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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Heriot Watt University
Edinburgh Business School

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Address: Edinburgh Business School
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS United Kingdom
E-Mail: oncampusmba@ebs.hw.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.ebsmba.com


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2003

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

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: 180 Credits



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 35%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 20%
Simulations 15%
Team projects 30%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Finance
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Strategy


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 40

Average number of students in an elective course: 18

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 22

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 54%

New electives added in past 12 months:
History of Financial Markets
Influence
Stakeholder Management



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 15
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 21
 
Tenured professors 11
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 18%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 40%
Have owned a business 50%

(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:
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:
n/a

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a

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? n/a

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


 
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