Academics
Chapman University, a 鈥渟mall,鈥 鈥渂eautiful鈥 private university in Orange County, California, has a 鈥渧ery strong MBA program鈥 that offers students a great education. But 鈥渋t鈥檚 not just about the classes,鈥 at Chapman. 鈥淚t is about the relationships, the networking, and the experience. It is a comprehensive, 360-degree program.鈥 Chapman is 鈥渁 research-intensive university鈥 that offers 鈥渆ntrepreneurship incubators鈥 and many other unique opportunities to its enthusiastic students. This is just one of the many reasons students are convinced that Chapman 鈥渨ill become one of the top business schools in the nation.鈥
Chapman鈥檚 distinguishing features include its programs in Entrepreneurship and Financial services, a dual MBA/MFA in Film and Television Producing, a 鈥済ood studyabroad program鈥 and its popular Flex MBA, which allows working students to attend fullor part-time during the evening. Chapman鈥檚 traditional full-time MBA program has a strong focus on student career campaign. Students in both programs receive the majority of their credits from Chapman鈥檚 core curriculum, which provides a solid foundation in business and finance. Electives include entrepreneurship, international business, corporate entrepreneurship, and marketing.
Students say they receive a 鈥渧ery personalized education鈥 from the 鈥渙utstanding faculty.鈥 Chapman鈥檚 small classes are taught by 鈥淧h.D.s and established professionals,鈥 who are 鈥渄edicated,鈥 鈥渉ighly accessible,鈥 and 鈥渆xpect a lot.鈥 Academic and professional development is complimented by mentoring programs and contests run by the Ralph W. Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics, and research opportunities, conferences, and workshops hosted by the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research, The Walter Schmidt Center for International Business, and Larry C. Hoag for Real Estate and Finance. Beyond the campus, the school has strong ties to the local business community, which gives students the chance to forge 鈥渓asting business relationships.鈥 Chapman students say the school does an excellent job preparing them to deal with 鈥渃urrent economic conditions鈥 and whatever else they may face in the future.