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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Brigham Young University
Marriott School of Management

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Address: Marriott School of Management
Provo , UT 84602
E-Mail: mba@byu.edu
Web site: marriottschool.byu.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

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

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? Yes

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 45%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 35%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 5%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Supply Chain Management

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


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Supply Chain Management

Average number of students in a core course: 47

Average number of students in an elective course: 25

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 94

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 32%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Competitive Intelligence
Managing International Careers
Seminar in Finance
Business Strategy in New Economy
Issues in Global Trade and Finance
Database Marketing
Financial Statement Analysis
Statistics
Optimization
Data Analysis


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 117
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 44
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 85
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 18%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 2%
Focus on entrepreneurship 10%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business n/a

(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)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Master of Information Systems
Master of Public Administration
Master of Organizational Behavior


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
Human Resources
Information Technology
Investment Banking
VC/Private Equity

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

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

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


 
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