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We don’t just look at your academic record, we consider each student’s previous experience and invite you to get to know us as well. It is our job to make sure this investment in your education is rewarding and worthwhile. If you are intellectually curious and emotionally intelligent, you will feel at home in a Merage School classroom. Our career services and dedicated faculty ensure that your experience actualizes your career goals, whether you are preparing for an entry position, switching careers, or embarking on a new venture.

MPAc

Master of Finance

The Master of Finance (MFin) program provides extensive, practical training for quantitative and analytical jobs in the field of finance. This one-year full-time program thoroughly prepares you for entry and mid-level finance positions such as risk management, asset and wealth management, real estate management, and forecasting and for long-term career paths including chief financial officer, risk managers, chief risk officer, and portfolio managers at banks, asset management companies and investment funds. The MFIN program is STEM-designated and allows up to 36 months of optional practical training upon graduation. This longer duration – compared to 12 months in our MBA program – is attractive to companies interested in providing immigration sponsorship to international students.

Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIE) program is the only program of its kind in the UC System, and provides extensive integrated and immersive academic and practical experience for students looking to embark on careers as entrepreneurs (innovating to form new companies) and intrapreneurs (innovating within existing companies). The program provides students with knowledge on core topics on the process of innovation and entrepreneurship, including identifying new venture opportunities through lean startup methodology, developing a business model, preparing a business plan, assembling a team, raising the necessary financing including venture capital, and launching a new business. It is also rich in experiential learning opportunities within the UC Irvine entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Master of Professional Accountancy

The UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business prepares students for a successful accounting career by offering an intensive and comprehensive one- or two -year Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAc) program focused on developing an advanced level of technical master and professionalism. Students receive focused level of training designed to engage students and enable you to meet new State of California Board of Accountancy education standards, for licensure as a Certified Public Accountant. Now offering two tracks: Taxation and Data Analytics.

Master of Science in Business Analytics

The Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program prepares you for a wide range of high-demand opportunities in big data and business analytics across a variety of industries throughout California and beyond. Taught by world-class faculty and leading researchers in the field, this intensive one-year, full-time program thoroughly prepares you to handle large volumes of structured and non-structured data and apply a variety of analytics methods to the data in different business contexts.

The MSBA program is STEM-designated and allows up to 36 months of optional practical training upon graduation. This longer duration – compared to 12 months in our MBA program – is attractive to companies interested in providing immigration sponsorship to international students.

Event Details

Date: 01.29.2019
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Event Type: Public

Venue

UC Riverside, HUB 379