FACULTY/ACADEMICS
Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999
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? n/a
Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: n/a undefined
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TEACHING METHODS
Teching Methods:
| Case study | 45% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 2% |
| Experiential learning | 8% |
| Lecture | 23% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 17% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS
School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-commerce
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Strategy
AREAS OF STUDY
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Average number of students in a core course: 52
Average number of students in an elective course: 30
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 80
Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 29%
New electives added in past 12 months:
International Economics
Projects in New Venture Capital
Int'l Marketing: Dealing with Cultural Diversity
Advanced Business Writing
Laws of Finance: Securities and Regulation
Data Mining
Entrepreneurial Leadership and Design
International Negotiations
FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months | 101 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months | 15 |
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| Tenured professors | 59 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 15% |
| Underrepresented minorities: (1) | 2% |
| 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:
n/a
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Human Resources
Master of Industrial Administration
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
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
VC/ Private Equity
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Football
Soccer
Softball
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 |
University of Texas Soccer Tournament
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Feb. |
Austin, Texas |
Big Ten Soccer Tournament
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Apr. |
Urbana/Champaign, IL |
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