=Subscribers Only

COLUMNS FORUMS NEWSLETTERS PERSONAL FINANCE SEARCH SPECIAL REPORTS TOOLS VIDEO VIEWS
2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Texas A&M University
Mays Business School— Mays MBA Program

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


Address: 4117 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4117
E-Mail: MaysMBA@tamu.edu
Web site: http://mba.tamu.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? Yes

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 20%
Lecture 25%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 20%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
Industrial Management
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Public Administration
Public Policy
Real Estate
Sports Business
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Tax
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 34

Average number of students in an elective course: 42

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 131

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: n/a

New electives added in past 12 months:
Markets and Public Policy
E-Services
Emerging Technology - E-Commerce
Groupware and Collaborative Technology
Information Technology
Business Application Programming
Object Oriented Programming - Java
Entrepreneurship
Multi Method Management
Organizational Change
Energy Risk Management
Real Property Analysis
Data Mining
Strategic and Global Human Resources
Information Exchange and Supply Chain Management
Object Oriented Development
Managing Creativity and Innovation
Real Estate Case Studies
Real Estate Development Finance
Business Information Security
Telecom Management
New Venture Management
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business Programming Fundamentals
Information Systems Audit and Control
Business to Business Marketing
Electronic Business
Corporate leadership
Human Resources Information Systems
Relationship Technology



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 121
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 5
 
Tenured professors 78
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 10%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 6%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 13%
Have owned a business 21%

(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:
n/a


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

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


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
Finance
Marketing

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Soccer
Softball

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

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
Event Month Location
Central Charity Challenge

Various - Year long



 
Return to Full-Time Profiles

Printer-Friendly Version


TEXAS A & M INSIDER CONTENT
Admissions Q&A
School Tour

TEXAS A & M PROFILES
Full-time '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98
EMBA '03 | '01
Exec ed '03 | '01

TEXAS A & M INFO
Placement Q&A '05
Search for articles about Texas A & M

TEXAS A & M RANKINGS
Full-time MBA rank:
2004:  Also considered    1994:  --    
2002:  Third tier    1992:  --    
2000:  Third tier    1990:  --    
1998:  Second tier    1988:  --    
1996:  Second tier    
BW ranking history



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

 BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS
Buy a link now!

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES

  1. Jim Rogers on Why Gold Is Glittering So Brightly
  2. 'The Sheikh's New Clothes?' Dubai's Desert Dream Ends
  3. Look Who's Stalking Wal-Mart
  4. Amazon Paces Holiday Tech Discount Drive
  5. Old Navy May Still Be at Sea

Get Free RSS Feed >>
  MARKET INFO
DJIA 10309.92 -154.48
S&P 500 1087.27 -23.36
Nasdaq 2138.44 -37.61

Portfolio Service Update

Stock Lookup

Enter name or ticker






Media Kit | Special Sections | MarketPlace | Knowledge Centers
McGraw-Hill Cos.