Bay Area Part-Time MBA Student
"UC Davis was my top choice to pivot my career as a designer back into business and finance. It gives me flexibility to immerse into the more analytical side of business with the added bonus of being a STEM-designated program."
Shortly after California Governor Gavin Newsom called for a ban on all gas-powered vehicles by 2035, EV experts weighed in. Lecturer Suzy Taherian, recently named CFO of Wrightspeed, which builds range-extended electric powertrains for buses and trucks, interviews a top investor about the use of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies to fund startups in the estimated $400 bil. global EV truck market.
Diversity scholar Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. created the 21-Day Challenge concept to promote deeper understandings of race, power, privilege, supremacy, and oppression. We expanded the challenge to 21 weeks in order to “bake it in” to our community discussion throughout the academic year.
MSBA programs are looking for the strongest candidates. Most business schools take a holistic view of your application, looking at your academic preparedness, professional experience, leadership, and other personal qualities you might bring into the program.
GMAT/GRE testing is optional for the UC Davis MSBA. Please note that not having a standardized test score will NOT affect your application adversely. However, this will mean that your coursework taken would then form the sole basis for assessing your academic readiness for the program.
"Although we have to participate through Zoom, I know that the UC Davis camaraderie and the spirit of our cohort will become even stronger."
Let the best tech win! Professor Kim Elsbach says leaders' unconscious ideas about new tech can lead to poor investment decisions.
Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence, 2017 & 2018
Where business theory meets real-world impact
Integrated Management Project + Articulation and Critical Thinking (IMPACT) brings your UC Davis MBA to life.
In this 10-week capstone, you'll team up to solve real business problems for companies, startups, nonprofits or UC partners. Guided by faculty advisors with industry experience, you’ll deliver actionable solutions backed by research and analysis.
Along the way, you’ll sharpen skills across core business areas—from finance and marketing to analytics and strategy—with a focus on ethics, sustainability and global thinking.