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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School

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Address: Suite 420 Jon M. Huntsman Hall
3730 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6340
E-Mail: www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/
Web site: http://www.wharton.upenn.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? 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) n/a
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 35%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 10%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
Insurance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Marketing & Operations Management
Operations Management
Real Estate
Sports Business
Strategy
Strategy, Systems & Entrepreneurship
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AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 20

Average number of students in an elective course: 20

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 104

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

New electives added in past 12 months:
eHealth & Business
Tax & Business Strategy
Implementing Entrepreneurship
Corporate Governance
Intellectual Property & Management
Advanced Real Estate
Real Estate Entrepreneurship
Corporate Law & Management
High Tech Management
Technology Entrepreneurship



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 277
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 128
 
Tenured professors 126
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 13%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 2%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 9%
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/DMV- Vet. Medicine
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/MSW - Social Work
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


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:
Biotech/Health care
Business Law
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Mergers & Acquisitions
New Media
Nonprofit
Real Estate & More
Sales & Trading
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Arts Enthusiasts
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
MBA Pub
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wharton Follies
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Golf
Indoor Hockey
Outdoor Activities
Rowing
Rugby
Running/Track
Sailing
Ski
Soccer
Squash
Tennis
Volleyball

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? Yes

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
n/a


 
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