Description: In the MBA program, teamwork and case studies play a significant role. Most case studies are assigned to student teams.
Distance learning option for some courses? No
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS
School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Corporate Finance
Finance
General Management
International Business
International Finance
Management Information Systems
Portfolio Management
Risk Management
Tax
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
Management Information Systems
Risk Management
Tax
Average number of students in a core course: 30
Average number of students in an elective course: 11
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 13
Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 46%
New electives added in past 12 months:
Management for the 21st Century
Empirical Methods in Finance
Risk Management
International Business Law
Business on the Web
FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY
Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months
35
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months
2
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience
35%
Tenured professors
13
Of those, what percentage are:
Female
42%
Underrepresented minorities: (1)
7%
Focus on entrepreneurship
6%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors
3%
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/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered:
Master of Finance
Master of Information Systems and Accounting
Master of Taxation
internet-mediated MBA
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:
Beta Alpha Psi
Business Law
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Graduate Student Association
Information Technology
Marketing
National Association of Black Accountants
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish
Muslim
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Bowling
Football
Golf
Outdoor/Wilderness Activities (e.g., rock climbing, white water rafting)
Pool
Rowing
Rugby
Running/Track
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
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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