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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Boston University
School of Management

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Address: Boston University School of Management
595 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston , MA 02215
E-Mail: mba@bu.edu
Web site: management.bu.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2001

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

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 50%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 10%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Healthcare Administration
Hotel Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Public Administration

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 47


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 55

Average number of students in an elective course: 32

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 98

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 30%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Management Control Systems
Linking Enterprise Strategy and Action
The Management Consulting Process
Competitive Environmental Strategy
Advanced Strategic & Financial Analysis
Managing Political, Economic, Social, and Technology and Country Risk
Marketing Social Change
Marketing High Tech. Products
Leading in the New Economy
International Entrepreneurship


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 104
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 3
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 46
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 41%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 2%
Focus on entrepreneurship 15%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 25%
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:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MA in Economics, International Relations or Medicine; MBA/MS in Television Management or Manufacturing Engineering
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MPH in Health Services
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MS·MBA (MBA/MS in Information Systems)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Investment Management
Master of Information Systems


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:
Business Ethics
Consulting
E-Business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Care Management; International Management; Sports Management Association
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Latin American Business Council; Asia in the Graduate School of Management
Marketing
NetImpact: Students for Responsible Business
Nonprofit

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Latin American Business Council
MBA Council
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Hockey
Indoor Hockey
Lacrosse
Rugby
Sailing
Ski
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Volleyball

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
The B-School Beanpot

Feb. BU School of Management



 
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