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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University College Dublin
The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business— Full-Time One-Year MBA

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Address: The Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business
University College Dublin
Blackrock, Co. Dublin
IE
E-Mail: mba@ucd.ie
Web site: http://www.ucd.ie/smurfitschool


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2001

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 40%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 30%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 30%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
n/a


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resource Management
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 48

Average number of students in an elective course: 23

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 17

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 35%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Leadership Skills
Marketing Channels
Planning & Decision Making



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 79
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 89
 
Tenured professors 66
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 20%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 19%
Have owned a business 15%

(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:
MBS in Financial Services
MBS in Quantitative Finance
MBS in Human Resource Management
MBS in International Business
MBS in Managt. & Organisation Studies
MBS in Management Consultancy
MBS in Management Infomation Systems
MBS in International Marketing
MBS in Marketing Management
MBS in Strategic Management and Planning
MBS in Supply Chain Managt.
MBS in Toursim
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Master of Finance
Master of Human Resources
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Management Science
Master of Science (Marketing Practice)
MBS in Electronic Commerce
Master of Management and Manufacturing
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:
Business Society

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
MBA Olympics - European MBA Tournament
Rugby
Sailing

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
Graduate Schools Rugby World Cup

Apr. NC, USA (Winner 2000, 2002)
European MBA Tournament

May HEC, France (Winner 2002)
International Business Schools Regatta

July Portsmouth, UK (2002)



 
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