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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Wake Forest University
Babcock Graduate School of Management

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Address: Babcock Graduate School of Management
Po Box 7659
Winston-Salem , NC 27109
E-Mail: admissions@mba.wfu.edu
Web site: www.mba.wfu.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1997

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? Yes

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 55%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 15%
Lecture 10%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 15%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Consulting
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Portfolio Management
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Technology

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 11


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing
Operations Management

Average number of students in a core course: 38

Average number of students in an elective course: 25

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 54

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 20%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Internet Marketing
Segmented Marketing
IS Development & Implementation
Principles of E-Business
Financial Products & Payment
Non-Profit Management
IT Telecom & Network Mgt
Info Technology & Programming


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 41
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 12
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 20%
 
Tenured professors 29
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 28%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 7%
Focus on entrepreneurship 21%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 25%
Have owned a business 70%

(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)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:


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
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Honor Council
Information Technology
Marketing
Operations Club
Student Government Association

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Babcock Leadership Lecture Series Committee
Black MBA Association
Finance Club
International Club
Marketing Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian

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

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
Marketing Case Competition

Feb. Winston-Salem, NC
Elevator Case Competition

Mar. Winston-Salem, NC
Black MBA Case Competition

Sept. Orlando, FLA
George Washington University Case Competition for Non-Profits

Mar. Washington, DC



 
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