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2001 EXECUTIVE MBA PROFILE
Columbia University
Columbia Business School

Sections: Getting In |  Academics & Lifestyle  | Careers & Alumni Affairs | Graduate Comments


Address: Business/Law Building, Room 404
1125 Ansterdam Ave.
New York, New York 10025
E-Mail: emba@columbia.edu
Web site: www.gsb.columbia.edu


COURSE WORK

When and how often classes meet:
• On alternate weekends
• Occasional week-long sessions
• Every Friday

Total hours in class over the course of a session: 800

Total hours of work outside of class over the course of a session: 1,600

Average students in core class: 65

Average students in elective class: 35


Required core courses: 12
Percent of total coursework: 60%

Courses considered electives: 45
Percent of total coursework: 40


TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 20%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 20%
Simulations 20%
Team Projects 20%
Other 0%

Distance learning MBA No
Percentage of distance learning in curriculum 5%
Group work done via the Internet 10%


SPECIAL PROGRAMS

EMBA programs run by B-school in another country:
EMBA Global
Country n/a
Partner London Business School - program runs in the United States and England

Domestic partnerships or in-house MBA programs:
Berkeley-Columbia EMBA
Partner Haas School of Business, UC - Berkeley


Number of comapanies the B-school runs an in-house MBA for: 0


EMBA FACULTY

Same faculty as full-time MBA program 80%
Adjunct faculty 20%
Other 0%
Description: The EMBA and MBA programs use the same pool of full-time and adjunct faculty.


Tenured professors 61
  Of those, what percentage are Female 11%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 2%
Focus on entrepreneurship 13%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 0%
Have owned a business 0%
 
Full-time EMBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience 20%

(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian Americans are not included in the minority percentage.


LIFESTYLE

Students Report
Married   32.1%
Average number of children 1.1
Average work week 46.3
 
Average hours spent per week on class work:
0-2 0.0%
3-4 13.5%
5-6 3.8%
More than 6 82.7%
 
Average hours spent communicating with classmates between class meetings:
0-2 20.8%
3-4 37.7%
5-6 13.2%
More than 6 28.3%
 
Average number of days per month spent on campus 4.7
 
Programs for spouses of EMBA participants No

Child care support for EMBA participants with families No
Pre-program orientation Yes
Temporary housing for EMBA participants No
Distance from major airport Less than 1 hour
Access to health club or gym Yes



THE BOTTOM LINE

Total 2000-2001 EMBA revenues: $21,436,886

Total 2000-2001 EMBA budget: $5,500,000


 
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