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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business

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Address: Smith School of Business, 2308 Van Munching Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
E-Mail: mba_info@rhsmith.umd.edu
Web site: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

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 30%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 20%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Financial Engineering
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Management Science
Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Strategy
Supply Chain Management


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 50

Average number of students in an elective course: 25

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 51

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 29%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Consumer Product Marketing
Social Entrepreneurship
Marketing Analysis
Decision Modeling with Spreadsheets
Leadership Skills for the New Economy
E-Service Project
New Venture Fund



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 124
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 70
 
Tenured professors 50
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 14%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 2%
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/MPM (public management)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MSW (social work)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Science in Business Administration


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
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Graduate Logistics & Supply Chain Management Organization
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Telecom Club

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
European MBA Club
Jewish MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Mentor Program
Partners/Family
Sport and Social Club
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

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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