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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business— Professional Full-time MBA

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


Address: Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
276 Mervis Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
E-Mail: mba@katz.pitt.edu
Web site: http://www.katz.pitt.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2002

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

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? No



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 50%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 15%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Economics
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Public Policy
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 55

Average number of students in an elective course: 30

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 0

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 1%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Cyber Law



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 68
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 5
 
Tenured professors 42
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 17%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 2%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 6%
Have owned a business 5%

(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/GSPIA
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MIB
MBA/MIS
MBA/MSIE (Master of Science in Industrial Engineering)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
n/a


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:
APCIS Educational Society for Resource Management
Biotech/Health care
Finance
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Marketing
Strategy

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Soccer

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
Basketball

n/a Georgetown, Washington DC



 
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