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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Iowa
Henry B. Tippie College of Business

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Address: 108 Pappajohn Business Building, Suite C140
The University of Iowa
Iowa City , IA 52242-1000
E-Mail: IowaMBA@uiowa.edu
Web site: www.biz.uiowa.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA

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 35%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 15%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 25%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategy
Student-designed concentration/specialization
Technology

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


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Category Management
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 52

Average number of students in an elective course: 22

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 68

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 13%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Corporate Counselling & Strategic Decision-Making
Global Brand Management
Category Management


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 95
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 40
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 18%
 
Tenured professors 65
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 31%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 1%
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/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/Masters of Library Science
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Student-designed joint degree


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
M.A. in Business (M.I.S.)


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
Marketing
Nonprofit

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Minority MBA Association
Parner/Family Assn. under consideration
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Soccer

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

Where to?
Professional trips to major U.S. cities (Chicago, NYC, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, etc.)

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


 
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