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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Akron
Graduate Programs in Business

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Address: Graduate Programs in Business at The University of Akron
259 S. Broadway, Room 412
Akron, OH 44325-4805
E-Mail: gradcba@uakron.edu
Web site: http://www.uakron.edu/cba/grad
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FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

Computer requirement? n/a

Students must complete international experience abroad? n/a

Students must complete a business plan? n/a

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? n/a

Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 58 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 7%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 3%
Team projects 20%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Global Sales Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
Management of Technology and Innovation (Polymer)
Marketing
Supply Chain Management


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
General Management
Global Sales Management
Human Resource Management
Tax

Average number of students in a core course: 23

Average number of students in an elective course: 17

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 70

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 10%

New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 67
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 62
 
Tenured professors 44
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 14%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 4%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 1%
Have owned a business 1%

(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)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Human Resources
Master of Science in Accountancy-Accounting Information Systems
Master of Science in Management-Information Systems
Master of Taxation


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:
n/a

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

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

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


 
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