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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business— Full-time MBA Program

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


Address: 6030 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
E-Mail: admissions@gsb.uchicago.edu
Web site: http://gsb.uchicago.edu
Directions to school
 
Other programs:International MBA


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1997

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Computer requirement? No

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 n/a
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture n/a
Simulations n/a
Team projects n/a
Other n/a
Description: All of above. Faculty choose the best method for learning class material.


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Analytic Finance
Econometrics and Statistics
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategy


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 51

Average number of students in an elective course: 37

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 110

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

New electives added in past 12 months:
Advanced investments
Structured Finance & Alt . Risk Transfer
Social Network Analysis
Organizational Ecology



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 126
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 34
 
Tenured professors 55
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 3%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 0%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
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:
MBA/AM Area studies
MBA/AM International relations/business
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MPP Public Policy /business
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


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:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Hedge Fund Group, Energy
High Tech
Investment Banking
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Real Estate, Healthcare Group
Risk Management, Emerging Markets
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Belgian Students, Chinese Students,
Black MBA Association
European Group, Asia Pacific Club
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Latin American, South Asian Group
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish

Active intramural sports teams:
Golf
Hockey
More than 50 athletic, career-focused, cultural, diversity and social clubs including Chess Club,
Rugby
Running/Track
Ski
Soccer
Squash/Racketball, and Sailing.
Triathlon
Volleyball

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
Yale Soccer Tournament

Oct. Yale
UCLA Tournament

Nov. UCLA
U of Texas Soccer Tournament

Feb. Texas
Tuck Soccer Tournament

Apr. Dart,mouth
Ice Hockey Tournament

Feb. Dartmouth
Pan American Intercollegiate Chess

Dec. TBD
US Amateur Team Chess Championship

Feb. Chicago
Duke Rugby Tournament

Apr. Duke
Vanderbilt Unviversity Rugby Tournament

Apr. Vanderbilt
Kellogg Rugby Match

Apr. Kellogg



 
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