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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Fordham University
Graduate School of Business Administration

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Address: Graduate School of Business Administration
113 West 60th Street, Room 624
New York , NY 10023
E-Mail: admissionsgb@fordham.edu
Web site: www.bnet.fordham.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: n/a

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

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

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 55%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 0%
Team projects 0%
Other 20%
Description: Field study and simulations


Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Personal Financial Planner
Portfolio Management
Professional Accounting
Tax
Technology

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
Tax
Technology

Average number of students in a core course: 35

Average number of students in an elective course: 27

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 279

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 6%

New electives added in past 12 months:
International Financial Integration
US Debt Capital Markets: Private Placement
Leadership & Emotional Intelligence
Global e-business & Marketing Strategy
New Venture start-up & marketing
Common for knowledge management
The business of Sports TV
Electronics business technolgies
Hospitality marketing


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 93
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 95
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 72%
 
Tenured professors 48
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 38%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 10%
Focus on entrepreneurship 25%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 30%
Have owned a business 4%

(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/BS
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:


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:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Golf

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

Where to?
Latin America
China
England

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

May Georgetown, Washington



 
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