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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Temple University
Fox School of Business

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Address: Speakman Hall LL 5
1810 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
E-Mail: masters@sbm.temple.edu
Web site: http://www.sbm.temple.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

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 15%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 10%
Experiential learning 15%
Lecture 35%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 15%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-commerce
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
Insurance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Strategy


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 36

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 35

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 40%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Consulting Practicum



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 148
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 26
 
Tenured professors 108
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 20%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 17%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 32%
Have owned a business 17%

(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/DMD
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Technology
Masters of Economics


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:
E-business
Healthcare
Human Resources
MBA Student Association
Risk Management

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
EMBA
Healthcare
International Club

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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