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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Manchester
Manchester Business School

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Address: Manchester Business School
Booth Street West
Manchester M15 6PB United Kingdom
E-Mail: manchester_mba@mbs.ac.uk
Web site: http://www.mbs.ac.uk
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FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2003

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? Yes

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: 3600 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 10%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 15%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 40%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Business Incubation
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Human Resource Management
Industrial Management
Innovation and Creativity
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Portfolio Management
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Tax
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
International Business
Marketing
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 60

Average number of students in an elective course: 20

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 32

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 50%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Advanced Strategic Management
Managing in a Global World Economy - Tools and Techniques
Project Management
Technology Strategy and Innovation Performance
Public Management and Public Organisations



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 54
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 45
 
Tenured professors 54
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 27%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 50%
Have owned a business 35%

(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:
MBus in Global Business Analysis
Master in Corporate Communications
Master in Information Systems Management


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:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Marketing
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
International Club
Partners/Family
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Climbing
Cricket
Golf
Outdoor Activities
Rugby
Soccer

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
European MBA Tournament

May Paris, France
Soccer Games against other B-Schools

Various
Sailing Regattas

n/a Various



 
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