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The George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management is one
of the nation's largest graduate business schools accredited by the Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and enrolls
approximately 2,300 students in its full- and part-time programs. Founded
in 1969, the school is named for its benefactor, the co-founder and former
CEO of Imperial Bancorp, George L. Graziadio. Its mission is to develop
values-centered leaders for contemporary business practice. Degrees granted
by the Graziadio School include the Master of Business Administration (MBA)
for full time students, working professionals, and high-level executives; the
International Master of Business Administration (IMBA); the Master of Science
in Organization Development (MSOD); and the undergraduate Bachelor of
Science in Management (BSM). Special programs include a joint BSM and MBA
program, joint degrees with Pepperdine University’s School of Law (JD/MBA)
and School of Public Policy (MBA/MPP), and nondegree executive education
programs that can be customized to meet an organization’s specific learning
needs. Degree programs are offered at the Graziadio School’s headquarters
located in West Los Angeles; the Drescher Graduate Campus in Malibu; and
additional campuses located throughout Southern California including Encino,
Irvine, Long Beach, Pasadena, and Westlake Village. The Executive MBA
program also is available in Northern California.
The School of Law provides an excellent legal education within a valuescentered
context. One of the most rapidly developing law schools in the country,
it is fully approved by the American Bar Association and holds membership in
the Association of American Law Schools. It has a limited enrollment of about
670 full time students who come from across the nation and around the world
to study law in a unique, supportive environment. Among its newest degree
offerings are the LLM in Dispute Resolution, administered by the School
of Law's internationally acclaimed Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution,
and the Juris Doctor/Master of Divinity, in conjunction with Seaver College.
Other joint degree programs include the JD/MBA, JD/MPP, and JD/MDR. It
has a fall semester and summer session in London, where students may study
international law in one of Europe’s most exciting cities. The School of Law is
also home to the newly created Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics and the
Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Law.