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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Maryland, College Park
Robert H. Smith School of Business
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FACULTY/ACADEMICS
Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2002
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? No
Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 54 Credits
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TEACHING METHODS
Teching Methods:
| Case study | 30% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 5% |
| Experiential learning | 10% |
| Lecture | 30% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 20% |
| Other | n/a |
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS
School Concentrations/Specializations:
Consulting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Financial Engineering
General Management
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Statistics and Operations Research
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
AREAS OF STUDY
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Supply Chain Management
Average number of students in a core course: 49
Average number of students in an elective course: 22
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 70
Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 22%
New electives added in past 12 months:
Service Marketing
Business of Biotech
Leadership Skills
Telecommunications, Technology, and Competitive Strategy
FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months | 129 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months | 41 |
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| Tenured professors | 51 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 16% |
| 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:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MPM (Master of Public Management)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MSW (Master of Social Work)
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MBA/MS; MBA/JD; MBA/MPM; MBA/MSW
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
Global Leaders Open to Business Exchange;
Graduate Logistics and Supply Chain Organization;
Marketing
Tech@Smith; Telecom Club; Communications Club
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
European MBA Club; India Club
Hispanic Student Organization
MBA Association; Asian MBA Association
Partners/Family
Sports and Social Club
Women in MBA
Religious organizations active on campus:
Jewish
Active intramural sports teams:
Sports and Social Club
Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? No
MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
n/a
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