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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Connecticut
School of Business

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Address: 2100 Hillside Road Unit 1041
Storrs, CT 06269-1041
E-Mail: uconnmba@business.uconn.edu
Web site: http://www.business.uconn.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

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 15%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 25%
Lecture 35%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 25%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Care Administration
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Real Estate


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Consulting
Finance
Health Care Administration
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 32

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

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

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 35%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Emerging Technologies
Business E-Technologies
Evaluating E-Business Practices
Distribution of Financial Services
Financial, Insurance and Economic Concepts in Health Care
Management and Development of Internet - Web Systems
Customer Relationship Marketing
Health Care Finance and Economics
Systems Development Strategies and Processes
Web Design and Useability



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 102
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 37
 
Tenured professors 52
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 12%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 27%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 21%
Have owned a business 24%

(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 in International Studies
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MIM (Master of International Management)
MBA/MS in Accounting
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/Master of Social Work


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
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:
Finance
Graduate Business Association (GBA) - includes all professional areas of interest

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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