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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Business

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Address: 415 David Kinley Hall
1407 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
E-Mail: n/a
Web site: http://www.business.uiuc.edu/
Directions to school


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2003

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Computer requirement? Yes

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? Yes

Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: n/a undefined



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 28%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 28%
Simulations 4%
Team projects 27%
Other 3%
Description: Independent Study


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
Industrial Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Real Estate
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Finance
General Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Technology

Average number of students in a core course: 55

Average number of students in an elective course: 45

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 91

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 7%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Electronic Commerce and Internet Marketing
Law for Managers
Managerial Reporting
Finance I
Finance II
OSBI Consulting



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 91
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 19
 
Tenured professors 55
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 15%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 20%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 15%
Have owned a business 22%

(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/MArch (Master of Architecture)
MBA/MCS (Master of Computer Science)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MILR (Master of Industrial Labor Relations
MBA/MSEE (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering)
MBA/MSIE (Master of Science in Industrial Engineering)
MBA/MSME (Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering)
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Master of Science in General Engineering
Master of Science in Journalism


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Finance
Master of Science in Accounting
Master of Science in Business Administration
Master of Science in Tax


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
High Tech
Marketing
Technology Management Association

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Asian Business Society
Black MBA Association
International Club
Latin American Business Students
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Bowling
Football
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Running/Track
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? Yes

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
Event Month Location
Softball

Apr. Darden
Basketball

Mar. Georgetown



 
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