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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of South Carolina
Moore School of Business

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Address: Moore School of Business
1705 College Street
Columbia , SC 29208
E-Mail: imba@moore.sc.edu
Web site: mooreschool.sc.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2001

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA, Austria

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? Yes

Students must complete a business plan? No

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? No



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 20%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 50%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 15%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Economics
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior

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:
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management

Average number of students in a core course: 45

Average number of students in an elective course: 30

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 85

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 2%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Teams in Organizations
Data Mining Techniques
Marketing Strategy in the digital Economy


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 122
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 55
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 4%
 
Tenured professors 77
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 31%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 5%
Focus on entrepreneurship 3%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 3%
Have owned a business 3%

(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)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Master of Human Resources
Master of Taxation
Master of Arts in Economics


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:
Graduate Women in Business

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Soccer
Softball

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

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


 
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