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University of California, Irvine
Graduate School of Management


1999 Profile Update
School Statistics
Graduates' Comments


STRATEGY FOR APPLICANTS
     Irvine has a rolling admissions policy, so you should apply early. Although you don't need to have a strong technology background to gain admittance to Irvine, the school wants to see that you have good quantitative skills. Work experience is not required, but about 97% of MBAs have at least one year of professional experience. Irvine strongly encourages applicants to interview. The admissions office interviews almost everybody on campus, but you can schedule an interview by phone if you can't make it. Letters of recommendation are also extremely important. Barbara Nelles, director of admissions and marketing, likes to see how applicants have contributed to society, so be sure to include those types of accomplishments in your essays.

CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 55
New electives in past three years: 25%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1996
Accelerated MBA program offered? No

New Courses in Past Three Years
Accounting Lab, Creating Wealth, Enterprise Modeling, IT & Decision Making, IT Under the Hood, Data Warehousing, Business to Business Electronic Commerce, Database Marketing, IT Marketing Lab, Marketing on the Internet, New Product Development Operations & Decision Technologies, Operations Mgmt Lab, IT Decision Sciences Lab, Change Management, New Ventures, Product Development Strategy

Most Popular Electives
Entrepreneurship, Portfolio Management, Business Law, Strategic Decision Making, Investments

Most Popular Professors
Gary Naumann, Marta Elvira, Eli Talmor, Vijay Gurbaxani, Joanna Ho, Connie Pechmann, Dennis Schorr, Judy Rosener

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
UC Irvine does not offer formal majors or concentrations. The school did, however, develop and launch a new specialized track in Information Technology Management within the MBA program in the Fall of 1996.

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 40%
Case Study: 40%
Field Studies, Consulting Practicum, Independent Study: 20%

Full-time faculty members:   37
Adjunct or visiting faculty: 56
Average core class size: 43
Average elective class size: 22

Laptop computer required? Yes

Grading System
Grades are determined on a scale of A-F; certain courses are graded on an S/U basis (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory).

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
ESSEC Graduate School of Management (France); Katholieke University (Belgium); Tsinghua University (China); Budapest University of Economic Sciences (Hungary); Wirtschafts Universitat Wien (Austria); ITESM, The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Mexico); Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong); The Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration (Finland); Bocconi University (Italy)

Best Areas of Study
Information Systems, Finance, Health Care, Marketing, Organizational Behavior

Areas School Would Like to Improve
N/A

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: 77
On-campus recruiters for first-year internships: N/A
On-campus student full-time job interviews: approx. 793
On-campus student internship interviews: N/A
Job opportunities posted via the Internet or E-mail: 3,948

Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
Ernst & Young   9
Deloitte & Touche 6
Andersen Consulting 6
PriceWaterhouseCoopers 5
Coopers & Lybrand 3
Intel 2
IBM 2
SAP America 2
Bristol-Myers Squibb 2
A.T. Kearney 1

ALUMNI NETWORK
  Number of living alumni: 3,466
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: 32%
Median alumni gift: $115
Number of alumni clubs: 5
Number of dues-paying members: 142
Number of staffers devoted to MBA alumni relations: 2
Placement services offered for alumni? Yes

Description of Alumni Placement Services
Alums can post a job online, create and post a resume, view job listings, view resumes, attend educational and networking programs, have corporate networking opportunities, and obtain discounts on career placement services.

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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
GSM-MBA@uci.edu

Address:
Graduate School of Management
Irvine, CA 92697

Dean:
David H. Blake
(949) 824-8470

Director of MBA Programs:
Bill Armour
(949) 824-8472

Director of Admissions:
Barbara Nelles
(949) 824-4951

Director of Alumni Relations:
Barbara Claybaugh
(949) 824-4061

Director of Financial Aid:
Marty Bell
(949) 824-7967

Director of Career Services:
Randy Williams
(949) 824-8465

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
December 14, 1998; January 25, 1999; March 1, 1999; May 1, 1999

International
December 14, 1998; January 25, 1999; March 1, 1999; May 1, 1999





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