Academics
Brigham Young University鈥檚 Marriott School of Business (formerly Marriott School of Management) gives its MBA students 鈥渇antastic, applicable instruction鈥 taught by 鈥渨orld-class,鈥 鈥渟upportive,鈥 faculty who offer a 鈥渃ase-based approach鈥 in the classroom, 鈥渟imulating real business discussions about real business challenges.鈥 BYU鈥檚 鈥淟earn-Do-Become鈥 programs offer students direct opportunities to work with potential future employers, 鈥渞anging from consulting for some of the largest companies in the world, to investing real money into the private space鈥 through venture capital and private equity firms. The Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology offers a number of competitions, including the Miller Competition Series, where students have the 鈥渙pportunity to grow a business from the ideation stage and win funding, office space, and mentorship without an incubator or VC taking a cut.鈥 Other learn-do-become programs include the Cougar Strategy Group, a 鈥渟tudent-administered, in-house strategy consulting firm that helps students learn a clear set of valuable models and tools鈥 and Cougar Capital, a 鈥$4M student-run venture capital fund.鈥 Outside of entrepreneurship and VC, other 鈥渢op-rated鈥 programming includes the Human Resources program and the joint MS/MBA program through BYU鈥檚 Department of Mechanical Engineering. The 鈥渟trong鈥 and 鈥減rogressive鈥 administration 鈥渢ake feedback well,鈥 even allowing a 鈥渟tudent-led internal consulting team鈥ome in and make needed changes to the program and curriculum.鈥