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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Florida International University
Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., Graduate School of Business— International MBA

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Address: 11200 SW 8th Street
MARC 210
Miami, FL 33199
E-Mail: imba@fiu.edu
Web site: http://www.fiu.edu/~imba
Directions to school


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

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: 42 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 30%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Banking
International Business
Marketing


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
E-commerce
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 41

Average number of students in an elective course: 25

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 4

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 0%

New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 124
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 119
 
Tenured professors 60
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 17%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 10%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 22%
Have owned a business 25%

(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:
Executive Master of Science in Taxation
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Science in Management Information Systems
Master of Science in Management-HR Management


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:
Chapman Graduate Student Association
Finance
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Hispanic Student Organization

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? Yes

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
n/a


 
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