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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Iowa
Henry B. Tippie College of Business and School of Management

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Address: 108 John Pappajohn Business Building, Ste. C140
Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Iowa City, IA 52242-1000
E-Mail: tippiemba@uiowa.edu
Web site: http://www.biz.uiowa.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

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? n/a

Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 60 Credits



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 0%
Team projects 35%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Non-profit
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Self-designed
Strategy


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 46

Average number of students in an elective course: 19

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 56

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 11%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Ethics
Managing Personal Wealth



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 99
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 55
 
Tenured professors 64
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 14%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 2%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 14%
Have owned a business 0%

(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/M Library Science
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MHSA (Master of Health Services Administration)
MBA/MSN (Master of Science, Nursing)
Self-designed joint-degree program


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting


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:
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Leadership
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Gradaute Women in Business
Minority MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
None

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Golf
Soccer
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
Big Ten Case Competition

Apr. Columbus OH



 
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