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Columbia Business School introduces Three-year JD/MBA Program

Columbia Business school has partnered with Columbia Law School to introduce a new Three-year JD/MBA Program. Students will spend two years in residence at Columbia Law School(First and Third Year) and the second year in Columbia Business School. The deadline for the first class is due Feb 15, 2011. Like other Joint Degree programs, students interested in this program should apply separately to each program.

COURSEWORK Overview

FIRST YEAR         
Legal Methods, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Torts, Legal Practice Workshop I, Legal Research, Property, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Legal Practice Workshop II, Foundation Year Moot Court, and a 1L elective

SECOND YEAR
Corporate Finance, Accounting, Managerial Statistics, Managerial Economics, Strategy Formulation, Marketing Strategy, Operations Management, Leadership Development, Global Economic Environment, Decision Models, Managing Marketing Programs, Organizations, Performance, Markets

THIRD YEAR      
Combination of Law and Business School courses, and completion of a mandatory course in Professional Responsibility



In 2009, the median starting base salary was $100,000 with a median $20,000 signing bonus and a median $24,000 of other guaranteed compensation.According to Forbes magazine, 90% of billionaires with MBAs who derived their fortunes from finance obtained their master's degree from one of three schools: Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, or The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.




Columbia has produced a large number of distinguished alumni including, among others: two Presidents of the United States (Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt); nine Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (three of whom were Chief Justices); numerous U.S. Cabinet members and Presidential advisers; U.S. Senators, Representatives, and Governors; members of the federal trial and appellate courts; academicians and diplomats, and civil rights and human rights activists. Alumni of the Law School have been the president or founder of more than thirty colleges and universities in the nation. More current members of the Forbes 400 attended Columbia than any other law school

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F1GMAT's Columbia MBA Essay GuideShort Answer Question 1: What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (50 characters maximum)

Short Answer Question 2: How do you plan to spend the summer after the first year of the MBA? If in an internship, please include target industry(ies) and/or function(s). If you plan to work on your own venture, please indicate a focus of business. (50 characters maximum)

Essay 1: Through your resume and recommendation, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next three to five years and what is your long-term dream job? (500 words)

Essay 2: Please share a specific example of how you made a team more collaborative, more inclusive or fostered a greater sense of community within an organization. (250 words)

Essay 3: We believe Columbia Business School is a special place with a collaborative learning environment in which students feel a sense of belonging, agency, and partnership--academically, culturally, and professionally.

How would you co-create your optimal MBA experience at CBS? Please be specific. (250 words)

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