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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Arkansas
Sam M. Walton College of Business

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Address: College of Business Administration
301 Business Administration Building
Fayetteville , AZ 72701
E-Mail: gsb@walton.uark.edu
Web site: waltoncollege.uark.edu/gsb


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

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 25%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 20%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Customized
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Strategic Retail Alliances
Supply Chain Management
Transportation

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 10


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Supply Chain Management
Transportation

Average number of students in a core course: 20

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 24

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 50%

New electives added in past 12 months:
International Marketing Communications
e-Marketing


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 87
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 4
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 30%
 
Tenured professors 53
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 32%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 7%
Focus on entrepreneurship 2%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 4%
Have owned a business 2%

(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)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Master of Information Systems
Master of Transportation and Logistics Management
Master of Arts in Economics


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:
Graduate Business Student Association

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

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

Where to?
Dallas, TX, USA

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


 
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