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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Georgia State University
J. Mack Robinson College of Business

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Address: Georgia State University - MSC 4A0310
33 Gilmer Street SE Unit 4
Atlanta, GA 30303-3084
E-Mail: rcb-oaa@gsu.edu
Web site: http://www.robinson.gsu.edu
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FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

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: 39 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 5%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 30%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Accounting Information Systems Design and Assurance
Actuarial Science
E-commerce
Economics
Enterprise Risk Management
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Hotel Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Real Estate
Statistics and Operations Research


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
General Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 33

Average number of students in an elective course: 21

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 234

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 10%

New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 168
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 14
 
Tenured professors 91
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 20%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 14%
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/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Actuarial Science; Master of Science (Majors: Business Economics, Business Analysis, Management, Personal Financial Planning, Risk Management & Insurance)
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems
Master of Finance
Master of Human Resources
Master of International Management/Business
Master of Management and Manufacturing
Master of Marketing
Master of Science in Health Administration
Master of Science in Real Estate; Master of 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:
Biotech/Health care
Entrepreneurship
High Tech
Human Resources
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Graduate Business Association
International Club
Women in MBA

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:
n/a


 
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