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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Commerce and Business Administration

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Address: Illinois MBA Program, University of Illinos, Urbana-Champaign
410 DKH, 1104 Gregory Drive
Urbana , IL 61801
E-Mail: mba@uiuc.edu
Web site: www.mba.uiuc.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1997

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA

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 28%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 3%
Experiential learning 8%
Lecture 29%
Simulations 2%
Team projects 29%
Other 1%
Description: Field trips, plant trip, Kaufman internships, IDP internships


Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Consulting
E-Commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
General Management
Human Resource Management
Information Technology
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Public Policy
Sports Business
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Technology

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 36


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
E-Commerce
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Technology

Average number of students in a core course: 50

Average number of students in an elective course: 28

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 113

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 39%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Mgmt of Data Communications & the Internet Infrastructure
MIS software dvpmt & implementation
Organizational Analysis of the multinational corporation
International comparative management
Food and brand lab
Business to Business E-Commerce


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 147
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 37
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 88
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 33%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 3%
Focus on entrepreneurship 1%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 6%
Have owned a business 20%

(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:
Customized Joint Degree
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MArch (Master of Architecture)
MBA/MCS (Master of Computer Science)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MS Civil and Environmental Engineering
MBA/MS Journalism
MBA/MSEE (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering)
MBA/MSIE (Master of Science in Industrial Engineering)
MBA/MSME (Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering)
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of Science in Business Administration
Master of Science in Policy Economics


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:
E-Business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Marketing

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Golf
Ski
Soccer
Softball
Tennis

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

Where to?
Chicago, USA
St. Louis, MO USA
Innsbruck, Austria

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

Apr. Darden
basketball

Feb. Georgetown



 
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