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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Business Administration

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Address: 815 W. Van Buren Street Suite 220
Chicago, ID 60607
E-Mail: mba@uic.edu
Web site: http://www.uic.edu/cba/mba


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

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: 54 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 30%
Other 5%
Description: Many courses available on-line.


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Health Informatics
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Pharmacy Administration
Real Estate
Statistics and Operations Research


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Health Care Administration
Management Information Systems

Average number of students in a core course: 47

Average number of students in an elective course: 25

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 65

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 13%

New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 98
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 9
 
Tenured professors 35
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 14%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 3%
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/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
MBA/Master in Public Health
MBA/Master of Arts in Economics
MBA/Master of Science in Accounting


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Arts in Economics
Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems


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

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

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:
Event Month Location
Business Plan Competition

n/a Various



 
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