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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Howard University
Howard University School of Business

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Address: 2600 Sixth Street, NW
Suite # 236
Washington, DC 20059
E-Mail: mba_bschool@howard.edu
Web site: http://www.bschool.howard.edu
Directions to school


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

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: 54 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 35%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 4%
Experiential learning 3%
Lecture 18%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 35%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Supply Chain Management


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 16

Average number of students in an elective course: 6

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 34

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 9%

New electives added in past 12 months:
E-Commerce Practicum
Seminar in Financial Engineering
Business Plan Development & Practicum



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 63
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 26
 
Tenured professors 33
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 16%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 85%
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)


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:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Golf
Tennis

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
Basketball Tournament

Apr. Washington, DC



 
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