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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The George Washington University
School of Business and Public Management

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Address: 710 21st Street, NW
Suite 301
Washington, DC, DC 20052
E-Mail: mbaft@gwu.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.gwu.edu
Directions to school


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

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: 48 Credits



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 30%
Lecture 15%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 25%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Management and Policy
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Hotel Administration
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Non-Profit Management
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Portfolio Management
Public Administration
Public Policy
Real Estate
Sports Business
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Marketing
Supply Chain Management

Average number of students in a core course: 35

Average number of students in an elective course: 21

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 150

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

New electives added in past 12 months:
Currency and Banking Crises in Emerging Markets
New Venture Financing
Family Business Strategies
Managing External Projects
Data Warehouse Design
Survey of Advanced Information Technologies
Electronic Marketing and Commerce
Event Entertainment Management
Product Management



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 132
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 102
 
Tenured professors 68
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 17%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 1%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 13%
Have owned a business 16%

(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/MA (Master of Arts)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of Information Systems Technology; Executive Master of Information Systems
Master of Project Management
Master of Tourism Administration; Accelerated Master of Tourism Administration


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:
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
Human Resources
Investment Banking
Marketing
Nonprofit

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish
Muslim

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Billiards
Bowling
Football
Golf
Hockey
Running/Track
Soccer
Softball
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
Georgetown Basketball Tournament

Feb. Georgetown University



 
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