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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
University of Rochester
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration

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Address: 305 Schlegel Hall
Rochester, NY 14627
E-Mail: mbaadm@simon.rochester.edu
Web site: http://www.simon.rochester.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

Accelerated MBA program offered? n/a

Computer requirement? Yes

Students must complete international experience abroad? n/a

Students must complete a business plan? n/a

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? n/a

Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 67 Credit hours



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 50%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 20%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Public Policy
Strategy


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 80

Average number of students in an elective course: 50

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 57

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

New electives added in past 12 months:
Technology Transfer & Commercialization
Practicum in Technology Transfer & Commercialization



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 52
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 11
 
Tenured professors 17
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female n/a
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 29%
Have owned a business 6%

(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/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MS in Microbiology & Immunology
MBA/Master of Public Health


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
MS Finance; MS Manufacturing Management; MS Service Management
MS Information Systems Management
MS Technology Transfer & Commercialization


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
Business Management
Consulting
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Finance
High Tech
Investment Banking
Marketing
Newspaper (WATS)
Writing Center

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Graduate Business Council
Hispanic Student Organization
Pacific Region-Asian Association
Partners/Family
Simon Ambassadors
Volunteer
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian

Active intramural sports teams:
Flag Football
Soccer

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? n/a

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
Event Month Location
Tuck Soccer Invitational

n/a New Hampshire
MBA Soccer Tournament

n/a Austin, TX



 
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