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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Cambridge
Judge Institute of Management

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Address: Judge Institute of Management Studies
Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1AG United Kingdom
E-Mail: mba-enquiries@jims.cam.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.jims.cam.ac.uk
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FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2003

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Computer requirement? Yes

Students must complete international experience abroad? No

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: n/a undefined



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 27%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 6%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 7%
Other 15%
Description: All students complete an individual dissertation which may include a project for a client organisation. All students undertake two team based corporate consultancy projects; one based in Cambridge, the other may be based anywhere in the world.


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Corporate Social Responsibility
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Public Policy
Strategy
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General management programme
International Business
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Organizational Behavior

Average number of students in a core course: 51

Average number of students in an elective course: 25

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 24

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 62%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Liberalisation of regulation of international financial markets
Beyond NPV: the evaluation of risky projects
Marketing Communications
Strategic Brand Management
Managing Organisational Politics
Evaluating Knowledge Intensive New Ventures



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 54
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 15
 
Tenured professors 54
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 15%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 18%
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:
n/a


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Finance
Master of Management and Manufacturing
Master of Technology


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

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Partners/Family
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Cricket
Rowing
Rugby
Ski
Soccer
Tennis

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
Cricket, soccer, rugby

Apr. Oxford
Cricket, soccer, rugby, tennis, basketba

May Cambridge
Cricket

July Cranfield
European MBA Sailing Regatta

July Southampton



 
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