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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Kansas
School of Business— In-Residence MBA

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Address: Summerfield Hall
1300 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045
E-Mail: bschoolgrad@ku.edu
Web site: http://www.business.ku.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2002

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 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 3%
Experiential learning 25%
Lecture 33%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 4%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
E-commerce
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Petroleum Management
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AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 35

Average number of students in an elective course: 25

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 55

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 20%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Global Research Intensive Projects



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 40
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 4
 
Tenured professors 40
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 30%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 2%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 25%
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/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
MBA/Ph.D. in Nursing


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Master of Human Resources


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:
Entrepreneurship

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Graduate Business Council
Hispanic Student Organization
MBA Ambassadors

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Golf

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? No

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


 
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