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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business

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Address: The University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business
Admissions Office, 6030 S. Ellis Avenue
Chicago , IL 60637
E-Mail: admissions@gsb.uchicago.edu
Web site: gsb.uchicago.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1997

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 n/a
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 0%
Simulations 0%
Team projects 0%
Other 0%
Description: Faculty choose the best teaching methods for course work.


Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategy
anatytic finance
econometrics

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 247


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Economics
Finance
General Management
International Business

Average number of students in a core course: 53

Average number of students in an elective course: 38

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 119

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 18%

New electives added in past 12 months:
topics in empirical accounting research
business, public policy and the new economy
advanced industrial organization III
commercializing innovation
ethics of business and economic activities
research methods in behavioral sciences
supply chain strategy and practice
information managment and data mining for business


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 124
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 50
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 53
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female n/a
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Focus on entrepreneurship n/a
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/AM Area Studies and MBA AM International Business
MBA/AM Social Service
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
MBA/MPP Public Policy
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
PhD
International MBA (IMBA)


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
Business Ethics
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Investment Banking
Marketing
Nonprofit
VC/Private Equity
corporate management/strategy
emerging markets
investment management

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Asian Club
Black MBA Association
Europeon Club & many more international clubs
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Latin American Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish

Active intramural sports teams:
Indoor Hockey
Rugby
Running/Track
Ski
Soccer
Volleyball
racquetball
scuba

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

Where to?
San Francisco, CA

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

Apr. Duke
ski

n/a Tuck
soccer

n/a Austin, Dartmouth,Yale
Olympics

May Kellogg



 
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