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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Florida International University
College of Business Administration

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Address: International MBA (IMBA), College of Business Administration
Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, University Park, BA 220
Miami , FL 33199
E-Mail: imba@fiu.edu
Web site: www.fiu.edu/~cba


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

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

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? Yes

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 25%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 30%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? Yes


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-Commerce
Finance
Human Resource Management
International Business
Latin American Studies
Management Information Systems
Marketing

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
International Business
Management Information Systems
Technology

Average number of students in a core course: 54

Average number of students in an elective course: 22

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 4

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 25%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Business Process Modeling
Intro to E-Business
E-Marketing
Negotiations
Brand Marketing
Database Marketing
Professional Development Series
Entrepreneurship
Business Consulting
Applied Research Project


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 14
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 4
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 71%
 
Tenured professors 73
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female n/a
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Focus on entrepreneurship 3%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 10%
Have owned a business 5%

(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 Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of Science - Management Information Systems
Master of Science - Taxation
Master of International Business


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:
Accounting
Finance
International Business
MBA Society
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

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

Where to?
Rome, Italy

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


 
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