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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Alabama
Manderson Graduate School of Business

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Address: Box 870223
101 Bidgood Hall
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
E-Mail: mba@cba.ua.edu
Web site: http://www.cba.ua.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

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? No



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 60%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 20%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 20%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Care Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Real Estate
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 50

Average number of students in an elective course: 30

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

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: n/a

New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 93
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 24
 
Tenured professors 71
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 11%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 0%
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:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Economics
Master of Finance
Master of Management and Manufacturing
Master of Marketing
Master of Statistics, Master of Management Science
Master of Tax 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:
Finance
Investment Banking
Toastmasters Chapter

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Partners/Family
Volunteer

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Outdoor Activities
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? Yes

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
n/a


 
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