2009-2010 Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Management
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Academic Program
The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management (Drucker School) M.B.A. Program provides a unique graduate management education and experience that differentiates us from other schools of management. We are committed to developing and enriching tomorrow’s leaders by weaving Peter Drucker’s perspective of the liberal art of management throughout the entire Drucker School experience—this represents the Drucker Difference: ethical leadership and effective management.
It is our intention that our graduates develop an unsurpassed understanding of management-related topics. Courses are constantly updated to reflect leading practices based on the insights of our own faculty plus contributions from pre-eminent global management practitioners and other academic researchers. Drucker School students are challenged to develop a comprehensive analytical and technical skill set as well as a keen understanding of the practice of management and skills for effective leadership. In this context, we are widely recognized for academic rigor, exceptional teaching, and a highly personalized and supportive environment.
The Drucker School faculty, their research, teaching, and service reflect the core assets of the Drucker Difference. Our faculty is a team whose first and primary purpose is to enhance the professional lives of our students and through them to improve the organizations they lead. Teaching the liberal art of management brings us together with the reality of the world in which we live—our social, institutional, and intellectual history as well as our social and ethical responsibilities. We equip our students not only for the workplace realities of today, but also for the new realities of the global economy that awaits them tomorrow.
Admission Process. Applicants to the management program at the Drucker School must submit a completed application, application fee,GMAT score, official undergraduate and graduate school transcripts, a résumé, three letters of reference, and a personal statement. TOEFL scores are required for applicants for whom English is not a native language and who do not hold a degree from a U.S. college or university. These students must submit the TOEFL score in addition to the GMAT score.
The Drucker School M.B.A. candidate is a well-rounded individual with highly-developed writing, analytical, and communication skills. Candidates usually possess three to five years of professional work experience and have completed the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree with a mean 3.3 grade point average. Ideally, they have demonstrated a superior verbal and mathematical skill set by scoring better than 600 on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). Applicants who fall outside these parameters may be admitted due to outstanding personal qualities, supportive essays, and letters of recommendation or personal interview. The ideal candidate will have made a positive impact in the communities and organizations they have served and demonstrate the motivation to do he same in the M.B.A. Program.
International students with scores below 250 on the TOEFL are required to either complete a non-credit course offered by CGU in Global Communications or the summer International Fellows Program. Students admitted to this program commence study in the summer semester prior to entering the M.B.A. program in the fall.
Academic Advising. The primary purpose of the academic advising program is to assist students in the development of meaningful educational plans that are compatible with their life goals and professional careers. Although the ultimate responsibility for making decisions about educational plans and life goals rests with the individual student, the academic advisor will assist by helping to identify and assess alternatives and the consequences of decisions.
Course Requirements. The program consists of 60 semester units. Most courses offered are 4-unit courses. A limited number of 2-unit courses are generally offered as special interest topics. The teaching year is concentrated in the fall and spring semesters although an increasingly substantive summer program includes electives that are often taught by visiting faculty.
Students are required to complete a series of core subjects (36 units) in marketing, financial accounting, organizational behavior & theory, corporate finance, applied operational methods, and quantitative methods. A variety of elective courses are offered in addition to the core courses. Once students have completed the initial core requirements, they can direct their studies toward a specified area of concentration including:
- Strategy
- Finance
- Leadership
- Global management
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
The curriculum is designed in an integrative fashion to allow students to progressively build on and relate acquired skills and experiences as they proceed through the course structure.
Several courses bring students into direct contact with outside managers and their current challenges. Internships, field studies, and independent study programs allow students to test their skills on real- orld problems with established businesses. Visiting faculty and corporate leaders bring current management issues and developments directly into the classroom. M.B.A. students have the opportunity to gain international experience through elective courses including a summer course in Global Trade taught at Oxford University, England, and exchange semesters at Hitotsubashi University in Japan, Rotterdam School of Management in the Netherlands, and St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Additional requirements and policies. Students may be permitted to transfer up to 10 graduate semester units of credit toward their Drucker School M.B.A. This requires a grade of B or better attained in a faculty-approved course from an accredited institution within the previous five years of the student’s CGU enrollment date. To ensure continuity in their graduate education, students may not transfer work completed at another school after enrollment at CGU. Information on continuous registration, master’s program outlines, changes of field, and other general requirements may be found in the “Degree Regulations” section of this Bulletin.
Time Requirement/Limit. Students are required to complete the program within six years.
Program Requirements
DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Students who wish to pursue an M.B.A. with another master’s or Ph.D. degree may find additional information and a description of the dual degree programs in the “Registration and Degree Information” section of this Bulletin. The rules governing the Dual Degree programs allow students to earn both degrees at less cost and time than would be the case if the degrees were pursued consecutively. For example, only 48 Drucker School units are required for an M.B.A. with the remaining 12 units being cross-counted from the other degree program.
SPECIAL PROGRAM: B.A./M.B.A.
Undergraduate students from The Claremont Colleges may apply to the B.A./M.B.A. Programs currently being offered in conjunction with Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona, and Scripps colleges. Once admitted, these students are increasingly exposed to Drucker School courses in the last two years of their undergraduate program. With that completed, they then spend an additional year with full graduate status in the M.B.A. Program.
Jointly Offered Program
The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management jointly offers the programs below. For information on “Jointly Offered Programs” see the links below.
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