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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Minnesota/Twin Cities
Carlson School of Management

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Address: 2-210 Carlson School of Management
321 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
E-Mail: full-timeMBAinfo@carlsonschool.umn.edu
Web site: http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu
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FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2002

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Computer requirement? Yes

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? Yes

Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 63 Credits



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 25%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 10%
Other 5%
Description: Developmental Discussion


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Strategy
Supply Chain Management


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Strategy

Average number of students in a core course: 56

Average number of students in an elective course: 30

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 87

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 10%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Information Technology Management
Information Technologies and Solutions
Managing Technologies in the Supply Chain
Managing the Growing Business
Corporate Venturing
Carlson Brands Enterprise



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 138
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 120
 
Tenured professors 77
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 13%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 1%
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 Business Taxation
Master of Healthcare Administration
Master of Human Resources


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:
Business Ethics
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Nonprofit
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Hockey
Indoor Hockey
Running/Track
Ski
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball

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
Tuck Winter Carnival

Feb. Dartmouth



 
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