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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Babson College
Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business— Two Year MBA

Sections: Getting In |  Academics & Lifestyle  | Careers & Alumni Affairs | Graduate Comments


Address: F. W. Olin Graduate School of Business
Babson College
Babson Park, MA 02457
E-Mail: mbaadmission@babson.edu
Web site: http://www.babson.edu/mba


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1993

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

Laptop computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? Yes

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 75%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 5%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 10%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
International Business


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 46

Average number of students in an elective course: 29

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 116

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 12%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Radical Innovation
Seminar in Biotechnology Business
Spiritual Values and Business Leadership
Financial Modeling
Entrepreneurship, Society & the Environment



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 138
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 58
 
Tenured professors 85
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 25%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 14%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 10%
Have owned a business 14%

(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:
n/a


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Science in 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:
Consulting
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Asia Business Forum
Babson Barbeque Quorum
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Hockey
Soccer
Softball

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

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
Event Month Location
Soccer Games

n/a Various College Campuses
Hockey Games

n/a Various College Campuses
Ski Trip

n/a Stowe, Vermont



 
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