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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Columbia University
Columbia Business School

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Address: 216 Uris Hall
3022 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
E-Mail: apply@claven.gsb.columbia.edu
Web site: http://www.gsb.columbia.edu
Directions to school


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 40%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 40%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 20%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Science
Marketing
Operations Management
Real Estate
Social Enterprise


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Leadership

Average number of students in a core course: 62

Average number of students in an elective course: 41

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 131

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 21%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Behavioral Finance
Napolean's Glance
Sports Finance
Private Equity
Managing Customer Satisfaction & Loyalty
Issues in Appled Portfolio Management
Arbitrage in Debt & Equity Markets
Private Equity and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets
Managerial Ethics
Social Capital



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 122
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 91
 
Tenured professors 60
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 12%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 2%
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/DDS in Dental Surgery
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MIA in International and Public Affairs
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MS in Urban Planning; in Engineering & Applied Science; Nursing


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
Business Ethics
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Energy Club; Equity Research Club; Managers in International Development Init.;
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Microfinance; Motion Pictures Bus. Assoc.; Operations & General Mgmt; Retail Club; Sports Business
New Media
Nonprofit
Real Estate Club; Central and Eastern European Club; Columbia Restructuring Club; Emerging Markets
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Gourmet Club; Healthy Living Club; Japanese Business Assoc.
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Korean; Latin American; Arab Students; Asian Business; and Dual Degree Student Associations
Military in Business Assoc.; NOVA; African Assoc.; Political Assoc.; European Society
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish
Muslim

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Dance, Sailing
Golf
Hockey
Outdoor Activities
Rugby
Running/Track
Scuba Diving
Ski
Soccer
Squash, Tennis
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
MBA Games at Duke

n/a Duke University
Tuck Winter Carnival

n/a Tuck



 
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