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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of South Florida
College of Business Administration

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Address: College of Business Administration/Graduate Studies
4202 E Fowler Ave, BSN 3403
Tampa , FL 3620-5500
E-Mail: mba@cobalusf.edu
Web site: www.coba.usf.edu/programs/mba/index.htm


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1995

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

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 25%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 30%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Gov't. & Business
Healthcare Administration
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Organizational Behavior

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 42


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 28

Average number of students in an elective course: 26

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 30

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

New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 10
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months n/a
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 69
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 47%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 4%
Focus on entrepreneurship n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business n/a

(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/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Master of Management
Master of Economics
Master 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:
n/a

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Football
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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