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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Alabama
Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration

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Address: Manderson Graduate School of Business
101 Bidgood Hall, P.O. Box 870223
Tuscaloosa , AL 35487-0223
US
E-Mail: mba@cba.ua.edu
Web site: www.cba.ua.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

Laptop computer requirement? No

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 60%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 20%
Simulations 0%
Team projects 20%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Healthcare Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Real Estate
Statistics & Operations Research
Strategy

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


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
Management Information Systems
Real Estate
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 30

Average number of students in an elective course: n/a

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

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: n/a

New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 93
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 24
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 71
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 32%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 6%
Focus on entrepreneurship n/a
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/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of Management and Manufacturing
Master of Statistics
Master of Marketing
Master of Management Science


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:
n/a

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Volunteer

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Outdoor/Wilderness Activities (e.g., rock climbing, white water rafting)
Soccer
Softball

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

Where to?
Atlanta
Smoky Mountains

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
n/a


 
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