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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Carnegie Mellon
Graduate School of Industrial Administration— Carnegie Mellon MBA

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Address: 5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
E-Mail: mba-admissions@andrew.cmu.edu
Web site: http://www.cmu.edu/mba
Directions to school


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2003

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

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: 192 Credits



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 15%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 50%
Simulations 15%
Team projects 15%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Biotechnology
Computational Marketing
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Portfolio Management
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management Information Systems
Operations Management
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 64

Average number of students in an elective course: 33

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 135

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: n/a

New electives added in past 12 months:
Strategic Cost Analysis
Operations Revenue Management
Law and Entrepreneurship
The Changing Electric Power Industry
Mining Data for Decision Making
Telecommunications for Business
Strategic Uses of IT and E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship I and II
Entrepreneurial Management
Groups and Teams in Organizations



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 93
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 38
 
Tenured professors 41
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 7%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 12%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 5%
Have owned a business 5%

(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/MS Computational Finance
MBA/MS Software Engineering
MBA/Minor in Public Policy & Management


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Master of Science in Computational Finance
Master of Science in Quantitative Economics


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
Business and Technology Club, Operations Management, Organizational Leadership Club
Consulting
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Public Speaking Club, Real Estate Club
Telecommunications Club
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Asian Pacific Business Association
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
South Asian Business Association
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Flag Football
Football
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Rugby
Running/Track
Soccer

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
Case Competitions

n/a n/a
MBA Golf Tournament

Sept. Cornell



 
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Full-time MBA rank:
2004:  15    1994:  14    
2002:  19    1992:  17    
2000:  14    1990:  9    
1998:  14    1988:  13    
1996:  17    
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2003:  --    1997:  --    
2001:  --    1993:  --    
1999:  --    1991:  15    



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