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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Case Western Reserve University
Weatherhead School of Management

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


Address: 10900 Euclid Avenue
Peter B. Lewis Building
Cleveland, OH 44106-7235
E-Mail: MBA.Admissions@Weatherhead.cwru.edu
Web site: http://www.weatherhead.cwru.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1997

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

Computer requirement? Yes

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: 63 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 40%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 15%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Bioscience Entrepreneurship
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Non-Profit Management
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior

Average number of students in a core course: 38

Average number of students in an elective course: 27

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 168

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 18%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Intrapreneurship
Project Management
Finance and the Law
Venture Law
Fraud and Financial Reporting
Introduction to BioScience Entrepreneurship
Social Ethics and Taxation
Intermediate Spanish for Managers
Iberian International Institute
Economics Perspectives of Entrepreneurship



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 92
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 9
 
Tenured professors 48
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 13%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 2%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business 18%

(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/MACC
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MIM (Master of International Management)
MBA/MPH (MBA/Master of Public Health)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
MBA/MSM (Master of Science in Management)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MSM in Operations/Supply Chain Management
Master of Accounting
Master of Non-Profit Organizations
Master of Science in Organizational Development and Analysis


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 Law
Community Service Committee
Consulting
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
Supply Chain Management

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Social Activities Committee
Volunteer
Wine

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

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
UVA Darden Softball Tournament

Apr. Darden Business School, VA



 
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WEATHERHEAD RANKINGS
Full-time MBA rank:
2004:  Second tier    1994:  --    
2002:  Second tier    1992:  --    
2000:  Third tier    1990:  --    
1998:  Third tier    1988:  --    
1996:  Second tier    
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EMBA rank:
2003:  21    1997:  --    
2001:  --    1993:  --    
1999:  --    

Exec Ed rank:
2003:  15    1997:  --    
2001:  --    1993:  --    
1999:  --    1991:  --    



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