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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Queensland
UQ Business School

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Address: MBA Program, School of Management within the UQ Business School
The University of Queensland
St Lucia , Queensland 4072
Australia
E-Mail: facbel@bel.uq.edu.au
Web site: www.uq.edu.au/bel


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2001

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
Australia

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? No

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 35%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 30%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Business Communication
E-Commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Studies
Finance
General Management
Hotel Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Public Administration
Public Policy

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:
Accounting
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Organizational Behavior

Average number of students in a core course: 32

Average number of students in an elective course: 23

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 83

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: n/a

New electives added in past 12 months:
Managing Virtual Organisation
Foundations of Electronic Commerce
Leadership Forum
Corporate Governance


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 220
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 47
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 15
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 37%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Focus on entrepreneurship 7%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 27%
Have owned a business 27%

(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/MCommerce


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce
Master of Finance
Master of Commerce
Master of Economics
Master of Business (with 7 specialisations)


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
Human Resources
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Rugby

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
Intramural Rugby

Sept. Sydney



 
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