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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Pepperdine University
The Graziadio School of Business and Management— Full-time MBA

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Address: 24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263
E-Mail: gsbmadm@pepperdine.edu
Web site: http://www.Bschool.pepperdine.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2001

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

Laptop computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? No

Students must complete a business plan? Yes

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? No



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 20%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 20%
Other 15%
Description: Open discussion with students



SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Dispute Resolution
Finance
General Management
International Business
Marketing
Technology
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AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
International Business
Leadership
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 20

Average number of students in an elective course: 20

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 43

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 50%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Issues in Business: Technology
Issues in Business: Family Business
Issues in Business: Restructuring
Issues in Business: Business Plan
Issues in Business: Competition
Issues in Business: Corporate Field Project
Issues in Business: Pricing



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 77
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 99
 
Tenured professors 41
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 20%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 10%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business 95%

(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/MPP Master of Public Policy


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Science in Organization Development
Master of Technology


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:
Business Law
Finance
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Executive on Campus
Management Partners
Mentorship
Partners/Family
Volunteer

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Soccer
Surfing
Swimming
Triathlon
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
International Case Competition

Jan. Concordia College, Montreal
Business Plan Competition

Feb. Malibu, CA
National Society of Hispanic MBA games

Sept. Los Angeles, CA



 
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