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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
College of Commerce and Business Administration— Full-time MBA program

Sections: Getting In |  Academics & Lifestyle  | Careers & Alumni Affairs | Graduate Comments


Address: 415 David Kinley Hall, MC-706
1407 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
E-Mail: mba@uiuc.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.uiuc.edu/


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2002

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? Yes



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 28%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 28%
Simulations 4%
Team projects 27%
Other 3%
Description: Independent Study



SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
Industrial Management
Insurance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Portfolio Management
Real Estate
Strategy
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Technology

Average number of students in a core course: 44

Average number of students in an elective course: 36

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 138

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

New electives added in past 12 months:
Management of Data Communication and the Internet Infrastructure
E-Commerce Applications and Web-based Systems
Business to Business E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
Technology Management
E-Commerce and Internet Marketing
Development of Financial Markets and Institutions



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 131
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 24
 
Tenured professors 89
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 9%
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/MArch (Master of Architecture)
MBA/MCS (Master of Computer Science)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MEd
MBA/MILR (Master of Industrial Labor Relations
MBA/MS Civil Engineering
MBA/MS Journalism
MBA/MSEE (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering)
MBA/MSIE (Master of Science in Industrial Engineering)
MBA/MSME (Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MS Policy Economics
MS Tax
MSBA for International Mgrs
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance


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:
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Graduate Operations Management
High Tech
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Asian Business Society
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Professional Men's Club
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Bowling
Football
Golf
Running/Track
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? Yes

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

n/a Darden
Basketball

n/a Georgetown
Golf

n/a MBA Company



 
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