Applied Management Research (AMR)
In this field study, you’ll work in a team to address a challenge for a client organization. After a deep dive into research, you’ll present key insights and your recommendations.
Business Creation Option (BCO)
BCO gives you the chance to work with a team of classmates to launch your own business.
Student Investment Fund (SIF)
Students who participate in SIF manage a $2 million fund, while visiting leading companies to learn about strategies and philosophies.
- Portfolio management opportunity for finance students
- Manage $2MM of Anderson endowment
- Winter quarter of first year – Spring quarter of second year
Anderson Strategy Group (ASG)
ASG is a capstone project that involves a commitment during your first and second years, and gives students focused on consulting a chance to work on and manage a project with classmates.
- In-depth training & practice for consultants
- Manage a team of students on a comprehensive consulting project
- Winter quarter of first year – Spring quarter of second year
NAIOP Real Estate Case Competition
Students who participate in the NAIOP case competition earn capstone project credit through this six-month assessment of a local property.
- Team determines best use for a real site in Southern California
- Case competition against USC + write up
- Fall & Winter quarter of second year
XPRIZE
Visioneers Program
UCLA Anderson has partnered with XPRIZE to put students on the front line of XPRIZE competition design, addressing the world’s greatest challenges.
- Work with bold innovators to address world’s grand challenges
- Lead a team’s research efforts to identify the market failures and design a competition to address them
- Spring of first year - Fall of second year
Applied Management Research
We pioneered practical learning with the Applied Management Research program
Global Reach of AMR Projects in 2017–2018
Chile • China • England • Ecuador • Guatemala • Indonesia • Jamaica
Myanmar • Nigeria • Philippines • South Africa • South Korea • Thailand
Botswana • Chile • China • Ecuador • England • Guatemala • Guyana • Indonesia
Jamaica • Kenya • Peru • South Africa • South Korea • Taiwan • Thailand
Project Industries
Below is a sample of the industries AMR projects encompass:
Student Impressions of AMR
Assisting the Zambian Government to Increase Trade with the United States
A Strategy to Brand Los Angeles — UCLA Anderson’s Consulting Team
Developing Effective Waste Management Solutions in Bali through Social Enterprise
From The Blog
Prestigious Awards for UCLA Anderson Class of 2017 Field Study Teams
Will Extracting Crab Meat in Ecuador also Extract a Price Premium? UCLA Anderson MBAs Propose a Sustainable Solution
A Diverse Field Study Team Collaborates in South Africa to Improve Health Outcomes
BCO Team KPOP Foods (clockwise from top left): Alex Kim (’17), Ryan Kennelly (’17), Mike Kim (’17), Theo Lee (’17), Erica Suk (’17).
BCO Stats
BCO Success Stories
BodySpec (Class of 2014)
BodySpec provides individualized information to health-conscious individuals. We offer full-body scans utilizing dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning technology.
BodySpec (Class of 2014)
Project Description: BodySpec provides individualized health information to health-conscious individuals. We offer full-body scans utilizing dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning technology. These scans provide data about an individual’s muscle mass, body fat and bone density at a more granular, accurate and actionable level than any other body composition technology currently available in the fitness industry. Revenue will primarily be generated through scanning fees from individuals (an average of $90 per scan) and subscription fees from personal trainers to access client data.
Update: BCO project is thriving. They've hit many significant milestones and are enthusiastic about BodySpec and helping out current Anderson students.
SmartestK12 (Class of 2014)
To help teachers better understand their students, SmartestK12 transforms all assignments, assessments or classroom interactions into rich student data that allows teachers, parents and school administrators to track each child’s learning in real time and take actions to ensure academic growth.
SMARTESTK12 (CLASS OF 2014)
Project Description: To help teachers better understand their students, SmartestK12 transforms all assignments, assessments or classroom interactions into rich student data that allows teachers, parents and school administrators to track each child’s learning in real time and take actions to ensure academic growth. We feel that education is the foundation for human progress, and that each student deserves an education custom built to her or his needs. SmartestK12 aims to unleash the individual and create a sustainable, never-ending supply of future scientists, historians, mathematicians, authors, scholars and creative geniuses.
Update: The company is still up and running, rebranded as Formative for a new application the founders created that is proving very promising.
Sportifik (Class of 2014)
Sportifik is a web- and mobile-based league management platform that engages college students in recreational activities. Adopted by over 25 universities across the country, including UCLA, Stanford and UC Berkeley, Sportifik empowers university recreation programs with the ability to effectively coordinate sports leagues and tournaments and engage students in healthy and active lifestyles.
SPORTIFIK (CLASS OF 2014)
Project Description: Sportifik is creating a community of athletes and changing the way people participate in sports. We are providing amateur athletes and avid sports fans with the best means to easily organize and manage their sporting activities through a user friendly one-stop-shop mobile and web solution. Our platform will enable users to seamlessly partake in sporting activities in a fun and rewarding way while enabling them to meet members of their local communities who share a passion for the same sports.
Update: Still working on their startup and the project is ongoing in LA. They've raised a seed round, grown their user base and client base significantly. They’re still implementing the pivot they started during BCO and are looking to add another part to their project.
From The Blog
Student entrepreneur taps into UCLA resources to 'grow' his news website
No Guesswork, No Guilt: Goodbye Hangry, Hello officebites
AMR: Business Creation Option (BCO) Spotlight on GOshopping
BCO Mentors
Jeffrey Cohen
“I truly believe that the Anderson BCO program is a fantastic educational tool that gives students a level of real-world experience typically gained only after years of trial and error. It also serves as an opportunity to obtain a realistic head start on a viable business opportunity with the benefit of unparalleled resources.”
Internet, Business and Intellectual Property Attorney
Cohen Business Law Group
Chang Xu
“We are great supporters of the early-stage tech ecosystem in greater L.A. and I’m always excited to see student startups at UCLA. Our motto: #LongLA.”
Investor
Upfront Ventures
Sarah Ferguson Chambless
"Mentoring BCO teams provides me with an opportunity to pay it forward by helping start-ups proactively address potential legal issues. This is highly rewarding!"
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