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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Fordham University
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Address: 113 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
E-Mail: admissionsgb@fordham.edu
Web site: http://www.bnet.fordham.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: n/a

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 55%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 25%
Simulations n/a
Team projects n/a
Other 20%
Description: Field study & Simulations



SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Communications and Media Management
E-commerce
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Personal Financial Planner
Portfolio Management
Tax
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Communications and Media Management
Finance
Marketing
Technology

Average number of students in a core course: 35

Average number of students in an elective course: 27

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 279

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 6%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Travel Law
Law of Advertising
Communication For Consultants
Television Industry
Business Chinese I
Business Valuations
Financial Modeling
Data Mining
Web Technology
Leadership & Transformation



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 91
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 76
 
Tenured professors 44
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 18%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 72%
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/BS
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
Tax and Accounting (MTA)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Science


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:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
International Club
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Golf

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? No

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

Mar. Georgetown, Wash. DC



 
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