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 

3

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.

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

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.