Joint MBA Masters of Science in Environment and Resources Informational Session Graduate School of B

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Joint MBA - Masters of Science in Environment
and Resources Informational SessionGraduate
School of Business January 26, 2009Helen J.
Doyle Associate Director, IPER
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Interested in..Fixing climate change?
Building new energy markets? Creating
healthy buildings and cities? Sustaining
our global food systems? .or just saving
the world?
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Consider IPER

• an innovative interdisciplinary graduate program
• encompassing all seven Stanford schools formally
  in the School of Earth Sciences
• emphasizing the discovery and application of new
  solutions to challenging environmental problems
• offering a Joint Masters of Science for students
  in the Graduate School of Business and Schools of
  Law and Medicine

IPERs Home The Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki
Environment and Energy Building, Stanford
University
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The Joint MBA-MS in Environment and Resources
allows you to

• gain the scientific and technical knowledge
  needed to address global environmental challenges
• enhance your career options
• learn from courses, faculty, and other students
  across the Stanford campus

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IPER Students

• gt10 nationalities represented
• Wide range of ages (25-50)
• Undergraduate and Masters degrees in many
  disciplines
• Diverse professional experiences

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Coursework

• REQUIRED (in 2008-2009)
• IPER 310 Environmental Forum - Autumn (with IPER
  PhD students)
• OIT338 or 339/IPER 335/Law 608 Environmental
  Science for Managers and Policy-Makers
• CUSTOMIZED
• At least 8 other graded courses focused in a
  specific area or topic, such as energy
  technology, climate, land resources, etc.
• Your peers, advising team, and IPER staff provide
  one-on-one advice on selecting appropriate
  classes to create a rigorous individual MS course
  plan.

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Snapshots of Joint MS Focal Areas -plus many,
many more options
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Residency and Tuition

• GSB tuition required for two years
• Any additional quarters (usually 2-3) paid at
  graduate student tuition rate, depending on
  number of units taken
• The MBA and MS degrees are conferred
  simultaneously (jointly)
• Students may walk through graduation with their
  GSB class
• Students may qualify for GSB financial aid or
  fellowships

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Unit Accounting


16 double counted units
29 units of IPER courses outside the GSB
84 units of coursework required in the GSB

45 unit MS
100 unit MBA
Graduation!
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How to Apply

• Deadline 500 p.m., Friday, February 20, 2009
• Ask the GSB Academic Operations office to
  forward a complete copy of your GSB application
  to IPER (request by 800 a.m. on Feb 18)
• Submit the following application materials to
  IPER
• IPER Joint MS Application Form
• Statement of Purpose (2 pages maximum)
• Letter of Recommendation from a Stanford faculty
  member
• A list of classes identified from the Stanford
  Bulletin you might take to fulfill the IPER
  component of the Joint degree
• An unofficial Stanford transcript that includes
  your Autumn quarter/semester grades
• For more information see http//iper.stanford.edu/
  MS_Process

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Contact IPERSend applications to
IPERadmissions_at_stanford.edu.Helen J. Doyle,
PhD Danielle NelsonAssociate Director Assistant
Directorhdoyle_at_stanford.edu nelsondn_at_stanford.edu
Yang and Yamazaki Environment and Energy
BuildingSuite 226 (MC 4210)473 Via
OrtegaStanford, CA 94305http//iper.stanford.ed
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