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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Kansas
School of Business

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Address: School of Business
206 Summerfield Hall
Lawrence , KS 66045
E-Mail: bschoolgrad@ku.edu
Web site: www.business.ku.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1995

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
U.S.

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 25%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 3%
Experiential learning 25%
Lecture 33%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 4%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? Yes


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
E-Commerce
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
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:
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Portfolio Management

Average number of students in a core course: 35

Average number of students in an elective course: 25

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 65

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 20%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Cyber Law
Global Field Projects
Information Securities
Mergers and Acquisitions
Doing Business in China
Risk Analysis
Web Development
E-Commerce


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 40
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 4
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 10%
 
Tenured professors 40
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 30%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 2%
Focus on entrepreneurship 25%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 25%
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/Petroleum Management


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Master of Science in Business- Information Systems


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

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Graduate Business Council

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Golf

Annual group trips that attract at least a third of the class? No

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


 
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