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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Queen's University
Queen's School of Business

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Address: Queens MBA for Science & Technology
Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Queens University
Kingston , Ontario K7L 3N6
Canada
E-Mail: admin@mbast.queensu.ca
Web site: www.business.queensu.ca


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2001

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
Canada

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 30%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 3%
Experiential learning 3%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 4%
Team projects 30%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Finane and Investment Banking (Science & Technology Focus)
Marketing
Marketing for Hi-Tech Organizations
Strategy
Strategy & Management Consulting (Hi-Tech sector)
Technology

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 20


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Leadership
Strategy
Technology

Average number of students in a core course: 60

Average number of students in an elective course: 20

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 4

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

New electives added in past 12 months:
Strategy and Management Consulting


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 48
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 16
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 21%
 
Tenured professors 48
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 23%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Focus on entrepreneurship 2%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 15%
Have owned a business 44%

(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:
n/a


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Science in Management


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
Consulting
Finance
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Hindu
Muslim

Active intramural sports teams:
Golf
Hiking
Rowing
Rugby
Running/Track
Ski
Triathlon
Volleyball

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

Where to?
Calgary, Canada

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

Jan. Calgary, Canada



 
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Full-time MBA rank:
2004:  1 (Non-U.S.)    1994:  --    
2002:  2 (Non-U.S.)    1992:  --    
2000:  Second tier (Non-U.S.)    1990:  --    
1998:  --    1988:  --    
1996:  --    
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EMBA rank:
2003:  --    1997:  --    
2001:  24    1993:  --    
1999:  --    



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