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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Babson College
Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business

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Address: Franklin W . Olin Graduate School of Business
Babson College
Wellesley , MA 04257
E-Mail: mbaadmission@babson.edu
Web site: www.babson.edu/mba


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1991

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
United States

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

Laptop computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? Yes

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 75%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 5%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 10%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
n/a

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 25


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 46

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 139
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 10
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 31%
 
Tenured professors 78
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 32%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 7%
Focus on entrepreneurship 6%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 15%
Have owned a business 12%

(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:
n/a


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Science in Management


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
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Marketing
Nonprofit

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Hockey
Soccer
Softball

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

Where to?
Stowe, Vermont, USA

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
Event Month Location
Soccer Games

n/a Various College Campuses
Hockey Games

n/a Various College Campuses



 
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