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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Boston College
Carroll School of Management

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Address: Carroll School of Management
140 Commonwealth Ave
Chestnut Hill , MA 02467-3808
E-Mail: bcmba@bc.edu
Web site: bc.edu/mba


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

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? Yes

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 5%
Lecture 45%
Simulations 0%
Team projects 10%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-Commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Portfolio Management
Statistics & Operations Research
Strategy
Technology

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 3


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 46

Average number of students in an elective course: 30

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 85

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 24%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Accounting Issues for Venture Capital Firms
Management of Health Care
Fixed Income Analysis
Managing Venture Capital
Risk Management
E-Service Operations


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 97
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 41
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 5%
 
Tenured professors 59
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 40%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 4%
Focus on entrepreneurship 3%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 17%
Have owned a business 10%

(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 (Master of Arts)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/MSW (Master of Social Work)
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Finance


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
E-Business
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Marketing
Nonprofit

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Asian Business Society
Black MBA Association
International Club
The India Club
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Golf
Running/Track
Ski
Soccer

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
MBA Challenge Road Race

Apr. Boston College
Flag Football

Mar. Stern-NYU
Winter Carnival

Feb. Tuck - Dartmouth



 
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