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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
George Washington University
School of Business and Public Management

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Address: 710 21st Street, NW
Suite 301
Washington, DC 20052
E-Mail: ftmba@gwu.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.gwu.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 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 30%
Lecture 15%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 20%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Management & Policy
Finance
Health Care Administration
Hotel Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Non-Profit Management & Policy
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Public Administration
Real Estate
Sports Business
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 30

Average number of students in an elective course: 23

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 150

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 10%

New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 130
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 103
 
Tenured professors 72
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 15%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 1%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
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/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of Information Systems Technology
Master of Project Management
Master of Public Administration
Master of Technology


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 Ethics
Business Law
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
Indian Students Organizations
International Club
Japanese MBA Association
Korean MBA Association
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Kickball
Outdoor Activities
Rowing
Rugby
Sailing
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball

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
Basketball Tournament

Jan. Washington, DC
Sailing Regatta

Apr. Maryland



 
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