YOUR EDGE ON THE PATH TO CAREER SUCCESS

Learn the business and leadership skills you need to start building your future success today. UCLA Anderson’s EDGE is a four-week program for rising juniors, seniors, and recent college graduates who want the tools to make an immediate impact in their chosen careers.

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Application Deadlines
Round 1: CLOSED
Round 2: CLOSED
Scholarship Application Deadline: CLOSED
Round 3: CLOSED
Final: May 15, 2013

Program Dates
July 8 – August 2, 2013

Tuition*
Non-UCLA students: $8,750 USD
UCLA students and recent UCLA graduates: $6,125 USD
*Tuition includes some meals and course materials. Accommodations are the responsibility of the applicant. Contact the Edge Program team for a range of local housing options.

Financial Assistance*
Eight EDGE Scholarships are available to UCLA students and recent UCLA graduates. Deadline to apply for an EDGE Scholarship is March 30, 2013.
*Scholarships cover the tuition fee and are awarded on a merit basis. Please see the application page for details and how to apply.

Program Overview

For the first time, renowned UCLA Anderson School of Management is offering undergraduates and recent graduates the chance to study with its world class faculty – the same professors who teach our MBA students – in a rigorous four-week summer program.

EDGE will help students understand how to transform ideas into opportunities, excel in traditional business settings, and gain the management vocabulary they need to succeed today and lead tomorrow.

There is no more exciting place to learn the fundamentals of business and leadership than Los Angeles – a vital hub of world trade, home of the entertainment and media industry and incubator for a new wave of innovative startups. EDGE uses three key lenses to focus student learning: Business Literacy, Leadership and Communication.

Program Overview

Business LiteracyLeadershipCommunication
Economics/Strategy Self Awareness Presentation Skills
Fincance/Accounting Team Decision Making & Collaboration Business Writing
Operations Leading, Following & Managing Up Negotiation & Conflict Management
Marketing/Branding Generational Awareness Social Media
Analytical Thinking Innovation and Creative Problem Solving Managing Your Career
Using Big Data Bringing the Future to the Present
Financial Analysis & Investments
  • Foundations of Leadership
  • Foundations of Business: Economic Decision Making
  • Generational Awareness
  • Career Management: Job Crafting
  • Competitive Strategy
  • Effective Team Decision Making & Collaboration
  • Networking reception
  • Career Coaching Pods
  • Company Visit
  • Accounting & Financial Principles
  • Marketing Strategies
  • Branding and social media
  • Career Management: Building Your Personal Brand
  • Managing Conflict & Negotiations
  • Strategic & Financial Business Simulation
  • Business Communications Workshop
  • Company Visit
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Operations
  • Career Management: Networking Practicum
  • Using Big Data
  • Financial Investments
  • Financial Analysis
  • Entrepreneurship: Writing a Business Plan
  • Innovation and Creative Problem Solving
  • Venture Capital Panel
  • Incubator Tour
  • Career Coaching Pods
  • Leading, Following & Managing up
  • Career Management: Building a Mentor Network beyond your Boss
  • Leadership Accountability Simulation
  • Talent Acquisition Panel
  • Career Day
  • Career Coaching Pods

Contact Us

Tel.: (310) 206-7694
Email: EDGE@Anderson.UCLA.edu