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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of California, Los Angeles
The Anderson School at UCLA

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Address: 110 Westwood Plaza, Suite B201
Box 951481
Los Angeles , CA 90095-1481
E-Mail: mba.admissions@anderson.ucla.edu
Web site: www.anderson.ucla.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1996

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
U.S.

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? Yes

Students must complete international experience abroad? No

Students must complete a business plan? No

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? No



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 20%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 20%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Corporate Environmental Mgt.
Economics
Entertainment
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Real Estate
Technology

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 150


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 66

Average number of students in an elective course: 41

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 97

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 20%

New electives added in past 12 months:
One-to-One Marketing
Global Operations Strategy
Business and the Environment
Competition and Coordination
Social Entrepreneurship
Venture Capital
Quantitative Investment Management
Biotechnology and Genetic Breakthroughs
The Information Economy


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 86
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 47
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 55
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 32%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 5%
Focus on entrepreneurship 4%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business n/a

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


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA Latin American Studies
MBA/MCS (Master of Computer Science)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MS Public Health
MBA/MS Urban Planning
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Science
Ph.D.


STUDENT LIFE

Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Mgt. Consulting Assoc.
Nonprofit
Operation Mgt. Assoc.
Real Estate Assoc.
VC/Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Asian Management
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Japan American Association
Latin American Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Golf
Hiking
Hockey
Outdoor/Wilderness Activities (e.g., rock climbing, white water rafting)
Racquetball
Rugby
Soccer
Surfing
Tennis
Volleyball
Water Polo

Annual group trips that attract at least a third of the class? Yes

Where to?
Palm Springs, CA
Lake Tahoe, CA
Mammoth, CA

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
Event Month Location
Challenge for Charity

Apr. Palo Alto, CA



 
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