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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Fordham University
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Address: 113 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
E-Mail: n/a
Web site: n/a


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: n/a

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

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: 69 Credits



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 55%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 4%
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 25%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 10%
Other 6%
Description: Field Study Projects and Simulations


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Communication & Media Management
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
International Business
Leadership
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Personal Financial Planner
Tax


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Communication & Medial Management
Finance
Marketing
Tax

Average number of students in a core course: 35

Average number of students in an elective course: 27

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 284

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 6%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Management Skills for Entrepreneurs
E-Management
Data Ware Housing
Television Industry
Comm Neg & Conflick Resolution
Music Business
Broad Band Resolution
Leadership & Emotional Intell.
PEP - Case Studies
Info Systems Auditing & Security



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 90
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 87
 
Tenured professors 45
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 26%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
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/BS
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
Tax & Accounting (MTA)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MS in Communications & Media
MS in Information System
MS in Taxation


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:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing
Media & Entertainment

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Golf

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 Basketball Tour

Mar. Georgetown, Washington DC



 
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