College: School of Business
Designation: School
Majors and degrees offered: See narrative
Other: Ph.D. Minors in Actuarial Science, and in Business
Faculty: Dean Michael Knetter. Accounting and Information Systems--Professors Eichenseher (chair), Covaleski, Davis, Nair, Rittenberg, Weygandt, Wild; Associate Professors Ashbaugh-Skaife, Johnstone, Matsumura, Mayhew, Warfield; Assistant Professor Holder-Webb. Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance--Professors Browne (chair), Anderson, Frees, Schmit; Associate Professor Rosenberg. Finance, Investment and Banking--Professors Hodder (chair), Brown, Johannes, Krainer, Mello; Associate Professors Fedenia, Kavajecz, Odders-White, Ready, Seward, Whited; Assistant Professors Roper, Ruckes, Shi, Ueda. Management and Human Resources--Professors Dunham (chair), Aldag, Gerhart, Miner; Associate Professors Carpenter, Hunter, Trevor, Wade; Assistant Professors Eckhardt, George, Jain, Stajkovic, Terlaak. Marketing--Professors Thompson (chair), Heide, Nevin, Peter; Associate Professors Arora, Kozinets, Rindfleisch; Assistant Professors Buchan, Peck, Wathne. Operations and Technology Management--Professors Morris (chair), Harmatuck, Hausch, Wemmerlov; Associate Professors Finster, Lazimy, Weng; Assistant Professors Caggiano, Kim, Liginlal, Rappold. Real Estate and Urban Land Economics--Professors Malpezzi (chair) Riddiough, Shilling, Vandell; Associate Professor Ortalo-Magne. Nondepartmental--Professor Stevenson
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business seeks to equip candidates with the broad business background, major specialization, and analytical skills necessary to make sound management decisions. To gain expertise in these areas, the curriculum combines traditional lecture-style delivery with case analysis, project work, team interaction, and hands-on/practical experience in the business community.
As a result, graduates of the School of Business possess highly sought after technical/specialized expertise in a functional area of business as well as general leadership, problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills. Utilizing these skills, many of the school's 30,000 alumni have achieved remarkable success in business, government, service, and academic arenas worldwide.
The high scholarly productivity and leadership of the school's more than 85 faculty are regularly noted in national rankings. Recent studies of U.S. and worldwide scholarly research productivity rated UW-Madison School of Business faculty among the top 20 graduate business schools in the country. In addition to world-renowned recognition for research, School of Business faculty bring a variety of real-world experience to the program.
At the graduate level, School of Business students select their degree program from the five that are available along with a variety of majors. Each program permits the student, with the assistance and direction of a major advisor, to tailor a program based on interests and career goals. The time needed to complete each degree program is different based on undergraduate preparation (and graduate preparation at the doctorate level) and the program selected.
Graduate degrees offered by the School of Business include:
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Master of Science (M.S.)
Master of Accountancy (M.Acc.)
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
The following majors are available at the master's level:
Accounting (M.Acc., M.B.A.)
M.Acc. option: Tax
Actuarial Science (M.S.)
Arts Administration (M.A., M.B.A.)
Finance, Investment and Banking (M.B.A., M.S.)
M.S. option: Quantitative Finance
M.B.A. options: Applied Corporate Finance, Applied Security Analysis
General Management (Evening M.B.A., M.S.)
Information Systems (M.B.A., M.S.)
International Business (M.B.A., M.S.)
Management and Human Resources (M.B.A., M.S.)
M.B.A. options: Entrepreneurial Management, Strategic Human Resource Management, Stragegic Management in the Life and Engineering Sciences
Marketing (M.B.A., M.S.)
M.B.A. options: Marketing Research, Product Management
Operations and Technology Management (M.B.A., M.S.)
Real Estate and Urban Land Economics (M.B.A., M.S.)
Risk Management and Insurance (M.B.A., M.S.)
Supply Chain Management (M.B.A., M.S.)
The Ph.D. degree provides advanced instruction that actively involves the student in research. School of Business doctoral candidates share with their professors the experience of exploring the frontiers of knowledge while acquiring the spirit as well as the methods of productive scholarship. At the time of enrollment, each student is assigned a major advisor to provide program counsel and to channel communication within and between School of Business departments. The mentoring relationship between the major professor and student is one of mutual agreement.
The School of Business offers the Ph.D. with the following specializations:
Accounting
Finance, Investment, and Banking
International Business as a specialization within some other majors
Management and Human Resources
Marketing
Operations and Technology Management
Real Estate and Urban Land Economics
Risk Management and Insurance
Admission consideration requires a four-year undergraduate degree or the equivalent, in any discipline, from an accredited institution. The School of Business seeks two years of full-time work experience (at the master's level) along with an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. In addition to academic credentials, test scores, and work experience, personal achievements, motivation, communication skills (written and oral), international exposure, and recommendation letters are considered in the admission process at both the master's and doctoral levels.
Please note: The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), taken within five years of the starting term, is required of all applicants to the School of Business; the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is not an acceptable alternate. Also, all domestic (including Puerto Rico) and international applicants whose native language is not English must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or International English Language Testing System (IELTS). A minimum TOEFL score of 600, obtained within two years of the intended starting term, is needed for admission consideration. Only international applicants who graduate from American institutions in fields other than technology, engineering, or science may request a waiver of the TOEFL/IELTS requirement.
For more information: UW-Madison School of Business, MBA Program Office, 3150 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-1323; 608/262-4000; fax 608/262-3607; Masters program - MBA@bus.wisc.edu; Doctoral program - PhD@bus.wisc.edu; For MBA Program: www.bus.wisc.edu/mba/; For Doctorate Program: www.bus.wisc.edu/phd/.