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Corporate Projects

Our highly interactive curriculum immerses students in team-based projects. We actively work with our partner companies to find mutually beneficial projects. Students complete projects for academic credit under faculty supervision in several formats.

MBA Student Projects

Lab to Market: Workshop I and II

The Lab to Market course sequence focuses on "idea to marketplace" and engages student teams in evaluating the commercial potential of business opportunities. Project ideas must be significant market opportunities in the science and technology sectors including sustainability and social enterprise innovations that have a base in science or technology. Projects sponsored by companies and research institutes are of interest to students and the school.

Analytics Consulting Course

In this class student teams, under faculty supervision, serve as consultants for organizations seeking assistance with analytics-focused business problems. Projects are proposed by companies or nonprofit organizations. Faculty approve specific projects for the course based on their relevance.

Independent Study

Graduate students may engage in Independent Study under the direction of Rady faculty. Most Independent Study projects are proposed by companies or nonprofit organizations. Faculty agree to supervise student teams on specific projects based on their educational value for Rady graduate students.

Short Projects in Other Classes

Some Rady electives include projects. Such courses often allow students to identify companies for their required projects. Learning objectives are specific to the particular course and instructor.

Please note that Rady operates on the quarter system, and student projects undertaken for academic credit must begin and be completed within a quarter's ten-week academic schedule.

If your organization has a project that does not fit within this framework or that could be accomplished by an individual student, you may wish to post it as an internship. Many graduate students take on short-term, part-time internships during their academic program, as well as full-time during the summer between the two years of the Full-Time MBA program. Internships are usually paid. If you have an internship, Rady's Graduate Career Management Center provides a job-posting website and a student resume database accessible to employers