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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
American University
Kogod School of Business

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Address: 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20016
E-Mail: KogodMBA@american.edu
Web site: http://kogod.american.edu
Directions to school


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? No

Students must complete a business plan? Yes

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? No

Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 51 Credits



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 45%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 15%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Real Estate


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 30

Average number of students in an elective course: 30

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

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 5%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Equity Research & Analysis I
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Learning from Failure
Competitive Intelligence and Tech Watch
Fixed Income Securities
Managing Information Security
Enterprise Process and Systems



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 60
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 30
 
Tenured professors 38
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 16%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 24%
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/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Science in Information Technology Management
Master of Science in 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:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Soccer
Volleyball

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
Yale Cup 13th Annual MBA Soccer Tourn.

Oct. New Haven, Connecticut
MBA Graduates Club Golf Tournament

Oct. Virginia
DC MBA Golf Outing

Oct. Laurel, Maryland



 
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2004:  Also considered    1994:  --    
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2000:  Third tier    1990:  --    
1998:  --    1988:  --    
1996:  --    
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