This MBA social impact specialization allows students to build expertise in a chosen career, with a custom approach to learning about sector-specific challenges. It encourages students to graduate with core competencies, a common language and comprehensive understanding of positive social impact.
This interdisciplinary certificate program through the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) enables students to pursue coursework across campus and complete a capstone leadership project designed to solve a sustainability problem.
UCLA Anderson’s Applied Management Program (AMP) partners a team of MBA candidates with an organization to deliver strategic solutions to critical challenges through top notch analysis. The students produce a rigorously tested, professional-grade consulting report based on extensive primary and secondary research. The Center for Impact recognizes AMP teams that focus on impact areas, such as environmental sustainability, education and financial inclusion.
Anderson’s field study requirement is a real-world 6-month consulting project that places MBA teams to work around the globe. The Center for Impact provides tailored curriculum, workshops and resources to support students who choose to work for real clients on sponsored prosocial AMP projects. Students can build a fundamental base of knowledge of social impact concepts, theories and principles that help them navigate their clients’ greatest strategic challenges.
What You Will Gain
Business acumen can be gained through a variety of foundational courses as well as courses listed as part of Category II.
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Acumen
Skills in impact measurement can be advanced through the required course, several other courses listed under Category I, as well as a social impact AMR project.
Skills in Impact Measurement
Consider the area of impact in which you would like to work or learn about. You may find courses in both Category I and Category II.
Social Impact Content Knowledge
Impact investments are made with the intention of generating measurable, beneficial social or environmental outcomes in addition to a financial return. UCLA Anderson offers students hands-on opportunities to identify social ventures and manage capital for profit and purpose.
UCLA Anderson’s social consulting programs give MBA students the experience of applying theoretical concepts of business to real-world societal challenges. Student teams provide pro bono consulting in marketing, operations, nance and expansion strategy to address strategic challenges of mission-driven nonpro ts and social enterprises.
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