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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Washington University in Saint Louis
Olin School of Business

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Address: Olin School of Business
Campus Box 1133, 1 Brookings Drive
Saint Louis , MO 63130-4899
USA
E-Mail: mba@olin.wustl.edu
Web site: www.olin.wustl.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

Full-time program runs in the following countries:


Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? Yes

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 50%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 20%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 15%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategy

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
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 78

Average number of students in an elective course: 36

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 71

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: n/a

New electives added in past 12 months:
Real Option Valuation
Commercial Real Estate Finance
Advanced Corporate Finance - Valuation
Strategy, Economics & Technology
E-inventing Business Processes
Intellectual Property Law
Managing Technological Innovation & Growth
Transforming Business Through Information Technology
The Global Economy
Retailing & the E-tailing Revolution


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 65
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 72
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 24
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 30%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 16%
Focus on entrepreneurship 4%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 13%
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)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MArch (Master of Architecture)
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting


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
Business Ethics
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
VC/Private Equity

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
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:
Event Month Location
MBA Soccer Challenge

n/a n/a
MBA Golf Challenge

n/a n/a



 
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OLIN RANKINGS
Full-time MBA rank:
2004:  23    1994:  --    
2002:  24    1992:  20    
2000:  23    1990:  --    
1998:  17    1988:  --    
1996:  16    
BW ranking history

EMBA rank:
2003:  17    1997:  --    
2001:  16    1993:  --    
1999:  --    



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