=Subscribers Only

COLUMNS FORUMS NEWSLETTERS PERSONAL FINANCE SEARCH SPECIAL REPORTS TOOLS VIDEO VIEWS
2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Texas at Austin
McCombs School of Business— Professional Full-time MBA Program

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


Address: MBA Program Office, McCombs School of Business
University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, B6004
Austin , TX 78712
E-Mail: McCombsMBA@bus.utexas.edu
Web site: http://texasmba.bus.utexas.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2002

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

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 35%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 0%
Team projects 15%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
Customer Insight
Energy Finance
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Portfolio Management
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 68

Average number of students in an elective course: 40

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 80

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 10%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Venture Capital Fellows Practicum
Info Systems Projects Practicum
New Product Design and Marketing
Seminar in Real Estate Finance
Corporate Governance
Law for Entrepreneurs
Marketing and Customer Insights Practicum



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 151
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 11
 
Tenured professors 65
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 14%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 6%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 6%
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/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/Meng (Master of Engineering (manufacturing management))


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting


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:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Energy Finance Group
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Global Business Association
High Tech
Information Technology
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
Quality Management Consortium
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Armed Forces Alumni Association
Black MBA Association
Brazilian American Business Group
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
Indian Graduate Business Association
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish

Active intramural sports teams:
Golf
Rugby
Soccer

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
Rugby

n/a various schools
Soccer

n/a various schools
MBA Olympics - Central Charity Challenge

Apr. various schools



 
Return to Full-Time Profiles

Printer-Friendly Version


TEXAS AUSTIN INSIDER CONTENT
Admissions Q&A
Admission Interview Tips

TEXAS AUSTIN PROFILES
Full-time '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98
Part-time '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00
EMBA '03 | '01
Exec ed '03

TEXAS AUSTIN INFO
Admissions Q&A '03 | '99 | '97
Placement Q&A '00 | '98
Financial Aid Q&A '99 |
Video Views Dean Gau 2003
B-School Calendar
Search for articles about Texas Austin

TEXAS AUSTIN RANKINGS
Full-time MBA rank:
2004:  19    1994:  17    
2002:  21    1992:  --    
2000:  17    1990:  18    
1998:  18    1988:  --    
1996:  20    
BW ranking history

EMBA rank:
2003:  8    1997:  --    
2001:  12    1993:  --    
1999:  --    



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

 BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS
Buy a link now!

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES

  1. Behind the Great Stock Rally of 2009
  2. Navigating Intel's New 'Road Rules'
  3. Stock Picks: Hewlett-Packard, Analog Devices
  4. Hulu's Tough Choices
  5. How Big Pharma Profits from Swine Flu

Get Free RSS Feed >>
  MARKET INFO
DJIA 10464.4 +30.69
S&P 500 1110.63 +4.98
Nasdaq 2176.05 +6.87

Portfolio Service Update

Stock Lookup

Enter name or ticker






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