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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Babson College
Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business

Sections: Getting In |  Academics & Lifestyle  | Careers & Alumni Affairs | Graduate Comments


Address: Babson College
Babson College, MA 02457
E-Mail: mbaadmission@babson.edu
Web site: http://www.babson.edu/mba
Directions to school


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



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


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
 
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

Oct. Various College Campuses
Hockey Games

Jan. Various College Campuses
Ski Trip

Feb. Stowe, VT



 
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2002:  Second tier    1992:  --    
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