Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management A Different School of Thought

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1 Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management A Different School of Thought The Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management provides a unique graduate management education and experience, which we believe differentiates us from other graduate business programs. The decision to enroll in a graduate management program is an important one and we thank you for considering our prestigious school. We know that after reading more about our mission, management philosophy, curriculum and faculty in our printed materials or by visiting our Web site ( you will realize why the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management is truly a different school of thought. Our purpose is to further the practice of management through education, research, and service. Our faculty is a team whose first and primary purpose is to enhance the professional lives of our students and lead them to improve the organizations they lead. They do this by sharing their past, extensive, and diverse management experiences through their teaching, research, and service. Our focus on the liberal art of management brings us together with the realities of the world in which we live our social, institutional, and intellectual history as well as our social and ethical responsibilities. Therefore, we seek to equip our students not only for the workplace realities of today, but also for the new realities that await them tomorrow. Our hi-tech, hi-touch Claremont campus provides a rich experience that is not easily duplicated. We link electronically to the world, yet preserve intimate places to meet face-to-face, to converse, to debate, and to reflect on our rich learning experience. Moreover, we possess a global perspective, drawing students from more than twenty countries. In this remarkable place, we are building lifetime relationships with each other, the School, the University, and our corporate friends and neighbors. As globalization and the technology revolution have taken hold, we mark a turning point in the evolution of management theory and practice. We have moved from a century of specialization and technique to a century of connectivity and relationship. Peter Drucker foresaw this juncture more than fifty years ago. Consequently, these important changes are woven into the fabric of the school that bears his name. It is also the principal reason that the distinctiveness of the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management continues to grow.

2 Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management Executive Management Dean: Cornelis Kees de Kluyver Contact: (909) Core and Active Graduate University Faculty Professors Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph.D., University of Chicago Cornelis A. Kees de Kluyver, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University Richard R. Ellsworth, D.B.A., Harvard University Peter H. Farquhar, Ph.D., Cornell University Jean Lipman-Blumen, Ph.D., Harvard University Joseph A. Maciariello, Ph.D., New York University Vijay Sathe, Ph.D., Ohio State University Richard L. Smith, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles Associate Professors Gerald T. Garvey, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles James S. Wallace, Ph.D., University of Washington Hideki Yamawaki, Ph.D., Harvard University Assistant Professor Craig L. Pearce, Ph.D., University of Maryland Active Claremont Colleges Faculty Gary R. Evans, Ph.D., University of California, Riverside (Harvey Mudd College) Marcos F. Massoud, Ph.D., New York University (Claremont McKenna College) Samir Chatterjee, Ph.D., University of Central Florida (Information Science) Jay Prag, Ph.D., University of Rochester (Harvey Mudd College) In selected or specialized areas, the Drucker School uses faculty members from outside The Claremont Colleges. Academic Program The Drucker School Executive Management Program offers executives (mid-career and beyond) programs in business strategy, leadership, finance and marketing, and non-profit management. Applicants must demonstrate significant professional experience and the potential for contribution to the programs unique learning environment. The Drucker School offers several executive management options: (1) Certificates in Management, Strategy, or Leadership (2) Master of Arts in Management (M.A.) (3) Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.) (4) Master of Science in Advanced Management (M.S.A.M.) (5) Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Ph.D.)

3 The modular format of the executive management curriculum provides participants with a flexible, highly individualized educational experience. The curriculum, generally offered in 2-unit, sevenweek evening and Saturday sessions, covers the concepts, concerns, functions, and processes essential to the practice of management. Admission Admission to executive programs is possible at the beginning of any of the six seven-week modules offered each year. The executive management admission process involves careful examination of each applicant s managerial experience, academic background, and professional and educational goals. Applicants must demonstrate, except in cases of unusually rapid advancement, at least eight years of mid-to-senior-level management experience. Applicants to the certificate programs must submit an application, a current resúmé, and a statement of career goals. For degree programs, applicants must additionally submit official copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, including a transcript indicating completion of a bachelor s degree granted by an accredited college or university. They must also arrange to have three letters of reference submitted. Official scores from the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) are required of E.M.B.A. and M.S.A.M. applicants. Scores more than five years old are not acceptable. For international applicants, scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) are required in addition to the GMAT. Applicants for the M.S.A.M. must hold the M.B.A. or equivalent masters degree in management. To meet this prerequisite, the M.B.A. or equivalent must normally consist of at least 48 semester units of credit. Determination of whether specific degrees meet the requirement for M.B.A. equivalency is part of the overall admission evaluation. Enrollment Policies. To ensure the continuity and integration of course work, all program participants are required to complete a minimum of 8 units in course work each academic year. A continuous registration fee is required of all master s degree students not enrolled in course work during a semester. A doctoral study fee is required of all doctoral degree students not enrolled in course work during a semester. Enrollment is not required in summer semester. See the Expenses section of this Bulletin for more information. The Drucker School welcomes experienced executives, matriculating from other CGU departments, to take executive management classes with prior approval of both their program advisor and the program coordinator in the Executive Management Department. Certificates Executive management certificates provide managers with the opportunity to do advanced study of important management topics. For some participants, certificates provide an introduction to graduate management education, and for others they prove to be valuable in updating past graduate degree work and exploring the latest advances relevant to their practice of management. Three certificate programs are currently available, focusing on Management (12 units), Leadership (8 units), and Strategy (8 units). Participants in certificate programs may apply for admission to a degree program. All certificate work completed for graded credit applies toward the total units required for a degree upon admission to that degree program.

4 Students enrolled in other CGU degree programs wishing to earn a certificate in executive management may apply. Certificate courses must meet the distribution requirements outlined in the department brochure. Units from other departments do not count toward the certificate. All CGU students from other schools or departments must meet the management experience requirement. Master of Arts in Management (M.A.) Degree The Master of Arts in Management is a specialty management degree that provides an integrated view of management theory and practice, particularly for managers from the nonprofit or public sectors. Participants complete 8 units of management foundation courses (in course work distinctive from E.M.B.A. requirements), 12 units of focus in either strategy or leadership, and 12 units of electives, for a total of 32 units. Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.) Degree The E.M.B.A. provides a thorough foundation in the functions and processes of management. It consists of 18 units in business management foundations, 8 units in strategy and 22 units of electives for a total of 48 units. The Executive Core courses (18 units) within this area are: Financial & Managerial Accounting (4 units), Corporate Finance (4 units), Marketing Management (2 units), Quantitative Methods (4 units), Organizational Behavior (2 units), and Information Technology (2 units). Strategy (8 units). The Drucker School s senior faculty develop these courses from their unique research, allowing the participant to delve deeply into the integration of strategy in other management subjects. Electives (22 units). The electives offer courses on a variety of subjects, allowing each participant to craft a program of study to meet specific interests and needs. Participants who have received the Drucker M.A. degree may elect to complete the additional admission and degree requirements for the E.M.B.A. and apply 16 units of the M.A. degree course work to the E.M.B.A. degree. Participants who have not completed the M.A. may transfer all of the completed course work of the M.A. to the E.M.B.A., as long as all E.M.B.A. course requirements are met. Master of Science in Advanced Management (M.S.A.M.) Degree The M.S.A.M. allows participants to create an innovative post M.B.A. degree, requiring 32 units of coursework. Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Ph.D.) Degree The Ph.D. in Management program is designed to allow advanced students to participate in an ongoing program of knowledge creation at the Drucker School. Admission is limited to a small number of select students who are prepared to master relevant research methodologies and have research interests that are complementary to those of our faculty. The program is intensive with high expectations for publication and scholarly contribution. Our objective is to create and disseminate knowledge relevant to critical issues affecting management practice worldwide. To be admitted, an applicant must secure a sponsor from our core faculty and present a detailed Plan of Study developed with the sponsoring faculty member. Applicants must have extensive familiarity with research in progress at the Drucker School and have developed a collaborative

5 relationship with a core faculty member. Applications from outside one of Claremont Graduate University s master s programs are therefore less likely to result in admission. No applications are being accepted for the academic year. The program requires 72 semester units of course work, including 24 semester units of management courses, a minimum of 12 units of research methodology at the doctoral level, and a maximum of 12 units of independent study with the sponsoring faculty member. After completing at least 32 units, but not more than 48 units, a major paper of publishable quality, equivalent to a master s thesis and demonstrating breadth in the chosen research area, is required. The sponsor and two additional faculty members then administer an open oral examination, covering the research paper submitted and coursework completed to date. Upon successful completion of these requirements and all remaining coursework, a second paper, which serves as the dissertation proposal, is required. The student s doctoral committee, consisting of the faculty sponsor and two other eligible members of the faculty, administers a second, open oral examination. Successful students are then advanced to candidacy. To complete the Ph.D. program, the student must submit and successfully defend the dissertation within a period of seven years from the date of admission to the program.