the graduate adviser. The normal time for completion of the major field requirement is two academic years. The actual timing for the examination is set by agreement between the student and the advisory committee.

Research Methods Requirement. To fulfill the research methods requirement, a student must complete a sequence of three methods courses beyond the introductory level with grades of B or better. All doctoral students must first demonstrate competence in statistical methods at the master’s level (Urban Planning 220B or the equivalent) either by completing Urban Planning 220B with a grade of B+ or better or by submitting a waiver petition with appropriate documentation. In addition, as part of their plan of study, all students must take a pre-approved set of three advanced courses in research methods. These courses, which students should begin taking in the first year in the Ph.D. program, must be closely related to the major field and must be completed with grades of B+ or better. A list of recommended courses is included in the Ph.D. handbook. Students may waive a portion of this requirement on the basis of prior work by submitting a petition with the appropriate documentation to their committee and the coordinator of graduate studies.

Outside Field Requirement. Doctoral students must complete at least three related courses at UCLA in an area outside their major field. Usually these courses are taken outside the Department of Urban Planning. These courses must be completed with a grade of B+ or better.

*For students who do not have a Master’s degree in Urban Planning, the outside field course requirement will be satisfied by completion of the Master’s core and required courses: UP 207, UP 220A, UP 222A, and either UP C233, UP 242, UP 281, or UP M254. A placement examination is required before enrolling in UP 207 and UP 220A. Please see your Graduate Advisor for details.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

Details on the written qualifying examinations are included in the Planning Theory and History and Major Field Requirements under Course Requirements.

After successful completion of the planning theory and history, major field, research methods, and outside field requirements, students may nominate their doctoral committee. The committee consists of four members, three of whom may be chosen from the advisory committee and one of whom must come from outside of the department (students may contact the graduate adviser for additional details on committee membership). The doctoral committee administers the University Oral Qualifying Examination. At this examination the student defends the dissertation proposal. The University Oral Qualifying Examination should be taken by the end of the third year of doctoral study.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of Dissertation)

Not required for all students in the program. The decision as to whether a defense is required is made by the doctoral committee.

Time-to-Degree

Normal progress toward the Ph.D. degree, from admission to the doctoral program to award of the degree: fifteen quarters (five years).

(1) The planning theory and history requirement should be completed during the first year of study.

(2) Students are expected to pass the major field requirements/examination by the end of the second year, and to finish all other requirements and take the University Oral Qualifying Examination by the end of the third year.

3) Students who have not taken their oral qualifying examination by the end of the third year (excepting approved leaves of absence), must submit a written explanation to their advisory committee with a copy to the department chair.

(4) Students who have not passed the oral qualifying examination by the end of the fifth year (excepting approved leaves of absence), are asked to withdraw from the program. However, students are entitled to request that a review board be established to consider their case.

(5) Dissertation work typically requires two full years of work, including field research (if any) and the final writing. To enable students to devote this time to their research, every effort should be made to obtain extramural funding.

(6) Students must be registered continuously or on approved leave of absence or their student status will lapse. A leave is normally granted for periods of one to three quarters. If a student initially applied for one quarter and wants to add an additional one or two quarters, s/he may apply for an extension. Exceptional cases that require an extension beyond the 3 quarter limit may be approved; such approval is at the discretion of an Associate Dean or Dean of the Graduate Division. A student who fails to return to the University the quarter after being on official leave of absence must apply for readmission to graduate study.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A counseling board of three faculty members is established for every student whose grade point average is below 3.0 or who fails to make sufficient progress toward the degree. The board is responsible for reviewing the student’s record, determining strengths and weaknesses, and aiding the student to raise academic performance to minimum standards. In addition, the faculty and the graduate counselor meet each winter and spring quarter to discuss the progress of all registered students.

A student whose grade point average is below 3.0 for any three quarters may be subject to a recommendation for termination. Recommendations for termination based on other reasons may be made by (1) the counseling board submits a written statement to the department chair; and (2) the department chair, acting in consultation with the student’s adviser, recommends termination. In certain circumstances a student may be given the option to withdraw from the program. A student may appeal a recommendation for termination to the three-person faculty review board.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2013-2014 academic year.

Spanish and Portuguese

College of Letters and Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Spanish, the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Portuguese, and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Hispanic Languages and Literatures.

Spanish

Admission

Program Name

Spanish

Address

5310 Rolfe Hall
Box 951532
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1532

Phone

(310) 825-1036

Email

gtovar@humnet.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.A.
Only applicants whose objective is the Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures can be considered.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 31st

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from a recognized university, a statement of purpose, and a writing sample. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in a field other than Spanish but who have substantial coursework and/or preparation in the field may also be considered for admission by the graduate affairs committee. If the committee deems that some area of the applicant’s preparation in language or literature needs to be strengthened, it may require that one or more complementary courses be taken.

Master’s Degree

Advising

New and continuing students in the M.A. program are advised by the Director of Graduate Studies. During this preliminary (M.A.) stage of the graduate program, the student’s choice of concentration is provisional. The Director of Graduate Studies is responsible for planning, in consultation with the student, a study program and for a periodic review of the student’s progress.

Areas of Study

The department offers two areas of concentration for the M.A. degree in Spanish: A) literature; B) linguistics.

Foreign Language Requirement

All candidates for the M.A. degree in Spanish are required to study a language other than English or Spanish. The requirement may be fulfilled by 1) passing a University reading examination in the language; or 2) passing a University course of at least level 3.

Course Requirements

Eleven courses, nine of which must be graduate level, are required for the M.A. degree. Spanish 495 may count as one of the eleven courses but may not replace one of the graduate courses. One course may be taken in another department with the approval of the graduate adviser. Spanish 596 may be taken only once; courses 597 and 598 do not count toward the degree.

Students choose a concentration from the following options: (A) literature; (B) linguistics.

Option A Literature: Students who choose the literature concentration are required to take Spanish M201A and at least one course in each of the following areas: (1) medieval Spanish literature; (2) Golden Age Spanish literature; (3) 18th and 19th century Spanish literature; (4) 20th century Spanish literature; (5) Colonial or 19th century Spanish American literature; (6) 20th century Spanish American literature; (7) Chicano literature; (8) 20th century Latin American literature, including Brazilian. The remaining courses may be taken in any area offered by the department. Courses are selected in consultation with the graduate adviser, who considers the student’s interests as well as the necessary preparation for the comprehensive examination.

Option B Linguistics: Students who choose the linguistics concentration are required to take one upper division or graduate course in literature offered by the department and ten elective courses to be selected in consultation with the graduate adviser, who considers the student’s interests as well as the necessary preparation for the comprehensive examination.

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

(A) Literature: The comprehensive examination in literature consists of a four-hour examination in peninsular Spanish literature and a four-hour examination in Latin American literature. The examination is based on a reading list provided by the department when the student enters the program.

(B) Linguistics: The comprehensive examination in Spanish linguistics consists of four two-hour examinations. Students choose four examination areas from the following: (1) Spanish syntax; (2) Portuguese syntax; (3) Spanish phonetics and morphology; (4) Spanish diachronic and synchronic language variation; (5) Spanish/Spanish-American literature; (6) Luso-Brazilian literature. The examination is based on reading lists for the individual examination areas chosen by the student. Reading lists are provided by departmental faculty members when the examination areas are chosen.

The M.A. program in Spanish is the first phase of the doctoral program in Hispanic Languages and Literatures. When the student has completed all requirements for the M.A. degree, the examination committee will meet to evaluate the student by considering the following: (1) one writing sample in Spanish; (2) results of the comprehensive examination; (3) coursework.

A recommendation is made by the committee at a general department meeting. The department decides whether: a) the student has earned a terminal M.A. degree (that is, the student may not proceed to the doctoral program); b) the student has earned the M.A. degree and may proceed to the second phase of the Ph.D. program.

The comprehensive examinations in literature and linguistics are administered only in Spring Quarter.

Students holding an M.A. degree in a subject area other than Spanish must take the comprehensive examination and present a writing sample to their committee. Students may petition for up to eight graduate courses used for the master’s degree to count toward the Ph.D. degree.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

In lieu of taking the comprehensive examination, students in either concentration may seek permission to present a thesis for the M.A. degree. Students must first complete five graduate courses, one of which must be a seminar. In order to endorse the petition, the graduate adviser and the guidance committee need to find evidence of exceptional ability and promise in term papers and coursework.

Time-to-Degree

Full-time students (three courses per quarter) with no deficiencies upon entrance should complete the coursework and the comprehensive examination within four quarters of admission. Teaching assistants and students with deficiencies at entrance require longer. Students who are not appointed as teaching assistants are expected to complete seven courses for each three-quarter period; students appointed as teaching assistants are expected to complete five courses for each three-quarter period.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2013-2014 academic year.

Bioengineering

Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

Graduate Degrees

The Department of Bioengineering offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Bioengineering

Admission

Program Name

Bioengineering

Address

5121 Engineering V
Box 951600
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600

Phone

(310) 794-5945

Email

bme@ea.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.S., Ph.D.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

December 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General

Letters of Recommendation

3, detailing research accomplishments, academic preparation, industrial experience, communications skills, other technical training, and potential for future professional development

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit (1) the online application for graduate admission; 2) the departmental application available on the departmental website; (3) a clear and realistic statement of purpose; and (4) a resume.

Applicants whose native language is not English must score at least 600 on the paper and pencil Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 250 on the computer-based TOEFL, or 100 on the internet-based TOEFL, or receive an overall band score of 8.0 on the International English Testing System (IELTS) examination to be considered for admission.

All applicants must demonstrate proficiency in the prerequisites listed under each field on the prerequisite sheet available on the departmental website.

M.S.: The statement of purpose should relate reasons for seeking admission. Applicants should have a B.S. degree or its equivalent in engineering, life science, or physical science.

Ph.D.: Applicants should have a B.S. degree or its equivalent, with a grade point average in the final two years of not less than 3.00, in engineering, life science, or physical science.Admission to the Ph.D. program is granted to a small group each year, according to the following criteria: (1) Evidence of capacity for original scholarship and research in the field of Biomedical Engineering; (2) outstanding GRE scores and references; and (3) demonstration of adequate communication skills, particularly in writing, in the work submitted.

Master’s Degree

Advising

Each department or program in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has a graduate adviser. A current list of graduate advisers may be obtained from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, 6426 Boelter Hall, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. This list is also available from the Department of Bioengineering.

Students are assigned a faculty adviser upon admission to the School. Advisers may be changed upon written request from the student. All faculty in the School serve as advisers.

New students should arrange an appointment as early as possible with the faculty adviser to plan the proposed program of study toward the M.S. degree. Continuing students are required to confer with the adviser during the time of enrollment each quarter so that progress can be assessed and the study list approved.

Students are strongly urged to consult with the program student office staff and/or the Office of Academic and Student Affairs regarding procedures, requirements, and the implementation of policies. In particular, advice should be sought on advancement to candidacy for the M.S. degree, on the procedures for taking Ph.D. preliminary examination for those who choose the comprehensive examination option, on the procedures for filing the thesis for those who choose the thesis option, and on the use of the Filing Fee. Students are also urged to become familiar with the sections on Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination at the end of this document.

Areas of Study

Field 1: Biomedical Instrumentation (BMI)

This field of emphasis is designed to train bioengineers interested in the applications and development of instrumentation used in medicine and biotechnology. Examples include the use of lasers in surgery and diagnostics, new micro electrical machines for surgery, sensors for detecting and monitoring of disease, microfluidic systems for cell-based diagnostics, new tool development for basic and applied life science research, and controlled drug delivery devices. The principles underlying each instrument and specific clinical or biological needs will be emphasized. Graduates of this program will be targeted principally for employment in academia, government research laboratories, and the biotechnology, medical devices, and biomedical industries.

Field 2: Molecular Cellular Tissue Therapeutics (MCTT)

This field of emphasis covers novel therapeutic development across all biological length scales from molecules to cells to tissues. At the molecular and cellular levels, this area of research encompasses the engineering of biomaterials, ligands, enzymes, protein-protein interactions, intracellular trafficking, biological signal transduction, genetic regulation, cellular metabolism, drug delivery vehicles, and cell-cell interactions, as well as the development of chemical/biological tools to achieve this. At the tissue level, this field encompasses two sub-fields which include biomaterials and tissue engineering. The properties of bone, muscles and tissues, the replacement of natural materials with artificial compatible and functional materials such as polymers, composites, ceramics and metals, and the complex interactions between implants and the body are studied at the tissue level. The emphasis of research is on the fundamental basis for diagnosis, disease treatment, and re-design of molecular, cellular, and tissue functions. In addition to quantitative experiments required to obtain spatial and temporal information, quantitative and integrative modeling approaches at the molecular, cellular, and tissue levels are also included within this field. Although some of the research will remain exclusively at one length scale, research that bridges any two or all three length scales are also an integral part of this field. Graduates of this program will be targeted principally for employment in academia, government research laboratories, and the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and biomedical industries.

Field 3: Imaging, Informatics and Systems Engineering (IIS)

This field consists of the following four subfields: Biomedical Signal and Image Processing (BSIP), Biosystem Science and Engineering (BSSE), Medical Imaging Informatics (MII), and NeuroEngineering (NE).

Subfield 1: Biosystem Science and Engineering (BSSE)

Graduate study in Biosystem Science and Engineering (BSSE) emphasizes the systems aspects of living processes, as well as their component parts. It is intended for science and engineering students interested in understanding biocontrol, regulation, communication, measurement or visualization of biomedical systems (of aggregate parts – whole systems), for basic or clinical applications. Dynamic systems engineering, mathematical, statistical and multiscale computational modeling and optimization methods – applicable at all biosystem levels – form the theoretical underpinnings of the field. They are the paradigms for exploring the integrative and hierarchical dynamical properties of biomedical systems quantitatively – at molecular, cellular, organ, whole organism or societal levels – and leveraging them in applications. The academic program provides directed interdisciplinary biosystem studies in these areas – as well as quantitative dynamic systems biomodeling methods – integrated with the biology for specialized life science domain studies of interest to the student. Typical research areas include molecular and cellular systems physiology, organ systems physiology, medical, pharmacological and pharmacogenomic system studies; neurosystems, imaging and remote sensing systems, robotics, learning and knowledge-based systems, visualization and virtual clinical environments. The program fosters careers in research and teaching in systems biology/physiology, engineering, medicine, and/or the biomedical sciences, or research and development in the biomedical or pharmaceutical industry.

Subfield 2: Biomedical Signal and Image Processing (BSIP)

The Biomedical Signal and Image Processing (BSIP) graduate program prepares students for a career in the acquisition and analysis of biomedical signals; and enables students to apply quantitative methods applied to extract meaningful information for both clinical and research applications. The BSIP program is premised on the fact that a core set of mathematical and statistical methods are held in common across signal acquisition and imaging modalities and across data analyses regardless of their dimensionality. These include signal transduction, characterization and analysis of noise, transform analysis, feature extraction from time series or images, quantitative image processing and imaging physics. Students in the BSIP program have the opportunity to focus their work over a broad range of modalities including electrophysiology, optical imaging methods, MRI, CT, PET and other tomographic devices and/or on the extraction of image features such as organ morphometry or neurofunctional signals, and detailed anatomic/functional feature extraction. The career opportunities for BSIP trainees include medical instrumentation, engineering positions in medical imaging, and research in the application of advanced engineering skills to the study of anatomy and function.

Subfield 3: Medical Imaging Informatics (MII)

Medical imaging informatics (MII) is the rapidly evolving field that combines biomedical informatics and imaging, developing and adapting core methods in informatics to improve the usage and application of imaging in healthcare. Graduate study in this field encompasses principles from across engineering, computer science, information sciences, and biomedicine. Imaging informatics research concerns itself with the full spectrum of low-level concepts (e.g., image standardization and processing; image feature extraction) to higher-level abstractions (e.g., associating semantic meaning to a region in an image; visualization and fusion of images with other biomedical data) and ultimately, applications and the derivation of new knowledge from imaging. Notably, medical imaging informatics addresses not only the images themselves, but encompasses the associated (clinical) data to understand the context of the imaging study; to document observations; and to correlate and reach new conclusions about a disease and the course of a medical problem. Research foci include distributed medical information architectures and systems; medical image understanding and applications of image processing; medical natural language processing; knowledge engineering and medical decision-support; and medical data visualization. Coursework is geared towards students with science and engineering backgrounds, introducing them to these areas in addition to providing exposure to fundamental biomedical informatics, imaging, and clinical issues. This area encourages interdisciplinary training, with faculty from multiple departments; and emphasizes the practical, translational development and evaluation of tools/applications to support clinical research and care.

Subfield 4: NeuroEngineering (NE)

The NeuroEngineering (NE) subfield is designed to enable students with a background in biological science to develop and execute projects that make use of state-of-the-art technology, including microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), signal processing, and photonics. Students with a background in engineering will develop and execute projects that address problems that have a neuroscientific base, including locomotion and pattern generation, central control of movement, and the processing of sensory information. Trainees will develop the capacity for the multidisciplinary teamwork, in intellectually and socially diverse settings, that will be necessary for new scientific insights and dramatic technological progress in the 21st century. NE students take a curriculum designed to encourage cross-fertilization of neuroscience and engineering. Our goal is for neuroscientists and engineers to speak each others’ language and move comfortably among the intellectual domains of the two fields.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

A minimum of 13 courses (44 units) are required, at least ten of which must be from the 200 series – that include three Bioengineering 299 and one Bioengineering 495. For the thesis plan, at least seven of the 13 must be formal courses and two must be 598 courses involving work on the thesis. For the comprehensive examination plan, no units of 500-series courses may be applied toward the minimum course requirement except for the field of medical imaging informatics where two units of Bioengineering 597A are required. Lower division courses may not be applied toward a graduate degree. To remain in good academic standing, an M.S. student must maintain an overall grade-point average of 3.0 and a grade-point average of 3.0 in graduate courses.

By the end of the first quarter in residence, students design a course program in consultation with and approved by their faculty adviser.

Field 1: Biomedical Instrumentation (BMI)

Group I: Core Courses on General Concepts. At least three courses from this group are required: Bioengineering C201, C204, C205, C206.

Group II: Field Specific Courses: At least 3 courses from this group are required. Bioengineering CM250A, Electrical Engineering 100, and (Bioengineering CM202 or CM203 or Molecular Cell Development Biology 165A)

Group III: Field Elective Courses. Students may fulfill the remainder of their courses from one of the following three groups:

Microfluidics, MEMS, and Biosensors: Bioengineering CM250L, M260, 282; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering C216; Chemistry 118, 156; Electrical Engineering 102, 110, 110L; Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 103, 150A, 150G, M168, 250B, C250G, 250M, 281, M287; Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics 185A; Molecular, Cellular and Development Biology 165A, 168, M175A-B, M272

Surgical/Imaging Instrumentation: Bioengineering 224A, CM240, C270, C271, 272; Biomathematics M230, Electrical Engineering 176, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 171A, 263D

Bionanotechnology & Biophotonics: Bioengineering C270, C271, Chemistry and Biochemistry C240; Electrical Engineering 121B, 128, 150DL, 172, M217, 225, 274; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 258A, C287L, M287

Other Electives (Approved on a case-by-case basis)

Field 2: Molecular Cellular Tissue Therapeutics (MCTT)

Group I: Core Courses on General Concepts. At least three courses from this group are required: Bioengineering C201, C204, C205, C206

Group II: Field Specific Courses. At least three courses from this group are required: Bioengineering 100, 110, 120, 176, C278, C283, C285

Group III. Field Elective Courses. Students may fulfill the remainder of their courses from this group: Bioengineering 180, M215, M225, CM240, CM245, C287; Biomathematics 201, M203, M211, 220 M270, M271; Chemistry 153A, 153B, M230B, CM260A, CM260B, C265, 269A, 269D, 277, C281; Materials Science and Engineering 110, 111, 200, 201; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 156A, 168; Molecular Cell Development Biology 100, M140, 144, 165A, C222D, 224, M230B, M234; Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics 185A,CM233; Molecular & Medical Pharmacology M110A, M110B, 203, 211A, 211B, 288; Neuroscience 205; Pathology M237, 294

Other Electives (Approved on a case-by-case basis)

Subfield 1: Biosystem Science and Engineering (BSSE)

Group I: Core Courses on General Concepts.

Two courses from the following group:

Physiology/Molecular, cellular and organ system biology

Either Bioengineering CM202 and CM203 or Physiological Science 166 and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 140 or 144 or other approved equivalent approved courses.

Two courses from the following group:

Dynamic biosystems modeling, estimation and optimization

Bioengineering CM286 and either Biomathematics 220 or M296B.

Group II: Subfield Specific and Elective Courses. Three courses from this group are required. These should be chosen in consultation with and in approval of the faculty advisor.

Biomathematics 201, 206, 208A or 208B, 213, M230, Bioengineering C204, C205, C206, M217, CM245, M248, M260, C283, M296D, Chemistry and Biochemistry CM260A, CM260B, Computer Science 161, CM224, 267B, Electrical Engineering 102, 103, 113, 131A, 132A, 136, 141, 142, 210B, 232E, 240B, M240C, 241A, 241C, M242A, 243, CM250A, CM250L, M252, 260A, 260B, Mathematics 134, 136, 151A, 151B, 155, 170A, 170B, 171, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 107, 171A, Physiological Science 135, M200.

Group III: Ethics Courses. One course is required from this group: Bioengineering 165EW, Biomathematics M261, Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Genetics C134, Neuroscience 207.

Subfield 2: Biomedical Signal / Image Processing (BSIP)

Group I: Core Courses on General Concepts. Three courses are required from the following: Bioengineering C201 or CM286, CM202 and CM203, or Physiological Science 166 and Molecular Cell Development Biology 144

Group II: Subfield Specific Courses. At least three courses are required from: Biomedical Physics 205, M219, M248, Electrical Engineering 239AS, 266, Neurobiology M200C, Neuroscience CM272, M287 and one course from the following: Bioengineering 165EW, Biomathematics M261, Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics C134, Neuroscience 207

Group III: Subfield Elective Courses. Students may fulfill the remainder of their courses from this group: Bioengineering 100, 120, 223A-223B-223C, 224A, M261, Biomedical Physics 210, 217, 218, 222, 227, M230, Biostatistics 238, Computer Science 269, Electrical Engineering 102, 113, 151A-151B, 208A, 210A, CM211A, 212A, 224, 236A, 236B, 273, Mathematics 155, 133, 270A, 270B-270C, 270D-270E, 270F

Subfield 3: Medical Imaging Informatics (MII)

Group I: Core Courses on General Concepts: Bioengineering 220, 221 or CM202 and CM203, 223A, 223B, 223C, 224B, M226, M227, M228

Group II: Subfield Specific Courses. MS comp students are required to take three courses and Ph.D. students are required to take 6 courses from the following four concentrations.

Information networks and data access in medical environment concentration: Computer Science 240B, 241A, 244A, 245A, 246

Computer understanding of text and medical information retrieval concentration: Computer Science 263A, 263B, Information Studies 228, 245, 246, 260, Linguistics 218, 232, Statistics M231

Computer understanding of images concentration: Biomedical Physics 210, 214, M219, 230, M266; Computer Science, M266A, M266B, 276B, Electrical Engineering 211A

Probabilistic modeling and visualization of medical data: Biostatistics M209, M232, M234, M235, M236, Computer Science 241B, 262A, 262B, M262C, Information Studies 272, 277

Group III: Ethics Courses. One course is required from this group: Bioengineering 165EW, Biomathematics M261, Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Genetics C134, Neuroscience 207

Subfield 4: Neuroengineering

Group I: Core Courses on Concepts. Three courses are required from the following: Bioengineering C201 or CM286 either Bioengineering CM202 and CM203, or Physiological Science 166 and Molecular Cell Development Biology 144

Group II: Subfield Specific Courses. All courses are required from: Bioengineering M260, M261, M284, and one course from the following: Bioengineering 165EW, Biomathematics M261, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics C134, Neuroscience 207.

Group III: Subfield Elective Courses. Two courses from one of the following two concentrations are required:

Electronic engineering concentration: Chemical Engineering CM215, CM225, Electrical Engineering 210A, M214A, 214B, 216B, M250A, M250B, M250L, M252

Neuroscience concentration: Bioengineering C206, M263, Neuroscience M201, M202, 205

Teaching Experience

Not required.

Field Experience

Not required.

Comprehensive Examination Plan

The comprehensive examination plan is available in all fields. The requirements for fulfilling the comprehensive examination requirement varies for each field. Specific details about the comprehensive examination in each field are available from the Graduate Adviser. Students who fail the examination may repeat it once only, subject to the approval of the faculty examination committee. Students who fail the examination twice are not permitted to submit a thesis and are subject to termination. The oral component of the Ph.D. Preliminary Examination is not required for the M.S. degree.

Thesis Plan

Every master’s degree thesis plan requires the completion of an approved thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to perform original, independent research.

New students who choose this plan are expected to submit the name of the thesis adviser to the Graduate Adviser by the end of their first quarter in residence. The thesis adviser serves as chair of the thesis committee.

A research thesis (eight units of Bioengineering 598) is to be written on a biomedical engineering topic approved by the thesis adviser. The thesis committee consists of the thesis adviser and two other qualified faculty members who are selected from a current list of designated members for the interdepartmental program.

Time-to-Degree

The typical length of time for completion of the M.S. degree under the comprehensive examination plan is one year. The typical length of time for completion of the M.S. degree under the thesis plan is two years.

Doctoral Degree

Advising

Each department in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has a graduate adviser. A current list of graduate advisers may be obtained from the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, 6426 Boelter Hall, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. This list is also available from the Department of Bioengineering.

Students are assigned a faculty adviser upon admission to the School. Advisers may be changed upon written request from the student. All HSSEAS faculty serve as advisers.

New students should arrange an appointment as early as possible with the faculty adviser to plan the proposed program of study toward the Ph.D. degree. Continuing students are required to confer with the adviser during the time of enrollment each quarter so that progress can be assessed and the study list approved.

Students are strongly urged to consult with the departmental student office staff and/or the Office of Academic and Student Affairs regarding procedures, requirements and the implementation of policies. In particular, advice should be sought on advancement to candidacy, on the procedures for taking the Ph.D. written and oral examinations and on the use of the Filing Fee.

Major Fields or Subdisciplines

Biomedical instrumentation; imaging, informatics and systems engineering; molecular cellular tissue therapeutics. See Areas of Study under Master’s Degree for descriptions of all fields.

Foreign Language Requirement

None.

Course Requirements

To complete the Ph.D. degree, all students must fulfill minimum University requirements. Students must pass the Ph.D. Preliminary Examination, the University Oral Qualifying Examination, the Final Oral Examination, and complete the courses in Group I, Group II, and Group III. See Course Requirements under Master’s Degree. Students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher for all courses.

Teaching Experience

A minimum of one quarter of teaching experience is required.

Written and Oral Qualifying Examinations

The Ph.D. Preliminary Examination tests a core body of knowledge. The requirements for fulfilling the preliminary examination requirement varies for each field. Specific details about the preliminary examination in each field are available from the Graduate Adviser. Students who fail the examination may repeat it once only, subject to the approval of the faculty examination committee. Students who fail the examination twice are subject to a recommendation for termination.

Within three quarters after passing the Ph.D. Preliminary Examination described above, students are strongly encouraged to take the University Oral Qualifying Examination. The nature and content of the examination are at the discretion of the doctoral committee, but ordinarily include a broad inquiry into the student’s preparation for research. The doctoral committee also reviews the prospectus of the dissertation at the oral qualifying examination.

A doctoral committee consists of a minimum of four qualified UCLA faculty members. Three members, including the chair, are selected from a current list of designated inside members for the interdepartmental program. The outside member must be a qualified UCLA faculty member who does not appear on this list.

Advancement to Candidacy

Students are advanced to candidacy upon successful completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations.

Doctoral Dissertation

Final Oral Examination (Defense of the Dissertation)

Required for all students in the program.

Time-to-Degree

Students are expected to receive their degree within six years (18 quarters) from admission into the program, and must be registered continuously or on approved leave of absence during this period. Students who do not register or take an official leave of absence lose their student status.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

University Policy

Special Departmental or Program Policy

A recommendation for termination is reviewed by the school’s Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs.

Master’s

In addition to the standard reasons noted above, a student may be recommended for termination for

(1) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in all courses and in those in the 200 series.

(2) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in any two consecutive terms.

(3) Failure of the comprehensive examination.

(4) Failure to complete the thesis to the satisfaction of the committee members.

(5) Failure to maintain satisfactory progress toward the degree within the three-year time limit for completing all degree requirements.

Doctoral

In addition to the standard reasons noted above, a student may be recommended for termination for

(1) Failure to maintain a grade point average of 3.25 in all courses and in any two consecutive quarters.

(2) Failure of the major field written examination.

(3) Failure of the oral preliminary examination.

(4) Failure of a written minor field examination after failure to attain a grade point average of 3.33 in the minor field course work.

(5) Failure of the oral qualifying examination.

(6) Failure of the final oral examination (defense of the dissertation).

(7) Failure to obtain permission to repeat an examination from an examining committee.

(8) Failure to maintain satisfactory progress toward the degree within the specified time limits.

Applicable only to students admitted during the 2013-2014 academic year.

Management

John E. Anderson School of Management

Graduate Degrees

The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management offers the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctoral of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Management, the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree, and the Master of Financial Engineering (M.F.E.) degree. In addition, there are a number of degree programs, offered in cooperation with other graduate and professional degree programs on campus, that lead to the M.B.A. and another degree. The school also offers the Executive M.B.A. Program (EMBA) and the M.B.A. for the Fully Employed (FEMBA).

Global Executive MBA for the Americas

Admission

Program Name

Management: Global Executive MBA for the Americas

Address

Program is not accepting applications for 2015-2016
110 Westwood Plaza, Suite B307
Box 951481
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481

Phone

(310) 825-8262

Email

gemba.americas@uai.ucla.edu

Leading to the degree of

M.B.A.

Admission Limited to

Fall

Deadline to apply

February 15th

GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: Not required

Letters of Recommendation

Other Requirements

In addition to the University’s minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose and the departmental application, which includes three essays.

Applicants whose native language is not English should submit their TOEFL or IELTS score with the application.

Admission is limited to executives with significant work experience (10+ years) and a current position with high-level managerial responsibility. Applicants must also satisfy the admission requirements of the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI).

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 Americas 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 15-month course of study leads to two separate regular M.B.A. degrees, one awarded by UCLA and one awarded by the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI). Each degree requires the satisfactory completion of the degree requirements at the other institution. Students complete 38 units in courses taught by UCLA faculty and 36 units in courses taught by UAI faculty.

The program consists of six terms, with the first term of UCLA-based instruction starting in July/August. Each term lasts six weeks. Students complete reading assignments and written work that prepare them for classroom instruction that takes place in each term. There are 30 contact hours per four-unit course. Students take two or three courses (for UCLA or UAI credit) per term.

Term	Time Period	Courses Taught by UCLA Faculty	Location of Teaching
Term 1/Spring	April/May		Miami
Term 2/Fall	July/August	MGMT 462 (4), MGMT 463 (4), MGMT 472A (4)	Los Angeles
Term 3/Fall	October/November	MGMT 486 (4)	Sao Paulo
Term 4/Winter	January/February	MGMT 471C (4), MGMT 482 (4)	Santiago
Term 5/Spring	April/May	MGMT 485 (4)	Miami
Term 6/Spring	July/August	MGMT 471D (2), MGMT 478 (4), MGMT 478 (4)	Los Angeles

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 and assess all students’ projects to ensure that students’ work meets the academic requirements of the program.

Thesis Plan

None.

Time-to-Degree

The program must be completed within fifteen months of matriculation. All members of the class follow the same schedule.

Termination of Graduate Study and Appeal of Termination

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