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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Southern California
Marshall School of Business— Marshall MBA Program

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Address: USC Marshall MBA Program
611 Exposition Blvd, JKP 200
Los Angeles, CA 90089-2631
E-Mail: jkp200@marshall.usc.edu
Web site: http://www.marshall.usc.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? Yes

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 30%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 1%
Experiential learning 2%
Lecture 45%
Simulations 3%
Team projects 15%
Other 4%
Description: All students spend 8-10 days studying abroad



SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

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


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing
Operations Management

Average number of students in a core course: 72

Average number of students in an elective course: 30

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 85

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 20%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Management of rapidly growing ventures
Technology commercialization
Managing communication in organizations
Applied finance in fixed income securities
Forecasting and risk analysis
Introduction to financial analysis:practicum
Business Supply chain optimization
Knowledge management
Strategies in high-tech businesses



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 174
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months n/a
 
Tenured professors 80
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 13%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 1%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
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/Doctor of Dental Surgery
MBA/Doctor of Pharmacy
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MSIE (Master of Science in Industrial Engineering)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/Master of Planning
MBA/Meng (Master of Engineering (manufacturing management))


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Business Taxation
Master of Medical Management
Master of Science, Business Administration


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
Business Ethics
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
large number of Intramural teams (not clubs)

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
Challenge for Charity

Apr. Stanford University



 
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