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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Queen's University
Queen's School of Business— MBA for Science & Technology

Sections: Getting In |  Academics & Lifestyle  | Careers & Alumni Affairs | Graduate Comments


Address: 143 Union Street
Goodes Hall, Room 414
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6 Canada
E-Mail: admin@mbast.queensu.ca
Web site: http://www.mbast.com


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2002

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

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? No

Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 24 Credits



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 30%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Strategy


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Leadership
Strategy
Technology

Average number of students in a core course: 78

Average number of students in an elective course: 18

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 14

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 100%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Corporate Valuation & Merger Analysis
Investments
Corporate Financing & Capital Budgeting Policies & Procedures
Risk Management
Advanced Topics in Marketing
Financing of New Ventures
Advanced Strategy
Management Consulting Project
Marketing of New Ventures



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 66
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 10
 
Tenured professors 51
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 25%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 15%
Have owned a business 45%

(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 Science in 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:
Biopharma
Business Ethics
Consulting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
International Club
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Broomball
Hockey
Indoor Soccer
Paint Ball
Rowing
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
MBA Games

Jan. Toronto (York University)



 
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2002:  2 (Non-U.S.)    1992:  --    
2000:  Second tier (Non-U.S.)    1990:  --    
1998:  --    1988:  --    
1996:  --    
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2003:  --    1997:  --    
2001:  24    1993:  --    
1999:  --    



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