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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Iowa
Henry B. Tippie College of Business

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Address: 108 John Pappajohn Business Building
Suite C140
Iowa City, IA 52242-1000
E-Mail: www.biz.uiowa.edu/mba
Web site: http://www.biz.uiowa.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? Yes



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 35%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 25%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategy
Students may design their own concentration.
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Category management
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 49

Average number of students in an elective course: 19

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 60

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 13%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Philanthropy and Law
Labor Law & Corporate Responsibility
Data Mining



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 105
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 40
 
Tenured professors 66
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 14%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 1%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 1%
Have owned a business 0%

(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/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/Master of Library Science
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Students may design their own joint degree program.


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

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


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:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Minority MBA Association
Partners/Family
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Golf
Soccer

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

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
n/a


 
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