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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Boston College
The Carroll School of Management

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Address: 320 Fulton Hall
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3808
E-Mail: bcmba@bc.edu
Web site: http://www.bc.edu/mba
Directions to school


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

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: 55 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 40%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 40%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 10%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Business Law
Computer Science
Consulting
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategy
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Consulting
Finance
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 45

Average number of students in an elective course: 30

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 90

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 33%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Financial Accounting Practice I and II
Financial Auditing
Internal Cost Management and Control
Foundation for Accounting
Law for CPA's
Security Analysis/Portfolio Managment Practicum
Consumer Behavior
Social Entrepreneurship
Managing Corporate Responsibility
International Consulting Project



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 96
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months n/a
 
Tenured professors 60
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 22%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 3%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 2%
Have owned a business 0%

(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)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MS in Finance, Accounting, Biology
MBA/MS in Geology, Nursing
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/MSW (Master of Social Work)
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance


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
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Asia Business Society
India Club
International Club
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Running/Track
Softball

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
MBA 5k Challenge

Apr. Boston College
MBA Golf Tournament

Oct. Boston College
Winter Carnival

Feb. Dartmouth (Tuck)
Flag Football

Oct. NYU (Stern)



 
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