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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Arizona
Eller College of Business and Public Administration

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Address: Eller Graduate School of Management
McClelland Hall 210 The University of Arizona
Tucson , AZ 85721-0108
E-Mail: mbaapp@eller.arizona.edu
Web site: www.eller.arizona.edu/mba


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

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 40%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 0%
Team projects 10%
Other 10%
Description: Graded consulting projects


Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Healthcare Administration
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management

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


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Management Information Systems

Average number of students in a core course: 45

Average number of students in an elective course: 25

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 99

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 9%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Conflicet Management & Negotiations
Financial Valuation
Financial Decisioin Making for Information Technology
Internet Business & Technology
Training & Development
Information Economics and the Internet
Applied Portfolio Investments
Business to Business Marketing


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 102
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months n/a
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 59
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 24%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 11%
Focus on entrepreneurship 3%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 10%
Have owned a business 18%

(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/MIM (Master of International Management)
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of Science, Management Information Systems
Master of Public Administration


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:
Consulting
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing
Strategic Management

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

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

Annual group trips that attract at least a third of the class? No

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

Apr. moves each year



 
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