EvEning MBA ProgrAM

MBA Our Way

Two rules: Work hard. Have fun.

For us, earning an MBA isn’t just checking a box on our résumés.

We want an MBA that can change our lives. That’s why we’re at

Foster. The northwest’s best business school gives us what we’re

looking for:

Competence in the core disciplines of businessConfidence to apply what we’re learningConnections to take our careers to the next level

It isn’t easy, but we don’t have to do it alone. In the Evening MBA Program at the Michael G. Foster School of Business, we’re part of a great team. It’s a true learning community, with classmates, faculty, staff and a network of influential alumni and friends in the business world all working together to make sure we succeed. Whatever our career goals, we know earning a Foster MBA will open doors for us.

The Foster Evening MBA: It’s our MBA. (It could be yours, too.)

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Why do we choose Foster?

When we started thinking about earning an MBA, we did our homework. We researched part-time programs that allowed us to keep working. We talked to friends and colleagues. We visited classrooms. Here’s where we ended up: For us, the Foster Evening MBA is simply the best part-time program in the Seattle area. no contest.

Why? Let us count the ways. Foster offers us...

The opportunity to earn an MBA from the region’s top business school while balancing our studies with the rest of our lives, including work and family.

Time to explore course content in greater depth while spreading out the cost of education over three years.

Flexibility in scheduling courses, including the option to speed up completion of the program.

The ability to specialize in an area of concentration, or pursue a completely self-designed study plan unique to our career goals and aspirations.

A fantastic group of fellow students who enhance the experience—a network of connections we call upon while we’re in the program, friends we’ll keep long after we graduate.

Collaborative study teams that encourage community and mutual support for learning.

options for customizing our program with professional development and extra-curricular activities.

A strong alumni network, with over 51,000 Foster alums worldwide, including over 11,000 MBA alums.

The ability to think strategically about business problems, and the confidence to step out and lead.

Who’s a typical Evening MBA student? Sorry, there’s no such thing.

We come from all kinds of backgrounds and live all kinds of lives. We were born down the block and around the world. We work for big corporations, small startups, nonprofits and government agencies. We are engineers, artists, entrepreneurs, sales and marketing specialists, healthcare administrators, and scientists. We’re in our first real job and we’re on our third career. We like pickup basketball and volunteering at the local food bank and reading fairy tales to our kids.

What we have in common is passion—for business, for community, for life.

You will fit right in.

We are Foster Evening MBAs

“One of the benefits of doing an evening program is that you’re working at the same time. It’s been great to be able to apply things I’m learning in class to my job the next day.”

ALLiSon WAddELLClass of 2015

Undergraduate Major: Marketing

Works in technology transfer

“I was eager to network within the professional community. Foster was most proactive about facilitating those connections.”CHinu rAndHAWA Class of 2015

Undergraduate Major: Economics

Works in real estate

See video profiles of Evening MBA students at:foster.washington.edu/eveningfaces

“The leadership development aspect of the Foster program is important to me. It’s challenging to get people to rally behind you and follow the same vision, and Foster communicates the importance of leaders developing this soft skill.”KEvAn BroWn Class of 2016

Undergraduate Major: Mechanical Engineering

Works in engineering

“They don’t dumb it down for the evening students. You get the same education and the same experience as the full-time students.”grAHAM MiLLS Class of 2015

Undergraduate Major: Theater

Works in arts management

“I chose Foster because of the prestige of the University of Washington. It was right in my back yard, and the Evening MBA could easily gel with my work schedule.”JAMAL AL AMin Class of 2014

Undergraduate Major: Aerospace Engineering

Works in aerospace engineering

“I wanted to have a sense of community with the people I was going to school with, and Foster definitely provided that.”LiSA dAHLBy Class of 2015

Undergraduate Major: Journalism

Works in advertising

CustomizationIt’s our MBA, after all

BuSinESS PLAn And CASE CoMPETiTionS

CArEEr MAnAgEMEnT

CEnTErS And CLuBS

ELECTivES

LEAdErSHiP oPPorTuniTiES

gLoBAL BuSinESS STudy TourS

ELECTivESDive deep into an academic area of interest, earn a specialized certificate —even take courses outside the business school. If we know what we want, we can find it here.

BuSinESS PLAn And CASE CoMPETiTionSWe’re big on collaboration and teamwork at Foster, but we also like to win. Business plan and case competitions help us excel both ways. It’s incred-ibly challenging and rewarding, and just plain fun.

FiELd STudy ProJECTSField study projects let us apply our knowledge and skills to challenges faced by real businesses. The experience looks great on our résumés.

CEnTErS, CLuBS And STudEnT LEAdErSHiPCenters help us start our own companies, meet ven-ture capitalists, consult with small businesses, serve on nonprofit boards and travel to learn about global business. Clubs offer us opportunities to network with other students interested in healthcare, marketing, consulting, finance, strategy, sustainable business and more. Programs like peer mentoring, the MBA Associ-ation and Challenge for Charity develop our leader-ship skills and help us give back to the community.

CArEEr MAnAgEMEnTMBA Career Management is here to assist with career coaching, connecting with mentors in the business community, meeting recruiters, setting up interviews and applying for jobs and internships. With Foster’s connections, we’ll go far.

We make the most of itonce we’ve built a solid foundation of business knowledge and get a handle on the basic MBA toolbox, Foster encourages us to branch out and pursue our own paths, wherever they may lead.

Here’s how we do it:

PHiLiP BondAssociate Professor of Finance and Business Economics

in the first half of the program, we all take the same core courses in the same

order. it’s all about learning the language of business and progressively building

on what we learn each quarter to become grounded in all the key functions.

in the second half, we integrate what we’ve learned and take it to the next

level with courses that prepare us to meet our unique career objectives.

FALLFinancial AccountingIntro to Business EconomicsLeadership Development

WinTErBusiness FinanceStatistical Data

Management

SPringManagerial AccountingMarketing Management

Foster’s curriculum gives us options

FALLLeading Teams &

OrganizationsOperations

ManagementDecision Support Models

WinTErEthical LeadershipBusiness Strategy

SPringAnalysis of Global

Economic Conditions(Elective)

1 2yEAr yEAr

MAnAgEMEnTManaging in a Global

EnvironmentLeadership and Coaching

PracticumLeading and Managing High-

Performance OrganizationsSuccessful NegotiationsDeal-Making in High Velocity

VenturesCEO and Board GovernanceIntersections of Law and

BusinessDesigning for DemandInclusive Business Models that

Address Global PovertyTransforming Leadership &

Strategic ThinkingIndependent Study or Research

MArKETingAdvanced Marketing StrategyNew Product DevelopmentBusiness-to-Business MarketingConsumer Marketing and

Brand ManagementPricing Strategies & TacticsAdvertising and Promotion

ManagementManaging Customer

Relationships through Direct Marketing

Entrepreneurial MarketingResearch for Marketing

DecisionsData-driven MarketingMarketing High-Technology

Products & ServicesService MarketingIndependent Study or Research

oPErATionS MAnAgEMEnTProject ManagementSupply Chain ManagementIndependent Study or Research

QuAnTiTATivE SySTEMSModeling with SpreadsheetsIndependent Study or Research

3 yEAr

Focus on one or two areas or choose to take a broad array of electives. it’s up to you.

ELECTivE oPTionS

ACCounTingIntensive Analysis of Accounting

Principles and PracticesIntensive Analysis of Accounting

Principles and Practices 1Intensive Analysis of Accounting

Principles and Practices 2Intensive Analysis of Accounting

Principles and Practices 3Introduction to Financial Statement

AnalysisStrategy and Operations Through

a CFO LensIndependent Study or Research

BuSinESS AdMiniSTrATionGlobal Business ForumCooperative Education in Business

BuSinESS CoMMuniCATionSFinding Your VoiceWomen at the TopIndependent Study or Research

BuSinESS EConoMiCSFinancial MarketsCompeting in the Global EconomyInternational FinanceApplied Global MacroeconomicsIndependent Study or Research

EnTrEPrEnEurSHiPFoundations of EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurial StrategyInnovation Strategy

Visit the Foster MBA website for most current coursesfoster.washington.edu/eveningmbacurriculum

Entrepreneurial Decision Making

Software EntrepreneurshipBusiness Plan PracticumTechnology CommercializationVenture Capital InvestmentEnvironmental Innovation

PracticumEntrepreneurial MarketingEntrepreneurial FinanceAngel InvestingBiomedical EntrepreneurshipIndependent Study or Research

FinAnCEInternational Financial

ManagementProblems in Corporate

Planning and FinancingProblems in Capital Investment

PlanningFinancing Decisions, Payout

Policy and Corporate ControlEntrepreneurial FinanceAcquisitions and AlliancesInvestmentsFinancial Futures and Options

MarketsManagement of Financial RiskAsian Capital MarketsAlternative Investments:

Hedge Funds and Private Equity

Introduction to Real Estate Finance & Investment

Independent Study or Research

inForMATion SySTEMSWeb 2.0 & The New EconomyBusiness Intelligence &

Data MiningIndependent Study or Research

inTErnATionAL BuSinESSCases in SustainabilityInternational Study TourApplied Global Consulting

in IndiaBusiness Models in Global

HealthIndependent Study or Research Additional electives are available

outside the Foster School curriculum.

How we fit a part-time MBA into a full-time life.

Here’s a first-year Evening MBA student’s schedule.

nobody said it was going to be easy.

MONDAY TuESDAY WEDNESDAY THuRSDAY FRIDAY SATuRDAY SuNDAY

7 AM

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12 PM

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Work

Guest speaker on campus

Class – Courses 1 and 2 Class – Courses 1 and 2

Career workshop

Work Work

Study on our own

Weekly happy hour

Lunch with Microsoft or Amazon on campus

Workout at the gym

MONDAY TuESDAY WEDNESDAY THuRSDAY FRIDAY SATuRDAY SuNDAY

7 AM

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Study group

Workout at the gym

Work Work

Friends, family, recreation

Brunch

Kickball league

Dinner out with friends

Study on our own

Monthly Foster social event

STArT THE ConvErSATion• Go to an information session. Sessions are

offered twice monthly, on the first Thursday evening at the Seattle campus and the third Thursday evening at the UW Eastside Executive Center in Kirkland. Visit the Foster Evening MBA website for more information.

• Want to talk with someone about the Evening MBA Program and what it has to offer? Call to set up a one-on-one meeting with an Admissions Counselor.

LEArn MorE• Connect with MBA Ambassadors, who can

give you a look at the Foster Evening MBA experience from the students’ point of view. You’ll find ambassador profiles on the website.

• Sit in on a class, experience our dynamic learning environment up close, connect

with students and faculty. (Don’t worry, the instructor won’t call on you!)

• Go online. You’ll find comprehensive program information, faculty biographies, admissions requirements, cost, financial aid, and application instructions on the website.

WHEn you’rE rEAdy To APPLy• Attend an application workshop. Learn how

to make your application more competitive. Details are available on the website.

MArK your CALEndArApplication deadlines: Mid-January and mid-April.

Evaluation days: About six weeks after each application deadline.

Classes Begin: Mid-September. Students are admitted each year for fall quarter only.

Want to be part of this?

Pictured left to right:

SArAH EyTingE, Assistant Director, MBA Admissions

TiM HoSSAin, Director, Evening MBA Student Affairs

Erin E. ToWn, Director, MBA Admissions

JESSiCA CHriSTMAS, Program Coordinator, MBA Student Affairs

JEAn gEKLEr, Senior Associate Director, MBA Career Management

web: foster.washington.edu/evemba

e-mail: mba@uw.edu

phone: 206.543.4661

Take a virtual tour of the Foster School of Business at foster.washington.edu/campus-tour

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