Full-Time Formats: Learning Experience

The Willamette MBA prepares students to be effective leaders and team members in their organizations, communities, and professions. Hallmarks of the MBA learning experience include:

Real-world Experience - From the first day of class, students apply what they learn to real management decisions. PACE, Ethics in Business Awards, internships, class consulting projects for clients, community service, Student Investment Fund, Entrepreneurship Program, Atkinson Management Today online journal, case studies and simulations build the resume of professional experience and knowledge employers value.

Knowledge and Professional Growth - The curriculum develops a strong background in the principles of management, in-depth knowledge in one or more areas of interest, a respected enterprise-wide view of decision making, and the professional tools of career management.

Career areas of interest include:

Teachers and Mentors - Willamette faculty are excellent teachers and mentors who stress the practical application of management theory to real decisions. Their impressive educational credentials combine with their accomplishments as managers, researchers and consultants to add value to the educational experience. Students also have the opportunity to participate in networking and mentorship opportunities with alumni and managers throughout the region.

Career Management - Career management programs help students develop the strategic career management skills they need to identify their career interests, research opportunities, network with potential employers, and obtain internships and post-graduation employment. Activities get started right away and continue throughout the full-time MBA program. {learn more}

Business, Government and Not-for-Profit Organizations - As one of only two MBA programs in the world accredited for Business (AACSB International) and Public Administration (NASPAA), the Willamette MBA prepares students for careers in business, government and not-for-profit enterprises. {learn more}

International Exchange Programs - The Willamette Early Career MBA and MBA for Career Change programs have international exchange agreements with three of the world's leading business schools. Exchange partner schools include:

Willamette MBA students selected to participate in exchange may choose among the following options:

• studying abroad during the summer between the first and second year of MBA study, or
• studying abroad during the fall semester of the second year of MBA study

• Atkinson Accounting Association
• Atkinson Consulting Association
• Atkinson Finance Association
• Atkinson Golf Association
• Atkinson Marketing Association
• Atkinson Management Today - Online Business Journal
• Atkinson Outdoor Club
• Atkinson Project Management Institute
• Atkinson Student Association
• International Graduate Student Association
• Joint Degree Association (MBA/JD)
• National Association for Women MBAs - AGSM Chapter
• Net Impact
  
• Society for Human Resource Management
• Beta Gamma Sigma
• Pi Alpha Alpha

Want to know what our students say about the Willamette MBA experience? Download and save a free copy of Vault's 2009 Business Buzz Book's survey of Willamette MBA students and recent graduates.

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