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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Southwest Missouri State University
College of Business Administration

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Address: Southwest Missouri State University, College of Business Administration
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield , MO 65804
E-Mail: mbainfo@smsu.edu
Web site: coba.smsu.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

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 20%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 10%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 25%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? Yes


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-Commerce
Economics
Finance
General Management
Healthcare Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
Transportation

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
Management Information Systems
Transportation

Average number of students in a core course: 27

Average number of students in an elective course: 18

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 50

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 10%

New electives added in past 12 months:
E-Business Principles
E-Business Technology
E-Marketing


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 109
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 17
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 15%
 
Tenured professors 83
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 41%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 8%
Focus on entrepreneurship 3%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 10%
Have owned a business 10%

(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 Accounting
Master of Computer Information Systems
Master of Health Administration


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:
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Golf
Hockey
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball

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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