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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Pittsburgh
Katz Graduate School of Business

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Address: Katz Graduate School of Business
276 Mervis Hall
Pittsburgh , PA 15260
E-Mail: MBA@katz.pitt.edu
Web site: www.katz.pitt.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? 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 25%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 10%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-Commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Ethics
Finance
General Management
Healthcare Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Statistics & Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Valuation/Corporate Finance
marketing of technology Based Products & Services

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:
Ethics
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 46

Average number of students in an elective course: 20

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 101

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 12%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Commercial Banking
Investment Banking & Venture Capital
Process Engineering
Production Management & Process Improvement


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 60
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 7
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 35%
 
Tenured professors 43
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 33%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 5%
Focus on entrepreneurship 1%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 3%
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:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
MBA/MIB (Master of International Business)
MBA/MS-MIS (Master of Science in the Management of Information Systems


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
MS in Management of 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:
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing
Operations
Strategy

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Running/Track

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

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

Feb. Georgetown University
CASE Competitions/ Nat. Black MBA

Sept. Chicago
George Washington KPMG Case Competition

Mar. Washington DC
Simon CASE Competition

Mar. University of Rochester



 
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