FACULTY/ACADEMICS
Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1993
Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes
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
Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 60 Credits
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TEACHING METHODS
Teching Methods:
| Case study | 75% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 5% |
| Experiential learning | 5% |
| Lecture | 5% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 5% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS
School Concentrations/Specializations:
International Business
AREAS OF STUDY
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Average number of students in a core course: 49
Average number of students in an elective course: 31
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 128
Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 8%
New electives added in past 12 months:
Business Development through Professional Selling
Project Management
Technology Entrepreneurship
Business Turnarounds
Intellectual Property Law
Management Consulting
Driving Technological Innovation
FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months | 136 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months | 57 |
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| Tenured professors | 91 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 23% |
| Underrepresented minorities: (1) | 2% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors | 11% |
| Have owned a business | 9% |
(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:
n/a
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:
Asia Business Forum
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
Graduate Real Estate Association at Babson College
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
VC/ Private Equity
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Babson Barbeque Forum
Buffoonery Committee
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Hockey
Soccer
Softball
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 |
Soccer Games
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Oct. |
Various College Campuses |
Hockey Games
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Jan. |
Various College Campuses |
Ski Trip
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Feb. |
Stowe, VT |
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