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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Duke University
Fuqua School of Business

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Address: The Fuqua School of Business
1 Towerview Drive
Durham, NC 27708
E-Mail: fuqua-admissions@mail.duke.edu
Web site: http://www.fuqua.duke.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 30%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 20%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Health Sector Management
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AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 66

Average number of students in an elective course: 45

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 74

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 50%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Information Technology in Health Care
Marketing Engineering
The Regulatory Framework of Investment Banking
The Legal Environment of Business
Managing Environmental Opportunities and Risks
Managing Customer Insights
Securities Regulation
Leadership
Strategy and Tactics of Pricing
Operations in Financial Services



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 88
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months n/a
 
Tenured professors 88
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 13%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 3%
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 /MF - Master of Foresty
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MEM-Master of Environmental Management
MBA/MPP-Master of Public Policy
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
n/a


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:
Biotech/Health care
Business Law
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
BLMBAO-Black and Latino MBA Organization
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish

Active intramural sports teams:
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Rugby
Running/Track
Sailing
Soccer
Tennis

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 Games

Apr. Fuqua
Soccer Tournament

n/a Yale/UT Austin
Duke vs. UNC Tennis Challenge

n/a North Carolina
Windfest - Sailing

n/a Outer Banks
Fuqua World Cup Rugby

Mar. Fuqua



 
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FUQUA RANKINGS
Full-time MBA rank:
2004:  11    1994:  11    
2002:  9    1992:  12    
2000:  5    1990:  13    
1998:  7    1988:  10    
1996:  11    
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EMBA rank:
2003:  4    1997:  --    
2001:  4    1993:  --    
1999:  --    

Exec Ed rank:
2003:  17    1997:  9    
2001:  12    1993:  --    
1999:  8    1991:  4    



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