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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Harvard University
Harvard Business School

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Address: Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
E-Mail: admissions@hbs.edu
Web site: http://www.hbs.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

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

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 80%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 15%
Simulations n/a
Team projects n/a
Other 5%
Description: Complementing the case method are team projects, experiential learning, and other simulations.



SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
n/a


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
General Management
Leadership
Social Enterprise
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 90

Average number of students in an elective course: 67

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 79

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: n/a

New electives added in past 12 months:
Consumer Marketing
Building New Ventures in the Network Economy
Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Environment
Entrepreneurship in Education Reform
Institutions, Macroeconomics and the Global Economy
Managing Human Capital: Keeping Hope Alive in Organizations
Field Study Seminar in Entrepreneurial Management in a Turnaround Enivronment
Field Study Seminar in Manging Technology Ventures



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 201
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 35
 
Tenured professors 86
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 16%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
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)


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 Ethics
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Hospitality and Travel Industry Club
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
New Media
Nonprofit
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Armed Forces Association
Art Appreciation
Asia Business Club
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:
Basketball
Chess Club
Equestrian Club
Football
Golf
Hockey
Outdoor Activities
Rowing
Rugby
Running/Track
Ski
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
McArthur Cup (ice hockey)

n/a Boston, MA
Tuck MBA Hockey Tournament

Dartmouth, NH
Annual MBA Soccer Tournament

n/a n/a
International Business Schools Rugby Tou

n/a n/a
World Graduate School Regatta

n/a n/a



 
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