Stanford’s Degree In MBA/Computer Science

“There’s three letters of recommendation that are required, and we recommend that at least two of these letters come from academic sources. Our MSCS program is course-based, there’s a 45-unit requirement, and therefore we want to look at your academic potential when you are bringing in your letters of recommendation. Everyone is required to take the GRE scores, and for the international students, they are required to take TOEFL scores. Other than that, if you have any work experience, do highlight that in your statement of purpose, but you’re not required to have work experience in order to apply for this program. Just, you know, mention your capacity for analytical thinking and ability to express your analytical and quantitative skills when you’re writing up your statement of purpose.”

The program breaks out into 84 GSB or MBA units, along with 45 Computer Sciences units to a total of 129 units. Students must complete 21 units of Computer Science coursework in one of the following specializations: Artificial Intelligence, Biocomputation, Computer and Network Security, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Management and Analytics, Mobile and Internet Computing, Real-World Computing, Software Theory, Systems, or Theoretical Computer Science.

With seven different schools on one contiguous campus, Stanford University has long supported the concept of multidisciplinary learning to seek solutions to the world’s great challenges. Stanford MBA students have increasingly sought second degrees in recent years as the opportunities for cross-sector leadership in the workplace have grown. Among MBA students, approximately one in six currently pursue dual-degree studies.

The Computer Science MS is the latest joint degree program to be offered in tandem with the MBA. Students may already pursue the JD/MBA, Master of Arts in Education/MBA, Master of Science in Environment and Resources/MBA, and the Master of Public Policy/MBA. Stanford GSB offers a dual-degree program, which offers cross-school coordination and a reduction of one academic quarter in time, for the MD/MBA with the Stanford School of Medicine.