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THE CORE AND
CUSTOMIZATION
Each year, about 430 men and women are admitted to the
Michigan MBA program. Each entering class is divided
into sections comprised of about 70 students. During
the initial year of the program, these 70 people form a cohort:
attending the same core classes, working on group projects,
encouraging each other, debating each other, learning from
each other’s diverse backgrounds, and providing each other
with a stable intellectual context and a social network.
Interaction within sections, and the relationships forged during
the first year, generate the camaraderie that is a hallmark of
the Michigan MBA experience.
Our Most Important Asset
The Michigan faculty delivers leading-edge knowledge across
the board. Through classroom sessions and in-company learning
projects, you will encounter respected researchers,
vigorous scholars, successful consultants, and gifted, dedicated
teachers. These are people who enjoy teaching and do it
extremely well, people who make themselves accessible for
after-class consulting and devote long hours as advisors and as
guides to student teams. The Michigan faculty works at the
intersection of scholarship and professional practice. The
course of study is a balanced one. Classes constantly develop
both your knowledge – the concepts, the models, the formulas
– and your professional ability to apply that knowledge
effectively.
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In the Classroom...and Out
At Michigan, knowledge delivery and leadership development
are tightly integrated. We offer constant opportunities
to develop your leadership qualities. The “classroom”
routinely extends to applied problem-solving and collaborative
projects, as well as soaking up valuable knowledge, tools
and ideas. By complementing fourteen-week courses with
seven-week intensives, our nimble program allows us to keep
current with innovative classes geared to recent research and
late-breaking business issues. This not only gives you access
to specialized faculty expertise, but also greater choice and
flexibility in course scheduling.
With a rich diversity of career backgrounds, ethnicities,
personal perspectives and nationalities represented, our
student body is central to what makes Michigan an unsurpassed
environment for learning, development and honing
the abilities, perspective and judgment of a standout leader.
Core courses provide solid preparation in quantitative
methods, managerial and financial accounting, business
economics, finance, information technology, corporate
strategy, international business, marketing, operations
management and organizational behavior. The core curriculum,
which is detailed on pages 7 and 8, comprises 311 / 2 of
the 60 credit hours required in the MBA program. The core
provides a strong base of knowledge for advanced business
studies and is carefully coordinated to arm graduates with
the key knowledge, tools and habits of mind to take business
challenges and succeed.
Customizing Your Program
The Michigan MBA program’s built-in flexibility enables
you to select classes that fulfill personal needs and career
plans. Students have the option of focusing on a specific
area of business practice such as finance, strategy, marketing
and operations. Through some innovative programs, you
will also find exceptional opportunities to focus your studies
in entrepreneurship, e-business, manufacturing, corporate
environmental management and nonprofit and public
management. You may broaden your training by electing up
to 10 credit hours of graduate study in other units of the