Academics
The well-regarded MBA program Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis offers three different options and a strong quantitative background for students with work experience under their belts. Whether enrolled in the full-time program at Davis, or the part-time night and weekend programs at the campuses in the Bay Area and Sacramento (which teach all of the same material as the full-time program), students are afforded a 鈥済reat combination鈥 of challenging and rewarding classes, 鈥渧ery supportive atmosphere,鈥 and 鈥渕any opportunities to expand our experiences well beyond the classroom.鈥
The 鈥渟tellar faculty鈥 is 鈥渧ery well-informed鈥 and offers 鈥渁 variety of interesting current world topics.鈥 They 鈥渁re willing to talk to you about anything and will spend as much time as you want discussing how to use things from class at work,鈥 and even 鈥渟it with the students at meals and will join in at happy hours.鈥 The school is also 鈥渄oing a really good job bringing in experienced business people to teach electives鈥; the curriculum is a 鈥済reat mix of classes鈥 that also provides multiple opportunities to apply theoretical knowledge in practical setting, including 鈥渟tudy trips, projects with actual companies, individual and group studies, internships and much more.鈥 Additionally, classes are up-to-date and provide both historical and recent cases and business examples that allow students to gain a better understanding of the concepts and curriculum.
The administration is similarly 鈥渟tudent-oriented.鈥 It 鈥渨orks very hard to listen to and communicate with the students,鈥 and the Dean鈥檚 Student Advisory Board meets once a quarter (鈥淭he Dean is impressive and obviously on a diehard mission to put our school in the top ten鈥). However, given the unique nature of the part-time schedule (i.e. Friday/ Saturday classes), scheduling of classes can be messy, and 鈥渋t is often difficult to pair core classes with popular electives.鈥
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