University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Darden Business School
Type Public
Established 1955
Dean Scott C. Beardsley
Location Charlottesville, Virginia, US
38°03′08″N 78°30′50″W / 38.052096°N 78.513901°W / 38.052096; -78.513901Coordinates: 38°03′08″N 78°30′50″W / 38.052096°N 78.513901°W / 38.052096; -78.513901
Website www.darden.virginia.edu

The Darden School of Business is the graduate business school associated with the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Darden School offers MBA, Ph.D. and Executive Education programs. The School was founded in 1955 and is named after Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr., a former Democratic congressman, governor of Virginia, and former president of the University of Virginia. The Darden School is ranked as the world's best educational experience (The Economist, 2011-2015[1]), driven by its top faculty and commitment to the case method. It fosters a close community spirit, with supportive faculty and close links with local and international business.

Darden is on the Grounds of the University of Virginia, ranked one of the top three public universities in the U.S. for decades (U.S. News & World Report[2]). UVA was also voted the most beautiful college campus in the USA (Best College Reviews[3]) and the only university UNESCO World Heritage Site in North America.[4] UVA is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, named the USA’s happiest city (U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research[5]), the best town for food lovers (Rand McNally[6]) and the best place to live in the USA (Cities Ranked & Rated[7]). It is also the fastest-growing venture capital city in the USA (The National Venture Capital Association[8]).

MBA

Designed for students who seek to become entrepreneurial, global and responsible business leaders who achieve high impact in their careers, Darden’s two-year MBA program — ranked the No. 1 business education experience in the world by The Economist[9] — combines core and elective courses in Charlottesville, Virginia, with opportunities to study abroad.

Curriculum

The required curriculum in the First Year is designed to provide students with an integrated perspective on general management. Beginning in the final term of the First Year, the curriculum is made up entirely of electives to allow students to develop more depth in chosen areas of interest and a global perspective on those areas. Students may choose two from among the following optional concentrations:

  • Innovation for Sustainability
  • Business Development and Growth
  • Global Business
  • Business to Business Marketing
  • Consumer Marketing

Global Opportunities

Darden Worldwide courses, all led by Darden faculty, prepare students to lead globally by putting business in new contexts and allowing students to explore business within other cultures. In recent years, the MBA and Executive MBA formats have offered global immersions, courses with global clients and global topics courses.

Career Development

Darden is one of the few top MBA programs to integrate career strategy and planning into its curriculum. In addition to resources from the Career Development Center, all students are also assigned both a functionally aligned career consultant and a Second Year student career coach with whom they meet regularly throughout the recruiting process. For alumni, Darden provides lifelong career assistance, free of charge, through Alumni Career Services.

Executive MBA (EMBA)

The Executive MBA format allows experienced professionals to earn the same degree as the full-time residential MBA students without interrupting their careers. Each Executive MBA class is composed of experienced managers from a broad spectrum of industries and functions. Darden now offers this program in two locations – Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C., area. All students at Darden, regardless of format, graduate with the same degree: a University of Virginia Darden MBA. The 21-month program combines:

  1. Once-a-month residencies. Students in the Charlottesville section typically come to Darden once a month for classes that take place Thursday through Saturday. D.C. area section students follow a Friday through Sunday schedule, meeting in the Waterview Conference Center in Rosslyn, Virginia. Action-oriented classes include case discussions, simulations, and individual and group presentations.
  2. Leadership residencies. At the start and conclusion of the 21-month program, students participate in two one-week leadership residencies. These intensive, experiential residencies provide new perspectives on management challenges.
  3. Global residency. EMBA format students participate in one of the four week-long GEMBA global residencies sited in global business centers outside of the United States. Past residencies have been offered in China, India, Europe, South Africa and South America.
  4. Distance learning. To maintain the intense pace of interaction and to stay in touch with the Darden community between residencies, students use distance learning technology to interact with professors, hold virtual team meetings, work on team deliverables and submit exams. All online sessions are recorded.

Global Executive MBA (GEMBA)

Similar to the Executive MBA format, the Global Executive MBA format is designed for experienced professionals who seek to advance their careers by earning an MBA while working full-time. The program focuses on preparing students to thrive in globally distributed firms, across markets, across cultures and in emerging regions. This program is also offered in two locations — Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C., area. The 21-month program combines:

  1. Once-a-month residencies. Students in the Charlottesville section typically come to Darden once a month for classes that take place Thursday through Saturday. D.C. area section students follow a Friday through Sunday schedule, meeting in the Waterview Conference Center in Rosslyn, Virginia. Action-oriented classes include case discussions, simulations, and individual and group presentations.
  2. Leadership residencies: At the start and conclusion of the 21-month program, students participate in two one-week leadership residencies. These intensive, experiential residencies provide new perspectives on management challenges.
  3. Global residencies: GEMBA students participate in four week-long international residencies in global business centers. These trips are offered every three to four months during the first 16 months of the program. Past residencies have been offered in China, India, Europe, South Africa and South America. Each time students meet in person, they attend classes, engage with local Darden alumni, visit influential firms, gain cultural knowledge and contacts, and learn to work across international borders.
  4. Distance learning: To maintain the intense pace of interaction and to stay in touch with the Darden community between residencies, students use distance learning technology to interact with professors, hold virtual team meetings, work on team deliverables and submit exams. All online sessions are recorded.

Darden Executive Education

The inaugural Darden Executive Education program was offered in 1955. Darden Executive Education offers both short courses and custom solutions, as well as consortia, corporate university design and development, and industry specific partnerships.

Short Courses: Led by the top-ranked faculty in the world according to Financial Times,[10] these one- to three-week courses are designed to fit participants’ busy schedules and provide skills that can immediately be put to work. Short course focus areas include leadership, general management, strategy and decision-making, negotiation, growth and innovation, project management, sales and marketing, financial management, and corporate aviation. Darden Executive Education short courses are frequently ranked in the top five globally by the Financial Times.

Custom Solutions: Darden Executive Education custom learning solutions are designed to help businesses solve their toughest business challenges. Businesses partner with Darden Executive Education to develop their leaders and enable them to improve operations, grow and expand, overcome a challenge, innovate and more in order to achieve world-class performance.

The Executive Program: Strategic Leadership at the Top (TEP) is Darden Executive Education’s flagship initiative, reserved for senior-level executives with at least 12 years of experience including significant management roles. TEP offers a complete immersion into the principles, habits and perspectives of transformational leaders to help executives lead their organization in today’s complex, global marketplace.

Darden Ph.D. Program

Darden’s doctoral program allows students to obtain a Ph.D. in business management, specializing in many of the School's academic areas. The program prepares individuals for careers in research and teaching at major universities and corporations.

Darden Online

Darden offers online education through integrated learning within the School’s MBA programs, blended and online Executive Education programs, and self-study massive open online courses (MOOCs). Information about all online courses and many webinars can be found within the Darden Online website.

Rankings

Business school rankings
Worldwide overall
U.S. News & World Report[11] 66
Worldwide MBA
Economist[12] 3
Financial Times[13] 27
U.S. MBA
Bloomberg Businessweek[14] 12
Forbes[15] 16
U.S. News & World Report[16] 11

Darden is regularly ranked as being among the Top 15 business schools in the U.S. and Top 30 in the world.[17] Its current rankings (updated September 2016) are as follows:

MBA Rankings

MBA Specialty Rankings

Executive Education Rankings

Research Centers

Darden's research centers and initiatives build a community of experts to advance knowledge, offer student experiences, and convene forums with academics and executives to advance business practice.

Alumni Network and Notable Alumni

Darden’s diverse and collaborative community culminates in a dynamic, vibrant global network of more than 15,000 alumni in 90 countries. Forbes has ranked Darden graduates as No.1 for satisfaction with their MBA degree.[46] The Economist ranks Darden No. 4 in the world for “Alumni Effectiveness,”[47] a student rating of the extent and helpfulness of the alumni network.

Notable alumni include:

See also

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