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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Arkansas
Sam M. Walton College of Business

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Address: 475 Business Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
E-Mail: gsb@walton.uark.edu
Web site: http://waltoncollege.uark.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

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 20%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 25%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Customized
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Strategic Retail Alliances
Supply Chain Management


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Retailing
Supply Chain Management
Transportation

Average number of students in a core course: 30

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 15

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 60%

New electives added in past 12 months:
SAP Implementation
Business Logistics
Crisis Management
Managing Collaboration



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 87
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 10
 
Tenured professors 50
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 22%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 4%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 2%
Have owned a business 2%

(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 through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Arts in Economics
Master of Information Systems
Master of Transportation and Logistics Management


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:
Business Graduate Students Association

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

Students plan group vacations 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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