Program Overview

Programs at McIntire

McIntire’s innovative specialized business graduate degrees and its hallmark undergraduate program are designed to create a wealth of opportunities for students. Immersive, hands-on courses offer transformative educational experiences that provide immediate value. Our faculty-led programs provide key business skills and fluency in many business areas.

Graduate Programs

• M.S. in Accounting
• M.S. in Business Analytics
• M.S. in Commerce
• M.S. in Global Commerce
• M.S. in Management of IT

Undergraduate Programs

• B.S. in Commerce
• Entrepreneurship Minor
• General Business Minor
• Leadership Minor
• Real Estate Minor

Non-Degree Programs

• Commerce Essentials

M.S. in Commerce

UVA's M.S. in Commerce will challenge you to integrate the skills you developed as a liberal arts, science, or engineering student. In just 10 months and 40 credit hours, you will gain a strong foundation in business, specialize in one of four tracks, and broaden your perspective through a global immersion experience.

Accelerate the Learning Curve

You may be surprised at how quickly your perspective shifts and how rapidly you can acquire the analytical tools needed to assess complex business opportunities. During the fall semester, what typically takes years to learn "on the job" is quickly absorbed as you engage in carefully selected case studies, team projects, and in-class discussions with industry leaders designed to sharpen your critical thinking and refine your executive presentation skills.

Develop a Specialty

Biotechnology

Designed for life science majors who are interested in solving complex societal challenges in science and business, this track will prepare you for a career at the intersection of science, business, and society. Study to become a skilled and versatile professional who understands both the science of biotechnology and the business of technology commercialization.

Business Analytics

You’ll learn how to leverage data analytics and AI to generate business value and help organizations become more productive, innovative, and efficient. The track covers analysis techniques to predict future trends and make more informed decisions—as well as how to deploy machine learning and AI to develop, personalize, and automate organizational products and processes.

Finance

You'll learn the hard skills of asset allocation, corporate valuation and restructuring, and financial engineering. You'll dig deep into the complexities of financial analysis and decision making, and you'll gain the technical skills needed for careers in corporate finance, investment banking, asset management, or financial consulting.

Marketing & Management

A fluency in marketing and management is widely relevant to careers in consulting, brand management, project management, and general business. You’ll learn how to shape a successful brand, structure a project effectively, and lead companies in speaking clearly—and persuasively—to their customers.

Global Immersion Experience

Every company—and culture—has its own way of doing business. While discussing the nuances of a country’s economics or customs is valuable, experiencing them firsthand is transformative. The Global Immersion Experience (GIE) is a built-in opportunity for you to learn the dynamics of international business firsthand by immersing yourself in a dynamic region of the world in the spring semester.

Faculty Leadership

McIntire faculty are at the forefront of their fields as researchers, practitioners, and leaders of professional organizations. But above all, they are inspiring teachers who make it their most important priority to work closely with their students. Our highly collaborative approach to teaching means that you'll be interacting with experts from a wide range of disciplines: analytics, finance, marketing, advertising strategy, management, consumer behavior, life sciences, public policy, social issues, and leadership. You will graduate with a cross-disciplinary skill set that will give you a leading edge in your field.

Faculty

• Ira C. Harris, Professor, General Faculty, Director, M.S. in Commerce Program
• Nikki Hastings, Instructor of Commerce, General Faculty, Shumway Business Health Science Fellow, Biotechnology Track Director, M.S. in Commerce Program
• Steven L. Johnson, Associate Professor of Commerce
• Adam S. Koch, Associate Professor of Commerce, Area Coordinator—Accounting
• Sheisha Kulkarni, Assistant Professor of Commerce
• Peter Maillet, Professor of Commerce, General Faculty, Finke Global Fellow, Executive Director for Global Strategy, Director, Center for Global Commerce
• Felicia C. Marston, Professor of Commerce
• Robert E. Patterson, Associate Professor of Commerce, General Faculty, Coordinator of Communication, M.S. in Commerce
• Andrea Alston Roberts, Associate Professor of Commerce
• Emma Zhao, Assistant Professor of Commerce

Research Centers

• Center for Business Analytics
• Center for Global Commerce
• Center for Investors and Financial Markets
• Center for Real Estate
• Center for the Management of IT
• Galant Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• PwC Center for Innovation in Professional Services

About McIntire

McIntire faculty inspire students to lead with integrity and purpose when confronting today’s grand challenges in business. Our bold and brilliant professors are also committed scholars who conduct cutting-edge research through seven active centers that serve as the School's nexus of collaboration and interdisciplinary exploration.