The at the University of California, Davis, is launching a fully online Master of Management degree program, the first of its kind in the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 system.
The MM program is designed to be shorter and priced less than a typical MBA program and would expand access to high-quality graduate business education to recent college graduates as well as working professionals.
The program was approved by the University of California Office of the President on July 24. The program is taking applications now for an April 2024 start date.
The program is being launched in partnership with 2U, the company behind leading global online learning platform edX.
The new graduate degree offering, to be developed under edX鈥檚 flexible degree model, will build upon the existing 2U and 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis partnership, which includes , a top-ranked online MBA program, as well as executive education courses, tech boot camps, and recently announced programs. Since the 2U and 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis partnership began in 2017, over 3,600 learners have been welcomed into these innovative online programs.
鈥淭he Master of Management is emerging as a solid graduate management degree for those who have an undergraduate degree in a non-business field,鈥 said H. Rao Unnava, dean of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Graduate School of Management. 鈥淚t is a versatile degree that fits the needs of a wide audience, from those who are finishing their undergrad degree to those who are entering the management field within their companies. We are delighted to once again be the first 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 to launch yet another innovative program.鈥
The new 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis online MM program is designed to give new professionals the skills they need to excel in the professional world in a condensed format, allowing them to quickly take the knowledge gained and apply it to a job in the private sector.
鈥溞掳拿帕喜誓谀恍畔 Davis shares our goal of making high-quality online education more accessible to learners around the world. With the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Graduate School of Management, we are enabling those in the earliest stages of their careers to learn from the foremost business management experts,鈥 said Andrew Hermalyn, president of partnerships at 2U. 鈥淪tudents graduating from this program will be prepared with a unique set of skills to help them make an immediate impact in the world.鈥
Many recent college graduates want to jumpstart their careers by learning critical management skills but don鈥檛 yet have the necessary professional background to qualify for an MBA program. In fact, 49% of undergraduates believe they were unprepared for jobs after leaving college, .
The online MM curriculum is modeled on the highly successful online MBA@新澳门六合彩内幕信息Davis with the same core courses providing a foundation in the functional areas of business, such as accounting, economics, finance, marketing and strategy.
This part-time, 15-month online program allows students the time to continue building their professional experience while still benefiting from the interactive live online classes and self-paced coursework.
Courses will be taught by the same faculty that also teach in the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis MBA program, who are accessible, diverse thought leaders with whom students will develop lifelong connections.
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- Karen Nikos-Rose, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis News and Media Relations, 530-219-5472, kmnikos@ucdavis.edu
- Timothy Akin, Graduate School of Management, tmakin@ucdavis.edu
- edX: press@edx.org