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CAREER/GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES
A
Willamette
University
undergraduate
degree
prepares
students
for
a
wide
variety
of
careers
and
professions.
The
following
comments
provide
a
general
introduction
to
the
kinds
of
opportunities
open
to
Willamette
graduates.
Students
should
discuss
their
interests
and
plans
with
their
academic
advisors.
ATKINSON
GRADUATE
SCHOOL
OF
MANAGEMENT
The
George
H.
Atkinson
Graduate
School
of
Management
is
a
professional
school;
its
purpose
is
to
prepare
students
for
management
careers
in
business,
government
and
not-for-profit
organizations.
It
shares
with
the
College
of
Liberal
Arts
the
recognition
that
the
best
preparation
for
any
career
is
the
ability
to
think
critically
and
to
develop
an
understanding
of
the
world
around
us.
The
Atkinson
Graduate
School
offers
a
well-rounded
program
that
develops
managers
who
know
how
to
get
things
done;
who
recognize
the
importance
of
understanding
other
sectors
of
society;
and
who
are
adaptive
and
innovative.
The
two-year
Master
of
Business
Administration
program
is
one
of
only
two
programs
in
the
United
States
to
achieve
accreditation
from
the
two
most
prestigious
organizations
evaluating
management
education:
AACSB
International
-
The
Association
to
Advance
Collegiate
Schools
of
Business
and
NASPAA
—
The
National
Association
of
Schools
of
Public
Affairs
and
Administration.
The
learning
environment
emphasizes
excellent
teaching,
teamwork,
and
the
practical
application
of
management
theory
to
real
organizations.
The
Atkinson
School
PaCE
Project,
case
studies,
internships,
simulations,
and
consulting
projects
provide
multiple
opportunities
to
"learn
by
doing"
and
build
the
work
experience
valued
by
employers.
During
the
first
year
of
study,
students
complete
the
required
core
curriculum;
a
set
of
twelve
courses
where
students
learn
the
financial,
marketing,
accounting,
human
resource,
international,
organizational,
statistical,
economic,
quantitative,
and
information
technology
tools
that
support
managerial
decision-making.
Students
immediately
apply
what
they
learn
through
the
Private,
Public,
and
Community
Enterprise
Project
(PaCE)
---
an
intensive
hands-on
management
experience
where
teams
of
students
provide
consulting
services
to
local
not-for-profit
organizations
and
write
a
business
plan.
During
the
second
year
of
study,
students
use
the
elective
curriculum
to
design
a
program
that
meets
their
individual
career
goals.
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