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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Texas Tech University
Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration

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Address: The Graduate Services Center, Rm. 252
College of Business Administration, Box 42101
Lubbock , TX 79409-2101
E-Mail: bagrad@ba.ttu.edu
Web site: grad.ba.ttu.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

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? No

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



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 22%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 4%
Experiential learning 4%
Lecture 56%
Simulations 3%
Team projects 11%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Agribusiness
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Foreign Language
General Business
General Management
Healthcare Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing

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
General Management
Healthcare Administration
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 27

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 44

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 11%

New electives added in past 12 months:
e-Marketing
Business-to-Business Marketing
IT for E-Commerce
Advanced Java
Managing Innovation and Change
Global Entrepreneurship


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 61
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 3
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 38
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 33%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 4%
Focus on entrepreneurship 5%
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:
Foreign Language
Graduate School of Management Sup de Co
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MArch (Master of Architecture)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
Universidad Anahuac


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Business 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:
Biotech/Health care
Finance
Information Technology
International Business
Marketing

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish
Muslim

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Golf
Hiking
Outdoor/Wilderness Activities (e.g., rock climbing, white water rafting)
Rugby
Running/Track
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Volleyball
bowling
tennis
trap and skeet

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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