Technology

In recognition of the pervasive impact of technology on business, the Berkeley MBA program provides you with an overview of technology management as well as the opportunity for specialization. The Haas School’s proximity to Silicon Valley strengthens its connections to the high-tech community. Faculty members frequently invite local executives to be guest lecturers in their courses and to partner with them in research projects. Student groups host special events, such as the daylong Berkeley Nanotechnology Forum and annual Digital Media Conference, and organize career-oriented activities with local firms.

The Haas School offers a technology specialization through its Management of Technology (MOT) program. The program, which focuses on the set of management activities associated with bringing high-tech products to market, is a joint effort of the Haas School and  the College of Engineering.

MOT has also become the most popular interdisciplinary program on the campus because it has successfully integrated business and technology education in classes that bring MBA students and engineering students together. Numerous Silicon Valley firms sponsor MOT projects every year in which teams of MBA and engineering students act as project consultants. Three MOT fellowship programs offer paid opportunities to about 25 students each year.

Certificate in Management of Technology

This certificate program, sponsored jointly by the business and engineering schools, offers courses geared toward both technically and non-technically trained students. Business and engineering students share the classroom and learn from one another.

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Gabriel Jinich

Being a student in the Management of Technology (MOT) program "plugs you into Silicon Valley as quickly as possible," says Gabriel Jinich, MBA 10. "The brilliance of the Management of Technology Program is that it mimics, in an academic setting, how innovation happens. Engineers come up with the idea, and business people figure out how to bring it to market."