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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Massachusetts
Isenberg School of Management

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Address: Graduate Programs Office, 209 Isenberg School of Management
University of Massachusetts
Amherst , MA 01003
E-Mail: gradprog@som.umass.edu
Web site: www.umass.edu/mba


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

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? Yes



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 35%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 15%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 15%
Other 0%
Description: As of the Fall 2001 semester, the elective Entrepreneurship and Society is taught using an innovative real-time online and live case study of an entrepreneurial company. Students are completely immersed in that single company's business challenges, and will make recommendations to the company based on a full-semester of considered analysis.


Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Sports Business
Statistics & Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Tax

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:
E-Commerce
Finance
General Management
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 35

Average number of students in an elective course: 18

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 15

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

New electives added in past 12 months:
Marketing Intelligence
Behavioral Decision Making
Entrepreneurship and Society
Cyber Law
Leadership and Beyond


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 54
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 5
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 10%
 
Tenured professors 48
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 51%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Focus on entrepreneurship 2%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 10%
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/MS (Master of Science)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting


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:
Volunteer

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Golf
Hiking
Outdoor/Wilderness Activities (e.g., rock climbing, white water rafting)
Rowing
Rugby
Ski
Soccer
Swimming
Volleyball

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

Where to?
Boston, MA
New York City
Florida

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


 
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