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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Texas A&M University - College Station
Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business

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Address: Mays MBA Program, Texas A & M University
4117 TAMU
College Station , TX 77843-4117
E-Mail: MaysMBA@tamu.edu
Web site: www.tamu.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2001

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? No

Students must complete a business plan? No

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? Yes



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 40%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Real Estate
Statistics & Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 7


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Statistics & Operations Research

Average number of students in a core course: 32

Average number of students in an elective course: 36

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 168

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

New electives added in past 12 months:
Entrepreneurship
Global Human Resource Management
Real Estate Valuation
Energy Risk Management
Audit and Control
Business Data Mining
Emerging Technology In E-Commerce
Multinational Enterprises
Regional Integration in the Americas
Data Warehousing


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 98
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 2
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 94
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 26%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Focus on entrepreneurship 2%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 24%
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 Finance
Master of Science in Information Science
Master of Science in Marketing
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:
Consulting
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Soccer
Softball

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
Central Charity Challenge

Apr. Varies



 
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