Description: The Carlson MBA curriculum teaches the fundamentals of business through case study and lectures. Learning through team projects, simulations and interaction with mentors from the corporate community. There is no set 'percentage breakdown' of these methods across the academic program.
Distance learning option for some courses? No
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS
School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Healthcare Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Portfolio Management
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Technology
Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 5
AREAS OF STUDY
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Strategy
Average number of students in a core course: 60
Average number of students in an elective course: 30
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 103
Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 15%
New electives added in past 12 months:
Internal Auditing
New Business Development Enterprise
Enterprise System Technology
Complex & Cross-Cultural Negociation Strategy
Mgmnt of Innovation and Change
Managing Organizational Innovation & Change
Operations Strategy
International Operations Strategy
FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY
Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months
114
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months
50
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience
8%
Tenured professors
114
Of those, what percentage are:
Female
28%
Underrepresented minorities: (1)
3%
Focus on entrepreneurship
2%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors
15%
Have owned a business
30%
(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/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MHA(Health Care)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered:
Master of Business Taxation
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:
Biotech/Health care
Business Ethics
Consulting
E-Business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a
Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Hockey
Indoor Hockey
Ski
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball
Annual group trips that attract at least a third of the class? Yes
Where to? Snow Ski in Lutsen, MN
MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
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