 "Stanford to offer joint Computer Science MS/MBA degree course")
A joint Stanford Computer Science MS/MBA degree programme will be available to graduate students in the 2014-2015 academic year in Stanford University. Students may apply for admission starting this fall.
“The combination program recognizes the critical connections between technology, innovation, strategy, and execution that are needed to move great ideas forward,” said Madhav Rajan, senior associate dean and faculty director of the MBA Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
The joint program structure will allow students to complete the two degrees in three years, instead of the usual four years needed to complete each one separately.
For this programme, students must complete 21 of their computer science units in one of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biocomputation, computer and network security, human-computer interaction, information management and analytics, mobile and internet computing, real world computing, software theory, systems, or theoretical computer science. Students who complete the joint program will earn two degrees: an MS in computer science and the MBA.
Requirements for admission to the joint graduate program include an undergraduate or work background in computer science or quantitative subjects such as engineering or mathematics. Applicants will be assessed on intellectual vitality, demonstrated leadership potential, and personal qualities.
Students also must take the GRE exam to be eligible for admission. The deadline for application to the Computer Science MS program for the 2014-2015 academic year is December 10, 2013.
“The combination program recognizes the critical connections between technology, innovation, strategy, and execution that are needed to move great ideas forward,” said Madhav Rajan, senior associate dean and faculty director of the MBA Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
The joint program structure will allow students to complete the two degrees in three years, instead of the usual four years needed to complete each one separately.
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Students wishing to undertake the joint program must separately apply to and be accepted by both the Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA program and the School of Engineering’s Computer Science MS program. Completion of the joint program requires a combined total of 129 units, including 84 units at Stanford GSB and 45 units in the Computer Science department.
For this programme, students must complete 21 of their computer science units in one of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biocomputation, computer and network security, human-computer interaction, information management and analytics, mobile and internet computing, real world computing, software theory, systems, or theoretical computer science. Students who complete the joint program will earn two degrees: an MS in computer science and the MBA.
Requirements for admission to the joint graduate program include an undergraduate or work background in computer science or quantitative subjects such as engineering or mathematics. Applicants will be assessed on intellectual vitality, demonstrated leadership potential, and personal qualities.
Students also must take the GRE exam to be eligible for admission. The deadline for application to the Computer Science MS program for the 2014-2015 academic year is December 10, 2013.